Mayor Jack Ford during a press conference at the Mayor's office.
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Mayor Jack Ford and Gov. Bob Taft celebrate Chrysler's expansion in Toledo in 2004.
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Left to right, Stacy Roberts, Derrick Clay, Kevin Boyce and State Rep. Jack Ford in Columbus in this 1998 photo.
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Toledo City Councilman Jack Ford questions Matt Sapara, director of the city's Department of Development, in January.
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Cynthia, left, and Jacqueline Ford look on as Mayor Jack Ford shakes hands with four year-old Meghan Skeldon in 2005.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, with Toledo Mayor Jack Ford outside the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford as Ford announces the sale of The Sports Arena and 25 acres to the City of Toledo on Dec. 20, 2005.
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Military veteran Larry Pedee, of VFW 3013, tells Mayor Jack Ford that he voted for him, after Ford made one of his last public appearances as mayor during bridge dedication on South Avenue.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford debated Carty Finkbeiner at the Stranahan Theater on Nov. 1, 2005.
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Jack Ford speaks to the television camera as he gives his closing remarks in this 2001 file photo.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford, left, and his wife Cynthia and family members on the stage as the mayor addresses the crowd about the election results in 2005.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford speaks at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
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Mayor Jack Ford walks with Wyatt Staber, 5, left, Khabriel Ballard, 3, in blue, and Emily Manner, 4, in pink, through Close Park to kick off the "Fit For Kids" program in 2005.
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State Rep. Jack Ford, D-Toledo discusses the new Mud Hens stadium and the prospect of blacks and other minorities being hired to work within the Mud Hens organization in 1998.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford speaks at a press conference about rioting in the city's north side. Along side Mayor Ford is Councilman Michael Ashford (left) from the fourth district and fire chief Michael Bell (right).
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Mayor-elect Jack Ford, left, is congratulated by the crowd in 2001.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford, after voting at Nathan Hale Elementary School on September 13, 2005.
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Mayor Jack Ford, with the Toledo skyline behind him on Jan. 21, 2005.
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Mayor Jack Ford, laughs at a joke in his office at One Government Center in this 2005 file photo.
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Mayor Jack Ford, left, meets with protestors at Central Avenue and Mulberry Street in 2005.
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Safety Director Joe Walters, left, Minister Manour Bey, with megaphone, Mayor Jack Ford and Toledo Fire Department Chief Mike Bell on Mulberry Street at Central Avenue in 2005.
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Columnist Clarence Page speaks with Toledo Mayor Jack Ford before speaking at the Toledo Club.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford and his family, wife Cynthia, daugher Jacqueline, 8, and stepson Ryan Hall, 17, wave to spectators during a holiday parade.
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Toledo Mayor Jack Ford at a 2005 press conference.
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Jack Ford helps fill a pothole on Berdan Street.
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Mayor Jack Ford has a laugh as she shows kids he's not afraid to wear his helmet during a press conference at the new Highland Park skate park in 2003.
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Newly appointed Toledo school board member Jack Ford, right, talks with board member Darlene Fisher, left, after he was sworn in to fill the vacant seat on the board.
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Former mayors Carty Finkbeiner, left, and Jack Ford, right, attend the D. Michael Collin's transition team meeting at the Maritime Academy.
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Mayor Ford presents essay awards to, left to right: Front row Kaila Hurst, Wiliam Radtke, D'Andre Mack; back row: Chad Rodebaugh, Alison Lechlak and Steven Cornell.
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Jack Ford knocks on doors in north Toledo to put campaign posters in yards there in 2001.
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Jack Ford puts up campaign signs in yards on June 30, 2001 in north Toledo.
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Debutante Jaqueline Ford enjoys a dance with her father Jack Ford at the 48th Annual Debutante Cotillion in 2012.
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Jack Ford signs baseballs at 2002 Opening Day for the Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field.
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House Minority Leader Jack Ford, D-Toledo, left, and Senate Minority Leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, offer the Democratic response to Gov. Bob Taft's 2001 State of the State Address.
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