A former Springfield City Council member has died. Clodovaldo Conception was 90 years old. He served on the council from 2010 to 2015. Mayor Domenic Sarno says Conception loved his 16 Acres neighborhood, and acknowledged his effort to save the Greenleaf Community Center on Parker Street.
His hallmark 7-year effort to save and rehab the Greenleaf Community Center – ‘he literally would sleep there’, and advocate to any and all officials on the federal, state and local level for the proper funding. Years later, the community center would aptly be renamed in his honor, The Clodo Concepcion Community Center. Clodo also worked very closely with my administration to build the state-of-the-art Raymond A. Jordan Senior Center. Clodo would only speak when necessary – ‘he was a gentleman of action’. Rest in peace my friend. You will be missed, but rest assured your legacy and spirit for fighting for the common person will live on.”
Funeral Services have not been released yet.
(Photo Credit: Dave Roabck/Springfield Republican and Springfield Mayor's Office)