When Bob Gayle moved away from Florence in 1978, he never thought he’d return. He came back 33 years later, to make things in his hometown better. Over the years he was away working as a diesel mechanic, returning to Florence made him sad. Ultimately, someone needed to make things better. That’s why he decided to return. “We’ve got a lot of history in this little burg, and if we don’t preserve the history, we’re not going to have it,” he said.
Source: HILLSBORO Star-Journal
