Staff Report
The new Shelter House at Randolph Park will now be called the David Housley Pavilion.
David Housley (Photo by Chuck Eilerman)
Vice Mayor Michelle Williams and Mayor Joe Meyer were on hand to honor Housley during the opening ceremonies of the 31st Annual Old Timers Festival at Randolph Park.
Old Timers festival continues through tomorrow.
John C.K.Fisher of the Northern Kentucky Human Rights Commission made presentations.
The festival honored the Holmes High School Lady Bulldogs Basketball Team and Future Stars of Tomorrow. It also recognized Jerry Hinkston who “always supported and participated in the Old Timers softball games.” The games continue through the championship on Sunday.
Housley has been a community activist and leader for many years. He managed the Randolph Pool for over 30 years and founded the Old Timers event.
A proclamation by the City of Covington recognized both Housley and James Brock, who served as head basketball coach at William Grant High School from 1955 until its closing in 1965. Brock was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Black Hall of Fame and the KHSAA Hall of Fame. The basketball court at Randolph Park was named the James Brock Court in his honor.
It’s Housley.