Interview with Dr. Susan Wilson Remembering Chuck Rochester Gatson Dr. Wilson speaks about her relationship with Chuck and some of her fondest memories of him Emmet Pierson, Jr., CEO/President, credited Gatson with making sure that millions of development dollars went to minority contractors. Several speakers, including his wife, Alice Wadsworth, quoted one of Gatson’s favorite sayings: “Make a deal; dig a hole,” to prepare to pour concrete for the foundation of the actual development.
Too often, work done in the inner city fails to include African American businesses and workers. Gatson helped ensure that there was more economic equity in the projects he made into bricks-and-mortar reality.
