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HARRY DIFFIN – WELLAND’S ‘MAN OF THE HALF CENTURY’
Honoring Harry Diffin’s Unrivalled Record of 31 years and 6 months on City Council
By Mark J. LaRose
[Welland Tribune, 17 February 1987]
On February 21, 1987, we will be celebrating and honoring a community leader without equal in the city of Welland.
For devotion to the community and unselfish service to his fellow man, Harry Diffin has to be the “Man of the Half Century” in the city of Welland. No citizen has worked so tirelessly for his city without concern for personal gain or aggrandisement.
Harry Diffin’s character and reputation has been flawless, yet he has the common touch. It’s appreciatively acknowledged that he gave of his life to the fullest in the service of this community.
Seemingly almost continuously, over the past 42 years he has served as mayor and alderman until his recent retirement from public office (1985) with an unparalleled actual service record of 31 years and six months on city council.
For the past 18 years he has served as chairman of the Welland Development Commission. He is a long-standing active member of the Optimist Club and the Welland Jaycees.
Throughout all this, he has been the devoted father and husband, the good friend and gracious host. He is a man who is honest and will call things as he sees them. We salute Harry Diffin as “Man of the Half Century in the city of Welland.
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