Mayor Emory Folmar played a very hands on role with the Montgomery Police department. He was a fixture at morning roll call and he often joined officers at crime scenes armed with his sidearm.	As Mayor, Emory Folmar was an advocate of youth sports in Montgomery. He was hands on in organizing youth sports leagues and recreational activities around the city to keep Montgomery's youth out of trouble. As a result of his efforts the city's state of the art soccer complex is named in his honor.	Throughout the 80's Emory Folmar was at the vanguard of the Republican party. His 1982 bid for governor, although unsuccessful, was the most competitive campaign from a republican in nearly a century and is partially responsible for the resurgence of the party in the state.	Foimar was a staunch supporter of the U.S military, so much so that he once complained when fighter jets were more than a minute late performing a flyover over an outdoor performance of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. Folmar, a decorated veteran, served as a lieutenant with the 23rd Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War
Mayor Folmar was a champion of youth and amateur sports. He brought the NCAA division II College World Series to Montgomery in 1985. The tournament would continue to be played in Montgomery until 2007.	Folmar also was heavily involved in little league baseball, giving the speech at the opening day ceremony of every city park throughout his tenure as mayor.	Emory Folmar, a self-proclaimed Reaganite, was a diehard supporter of Ronald Reagan's 1980 Presidential campaign. In 1982 President Reagan returned the favor by becoming the first sitting president since Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 to visit Montgomery.	In addition to being the do-everything mayor of Montgomery, Emory Folmar was also a devoted family man. He and his wife, Anita, were married for 59 years until his death in 2011. The two met while attending the University of Alabama and later married in 1952. They had three children; Wilson III, David, and Margaret, as well as three grandchildren; Emily, Collins, and Sean.
Emory Folmar and Gerald Ford, ca. 1980s.