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| John Pizzurro |
When most people who live or work in Gahanna think of the name Pizzurro, they may think of a redeveloped park or the dog park. But for one employee of the City of Gahanna’s Department of Parks & Recreation, Pizzurro Park is a reminder of his childhood and his family. It’s no wonder that John Pizzurro is proud to talk about Gahanna and his family’s donation of the land where the park is located.
In 1943, during the same week that John was born, his father bought 216 acres of farmland in the area of what is now Claycraft and Morrison Road. He said his dad’s intention was to retire there and run a farm and in 1949 that is just what he did.
