(City of Peoria)
PEORIA, Ill. – A retired high school band director in Peoria is the latest to receive his own street name in the city.
A ceremony was held Friday to rename the area around Ann and Griswold near Manual High School as “George Graves, Junior, Avenue.”
Graves was band director at Manual for 31 years before retiring in 2008, taking his students to events like the Mardi Gras parade, the Disney World Band Competition, and others.
Graves was also a charter member of the Central Illinois Jazz Orchestra, playing tenor saxophone.
The Manual Alumni Student Recognition Association suggested the naming.
