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He is, after all, a best-selling author of 29 books, a Grammy-winning gospel singer, a nationally renowned preacher and the subject of a 2(X) I Time magazine cover story that asked: “Is This Man The Next Billy G raham ?” Yet here he is, the 6-foot-2,260- pound pastor with the famously recognizable shaved head, stand- Bishop T.D. Jakes stands in his church s empty 8,000-seat sanctuary and talks about his new movie, "Woman, Thou Art Loosed." (AP photo) ing in his empty 8,000-seat seat sanctuary and talking about the daunting nature o f his latest role - Anna Mae Lee, a former Sunday school teacher, died Sept. 15 at the age o f 101. She was bom July 14,1903 in Winnsboro, Texas, the daughter of D o ck Ja c k so n an d E m m a Lipscombs. Little is known o f her earlier childhood except that she always spoke about her grand mother who raised her. At ages 17 and 19 she give birth to two children. Her son, Floyd Cochran died in 1932 at the age of 12. Her daughter, Florence Norvell died in 1999 at the age o f 77. On Feb. 3, 1937, she married James Lee - no children were bom to this union. Mr. Lee died in 1978 after 41 years of marriage. She was a faithful, active, dedi cated and talented member o f Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Portland for over 70 years. She is remem bered as a great and wonderful Sunday school teacher. Without a doubt, each o f her students has a To TA-0 WozdcY Charlotte Martin 222 N .E . P ark Plaza Dr. S u ite 115 V ancouver, VVA 98684 t=J HOMELOAN SOURCE Enrolling Now! (A fte r school care available) Our First Priority Site Located next to PCC Cascade in North Portland For m ore info contact: Dr. Marceline Fai lia Chiropractic Physician Call for an appointment! (5 0 3 ) 2 2 8 -6 1 4 0 A ndrea Irby ( 9 7 1 ) 4 0 4 - 1 1 0 1 DOMONIQUE’S / HAIR DESIGN We are located at 1716 N.E. 42nd Ave., Portland, OR 97213 2 8 6 -3 7 5 8 222 N. 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A funeral Mass was celebrated the church. She also worked at St. Saturday, O ct.2 at St. Andrew M ary’s High School. Church for Francisca Gabriel, who As the University o f Oregon died Sept. 18. M edical School w as being A happy, structured “on the hill," Gabriel upbeat woman went to work there as a nurse’s who has called assistant. She worked in the Portland home c h ild re n 's w ard, but found for more than 50 working with children in pain y e a rs , she too stressful. She transferred m oved to the to the mental health ward, which U.S. from the Francisca Gabriel she greatly enjoyed. British West Indies (now known as “We were a family,” she said, St. Lucia), an island in the Carib laughing as she remembered her bean, in 1949. After a couple of time there. She said she used to months in New York City, she was bring some o f the patients home ready to head home, but she met a with heron the weekends, and took woman who told her about this nice them along to church. town called Portland in Oregon. “The doctors and nurses said Francisca recalled thinking “What they never saw people heal as fast do I have to lose?” She brought as they did with me,” Gabriel said. passage to Portland and has been “Some people need medicine, some here since 1950. people need love and kindness.” A dev o u t C a th o lic, G abriel She retired after 25 years at Or started meeting people and getting egon Health and Sciences U niver to know her com munity through sity. D ay C are C enter Opening!! December pair o f Santa boots, pair o f rabbits, set o f angels or some pieces o f ceramics that she gave on special holidays. She endeavored to perfect her artistic talent by attending ceramic classes. She often spoke of her hardships in Portland because no one wanted toenroll a black woman. Finally, one woman opened her doors and admitted her to ceramic school. She went on to win blue ribbons in most all the shows where she had Portland Caregiver Remembered Children ages 3-12 Your Care “because by it being an indepen d e n t film , so m u c h o f th e groundsw ell is dependent on us going out and w orking it up. That, plus all the duties I have, has got me stretch ed pretty thin right now .” How well does Jakes expect the screen adaptation o f his book and play to do at the box office? “ I’m not an expert with movies, and ignorance is bliss,” says Jakes. He does know enough about pro motion, however, to have an ap pearance scheduled on “The Oprah W infrey Show” for Oct. 1, the day the film opens. 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