Lions mark 95th year at Tyler Center

YOUNGSTOWN

Parker McHenry’s introduction to joining the local Lions Club may have been a bit routine, but his longtime association with the organization has been anything but uneventful.

“I joined because my boss made me,” the Austintown man recalled with laughter, referring to when he worked for Union National Bank and became part of the Youngstown Lions Club in 1970.

Forty-five years later, McHenry continues to be proud of his tenure with the club, which includes having served as its president in 1975.

The retired banker also was among about 30 fellow Lions members who attended a luncheon Thursday at the Tyler Mahoning Valley History Center, 325 W. Federal St., downtown, to celebrate the organization’s 95th anniversary.

Read more about the anniversary and the history of the club in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.