public service

“Some people say I changed the world. But I simply refused to accept what I was told about who I could be.”

“If there were some prize for ‘Important and Consequential People Who Are Unknown to the General Public’, Ernie would be a top contender.”

After the war, Baker married Joe Aylard — and even didn’t tell him what she did during the war for about 20 years.

Lt. Halvorsen became famous as the “Candy Bomber”, and women sent him marriage proposals.

“A public servant in the truest sense.”

“I’m a big proponent of it, and I think we can do it safely and effectively.”

Eby was “just” an airline pilot, but his quick reflexes saved 308 lives.

Schlossberg was a “father of modern police psychology.”

Nkansah was the first female police officer in Ghana.

Cubillo died “over the weekend” — none of the reports I found gave her the dignity of reporting a specific date.