Opal Albin always had the warmest smile on her face every time you met her. She was our goodwill ambassador to everyone who visited the Exhibit building and she loved people in general. Opal assisted and was the Superintendent for many decades in the Exhibit building, Fine Arts division. She loved looking at all of the beautiful quilts exhibited and handmade items every year and did not mind assisting the judges in the quest to find that best quilt. Her smile, personality and general love for life will always be remembered by her notorious words, “PERFECT” . . . a perfect life for a perfect woman. The fair is proud to honor her memory and thanks Opal’s family for sharing her memory with the Fisher community for many years.

Fisher Fair lost a great supporter and friend in 2009. Rick Roy was a member of the Fisher Fairboard since the early 1970’s. He started by booking the Country Entertainment acts every year in January at the Annual IAAF Fair Convention. He booked such acts as Billy “Crash” Craddock, Bobby Bare, Eddie Rabbit, Crystal Gayle and Johnny Russell. He was also a judge at several local fairs in the culinary department, in which he judged jams/jellies/meats and vegetables of home canners. He continued his love of country music by becoming a musician and member of several bands that continued to play at the fair in Glades Hall. He was a musician, entertainer, Best Dad, Proudest Grandpa and everyone’s friend. Over the past several years, he became the owner and band leader of the McLean County Country Opry in Bellflower. He belonged to the Illinois Country Music Association and won ICMA “Entertainer of the Year” award so many times, that the association named the award after him. Rick was truly one of a kind and we thank his family for allowing us to walk down memory lane and remember a truly talented and giving man.