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Yet here he is, the 6-foot-2,260-
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recognizable shaved head, stand-
Bishop T.D. Jakes stands in
his church s empty 8,000-seat
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new movie, "Woman, Thou Art
Loosed." (AP photo)
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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
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crafts. She was also very proficient
in the art of Tin Can Crafting-an art
almost extinct in our culture today.
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Theta Sorority honor mothers and
women of the community at lun
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selves into the Mothers and Patron
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the inspiration and backbone to the
first annual “Delta Waffle Breakfast”
to raise money for scholarships.
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
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assistant. She worked in the
Portland home
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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.
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“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.
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here since 1950.
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pair o f Santa boots, pair o f rabbits,
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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
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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.
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the film opens.
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