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EBBCBMHteSBSMore 'Blind Side' . e\?br^5c#nu honors m Sjj^OTflL I conies to ^ ^forWSSU Salem a fY^/ i Jy football BjM i *? College Q j/ears -See Past BIO -See Page BI ^Unn y The Chronicle Rjrsytfi County Public Library 660 West Fifth Street Volume40,Number9 WINSTON-SALEM, NM0OStOQ^IeiTr,il|IOi^ftg^, October 24, 2013 Loved-ones remember babies gone too soon BY L.AYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE While people across the nation were celebrating Independence Day last year, Frederick Huffin and Sherica Becoat were mourning the loss of their newborn daughter, Jordyn, who had 1 J _ 1 ? l io oe oenverea early when Becoat suffered from a life threatening complication. HELLP, a variant of preeclampsia, was causing Becoat's vital organs to fail. The couple's tiny daughter held on for 12 days before succumbing to an infection. "It's had a great impact on me - it still does, to this day," stated Becoat. a dialysis technician. "I neyer want to bury another child." The short time they had with their daughter was precious, Becoat said. "We did get a chance to have plenty of pictures with her and spend time," she related. "It was sleepless nights, but it was not time wasteii." Huffin and Becoat were among the hundreds who took pari in the Walk to Remember Memorial Service in Lewisville's Town Square Oct. 13. Sponsored by Novant Health's Maya Angelou Women's Health & Wellness Center, the event, now in its tenth year, gives family, friends and others the chance to remember and grieve for infants lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or ectopic pregnancy. For Huffin. a nursing student at Winston-Salem State University, it was a chance |o pay homage to the daughter he still loves and misses. "She's not forgotten," he declared. "Just because a person's not here doesn't mean they're not Set- Walk cm AS Kennedy Photos by I la Garrm Frederick Htiffin and Sherica Becoat's t-shirts bear a photo of their beloved Jordyn, who died at 12-days-old. 'Pour' the Good Times Alumni continue schools'legacies BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE The Big Four Reunion wrapped up Saturday night with a dance at the Benton Convention Center that had alumni of the county's historically black high schools danc ing and celebrating into the wee hours of the morning. Each year, graduates of Atkins, Carver, Paisley and Anderson come together. The Carver Alumni Association host ed this year. (The schools' alumni associations alter nate hosting duties.) "It's a recognition of the historically black schools. (We) celebrate the legacy that was brought out of the histori cally black schools: edu cation. discipline, being taught respect," said event chair Carl McLaurin. a 1965 Carver graduate. The reunion began last Thursday with a religious service at Emmanuel Baptist Church. A lunch eon was held Friday at the Sundance Plaza Hotel, where former Big Four teachers were the guests of honor. Also on Friday, a talent and fashion show took place at Carver High School. There was always Sec Big Four on A9 i Photo by Todd l uc k Audrey Rogers and Ronald Curl were among the hundreds of attendees at the dance. Something to Smile About WSSll Ptx*o by Garrett Ganrn Winston-Salem State University's Rudy Anderson Jr. was awarded the 2013 Erskine B. Bowles' Staff Service Award last week in Chapel Hill. Anderson, a longtime employ ee of the university and well known community servant, was selected from a pool of more than 32JOOO UHC system staffers. Read more on page A10. Photo by Lay la Garms City Council member Dan Besse speaks at a public event on Tuesday morning. Incumbents fend-off challengers BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke, who represents the city's Northeast Ward, and Southwest Ward Council Member Dan Besse are facing challengers in the Nov. 5 General Election. Burke is facing Republican Michael Owens and Keith King, who is running as an unaffiliated candidate after garnering enough signatures to appear on me Danoi. Owens, a Greensboro native, made a bid for U.S. Rep. Mel Watt's seat in the 12th Congressional District last year, but said he was forced to drop out of the race because of a lack of funding. The Southeast Guilford High School alumnus has since set his sights on representing the Northeast Ward. "Vivian Burke has held the seat for 36 years," Owens said of his motivation to run for the seat. "I think that's reason enough." If elected, Owens, who is cur rently unemployed, said he would concentrate on supporting public safety workers and small business es. "I'm not a fan of corporate wel fare. 1 don't like when our city gives money to large companies to expand in our area when they don't neces sarily need that money to expand." he said. "If we're going to give a large company $5 or S10 million with the promise of 100 jobs, why not give 10 small businesses $50,000 or $100,000 and they can hire 10 employees each and get the same results?" If elected, increasing economic growth in the ward would also be a priority for him, Owens said. King, the owner of Kingz Downtown Market. on Liberty street, saia ne win also maite sup porting public safety workers and economic development priorities if he is elected. "I feel like there needs to be a change in the Northeast Ward," said King, referencing other areas in the city, such as Peters Creek Parkway, Hanes Mall Boulevard and the Waughtown Street areas, where he says development proj ects are currently underway. "They're doing a lot of build ing to fix up the area, but in the Northeast Ward, there's nothing going on. I feel like the people deserve better." As a small business owner for nearly a decade and an active member of the downtown business community. King, who also serves on the city's Transit Authority Committee, believes he is uniquely positioned to be the See Wards on A10 Burke Owens King ? K 1P s i- * ? 8 - s 2 ^ H 8 ? 2 -= ?- CC o = 2 5 fc IP 3 s ? i: 2 a JI 6|| J ? z ? ? 5 War anniversary symposium tackles black perspective Photo* by Todd I .tick Dr. Maya A n g e I o u prepares to recite her poem last week. BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE I The emancipation of slaves and its vast impact was the crux of a symposium held last week at Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University. "Lay My Burden Down" was the second of three planned statewide symposiums to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. which was fought from 1861 to 1865. The first conference was held in 2011 in Raleigh, and the last will be in 20}5 in Wilmington. This was the only symposium completely Sec 'Burden' on A7 Hari Jones i ???ASSURED ???STORAGE of Winston-Salem, LLC r-i mam ** m ?? <T\ m V?
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