Remembering Alma

The City of Decatur commissioned two custom-created benches to honor the memory of Alma Fleetwood, a much-loved civil servant who wove her way into the fabric of the community with her cheerful outgoing nature and a winning and ever-present smile. The city created the Alma Fleetwood Spirit Award to honor each year a city employee, resident, or business owner who embodies the spirit of Alma – someone who always has a smile, who is willing to stop and listen, who will share a story and who serves a community he or she loves. Alma began her career with the City in 1995 as a crossing guard at College Heights Elementary School, where the bench pictured here is placed.