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Former Sentinel Office Manager Passes
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
Janice Willingham, who served as the Office Manager at The Sentinel for nearly 20 years, passed away last week. She was 57 years old.
A Tampa native, Ms. Will- ingham was the daughter of the late Mrs. Bettie Willing- ham. She graduated from A. P. Leto High School in 1979. She furthered her education at Florida A&M University, her sister, Rosalyn Willingham, said.
Ms. Willingham re- turned to Tampa, but also resided in Atlanta, GA and St. Louis, MO, where she held po- sitions at banks and the office of an attorney.
Ms. Willingham has been battling illness since 2015, and had been hospital- ized prior to her death on Tues- day, March 19, 2019.
Described as a “private, quiet, frugal fashionista,” Ros- alyn says her sister loved
JANICE WILLINGHAM ...Sentinel Office Manager Nearly 20 years
watching movies in her pas- time.
Other than Rosalyn, Jan- ice is survived by another sis- ter, Rhonda Willingham, and other family members.
Funeral services with Ray Williams Funeral Home in charge will be held on Satur- day, March 30, 2019, 11 a. m. at Life In Christ Community Church, 9706 N. 26th St., Tampa.
City Of Tampa Black History Committee To Award Scholarships
The City of Tampa Black History Committee, Inc. (COTBHC), will award schol- arships to African-American graduating high school sen- iors in the Hillsborough County School Districts.
The City of Tampa Black History Committee, Inc., will award scholarships that honor the following Past Presidents and members: (1) Bobby Bowden Scholar- ship - COTBHC founding member and Past President, Mr. Bobby Bowden, for a student attending Florida A&M University; (2) Presi- dential Scholarship - COTBHC Past President, Mrs. Bettye Greene John- son; (3) Janett S. Martin Scholarship -COTBHC Past President, Mrs. Janett S. Martin, City of Tampa’s first African-American City Clerk; (4) Vocational/Technical Scholarship; and (5)
CELESTE GIBBONS-PEOPLES ...President, City Of Tampa Black History Committee
Greater Bethel Baptist Scholarship, past COTBHC Board member Mr. Harold B. Scott, for a student that is an active member of Greater Bethel Baptist Church.
Applications are available online at www.cityoftam- pablackhistorycommittee.org or by contacting Celeste Gibbons-Peoples, COTBHC President at ce-
leste.gibbons-peoples@tam- pagov.net.
The Deadline to submit application(s): by 5 p. m., Monday, April 15, 2019.
The City of Tampa Black History Committee, Inc., is a non-profit organization that promotes Tampa’s rich her- itage and encourages scholas- tic achievement.
Since 1999, the organiza- tion has partnered with busi- nesses and private donors to distribute over $200,000.00 in scholar- ships to college-bound high school seniors and students currently attending a voca- tional or technical school/col- lege. The COTBHC scholarships exist to create new and on-going educa- tional opportunities for African-American students within the City of Tampa.
Follow the Committee on Twitter and Instagram @COTBHC.
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