Colonel Ralph Plumb

Today I was out on the road for work. I stopped at the park in Streator, IL and enjoyed my lunch of a Subway Club with provolone cheese, tomato, cucumber, lettuce, and red wine vinegar and a bag of pretzels. mmmmm
I noticed this monument in the park of Steator's founding father,Colonel Ralph Plumb1816-1903 .One of his many accomplishments was the Streator High School. He bought the land and provided all the funds to build and furnish the school, all with his own funds.
He is quoted as saying
"...There is no joy in life like the joy of giving. No investment yields returns like an investment in men. There is no work that pays so well as helping people help themselves." * Col Ralph Plumb, 1903