he's a graduate of
Jefferson High in
Portland.
_ Lolita B u rn e tte is a
native Portlander (Oregon).
She has a long telephone com ­
pany tradition, sister Benita
Stroughter is a Pacific N orth­
west Bell manager in Portland.
And, her husband Eric works
for Xerox in Seattle. Lolita
began her career while still in
1 ligh School working as an
operator. She rose through the
ranks.
After getting a degree in
S
This Lady’s
N ot for Flying
Behavioral Psychology from
Reed College (Reed, W hitman,
Puget Sound and Pomona are
the Ivy League equivalent in the
Pacific Northwest region), she
m ed to join the Air Force as a
pilot.
H er dad was a W orld W ar
II pilot. But this didn't work out
so Lolita returned to the bosom
of Ma Bell for a fulltime career.
Having progressed through var­
ious manageri.il positions, she's
now a I district Staff Manager tor
Human Resources and
Development.
A
Community
Resource
W h o W rites
History
searching Classical History.it
the University and has been
noted to follow the adage, “Lux
Sit" .. . Let there be light. How­
ever, his "light” often sparks ac­
ademic heat.
His book, Black Zeus
about African Mythology and
j History concerns the migration
dward Louis Jones, ! of Africans (Black Africans)
during the time when
■ from Egypt to Europe. He
Sir Thomas Beecham,
contends what is now called
then conductor of
Roman or Greek mythology is
the Seattle Symphony, referred
in reality African.
- to Seattle as “a cultural dust
In another book, Profiles
bin," was producing
In African H eritage, Ed tells
i Shakespeare at the Roycroft
us that Hannibal was not Victor
I Theatre on Capitol Hill.
Sir T hom as’ family
I founded and owned C arter’s
1 Little Liver Pills.
As you can imagine, it was
with some trepidation that
some of Ed’s friends induced Sir
Thomas to attend a perform-
| anee at the Roycroft.
At a gala reception
I following at the home of a
socialite Sir Thomas toasted Ed
and told assembled cast and
guests that Ed’s performance
“Shown brighter than a rich
jewel in an Ethiop’s ear"
(quoting Shakespeare). This
was rare for this musical giant
whose talent matched his acid
tongue and bilious disposition.
Thus, six degrees later,
Mamre, Cleopatra was not Eliza­
after an intervening stint as pro­ beth Taylor and that Egypt was
ducing director of the Holly­
and is a Black nation.
Controversial as he may
wood Players Theatre (in H ol­
lywood) Ed became the general be in the academic pond, at
administrator for the W ashing­ home Ed is an avid gardener.
ton State Attorney General
He and his wife Lynn have a son
(he's also a lawyer).
and a daughter, both University
He quit this a few years
students, living in their spacious
later to take up the challenge of University district home.
Lynn manages real estate
supervising counseling for the
Seattle Industrial O pportunity
and plans to form her own in­
C enter when he was tapped by
vestment company.
the University of W ashington
As for his future, Ed says
that, "The Lion of Judah has
to become a counselor in the
College of Arts and Sciences,
fought the fight and will pre­
where he also teaches.
vail." We agree with Ed and
Ed pursues writing and re-
Elijah. W e shall overcome.
E
One
Man’s Family
arvin E. Glass is the
highest ranking Black
in Pacific Northwest
Bell. H e’s the general
manager for residential m ainte­
nance and installation. His cre­
dentials are overwhelming and
include a Bachelor’s Degree in
Electrical Engineering from
Tennessee Stare University (in
Nashville).
Added to this, is academic
work in Business Administration
and Electrical Engineering at the
University of W ashington plus
graduate work in Business A d ­
ministration at Seattle
University.
His wife, Shirley, is also an
engineer and works for the
Boeing Airplane Company.
M an in’s oldest daughter, 19
year-old C heryl Linn is an Engi­
neering student at the Univer­
sity of Washington, an outstand­
ing model and disco dancer, a
manufacturer of dolls in her
own right and a race car driver.
Cheryl plans to not only drive
her race car in the famed Indy
M
500 but to win!
Nine year old C h erry Linn
appears to be interested in m id­
get race cars . . . time will tell.
O ne o f the most signifi­
cant things about this remark­
able family is that what they do
is usually done together.
For example, Marv and
Shirley make up part of Cheryl’s
car racing support team and
Cherry helps as well.
Their handsome residence
in North Seattle is the scene of
wonderful family parties. Friends
know when they are lucky
enough to be invited to the
Glass’s they can expect m outh­
watering food and a cheerful
atmosphere. Two years ago, the
Glass family hosted a civic recep­
tion for the visit of one of the
Black Astronauts.
This hardworking family
also plays hard . . . squash,
racquet ball, midget and sprint
car racing. And, Marvin pre­
sently is doing volunteer work
for the Randolph Carter C enter
tor the Disabled.
Lolita's mother, B enita
D uke, is the retired supervisor
for the District Traffic C ourt in
Portland.
As for interests aside from
six-year-old G regory and her
husband, Mrs. Burnette is active
in O ptima (a W om an’s O rgani­
zation) a March of Dimes Board
Member and a consultant to
Business W eek, a seminar for
High School students spon­
sored by the Association of
W ashington Business at
Ellensburg each summer.
Archie L
Herring
e’s the winner of the
coveted Erickson
Trophy from the
............. W ashington Military
Academy of the W ashington
Army National G uard. He
worked his way up from Private
to Captain.
But then just about every­
thing A rchie L. H errin g does
is upward bound.
H e’s presently a District
Staff M.inager in the C ustom er
Records Information System of
Pacific Northwest Bell. He's d e­
signed and written com puter
programs, managed payroll ac­
counting and has marketed
Com m unications services to
Business customers.
Archie earned his degree
in Sociology from the U niver­
sity of W ashington through the
Pacific Northwest Bell College
Assistance Plan.
If you want a success story
to model yourself after, heeding
Terence’s advice, take an exam ­
ple from Archie H em ng, pa­
triot, soldier, corporate m ana­
ger and a well rounded human
being.
H
h \ Marcel Hatch
lllu>rr.ition<* pr»»\ uleJ h\
Raylor PuNiUunu ( ’ompany
Pacific Northwest Bell