Riponites paid homage to their “gentle giant” of a leader Friday with a heart-and-soul tribute. Longtime police chief and former mayor of Ripon, Red Nutt, 77, was eulogized before hundreds of his friends following his unexpected death outside his home in late November. Retired Pastor Glen Shirk put it simply, “Red’s life was one of service to the community.
Ripons gentle giant, Red Nutt, remembered
