Celebrating 65 Years In The Tampa Bay Area •IIR SEE STORY ON PAGE 15 · SWEARING IN CEREMONY HELD FOR NEW FIRE CHIEF Chief Thomas "Tom" Forward was sworn into office as the new Fire Chief for the City of Tampa. Chief Forward replaces Fire Chief Dennis Jones who recently retired. The appointment was recently approved by members of the Tampa City Council. He is the second African American to serve in this position. The ceremony was held in the Mayor's Conference Room at City Hall. Shown from left to right are at the swearing in ceremony are: Assistant Chief Craig Lynn; Personnel Chief Fred Greene; Communications Manager Margaret Henrich; Rescue Chief Nick Locicero; Training Chief Ron Shipp, Fire Chief Thomas Forward; Training Captain Patrick Forward; Assistant Fire Chief James Wimberly, of St. Petersburg Fire Rescue; Bill Nesmith, Fire Chief for Hillsborough County Fire Rescue; James Large, Fire Chief St. Petersburg Fire Rescue; Donald Manager, Human Relations Captain, Tampa Fire Rescue; and Michael Gonzalez, Tampa Fire Rescue. {Photography by BRUNSON). Special THA Meeting Musical To Benefit To Discuss Encore Woman In Coma SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 8 African · Mom Of 8 BaHiing Where There Is Love, There Is Cancer Needs Help No Darkness. SEE PAGE 8 25 Years Of Service Student Inducted Into College Talent Program BY IRIS B. HOLTON Books." Sentinel City Editor Ms. Williams also said Cedrica has made the honor A 10-year-old elementary roll continously since begin­ school student has been in­ ning school. She enjoys help­ ducted into a college talent ing her grandmother around program. She is in the top 5% the house and she loves to of students in her grade in read and play chess. Hillsborough County. Cedrica is also a member Mrs. Renita Williams, of the Nick Cap-itano Boys & grandmother of Cedrica Girls Club and was also voted Jackson, said she was noti­ "Citizen of the Year." fied by a letter that Cedrica She is the daughter of had been inducted into the Duke University Talent Pro­ Cedric Jackson. She is also gram. The honor was be­ the granddaughter of CEDRICA JACKSON stowed upon her becaue of Joseph Williams and her ranking among other 4th Robert Troupe. grade students in the county. Cedrica is a student at In addition to playing "We are very, very proud of Philip Shore Magnet School chess and reading, Cedrica her. It has been a long strug­ of the Arts. She actively reads enjoys spending time on the gle for her and she is doing and recently won second computer and playing out­ well. " · place in the "Battle of the side. 36-Year Investigator Surprised With Retirement luncheon BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor After graduating from col­ Eunice Butts, left, Commander, American Legion Post lege a Tampa man returned 167, and Dr. William F. Marsh, Orthodontist, celebrate 25 home and sought employ­ ' ij: years of continuous service to the American Legion. ment. Recently, he retired w (Photo by Julia Jackson) from the position that he held >w for 36 years. c Luarthur Robertson, w Sr., was the honoree at two :1:en AUTO ACCIDENT REFERRAL SERVICE separate retirement parties. ::i I His wife,- Mrs. Betty m :::,) Robertson, said it wasn't a. News Alert The Rorida Law States That You May Be . easy, but she was able to host z EntiUed To $1 0,000 For Loss Wages And Medical Care ... a surprise dinner at Cafe Don i=w Jose Restaurant. She said he ..J became suspicious because ..J :::,) one of his photographs was m 1811ltfJIIJssi•J SlllliC8! ...:, suddenly missing . w • Personalized Service - The difficulty arose because z .Support and Help from Robertson had spent his i=z life as an investigator for the w the beginning to the end Hillsborough County Public en • Attorneys - An Attorney Defender's Office. And, being <( c will come to you at home in that profes ion, it wasn t £I: or work - No Recovery, easy to pull anything over on 0 him, Mrs. Robertson said. ..J No Fee IJ.. Last Thursday, Robertson Last week, a surprise luncheon was held at Columbia • Investigators - If there is was invited to a luncheon at Restaurant for Luarthur Robertson, Sr., who is retir­ a dispute on how the ac­ Columbia Restaurant. He ing after 36 years as an Investigator for the Hillsbor­ cident occured didn't know at the time that ough County Public Defender's Office. Robertson is his former employer, Hills­ shown with his wife, Mrs. Betty Robertson, and his • Transportation Available borough County Defender boss, the Honorable Ms. Julianne M. Holt, Public De­ • AUto Repair - Body Shop Julianne Holt was going to fender of Hillsborough County,. 13th Judicial Circuit, at • Medical Care Provided be present. the luncheon. (Photography by BRUNSON). Ms. Holt said, "He is such • Pharmacy - Free Delivery an e>..1:raordinary person. He Physical Education and Gen­ arthur, Jr., and Keldrick. • Specializing In: Car, Bus, has only had one job, but has eral Science. He is the son of Mr. and Bicycle, Motorcycle, Slip stayed committed to it for 36 Robertson returned to Mrs. Wilson Robertson, years. He's made such an im­ Tampa and was hired in Sr., and. a member of Peace & Fall, Pedestrian Inci­ pact on all of the employees, 1974, by the Hillsborough Progressive Missionary Bap­ dents, Loss Wages, as well as in tl1e lives of those County Public Defender's Of­ tist Church. Wrongful Death And he has met. He is truly a re­ fice as an Investigator. Al­ Since his retirement, More ... flection of what good is all though he ha worked in Robertson has already ac­ about." various departments, he re­ quired an interest in golf at mained an inve tigator for A Tampa native, Robert­ tl1 urging of on of hi m n­ son graduated from Middle­ th duration of his mplo - Call Michelle B. Patty tor , Coach Billy Reed. H ton High School in 1970. He m nt. ~ Local: 813-495-3702 1Toll Free: 1-866-352-4200 graduated from All n Univer­ Robertson i marri d to al o plan to g t in ol d in olunt ring and nroll in ~ Available 24 Hours A Day /7 Days AWeek sity in Columbia, South ar­ Mrs. Betty Robertson and olina, wHh a B. A. d gree in is th fatl1 r of tw n Lu- mputer la 1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------,~c: ~~~~~--~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------irnc ~~ Encore Proiectls Topic 01 Special THA Board Meeting c:C­ z Jerome Ryans, CEO and m t of the Tampa Hous­ !» N Authority, has called a 0 ~ board meeting for 0 t:Ullt:::s'uav at 9 a.m. The pur­ of the meeting is to dis­ issues surrounding the Project. During the meeting, the will approve the inter­ agreement and devel­ agreement with the City Tampa. In February, $38 million Stimulus Funding was with $10 million JEROME RYANS to the City of Tampa ... CEO and President of $28 million being desig­ Tampa Housing Authority infrastructure for the Project. Although the a ground­ three years. Upon completion, reaking ceremony and two the project will replace the old "T1 ob fairs have taken place the l<lmpa ~ lloming Central Park Village with a I remains at a standstill. ~" flu thor ihr mixture of apartments, single ~ infrastructure construe­ family homes, businesses, c cannot begin without the Encore Design parking garages, a supermar- l> roper permits from the City ket, hotel, museum, and ~ Tampa. school. Z The first phase of the project electrical, landscape, signage, present the new agreement to proval during the regular City The meeting will be held iir ::::!z all roads, sidewalks, and signalization. board members and obtain Council meeting on Thursday. the Tampa Housing Authority m nderground utilities, water The Tampa Housing Author­ their approval. 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