Mrs. Helen C Balthrop passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. She leaves to cherish her memory, a devoted husband, Lin Thomas Balthrop; her daughter Tamekia Balthrop-Williams (Aaron); grandson Vincent “Peanut” Balthrop; granddaughter Chelsea Balthrop; two brothers, Edward Mayo and Donald Mayo (Ann); three sisters, Ammie Brown, Gloria Taylor and Arnetha Smith (Vincent); two brother in laws, Oscar Roher and John Balthrop (Joyce); two sister in laws, Janice Bowden...

The following is the YouTube Live Stream Link for James P. Newman on March 26, 2022 @ 10AM https://youtu.be/WB4VdQ6qeQ4

Donna Scheeder A longtime professional librarian at the Library of Congress and community activist on Capitol Hill died peacefully at her home on Monday at the age of 74, surrounded by loved ones. She lived and worked on Capitol Hill for five decades. Donna Wills Scheeder was born Nov. 8, 1947 in Buffalo, New York, the only child of Detta Gorman Wills and Joseph Morris Wills. After attending Mount St. Joseph Academy in Buffalo, where she was on the championship debate squad, she enrolled...

Caratina "Jackie" L. Alston, 76, second United States Secretary of the North American Free Trade Agreement Secretariat, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 17, 2021, at her residence in Maryland, surrounded by family and friends.   On Sunday, August 12, 1945, Jackie came into this world born to her loving mother, Rose Mae Alston, and father, William Edward Alston, in Raleigh, North Carolina, joining her brother and best friend, Willie "Bob" Lester...

Willie Delphine Minger was born February 18, 1950 in Ridgeway, South Carolina to the late Solomon and Jasper Jannie Minger. She was the third of seven siblings. Willie Delphine was affectionately known as “Dell”. After spending a short time in South Carolina, at an early age, Dell’s family relocated to Washington DC. She received her primary education in the District of Columbia Public School System. Dell later graduated from Western High School. During her career path...