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Vol. 42 No. 30
September 25,2013 - October 1,2013
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Story and Photo
By Tanya Milton
H undreds gathered for
the retirement cer
emony in honor of
Savannah native Lieutenant
General Walter E. Gaskin.
The ceremony was held last
Friday, September 20, 2013
at the United State Marine
Barracks in Washington
D. C.
Many attendees
were from Savannah and
Savannah State University.
It was a beautiful evening
with a full moon shining as
the ceremony included the
Marine Band performing so
beautiful the National An
them and a medley of Mo
town songs.
General James F.
Amos, 35th Commandant of
the Marine Corps, gave re-
Lieutenant General Walter E. Gaskin Retires
marks during the ceremony
congratulating Lt. General
Gaskin on a job well done.
He thanked him for his ser
vice and his friendship.
During the cere
mony, Lt. General Gaskin
received several awards as
well as his Order of Retire
ment. After the awards pre
sentation, Lt. General Gaskin
gave remarks naming lour
influences that make up his
entire being. Those lour in
fluences are God’s Grace, the
love of family, the institution
of Savannah State College
(now University) and the
Marine Corps.
Following Lt. Gen
eral Gaskin’s remarks, Dora
Gaskin, Lt. General Gaskin’s
wife, received flowers and
(L-R) 35th Commandant General James. F Amos with Lt. General Walter G. Gaskin
accolades. After his official
announcement of retirement,
Lt. General Gaskin and his
wife Dora walked away from
the ceremony to the tune of
Ray Charles’ “Georgia”. A
reception was held immedi
ately following the ceremony
Gaskin began his
military career after his 1974
graduation from Savannah
State University’s NROTC
Scholarship Program with a
Bachelor of Science degree.
Gaskin also earned a Masters
degree in Public Administra
tion from the University of
Oklahoma in 1992. He has
also completed the Senior
Executive Seminar from the
JFK School of Government,
Harvard University in 2002.
Continued on Page 8
Eddie Griffin To Perform At
Johnny Mercer Theatre
SSP Barber and
Beauty presents Eddie Grif
fin and Friends on Saturday,
October 5, 2013 at the John
ny Mercer Theatre. Also ap
pearing will be comedians
Cocoa Brown, Redbone and
Bruh Man. The host of the
show will be Doug Banks.
Eddie Griffin, is a
popular comedian turned ac
tor who started his career on
stage as a dare, has built an
ever-growing fan base since
jumping onto the comedy
scene in 1990.
Bom in Kansas
City, Missouri, Eddie was
voted class clown three years
in a row in high school. His
first love was always dance,
and by the young age of 16
he opened his own dance stu
dio and was choreographing
the Kansas City Chiefs half
time shows. But all of that would soon change when one night his cousin dared him to go on
stage at the local comedy club Sanford and Sons where he was told to do 3 minutes. He per
formed off-the-cuff for 45 minutes successfully. It was then that Griffin purchased a one-way
ticket to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a stand up. In only one short month, he
was a regular at the renowned Comedy Store, where he was compared with esteemed talents
such as Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, and Lenny Brace.
Continued on Page 2
Actor and comedian Eddie Griffin
Lockamy Addresses NAACP
The Savannah
Branch of the NAACP held
their monthly Mass Meet
ing last Sunday at Tremont
Temple Missionary Bap
tist Chmch. Mrs. Betty El
lington, Savannah Branch
NAACP Education Chair
man expressed concerns as
sociated with African Amer
ican students not making the
grade and being left behind
in the school system.
Dr. Thomas Lock
amy, Jr. Superintendent of the
Savannah-Chatham County
School Board delivered the
State of the Education Ad
dress after the introduction
of his administrative staff
and board members. He also
introduced and welcomed
back Ann Levett as the new
Chief Academic Officer.
During his address, Lock
amy acknowledged that the
Savannah is in the top ten
school district in technol
ogy. He noted that Wood-
ville-Tompkins Career and
Technical High School now
include grades 9-11 and is
in the top four schools in the
district.
Continued on Page 9
Dr. Thomas Lockamy, Jr.
“The Spirit Of Excellence Business
Awards” To Be Held
For the past 10
years, The Spirit of Excel
lence has recognized in
dividuals for outstanding
achievements. The Spirit of
Excellence Business Awards
will continue the tradition
by honoring Trailblazers
on October 19 at Savannah
Marriott Riverfront. The
reception begins at 6:30p
and dinner at 7:3Op. The
11th Annual Black Tie Gala
theme is “Trailblazers of
the Low Country Past and
Present.” The honorees are
Lloyd “Fig” Newton Re
tired Four- Star Air Force
Keynote Speaker
James K. Gamble
General, Dr. Dana Taylor
Campus College Chair of
Five Colleges, Dr. Emory S.
Campbell Director Gullah
Heritage Consulting Ser
vice, Eula Parker Senior VP
Savannah Bank, Camellia
E. Chisholm Area Director
of Finance Marriot Corp.,
E. Larry McDuffie Program
Director WSOK 1230 AM,
Claretha Driessen Director
of Services Beaufort-Jas-
per Comprehensive Health
SVCS, and MiQuan Green
Student/Owner MGreen
Productions Studio.
Continued on Page 3
“All Occasions Consulting” Holds
Conference For Young Ladies
Reeshemah Johnson of All Occasions Consulting shown with
young ladies attending conference
On last Saturday, September 21,
2013, Reeshemah Johnson of All Occasions-
Consulting held a conference for young ladies
at The Savannah Civic Center. Young ladies
between the ages of 9-12 gathered to learn
more on how to network; what girls should
know about boys; self esteem; body image;
and social issues. Mrs. Merry Perry, Nurse
Practitioner at Curtis Cooper Health Center,
Ms. Jackie Redden, Monroe Langston Inc.
computer technology and Mr. Joel “Jo Jo”
Jones were guest speakers. A special thanks
to Mrs. Olga “Loto” Williams of ICONS
Hair Studio and Boutique, Attorney Randall
Schmidt and Pastor Benny Young who spon
sored a few of the young ladies for the event.
This was the first of other confer
ences to be held. For more information please
contact All Occasions Consulting at (912)
604-2883.
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