A few days after Buffett's death, the city where he grew up paid tribute with an eruption of goodwill. The main organizer says thanks are due to a lot of supporters.
When the idea of a parade honoring Buffett struck him, first people Brennan sounded out were John Killian, taproom and event manager at Braided River Brewing, and Jonathan Landry of Blow House Brass Band. Had they been skeptical, the idea might have died right there. But Killian “helped make sure this thing didn’t go off the rails all the way through the end” and Blow House “generously donated their valuable talent and time.
More early support came from Carol Hunter and the Downtown Mobile Alliance, Brennan said, and that was critical. He was about to seek a parade permit on short notice after Buffett’s death on Sept. 1, for an event whose parameters were very vague. He couldn’t even get started on Monday, because he had to wait for the Labor Day holiday to pass. “I was freaking out,” he said. Fortunately, he found his idea was rapidly embraced by Capt. Matthew Garrett at the Central Precinct and Lt.
Brennan said that Hunter tells him the Downtown Mobile Alliance got some interesting data from the event: An estimated 2,000 people took part, with another 1,200 or so along the route as observers. Some of the participants came from as far as Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. Brennan said that matched his own experience. Before the event he met a woman who had driven up with her sister from Orlando, and a couple who’d driven from Chicago.
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