JEROME — Carl Nellis’ obituary says it all.

When he retired after a career with Idaho Fish and Game, he picked up another job, one of volunteering.

“Carl was born into a family of helpers and doers who were always willing to help anyone, anytime,” his obituary reads.

Nellis helped build wheelchair ramps, installed grab bars, mowed lawns and re-roofed houses. He was pivotal in the restoration of the Yingst Grade trail.

He died unexpectedly in 2022, but his life made such an impression on Mayor Dave Davis that a day of service was named in his honor.

Jerome will mark the fourth-annual Carl Nellis Day of Service from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, as volunteers gather at houses of people who are unable to adequately take care of them.

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