Family Matters
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Volume 2, Issue I

1st Quarter 1999

Events that Matter

Keep up with what is happening in our Family. We will try to include any major events that occurred over the past quarter. For this to work, it is pertinent that as events happen to you, you inform the Messengers.

  • Births and Adoptions

- Nicholas Elliott was born to Sonya (and Keith) Cromer on November 20th, 1998.

- Sabrina Cromer gave birth towards the end of November 1998

* Jason Potts and wife had a newborn family addition, on February 18th, 1999.

  • Deaths

*Aunt Ruth passed away on February 18th, 1999. God bless.

- Bill Jr. (Buddies son in Queens NY) passed on Feb 25th

  • Weddings

- The Messenger’s unaware of any newlyweds this quarter.

  • Graduations

- Sonya Cromer received her Master’s in Public Administration from Clark Atlanta University last May. Sorry we missed you last time Sonya.

  • Professional or Personal Promotions

- Yolanda Cromer is now the acting Assistant Principal at Avondale High School in Dekalb County, GA.

- Syrena Williams earned a promotion w/a notable pay raise from her employer’s at Triangle Laboratories this past winter.

Up-Coming

The Cromer-Parker Family Reunion 1999.

As always, it is the weekend that includes the first Sunday in August. This year it will go from July 30th to the 1st of August 1999. Hope to see you there.

* I would be remised if I did not point out the beauty in having a new treasure added to our family the exact same day that we lost one of our older treasures to the heavens.

 Black History Month Facts

Many people have indicated that they were up on our history. So I thought would put you to the test. We obviously couldn’t capture our history in such a short space so I decided to give you a few questions from several categories. They include Science, Sports, First, History, and Inventions.

SCIENCE

1. _______ was the first man to discover the North Pole? (Mathew Henson)

2. By 1943 he had synthesized over 300 industrial products from the peanut. Ink, coffee, shaving cream and cheese are just a few. However, he never patented any of His discoveries. He is ______ ? (George Washington, Carver)

3. The plans for Washington, DC. Were designed by this African American. ( Benjamin Bannakar).

SPORTS

1. In 1957 ____ became the first African American to lead professional football in rushing. (Jim Brown)

2. This former Gramblin State University star is the only African-American to start at quarterback in the Super bowl. He also won MVP in that game. (Doug Williams)

3. She is regarded as the greatest female athlete of our time. (Jackie Joyner Kersee)

FIRST

1. He was elected in 1989 as he country's first elected African-American Governor. Who was he and what was the state. (L. Douglas Wilder, Virginia)

  1. Who was the first African American Female Millionaire and how did she make her fortune? (Madame C.J. Walker, hair straightening products.)
  2. In 1940 the first postage stamp honoring an African American goes on sale at Tuskegee Institute: who was on it? (Booker T. Washington)

HISTORY

1. June 13, 1967 he became the first African American to be appointed to the Supreme Court. (Thurgood Marshall).

2. What was Malcolm X's birth-name? (Malcolm Little).

3. Slave codes were written for slaves who attacked their masters. What form of punishment did they receive? (Death by public burning).

INVENTIONS

1. The first automated three way stoplight was invent in 1923 by whom? (Garret t A. Morgan).

2. R.B. Spikes invented the automatic transmission: What was his other major invention to aide driving an automobile? (Signal Light.)

3. Charles Bank's invention helps to start cars. What was it? (Spark Plug)

 

David West, Jr.