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A birthday celebration honoring the 104th birthday of Katie Albert Stewart, is scheduled for 2-3 p.m. Tuesday at Melrose Nursing Center, 1501 W. 29th St., Tyler.
Miss Stewart, the only child of the Rev. Dr. Albert Thomas and Garthelia Willa Harris Stewart, was born in Helena, Ark. Her parents moved to Tyler when she was very young, and she attended Tyler schools and East Texas Academy. Her education included graduating from the Colored High School, which later was named Emmett Scott High School. She is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University and received a master's degree from Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga. She did additional study at Columbia University, New York, N.Y., Chicago University, Chicago, Ill., and University of Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Stewart's first job was teaching at Emmett Scott High School. She also taught at Texas College, T.J. Austin Elementary School and Tyler Junior College.
Miss Stewart never married and is a member of True Vine Baptist Church, where she has served as a Sunday school teacher, the first and only church clerk, and past superintendent of Sunday school. Other membership affiliations include East Texas Chapter of Links, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Smith County Retired Teachers Association, and Utopia Civic and Art Club.
A.T. Stewart Middle School was named in honor of Miss Stewart's father, Reverend Dr. Albert Thomas Stewart, an event spokesperson said.
Miss Stewart enjoys sewing, writing, and helping people. Her favorite color is pink, her favorite song is "How Great Thou Art," and her favorite scripture is the Twenty-Third Psalms.
