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Lorean Whitaker's 80th
Birthday Celebration
By Tricia
Hall
Sojourner’s Truth Reporter
Traditionally, birthdays are
times of celebration and acknowledge … family and friends of
Lorean Whitaker gathered to pay homage on her birthday on
Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Gesu banquet hall.
Whitaker was born on November
21, 1934 to parents Lovie May and Robert Quinn Sr. Then
became a mother of four sons: Bruce, Cortney, Kim and Joe.
She is also a grandmother and great-grandmother. Whitaker is
an avid Scott High School Alumni Association member and has
held different professional and volunteer positions in the
social service field.
Festivities opened with music
and dinner, memorial PowerPoint presentations, poetry and
closing remarks.
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Guest of honor, Lorean Whitaker (standing right), and her
sisters |
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"Bruce and I shared our
birthdays, and this party was planned due to untimely deaths
in our family,” said Lorean during closing remarks. “We
rented the hall, hired catering, created the guest list,
printed in invitations, and then Bruce's health declined. He
was hospitalized for weeks and passed in September 2014. We
weren't sure if the party should continue. I thank my family
and friends for their support and remembering Bruce.” |
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