March 15, 2000
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Have a sate
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D onald Lawrence presents T he Tri-City Singers
le t’s ju st say the T ri-C ity Singers
have got a surprise for you.
A very big surprise.
F o rm e d in 1981, th e 3 5 -v o ic e
ensem ble-bom , bred and still residing
today in North and South C arolina-
for years have been pouring out their
hearts in song for the Lord and anyone
else w ho cared to listen. For Tri-
C ity’s first decade that loyal following
was centered in and around the group-
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In the last 10 years, since crossing
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C arolinian D onald Law rence - now
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m u sic’s m ost esteem ed and sought-
after w riters, producers and artists-
their follow ing has grow n as far and
w ide as A m erica and the world itself.
And with Tri-C ity’s fourth and newest
release, tri-city4.com , the group is
p o is e d fo r th e r a r e k in d o f
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interview. She also credited Northeast
C oalition director Edna Robertson
with giving her crucial support and
“validation.”
A c c o rd in g to R o b e rts o n ,
M c C o rm a c k
o v ercam e
su c h
problem s through the force o f her
ow n personality. “ It was a m atter o f
her sitting dow n with citizens and
gaining theirconfidence,” Robertson
says. “ Sharon never m ade a prom ise
she d id n ’t keep A t m eetings she
w ould let everyone know she valued
them , but she could also cut to the
first to w arn o f the influx into Portland
o f southern C alifornia-based youth
gangs. M cC orm ack helped then-
N o rth e a s t p re c in c t c o m m a n d e r
C h a r le s M o o se s e t u p th e
N e ig h b o r h o o d lia is o n o f f ic e r
p r o g r a m . S h e a ls o p la y e d an
unspectacular but crucial role as a
s u p p o r te r o f o t h e r s ’ e f f o r ts ,
p r o v id in g
in f o r m a tio n ,
encouragem ent and inform ation.
In 1992 she took over as di rector o f
thecityw ide program. Again, Glankler
says, she w as ideally suited to this
A nother church volunteer, Elanna
Schlichting, says, “W hat I appreiated
m ost about S haron w as that she
show ed how w orking together made
all the difference. She gave us hope,
tools, facts, figures, w hat w e could
do about the situation. She was very
grounded in reality.”
She was equally dedicated to her
crim e prevention program , trying to
com e to work until she w as too ill to
continue. Even in her last days, she
w as concerned about the future o f
her program after she could no longer
chase and say that som ething was
B.S. Even gang m em bers in trouble
w ould com e in to talk to her.”
“ I c o n s id e r e d h e r a n a tu ra l
m ediator,” Piedmont president Betsy
Radigan says. “ She alw ays kept a
b alanced perspective. She d id n ’t
ju d g e you, she accepted w hat you
had to say, and she honored that.
You could go to her and b e candid.”
M cCormack played a leading role
in reducing prostitution in inner north
and northeast Portland, Robertson
says. T he tw o w ere also am ong the
role. “Shecouldm akeyoucom fortable
in y o u r ow n hom e, but she w as also
com fortable m aking presentations in
board room s and public hearings,”
she says. “She could talk to cops,
from beat cops to chiefs.”
R o b e rts o n s a y s sh e n e v e r
d isp lay ed public anger w ith staff
below her, m aking any criticism s
necessary behind closed doors.
She continued to be loyal to her
neighborhood, doing volunteer work
for H oly R edeem er C hurch and its
annual G ood in the H ood festival.
w atch over it.
“T hese are the w ords I’m always
going to rem em ber Sharon b y : I think
som e good things can happen here,”
Radigansays. “N om atterhow difficult
the situation or the people involved,
she could alw ays find potential good,
and often she could bring it about.”
said Radigan
She is survived by her daughters
Erin G rahek and Shannon G ilbert;
sons Colin and Brendan; sisters Joan
C one and Sheila T rent; and nine
grandchildren.
to those w ho wish to partake o f it from
w hether w orthy or not.
A standard o f excel lence and that any
can achieve it. A nd that faith in God,
Jesus, and m ankind are param ount to
spiritual well being. Evelyn M. Collins
jo in ed h er Lord and Savior w hile in
her sleep at 4:30 M onday m orning
M arch 13,2000. She leaves behind
m any frien d s and co llea g u es to
cherish herm em ory. Funeral services
are scheduled for Friday M arch 17.
For m ore inform ation call Rose City
Funeral Home at 2 8 1 -3821
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Sharon from page A l
than ju st w ords w hat it m eant to be
C hristian and human.
M iss C ollins never m arried and had
no biological children how ever her
in flu e n ce in th e N /N E Portland
C o m m u n ity w as p ro fo u n d . T he
legacy she w as one o f unconditional
Saturday, March 25,2000
7:00 p_.
irresistibly funky grove that defies
anyone with a pulse to rem ain seated,
w hile ‘Sign M e U p ’. .. sm olders like
slow-burning em bers." Equally adept
at breathtaking balladry.
“ ‘G o d ’s Favor’ is a very special song
for me,” D onald rem arks. “I like ttf
w rite songs that speak and m inister
directly to church people. O F course
w e ’re called to reach the un-church
world as wel 1. but never at the expense
o f the needs and the lives o f the
saved; the ones w ho know th ey ’ve
done their best to be faithful and
good-hearted. T h ey ’ve sow n well
but have yet to com e into their season
o f reaping.
Evelyn from page 1
(Presented by Emmanuel Community General Services, Inc.)
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founding group m em ber, business
m a n a g e r and D o n a ld ’s p erso n al
assistant, V anessa Durrah. “ W e’re
definitely plugged into today and
looking tow ard the future. W e can
give the people anything from a funky
hip-hop num ber to a beautiful praise
& w orship ballad, but it’s all for one
p u rp o s e : b rin g in g th e m in to a
personal relationship w ith C hrist.”
In its rave, featured review , Billboard
elaborated on several o f the key cuts
on tri-city4.com : “T he hyper-hooky
‘N ever Seen the R ighteous’ puts a
ja z z y , ro llic k in g rh y th m sectio n
underneath ja m m in ’, jum p-for-joy
h o r n s ... ‘T e stify ’ lays d o w n an
m agazine recently proclaim ed to be a
“tim eless...tu n esm ith , lyricist and
m asterofthe mix,” theTri-City Singers
and tri-city4.com achieve and artistic
and spiritual pinnacle that even the
gro u p ’s faithful founders them selves
could not have dream ed o f 20 years
ago.
Tri-city4.com, the group’s EMIGospel
debut, is a masterful am algam o f edgy
u rb a n h ip - h o p , s m o o th a n d
sm oldering contem porary R&B, and
so u l-stirrin g b allad s o f praise &
w orship rendered with m asterful pop
finesse and grace.
“ T r i- c ity 4 .c o m
h as a v e ry
contem porary sound and feel,” says
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