Hall of Gratitude
Special thanks to everyone who contributed images, stories, and Power Statements for this project. Each of the inspirational Pomonans below has made a difference in the lives of their friends, family, and community, inspiring others in diverse and meaningful ways. In 2023, Pomona station artist Stephen Farley chose the final group of heroes from those nominated to permanently be featured in the artwork of the future Pomona Gold Line station. The deadline for submission of entries has passed.
Although all images submitted for the Gold Line project are photographs, the final artwork is an artistic reinterpretation of the image submitted and represent a personal archetype. Only first names are used in the Power Statements so that people who did not submit nominees can nevertheless see their own friends and family members in these individuals.
While there is only space for 56 people to be exhibited at the Pomona station, all images and stories submitted over the last few years are included in the virtual Hall of Gratitude below (thank you again to everyone who submitted these inspirational heroes):
To read the story of a nominee, click on the person’s photo or title below:
People featured in tile at the station
Others who made a difference
Angelonce
Alejandro Aranda
Ariana
David Armstrong
Roberto C. Arnold
Dona Avila
Miguel Barrientos
Kyle Brown
Trevor Campbell
Vince Carpio
Cristina Carrizosa
Tony Cerda
Farrell Chiles
Reggie Clark
John Clifford
George Cuttress
Badge Diaz
Albert Dávila
Derek and Lisa Engdahl
Mireya Escobar
Geo Esparza
Marco Tulio Faguada
Mimi Figueroa
Naeema Fox aka Agent Red Fox
Mickey Gallivan
Nora Zulema Garcia
Brenda Karina Gomez
Carlos Goytia
Sergio Gudino
Glenn Gunderson
Minerva Hernandez
Tom Hsieh
Jonah Hwang
Dr. Agnes Jackson
James
Paul Jones
Joanna Jones
David Rodriguez Jr
Jeff Sanchez Jr.
Manuel Vizcarra Jr.
William Korthof
Sandi Lawhorn
Gary Lett
Stephanie Lopez
Christian, Rene, and Lorenzo
Helayne Harris Luecht
Jose and Lupita
Machi
Stephen L. Manzanares
Debra Martin
Dan McIntyre
Candelario (Cande) Mendoza
Yesenia Miranda Meza
Dr. Mary Montes
Father Bill Moore
Gustavo Nunez
Ren Nunez
Patricio and Josephina Ontiveros
José Luis Ornelas
Denise Rayleen O’Brien
Jose Antonio Perez
Roberta Perlman
Kay Perry
Ageo Pineda
Adriana Pinedo
Victor Preciado
Juanita Preciado-Becerra
Dr. Philip Pumerantz
George Quinones
Khalif Rasshan
Pastor Erick Rivas
Maggie Rodriguez
Tim Sandoval
G. Stanton Selby
Millard Sheets
Jeffrey Sloane
Edward Tessier
Kevin Tipton
Thomas Bossard (A Dot Tomic)
Christopher Hart Toovey
Pfc. John Michael Trejo
Eric Vasquez
Maria Velasquez
Dr. Huu Vo
Willie White
Linda Wright
Paulette Young