CLEVELAND, Tenn. – For those who see the American flag flying at half-staff over City Hall today and Wednesday, it’s in memory of Randy Williford.
Many Clevelanders knew Williford, who died Sunday morning, only as the always-smiling man with a friendly wave at the wheel of the city’s big sweeper truck.
City officials, including the City Council, remembered him Monday with fondness and stories.
Cleveland Mayor Tom RowlandMayor Tom Rowland told about seeing Williford get out of his truck one day and walk across a busy street to pick up some trash.
“Now, that debris would have blown away in a few minutes,” Rowland said. “But he saw it and couldn’t ignore it. That’s the kind of public servant he was.”