guertin sat all night with robert f. kennedy in his indianapolis hotel room after the senator told a heart broken crowd of martin luther king junior's murder. the next day he organized a memorial to dr. king at the soldier and sailors monument at the city's center. now, indianapolis is one of the few metropolitan areas in america that did not erupt in violence after dr. king's death. senator kennedy's beautiful and conciliatory speeches often credited for this, but the work of dr. guertin and other city leaders played just as important a part. long after the civil rights movement he preached kindness and love and labored to advance opportunity. he served as vice president for the indianapolis branch of the naacp. he was twice the vice president of the billy graham crew side and regularly hosted the emancipation proclamation service, an annual celebration of that document of freedom. always searching for ways to help his neighbors and the late 1990's. dr. guertin transformed a boarded up indianapolis strip mall into a com