Wasem Memorial Movement Grows In Birmingham Area
Community leaders gathered Monday night at the Florence Fire Station for the Don Wasem Memorial Committee meeting to honor Donald A. Wasem a Birmingham area athletic luminary who died of pneumonia in Toledo State Hospital on February 28. Joe Yarsa leading the effort, a Wakeman Red Caps teammate and Birmingham Tire basketball standout, notes Wasem’s extensive contributions to local sports and civic life from the 1930s onward.
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Wasem Memorial Fund to Honor Local Fire Chief
Firelands booster clubs and the Birmingham Lions Club organize a memorial for former Florence Fire Department chief Don Wasem. Proceeds support Firelands High School athletics with locker rooms stadium upgrades and memorial features through April 30.
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