RIP Len Galloway, GRJA Founder

I can trace my life back to answering a yes/no question: "Would you like to join Junior Achievement?" I said yes, and everything I've done since then relates to that moment. For many high school students, Grand Rapids Junior Achievement introduced us not only to the business world, but to a diverse group of kids from all over Kent County.

Len Galloway founded GRJA in 1956. I was a JAer in high school, then served as Program Manager of GRJA's traditional evening program from 1988-1990. So many local business professionals owe their careers to what this man brought to Grand Rapids a half-century ago.

Mr. Galloway died Sunday at the age of 84.