Mayor Heartwell’s Testimonial
“Grand Rapids had the honor that few cities in the nation have had: burying a President. Rose Hendershot used her camera lens to capture the events — but beyond that the pride, the emotion, the love of a people — of Gerald R. Ford’s final return home. Ms. Hendershot has given us and the generations that will follow a gift of inestimable value.”
- Mayor George K. Heartwell , Grand Rapids
Mayor May’s Testimonial
“This is one of the best renditions of Gerald R. Ford’s life I have seen. The pictures of the scouts, leaders, service men and women, and ordinary citizens who lined the streets is a testimony of life to a great man who touched the lives and hearts of Americans of all ages. With her wonderful photography, Rose caught the essence of the final mourning and honoring of a great man from Michigan.”
- Mayor Robert L. May, Hastings
