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Arthur Ashe was a professional tennis player, broadcaster, author, and activist. Known for his on-court grace and low-key demeanor, he was the first black men’s tennis champion at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon, the first African American to play for and captain the U.S. Davis Cup team, and the first black man inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Yet it was and remains Ashe’s legacy outside of professional tennis for which he is most noted. He was the first and only African American to have a statue of his likeness erected on Richmond‘s historic Monument Avenue and one of the most prominent athletes of any race to die from AIDS.
Pepper was a renowned leader in the construction industry and a longtime benefactor to Northwestern
Feb 3, 2021
Northwestern Engineering alumnus Richard Pepper ’53, a renowned leader in the construction industry as an executive at Pepper Construction and a longtime benefactor to Northwestern University, passed away on January 28, 2021, at age 90.
Pepper, who graduated from the McCormick School of Engineering with a degree in civil engineering in 1953, assumed leadership of Pepper Construction from his father in 1957. Together with his wife, Roxelyn (Roxy) ’53, Richard grew the company into a nationally recognized construction firm with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates offices in Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Barrington, Illinois.
Hairstylists open salon in former flower shop
BUCKSPORT A trio of beauty professionals has gone into business together, creating a new salon on Main Street in the former Blossoms By the Bay shop at 74 Main St., Suite 100. Bayside Beauty opened Jan. 2. The shop belongs to Laurie Gray, Kimberly Gray (no relation) and Sherry Dostie.
Hairstylist Laurie Gray had owned Studio 83 nearby on Main Street for over 10 years. Hairstylist Kimberly Gray also worked at Studio 83. Sherry Dostie had recently been a stylist at A Cut Above Day Spa in Bangor and is also a former cosmetology school teacher.
“We all had these great ideas of what we wanted in a salon, so we thought, ‘Let’s do it,’” said Dostie.
‘Pantry of Love’ Project for Voices for Children Kicks Off: How You Can Help
They are the most precious and most fragile victims in our community. The children that walk through the doors of Voices for Children have experienced the worse reality anyone could imagine. These are our youngest victims and Voices for Children is their safe haven.
Providing a safe place for abused children to tell their stories is what Voices for Children Advocacy Center (formerly Weiss Child Advocacy Center) does every single day. They are there offering a friendly environment, with a single certified trained staff that can compassionately listen, examine, and ask all the necessary questions to start the road to healing for these children that have been victims of sexual and/ or physical abuse.
He was born to George and Grace Turner, in Springfield, on Jan. 23, 1932.
Don graduated from the University of Illinoisâ School of Architecture in Urbana-Champaign.
On Jan. 31, 1953, he married his best friend and love of his life, Marilyn Hoyt. Marilyn preceded him in death.
After proudly serving for two years in the U.S. Army, the two of them established roots in Kankakee, where they raised their girls and Don established the architectural firm, Turner-Witt and Associates. His firm was known for designing hospitals, schools and commercial buildings throughout Illinois.
He was an active community member, serving as board president at the YMCA, a member of the Rotary Club, The United Way, Kankakee Country Club as well as the First Presbyterian Church of Kankakee.