Dunbar High School Scrapbook - Page 6

HISTORY
OF TODAY

This month has been Black History month in Lufkin as well as the
nation. Within our schools there has been emphasis on the role and
contributions made by prominent blacks in our society. Earlier this
month many Lufkin and area businesspeople sponsored a page of
questions in this newspaper about such influential and well-known
black figures as Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson and Barbara
Jordan. We all can be rightfully proud of their achievements.

Today we would like to recognize and highlight for you the names
and achievements of many of our own area's prominent black leaders.

They are men and women who have been
making our community a better place [...]
difference in the lives of many people -
white and brown.

We salute them and submit to you th[...]
and as such are worthy of our praise, ad[...]

C-Mark Charity Club, Lillie Davis, Be[...]
Committee, Joe Douglas; Citizens Cham[...]

BRENDA BEAMON
Parents: Harold & Murline Lane
High School: Dunbar, 1969
College: Prairie View A&M
Career: Certified Phlebotomist at Jeff
Davidson Hospital, now at Woodland Heights Medical Center
Church: Mt. Calvary Baptist
Husband:Vincent
Children:Shlonda & Zippohral
Hobbies:Reading, Walking, Jazz

DON BOYD
High School: Wheatley-Houston, 1955
College: Texas Southern, S.F.A.
(Degrees): Bach. of Music
Career: Music, band, choir & history
teacher - Woodville, Aiken
and Lufkin I.S.D., now Reg.
IV coordinator for Motivation
Education & Training, Inc.
Organization:City Commissioner, Ang. Co.
Citizens Chamber, Boy Scouts,
N.A.A.C.P., D.E.T.C.O.G.,
Honors: Who's Who, 1982-3; Personality
of the South Awards

LACEY CHIMNEY, SR.
Wife: Dorothy, teacher Lufkin Schools
High School: Dunbar, 1958
College: Jarvis Christian College,
Detroit School of Law
(Degrees): Bachelor of Science,
Juris Prudence
Career: First and only purchasing agent -
Lufkin Public Schools

WILLIE CLARK
High School: Dunbar, 1943
College: U.C.L.A., Riverside
(Degree): Criminology
Career: First Black policeman on San
Bernadino, Calif., Plice Force
(retired)
Detective on San Bernadino
Police Force (retired)

TYRONNE DAVIS
High School: Lufkin, 1984
College: Tex. A&M, Prairie View
(Degrees): B.S.
Career: Architectural engineer for Lu[...]
High, Maintenance engineer[...]
Temple-Inland, Maintenance [...]
Mechanical engineer at Tex. [...]
Honors: Recipient of Grand Mason's
Masonic Scohlarship and De[...]
Sigma Theta Academic Scho[...]
ship; Presidents Award, 198[...]
Natl. Honor Society, Who's W[...]
1982-3-4, Pres., Brazoria C[...]

LT. COL. GENE JACKSON, USAF
Parents: Joe & Louise Jackson
High School: Dunbar (Honor Grad), 1962
College: N. Tex., Central Michigan, Univ.
N.M., Air Force Academy
(Degrees): B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,
Career: USAF pilot: F4C; T-38, T-39; F-15
Combat: 1,000 hrs., 600 missions
Combat crew training, Fighter
weapons sch. instructor
Honors: 34 Air medals, incl. Disting. Flying
Cross & Meritorious Award, Viet-
nam Gallantry Medal; Outstand-
ing Young Man in America

IRENE VIVIAN JOHNSON
High School: Crockett, 1930
College: Mary Allen Junior College, Prairie
View A&M
(Degrees): B.S., M.A.
Career: School teacher-Crockett I.S.D.;
34 years as Angelina Co.
Agricultural Extension Agen-
County Home Demonstration.
Supervisor-Ang. Co. Comm. for
Aging. Church positions for St.
Luke Miss. and First Miss Bapt.
Interests: People, gardening, fishing

SGT. MAJ. JOHNNIE JONES (RET.)
High School: Dunbar
Career: Joined Army, -1948. Combat in
Korea, Vietnam; 1st Black First
Seargent Antiaircraft
Repl. Training Center; Nike
Hercules Battery First Sgt.;
Engineer Batt. Vietnam;
Comm.Sgt. Maj.- Air Def. Center
(first Black soldier in office in 125
year history); First City Bank
Loan Op. Mgr.- Asst. V.P.-Mgr
Honors: Legion-Merit, Bronze Star

BETTELL LEWIS
Parents: Rev. Bettie Kennedy of Lufkin
& Oscar Kennedy of California
and Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Lewis
High School: Lufkin High
Career: Signed with the Kemcy Model
Agency of New York and is a
flight attendant with American
Airlines. She is pictured in her
uniform.

PATRICIA DONLEY McKENZIE
Parents: Berta Lilly(Dec.) & Noriss Donley
High School: Dunbar
College: Prairie View A&M, Univ. of Pitts.,
Tex. A&M & U.T.-Austin, Arlington
(Degrees): B.S., P.A.-M.P.H. , &
Ed.D
Career: Instr. of Health & Nurse- Wichita
Falls, Peace Corps; Instr.of
Public Health Nursing- Univ. of
Pitts.; Director of Nursing & now
Dean of Instruction & Admiss.-
Angelina College

CAPT. WILLIE C. ROGERS(RET)
Parents: Willie and Vada (Hatten) Rogers
High School: Dunbar, 1958
College: Houston-Tillotson, Jarvis
Christian College, U.S.C., Air War
College, & other USAF Colleges
(Degrees): B.S.-Music Education,
Masters (U.S.C.)
Career: Band Director-Dunbar; USAF: Air
Def. Weapons Contr., Comput.
progr. & System Analyst, Crew
member of AWACS. Director of
Mgrm.Infor.Systems - Ang.Coll.

PERCY SIMOND, JR.
Parents: Percy and Amanda Simond
High School: Dunbar
College: Texas College, (Further studies in
Los Angeles)
(Degree): B.S.-Business
Career: First Black City Commissioner of
Ward 1-Lufkin, Texas.
Wife: Princess Simond-Adult Probation

RUTH S. WASHINGTON-SIMS
Husband: Jordan T. Washington (deceased)
College: Two Bachelors and a Masters
Career: Classroom teacher for 42 yrs,
came to Lufkin in 1946- First
Vocational Home Economics
teacher. Director-Lufkin Day Care
Center. Now serving as District
President of General Bowen Dist.
Association of Senior Women.
Church: Missionary - Bapt. Conv.of Tex.
Honors:Described as a Special flower in
God's Special Bouquet

PRINCIE REYNOLDS SMITH
High School: Dunbar, 1943
College: Redland University-Redland,
California
Career: Associate Professor of Nursing-
San Bernadino, California
(Degrees): Several from Redland University

BOBBY REYNOLDS WHITEHEAD
High School: Dunbar, 1950
College: Degrees in Nursing, Psychology &
Public Administration
Career: Presently Director in office of
Equal Opp., Health Care
Financing Admin.-Dept.- Health &
Human Serv.. Certified Sr .Exec.
Serv.-1983. 18 years of Fed Gov't
Ser. Directs staff of 4,000
employees in 10 regions in
Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maine.
Church:
Husband:
Children:
Hobbies: