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Pastor W illiam s Honored for Service
, lCt Men in Recovery Presents
/A nnual AH Male Fash¡on Sh0,
Rev. R onald L. W illiam s, the p a s­
tor o f the B ethel A fric an M e th o d ist
E p isco p al C h u rch in P o rtlan d , re ­
cen tly rec eiv e d a n a tio n a l se rv ic e
re lig io u s affa irs o f th e P o rtlan d
N A A C P an d se rv e s on the b o ard s
o f th e A lb in a M in isteria l A llian ce,
the E cu m en ic al M in istrie s o f O r-
on the p ro b lem o f racial p ro filin g .
H e has also b ro u g h t aw a re n ess
to the p lig h t o f the h o m eless and
c o o rd in a te d an “ ev e n in g fast” to
F e a tu rin g
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R e c o rd in g G o sp e l
S tars
"D is c ip le s in S ong"
Miracles Club
4069 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
June 30th, 2001
Rev. Ronald L. Williams of Portland's Bethel AME Church receives a Washington Times Foundation national
service award with congratulations from the Hon. Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy (right) and Robin Read (left)
president of the National Foundation for Women Legislators.
Masters of Ceremony
Michael R. Booker
T ic k ets $ 8 .0 0 in advance - $ 1 0 .0 0 a t th e D o o r
P a r tic ip a tin g
V e n d o rs
G e n e v a 's S h eer P e rfec tio n - 5 6 0 1 NE M LK
A S tep
Abov e -5 1 3 0 N E M L K
aw a rd from th e W ash in g to n T im es
F o u n d atio n . T h e fo u n d atio n w as
o rg a n iz e d in 1984 b y R ev. S un
M y u n g M o o n to e n c o u ra g e the
h ig h e st id eals in c u ltu ra l v alu es
an d p u b lic m in d e d n ess. R ev. W ill­
iam s has serv ed his co m m u n ity and
sta te as a le ad e r in se v eral civ ic
o rg an iz atio n s. H e is ch a irm an o f
eg o n , th e P o rtlan d H ab itat for H u ­
m a n ity , an d th e P o rtla n d In d u stri­
aliza tio n O p p o rtu n ity C en ter.
In ad d itio n , h e co -ch airs th e task
fo rce that ad d re sses the d isp ro ­
p o rtio n a te n u m b er o f m in o ritie s in
th e crim in al ju s tic e sy stem an d he
is a m e m b er o f the P o rtlan d P o lice
B lue R ib b o n Panel th at has focused
raise funds to m eet th e ir need s.
C u rre n tly he is d ev e lo p in g a p ro ­
g ram title d “ A M o re E x c e lle n t
W a y ,” w ith a g o al o f re d u c in g the
in v o lv e m e n t o f m in o rity a t-risk
y o u th s in th e crim in al ju s tic e s y s­
tem and help in g them im p ro v e th eir
ac ad e m ic sk ills an d a ttain a h ig h e r
ed u c atio n al lev el.
and then a homemaker. In 1935, she
m arried Floyd C. Soles; he died in
1989. Survivors include her sons,
Herschel L. and LawreneeC.; daugh­
ter, Celeste A .; and three grandchil­
dren. Remembrances to A udubon
Society ofPortland. A rrangements
by Killingsworth Little Chapel o f
the Chimes.
Sr., who died M ay 19 at age 75.
Mr. Lewis w as b om Aug. 13,
1925, in Hugo, Okla. H e m oved in
1945 to Portland and was a butcher
forSwift form orethan20years,and
then was a pathologist’s assistant
at Portland Providence M edical
Center for m ore than 20 years, retir­
ing in 1993. In 1953, he married
OveliaWalker. Survivors include his
wife; sons, Joe L. Jr., Douglas A.,
Gerald W. and Anthony C.; sisters,
Clara Edward and Helen J. Lewis;
brother. Alec Jr.; four grandchildren;
andsLx great-grandchildren. Interment
inRoseCity Cemetery. Arrangements
by Killingsworth Little Chapel o f the
Chimes.
S te p p in g O u t M en s w e a r - 761 8 N J n te r e ta te
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Obituaries
Portland Resident
Dies at 87
Fleda Soles
A g a th e rin g w a s h e ld in
M cM enam ins Kennedy School for
Fleda Soles, who died A pril 12 at
age 87. Mrs. Soles w as bom Fleda
H ay e s o n A ug. 15, 1913, in
Greensburg, Kan. She m oved to
Portland in 1936. S hew asacletkfor
W oolw orth stores for seven years,
R e tir e d P a th o lo g is t
D e a d a t 75
J o e L . L e w is Sr.
A funeral w as held Friday, M ay
25, 2001, in Allen Tem ple CME
Church in Portland for Joe L. Lewis
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