01-19-2006, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Free and nearly 53 in San Diego and Lake Forest, CA
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Originally posted by allsmiles_22
UDC Trustee, Educator Marjorie H. Parker
By Patricia Sullivan
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 18, 2006; Page B05
Marjorie Holloman Parker, 89, who served as chairman of the University of the District of Columbia Board of Trustees and was an appointed member of the old, pre-home rule D.C. City Council, died of heart disease Jan. 16 at her home in Washington.
Dr. Parker, who for decades was a prominent educator and community leader, was a lifelong Republican. In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon appointed her to succeed another woman, Margaret A. Haywood, on the council.
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Soror, thank you for posting the obit. It gave me another look at Soror Parker beyond her role in our sorority.
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