Honorary street sign for Fire Chief -Ronald C. Lewis
Leslie A. Lewis, foreground, celebrates the unveiling and dedication of an honorary street sign honoring her late husband, former Richmond Fire Chief Ronald C. Lewis. Dozens of friends, neighbors, firefighters and supporters turned out for the sign’s unveiling last Saturday at the intersection of Birdwood and Bathgate roads in South Side’s Brookbury neighborhood, where the Lewis family lives. The trailblazing Chief Lewis was Richmond’s first African-American fire chief, serving in the top position from 1978 to 1995. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
