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VARICK MEMORIAL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
DELMA MARSHALL

Delma Marshall, a native of Tarrytown, New York, has been a member of the Varick
Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Brooklyn for over 50 years. At Varick, she serves as
Deaconess, President of the Women’s Home & Overseas Missionary Society and a
member of the Christian Education Department. She also serves as the New York
City District Life Members Chairman. Delma earned an Associate Degree in English
from Westchester Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from
Brooklyn College. She worked at the Brooklyn Hospital for over 35 years as a
Radiologic Technologist (quality control) and is currently retired. One of her
proudest achievements was an entry in the National Anthology of Poetry. She
is also proud to have co-authored a hymn which is now included in the A.M.E.
Zion Bicentennial Hymnal. Delma has led her local society in the cause of
missions. They sponsor soup & sandwich , pre-thanksgiving dinners and
clothing give-aways. Delma is a volunteer @ Meals-On-Wheels. In her free time,
she enjoys Cryptograms, Words with Friends and Jeopardy. The recent widow of the Rev. Dr. Calvin
B. Marshall III, Delma resides in Hempstead N.Y., where she loves spending time with Edye, Holly and
Tino.

RUSH TEMPLE A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
DEBRA Y. WALROND

Debra Yvonne Walrond was born on September 16, 1954 to the proud parents of
Stanley and Ethel Walrond. A child of West Indian and South Carolinian descent,
she was nurtured by two strong parents who had little or nothing at times, but
they made do. She was taught and raised to be loving, courteous, respectful and
always reverent to God. She is an alumnus of John Jay College of Criminal
Justice, with a concentration in Social and Deviant Behavior. She retired after
of forty years in the New York City government system. She is also the proud
mother of an amazing daughter, Shakirah Moe. A life-long member of Rush
Temple A.M.E. Zion Church, she serves on the Board of Trustees, Parent
Body President of the Women’s Home and Overseas Missionary Society, the
Voices of Rush, the South Carolina Ministry and the Gospel Chorus. She is a
former President of the Reverend Eldridge Gittens Floral Club and a former
Superintendent of the Buds of Promise. She also served as a member of the Busy Bees, Prison Ministry
and the Voices of Unity. She was proud and humbled to serve as the host church’s General
Chairperson for the 197th Session of the New York Annual Conference. Her goal was to bring the
camaraderie of all back to the church. She used as her motivation of David slaying Goliath, proving
that with God, all things are possible. Her energy and excitement are due to the fact that her only
desire is to serve God.

WOODS MEMORIAL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
G. BARBARA HARMITT

G. Barbara Harmitt was born and raised in Jamaica, West Indies in the Parish at
St. Andrew. She attended Red Hills Elementary School and later Grantham
High School. After High School, she worked at the Worchester Ceramic
Company. Sis. Barbara was privileged to marry George Harmitt and have two
(2) children, Lyndon and Antoinette. After migratingto the United States in
1969, she worked in the banking industry; first at JP Morgan Chase Bank for
four (4) years and then at Citi Bank for seven (7) years. Later, Barbara worked