Richard Vissing

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Richard L. Vissing

Richard L. Vissing
Mayor of Jeffersonville
In office January 1, 1964 – December 31, 1983
Preceded by	Charles Hoodenpyl
Succeeded by	Dale Orem
Personal details
Born	1919
Died	1987 Jeffersonville, Indiana
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Jeffersonville, Indiana

Richard Vissing (1919–1987) was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He served five terms from 1964–1983 and was the first full-time mayor.^[1]^[2] During his terms as mayor he was credited for helping revitalize the city and added parks to the city such as River City Park, now named Vissing Park in his honor. One of the notable accomplishments was the purchasing of original Jeffersonville's Ken Ellis Center (A Community Shelter) during the 1970s which was originally a tavern, in 2004 the original building was destroyed by a tornado.^[3]

References

↑ Jack Vissing helps where he's needed
↑ Kleber, John E. Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky). pg.443.
↑ Jeffersonville's Ken Ellis Center is back

University of Louisville Archives of Political Leaders

v t e Mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana

Mayors	Henry Burtt William F. Collum Tom Galligan John M. Glass Charles Hoodenpyl Mike Moore Dale Orem Raymond Parker Harry Poindexter Gabriel Poindexter Thomas Rader Earnest Rauth Samuel Shannon Abraham Schwaninger John Shyer Levi Sparks Homer Vawter Richard Vissing Rob Waiz Joseph Warder Luther Warder O.C. Woolley

Persondata
Name	Vissing, Richard
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1919
Place of birth
Date of death	1987
Place of death	Jeffersonville, Indiana

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Richard Vissing

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