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Former FAMU Drum Major Passes
Funeral/Memoriam
HARMON
A MEMORIAM
TYRONDA SAMPSON
Our princess, our angel, in an instant was taken from us. There are no words in any spoken or writ- ten language known to “mankind” in which to de- scribe the pain of this incredible loss.
Someone such as Ty, whom once you met you would never forget her, more special qualities than I could put on one or two pages. So, I will just say if you were privileged enough to have met her, then you would know of whom I speak! I will always love you.
Always, Stephen.
MR. SAMUEL HOUSER ARNOLD
Homegoing celebra- tion for Mr. Samuel Houser Arnold, who passed January 10, 2017, will be held Saturday, Jan- uary 21, 2017 at 11 a. m. at Emmanuel Church of Deliverance Apostolic Faith, Inc. with Bishop W. L. White, officiating. The committal will be made at the church.
Samuel was born in Sanford, FL, but later moved to Tampa, FL where he attended Hills- borough County Schools. He received Christ at an early age.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Obie and Fannie Arnold; two sisters, Violet and Eula Mae Arnold; two daugh- ters, Wanda and Loretta Arnold.
Leaving to mourn is his wife of fifty years, Guen- dolyn; three sons: Samuel, Jr., (friend, Naptina), Ernie Miller (wife, Tan- gela), and Calvin Jones (wife, Tula); nine grand- children: Cedrick Arnold (wife), Khalia Ahmad and Rashad Arnold, Laquashia Sureller, ZacKery Sureller, Sameshia Wilson (husband), Ernish Miller, Ernie Miller, Jr., Jarmar- cus Arnold; great grand- children: Ahmad, Jr., Jaden Gant, Isaih Wilson, Samir Wilson, Cedrick, Jr., and Amir Arnold; four brothers: David Arnold, Robert Arnold, John Arnold, Eddie Arnold; four sisters: Martha Ann, Emma, Sandra, Issie Mae Arnold; one brother-in- law, Otto Miller; sisters- in-law: Eloise Tinsley, Yvonne-Tommy Lyach, Minnie-Thomas, Vanessa- Jeffery Martin, Patrina Atkins, Latrell-James Gh- natt; a host of nieces and nephews and friends. Spe- cial thanks to Tampa Gen- eral Hospital, Rivers of Life Restoration Ministry under leadership Apostle Pricella Cox. ~Harmon Funeral Home
A former college drum major and Vietnam veteran died following a brief illness. Mr. Rubin “Martin” Robinson was 69-years-old.
A native of St. Petersburg, Mr. Robinson graduated from Gibbs High School. He continued his education at Florida A & M University, where he majored in Physical Education. During his tenure at FAMU, Mr. Robinson became a member of the fa- mous FAMU “Marching 100,” and rose to the role of Drum Major.
Following graduation, Mr. Robinson became employed at Busch Gardens and worked with the Mystic Sheiks of Mo-
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RUBIN ROBINSON 4/21/1947 —- 1/16/2017
rocco during the early 1980s. He retired from the Pinel- las County Transit Authority. Funeral services for Mr. Robinson will be held on Saturday. (SEE FUNERAL
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Wells Fargo Rejects Personalized ‘Black Lives Matter’ Card Design
A white English teacher in Baltimore designed this card that was rejected by Wells Fargo.
Banking giant, Wells Fargo offers its customers the ability to personalize their credit and debit cards with images “that reflect what’s important to you and adver- tises it on its website.
So Rachel Nash, a white Baltimore city schoolteacher, tried, as the company ad- vises, to “make a statement with an image.”
She designed a sleek cus- tom bank card featuring a raised fist and three words — “Black Lives Matter.”
When her city erupted in protests over the 2015 death of a young black man, Fred- die Gray, from an injury sustained while in police cus- tody, the English teacher had ironed “Black Lives Matter” onto a gray tank top and wore it to school.
Now Nash who says she’s fed up with white peo- ple who freely disparage Black youth in front of her, wants to extend the conversa- tion to cashiers and others she interacts with wherever and whenever she uses her
debit card. But Wells Fargo rejected
her design. Two days after she sub-
mitted her image online, Nash received an email last Thursday morning informing her that her design did not meet the company’s guideli- nes.
Nash called customer service to find out why.
She recalled the response: “As soon as I said ‘Black Lives Matter,’ [the customer serv- ice agent] said, ‘Oh, that’s why it got rejected.’
Kris Dahl, the Wells Fargo spokesman, said that customers who submit im- ages such as the fist Nash used must typically prove they created them.
Dahl said in an emailed statement that the company will be reaching out to Nash to apologize for the way she was treated on the phone be- cause “it did not correctly re- flect the reason for the decline and was counter to our commitment to treating our customers with respect.”
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