KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Eddie Mannis, president of Knoxville-based Prestige Cleaners, was recently recognized by three organizations for his work with HonorAir Knoxville, an organization he founded to help veterans visit memorials built in their honor.
Mannis received a 2011 Service to Mankind award from Knoxville’s Downtown Sertoma Club, had a tribute dedicated to him by the East Tennessee Military Affairs Council, and was named PBS East Tennessee’s 2011 Person of The Year.