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Popular Gospel Singer And Mom Of Baseball Star Killed In Traffic Accident
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
A popular Tampa gospel singer was killed in a traffic ac- cident Wednesday evening. Ms. Allie Mae Preston was 71-years-old.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Ms. Preston was driving a 2009 Ford Focus
FAMU News
FAMU Mourns Death Of 24-Year-Old Student
Ms. Preston realized her dream of having her own group and became the founder of the Gospel Links. The or- ganization recently celebrated its 35th Anniversary in Septem- ber. The group performs songs of Zion throughout the com- munity and in the Tampa Bay Area.
Funeral services for Ms. Preston were incomplete at press time. Garden of Memo- ries Funeral Home is in charge of handling arrangements.
southbound on U. S. 301. She took evasive action to avoid a collision with another vehicle that entered the highway from Dawns Light Drive, officials said.
Ms. Preston lost control of her vehicle and it traveled across the median and entered the shoulder. Once on the shoulder of the road, the vehi-
iors In Service and enjoyed serving in the role of “Grandma” at Palm River Ele- mentary School.
Her niece, Ms. Yvonne Clarke said in addition to her love of singing, Ms. Preston had recently started working with the Drama Ministry at First Union Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a mem- ber of First Union Missionary Baptist Church. She also sang with the Tampa Bay Gospel Legends.
Florida A&M University an- nounced the death a student, Markel Omar Mazelin Tues- day.
Mazelin was a 24-year-old Public Relations student from Miami. FAMU Police Chief Ter- ence Calloway said it appears Mazelin died of medical com- plications while sleeping at his off-campus apartment at 1100 Broward Street, in Tallahassee. The Tallahassee Police Depart- ment does not suspect foul play.
“I would like to extend con- dolences to the family of Markel, and to the many stu- dents, faculty, and staff he touched as a gregarious student and entrepreneur,” said FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson.
Counseling services will be offered at FAMU’s Office of Counseling Services at 640 Gam- ble St. Suite 3, to help students
cope with the
Mazelin’s
sudden death.
He returned
to FAMU to
complete his
studies after
taking some
time off to
pursue entre-
preneurial en-
deavors and
was scheduled
to graduate in December.
Dean of the School of Jour- nalism & Graphic Communica- tion Ann Wead Kimbrough remembers Mazelin as a “scholar and a gentleman” who always spoke positive words over everyone.
“That’s why he will be missed,” she said. “I’ve never seen him have a bad day. We loved being around him. He was amazing.”
MS. ALLIE MAE PRESTON 4/17/1945 — 10/26/2016
cle struck a fence and then a tree before it flipped over.
Ms. Preston was trans- ported to Tampa General Hos- pital, where she later died as a result of her injuries. The acci- dent occurred shortly before 6 p. m.
A native of Havana, Florida, Ms. Preston was the 4th child born to the late Charles and Rosa Bell Clary Preston, Sr. She was the mother of 4 sons, John, Sr., Albert, Jimmy, and Carl Everett, Jr., Carl Everett is a former member of the Belmont Heights Little League and re- tired major league star base- ball player.
Ms. Preston is also sur- vived by 21 grandchildren, great grandchildren, siblings, and other family members.
She was a member of Sen-
MARKEL OMAR MAZELIN
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