wˈɔːɹd wʌzɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt bˌʌfɐlˈoʊniən ænd ɐn ˈɑːɹdənt kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃənˌɪst hˌuː wʌz ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɪnðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ænd dɪzˈaɪn ʌv tʃˈɛsnʌt ɹˈɪdʒ pˈɑːɹk ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z.
Ward was a prominent Buffalonian and an ardent conservationist who was instrumental in the establishment and design of Chesnut Ridge Park in the 1920s.