The Ellington Wall of Honor recognizes community members for public service, firefighting, education, historical preservation, civic leadership, humanitarian work, and other contributions to the town. Those honored include John B. Decarli, an E.V.F.D. charter member, captain, and constable from 1915 to 1935; Nellie E. McKnight, an educator, librarian, and historian; Earl A. Rich, a Crystal Lake firefighter and public servant; John G. Turner, an Ellington volunteer firefighter who died in the line of duty; Charles and Emma Batz, whose gift of a forty-five-acre nature preserve served the community; Mildred Arens Dimock for more than sixty years of exemplary community service; Everett C. Paluska for many years of service and outstanding contributions to the town; Leonard “Len” A. Johnson as a visionary leader and tireless worker for community youth and military veterans; Dorothy Block Cohen, a pioneer in local history and town historian; Nancy O. Way as a devoted public servant and dedicated, caring citizen; Edna Tuttle Edwards for extraordinary public service beyond the call of duty; Homer R. Peckham for more than fifty years of activism preserving Ellington’s history and beauty; Rachel Wheeler-Rossow for a life of public service and exceptional humanitarian work; Alfred E. Schindler as a distinguished surveyor, mentor, and contributor to Ellington’s history through mapping, including the historic Proprietor’s Map; and Yale Cantor for dedicated, selfless community service and unparalleled commitment to Ellington.