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Deputies Locate Missing 11-Year-Old
JENNA IRMLER ... Reported missing Wednesday
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has cancelled a missing person’s report on an 11-year-old Brandon girl. She was located Thursday morning.
Jenna Irmler was last seen by her parents around 9 p.m., Tuesday. She was dis- covered missing at 5 a.m., Wednesday morning.
She suffers from As- perger’s Syndrome, a form of Autism, and was considered endangered.
Volunteers searched around her home on Wednesday and continued their search on Thursday.
No additional informa- tion was available at press time. An Amber Alert had been issued, but is now can- celled.
Retired RN’s Goal Is To Keep The History Of Black Nurses Alive
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
When Rev. Pauline L. Morgan Cole, Retired RN, BSN, MA, founder, president and historian of Black Nurses of Hillsborough County His- torical Organization, founded the organization in 2007, her goal was to make sure, by documenting the history of Black Nurses in Hillsborough County it did not die.
“Our mission is to depict a realistic view through the ac- counts of those nurses working in Hillsborough County, how they lived and endured obsta- cles to promote historical ac- counts of the past and pre-sent conditions under which they lived and maneuvered to pro- vide health care for people in their community,” she said.
Also, “there has been a re- markable decline in the nurs- ing profession, putting the health of those who need care at risk,” Rev. Cole further ex- plained.
The organization is holding its annual February celebra- tion: “The Plight of Black Nurses in Hillsborough County – What A Difference A Day Makes.”
The event will be held on Saturday, February 25th, 2-6 p. m. at the Amer- ican Legion Seminole Post 111, 6918 N. Florida Ave.,
JOANNA TOKLEY ...Speaker
Tampa (33604).
‘The net proceeds from this year’s banquet will benefit Black nursing students. We’d like the public to join us,” she said. There is no cost, but do- nations are accepted.
Mrs. Joanna Tokley will be the guest speaker for the event. The retired Tampa- Hillsborough Urban League CEO and educator is a native of the Eastern Shore of Mary- land and a graduate of Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, and the IBM Busi- ness Management Training In- stitute (Tarrytown, New York).
She serves as a Black His- tory columnist and free-lance journalist for the Florida Sen- tinel Bulletin, and makes mo- tivational speeches to youth, women, and church group, and conducts Black History presentations to youth, educa- tion and church groups.
DEJA SUTTLE ....Nursing Scholarship Recipient
As a member of Trinity CME Church, Mrs. Tokley chairs the Board of Christian Education and is a member of the training ministry and usher board.
She and her husband, James, are owners of The Tokley Group, a human re- source training and consulting firm.
Nursing Student To Receive Scholarships
Nursing student, Deja Suttle is a junior in the Uni- versity of Tampa’s Nursing Program. Her parents, Mar- cus and Cynthia Suttle, Sr., have always encouraged her to fulfill her purpose while utiliz- ing the talents that God has blessed her with.
Deja has made the Dean’s list, been a part of the Honor Society and worked alongside the Assistant Director of the Nursing program and other faculty and staff as a student representative of the Admis- sions Committee.
After graduation, she would love to be an Obstetrics and/or a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse. But her ultimate career goal is to establish her own Residential Care Home
ARTHUR LEWIS
SHEPHERD, JR. ...Nursing Scholarship Recipient
for the elderly, in particular members of the Church of Christ.
“By obtaining my Bache- lor’s of Science Nursing De- gree I believe it will provide a wonderful foundation by which I can build upon to achieve my goals. I will be con- tent if I can make a significant difference in just one person’s life,” she said.
Nursing student, Arthur Lewis Shepherd, Jr., was born January 10, 1998 to the parents of Arthur Lewis Shepherd, Sr. and Nicole Denise Shepherd.
He has loved playing sports since the age of five, and played basketball, football and Tee ball. He also played sports throughout high school. He got hurt playing football his senior year.
“This experience led me into wanting to become a nurse because of the experi- ence I received after being hurt. Now I attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). The activ- ities I’m involved in are “The Brother Little Brother Mentor- ing Program” and “Housing Step Show.” My graduation date is 2020.”
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