Pierre man among 2020 SD Hall of Fame inductees

A man from Pierre is among this year’s inductees to the South Dakota Hall of Fame.

Walter Panzirer will be honored for his philanthropic contributions.

Panzirer was working as a law enforcement officer and a volunteer paramedic and firefighter. When his grandmother, hotel magnate Leona Helmsley passed away, she named Panzirer one of five trustees who were charged with improving lives by creating programs funded by Helmsley’s fortune. He created the Rural Healthcare Program for the Helmsley Charitable Trust, which now operates in South Dakota and six other states.

Story via DRGNews.com