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Cultural Arts Investment and Fire: An Editorial by Shiriey ft. James
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“Georgia s Best Weekly
November 29,
VoL 46 No. 48
The Savannah Community
Celebrates The Life Of
Bertha Jaudon Pinkney
Bertha Jaudon
Pinkney was bom, Septem
ber 14, 1929 in Savannah,
Georgia at Montgomery, the
daughter of the late Rev
erend Hampton and Annie
Bell Jaudon. She was ed
ucated in the local public
schools and graduated from
Morris Brown College in
Atlanta, Georgia with a de
gree in Home Economics.
After college, she married
the late Fred V. Goode and
her daughter, Vaughnette
Goode-Walker is from that
union. For a time she lived
in Montclair, New Jersey
and returned to Savannah to
begin her career as an edu
cator.
Mrs. Pinkney was
preceded in death by her
late husband of 35 years,
George Pinkney. She was a
Home Economics teacher at
Tompkins High School for
30 years and after retirement
worked at the Frank C alien
Boys Club with the After
School program.
Mrs. Pinkney was
active in the local chapter of
the Morris Brown College
Alumni and a member and
past president of the Savan
nah Charms, Inc. During her
lifetime, she received many
awards and certificates for
her social and civic work.
The proudest time
of her life seemed to be the
years she spent working un
tiringly at St. Mary’s A. M.E.
Church where her father,
Reverend Hampton Jaudon,
had pastored. “Sister Pink
ney” traveled many miles
doing church work with the
Youth and Adult members
of St. Mary’s.
She attended
workshops and conven
tions helping to assist in the
Christian molding of their
lives. Mrs. Pinkney was a
delegate to the 6th Episco
pal General Conference and
was very active in the Fay
Organization.
Mrs. Pinkney was
a constant caregiver of fam
ily and friends. She always
had a beautiful smile and
kind word to encourage pos
itive and wholesome living.
She was a peacemaker.
Mrs. Pinkney aged
gracefully and reached her
88th birthday. She still had a
great sense of humor. If you
were around her and seemed
a little down, she would
smile and say: “Don’t worry,
be happy!”
She was funeral-
ized Monday, November 27
at St. Mary’s AME Church.
MLK Jr., Observance Day Association
Announces Its 2018 Honorees
The 39th Annual
Celebration of Dr. King’s
birth will begin Sunday,
the 10th of December 2017
with our 2018 Honorees Re
ception at the King Frazier
Ballroom at 5:00 p.m. at
Savannah State University.
The Board of Directors of
the Martin Futher King Jr.
Observance Day Associa
tion, Inc. invites the com
munity at-large to attend the
celebration as we introduce
the 2018 Honorees; all past
honorees will also be recog
nized.
Our Marshals are:
Dr. M. Ann Fevett and Mr.
Alton (Al) Wright. Our
Civil Rights Activist is: Mr.
Bobby Fockett. Our 2018
Theme is: “MFK 50: To
gether We Win with Fove
for Humanity.”
Dr. M. Ann Fevett,
is a native of Savannah and
proud product of the local
school system, served in the
position of Chief Academic
Officer of Savannah-Cha-
tham Public Schools (SC-
CPSS) from 2013 to 2017
where she also worked in
the capacity of Deputy Su-
Dr. M. Ann Levett
perintendent of schools be
fore being selected as Su
perintendent beginning June
1, 2017. She has served as a
professional educator since
1976.
Al Wright, as a
Public Affairs and Commu
nity Investment consultant
at Gulfstream develops and
oversees education and out
reach programs with area
school systems and orga
nizations. The role allows
Al to educate and empower
Alton “Al” Wright
young people in Savannah
and in the communities
around other Gulfstream
sites.
Bobby Fockett is
the first African-American
to represent and to serve the
people of the 3rd District as
their County Commissioner
in Savannah, Ga.
Recently retired
from the Dan Vaden Group,
Trustee Chairman Emeritus
Bobby Fockett has applied
both his church administra-
Bobby Lockett
tive experiences and many
years of participation on the
Housing Authority of Sa
vannah Board, SSU Founda
tion, and United Way of the
Coastal Empire Board has
equipped him to serve as an
advocate for the equal treat
ment of African Americans.
He is a member of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity and SSU
Community Booster Club.
For additional info
please call 912.234.5502 or
912.341.0041.
Tybee MLK 5/50 Forward Celebration
John Finney
Tybee MFK 5/50
Forward Celebration will
take place on Saturday, Jan
uary 6, 2018 at 2 p.m.
Join us as we walk
or ride in a Human Rights
Parade from Walter Parker
Pier (16th St.) to Old School
Cafeteria.
During the 5 th
Annual Tybee MFK Parade
and Human Rights Program,
we will recognize 50 years
since Dr. King’s assassina
tion as we move forward in
Tybee MLK 2016
unity
A Human Rights
Program with children, citi
zens, dignitaries, and enter
tainers will held in the cafe
teria.
Walter Parker-for
mer Mayor will be in at
tendance along with Con
gressman Buddy Carter 1st
District.
The Grand Mar
shal 2018 is John Finney,
Retired Executive Director
of Economic Opportunity
Authority (EOA).
arver
Claudio Clarke
Senior Lending Officer
Unique identifier
NMLS# 704942
AJiun (jEiltney
Loan Officer
Unique Identifier
NMLS# 704943
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