They've used their power, their positions, their personal or business resources or their unselfish dedication to move our county forward. In most cases, their work has been of unquestionable benefit. In at least one case, there is debate. Lomax has quietly built his Chalfont-based Lomax Companies, which provide health care and foster care services to the needy, into a national network. He seeks to serve as a model for black children and show that they too can achieve the rewards he has.
People have to believe they have a lottery there.
They may not hit it, but they have a chance. He's trying to build stable families. Lomax has done this by building a company that provides health care for the poorest people in South and West Philadelphia. He built those companies from the ground up, and it all started with a small medical practice Lomax opened in a row house in his old South Philadelphia neighborhood in 1958. Today, he's one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in the Philadelphia area.