Among these reasons: The Bronx has a world - class zoological park (the Bronx Zoo), its own Little Italy (Arthur Avenue) and the sprawling Woodlawn Cemetery, which houses the graves of jazz greats like Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton.
A founding member of Friends of the Zoo, now known as the Oklahoma Zoological Society, John was a driving force behind the zoo's development from a small - town menagerie into a world - class zoological park.