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'Fierce advocate' for community, attorney Marquis Street, dies BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE On Thursday, Dec. 15 at noon, the family, friends and colleagues of Greensboro Attorney Marquis Street will gather in the Dudley Room of the old Hayes-Taylor YMCA on East Market Street - where he was an active supporter for more than 30 years - to celebrate what many say was his selfless life of giving, community service, visionary leader ship and loving. Marquis D. Street, 70, passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, three months after being diagnosed last August with Stage IV metastatic lung cancer. He was cremated Wednesday, Nov. 30. Had he lived, Marquis and his wife, Sallie Melendez, would have cel ebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in March 2017. During a long, commit ted and distinguished life, Attorney Street was the recipient of numerous hon ors and awards for his civic work, including a citation from the North Carolina Human Relations Commission signed by Gov. Jim Hunt; the Greensboro NAACP uxaiivii and Community Service Awards; and the Lifetime Service Award for Service to Youth from Brothers Organized to Save Others (BOTSO-Greensboro). Born June 20, 1946, Marquis Street was a native of Greensboro, where he graduated from F. D. Bluford Elementary School, Lincoln Junior High School, and James B. Dudley High School - Class of 1964. Street later earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in History as an Honor Student from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1968. He joined the Army R.O.T.C. while there, earning the rank of Cadet Colonel, Brigade Commander. He also earned a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. "He put himself through [N.C.] A&T, work ing multiple jobs, being in the R.O.T.C., trying to scrape together $134 per semester it cost for him to go to school," Sallie Melendez said. "He was very focused." Street participated as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Beta Epsilon Chapter (N.C. A&T) 1965; and Beta IIUWIJ'I'HWMWlJM.-UJUIJJ.l'' " I IP I Street Epsilon Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Honorary Fraternity (inactive). Upon graduation, Street was awarded a full academ ic scholarship to the University of Iowa College of Law, earning a Doctorate of Jurisprudence Degree in 1971, becoming licensed to practice law in his home state of North Carolina the following year. Prior to establishing his own law firm in Greensboro in 1975, attor ney Street served as Assistant to the Chancellor for Legal Affairs, and as an Assistant Professor of Political science at ms alma mater N.C. A&T University. He then joined the law firm of Frye, Johnson & Bar bee in Greensboro as an associate from 1972-74. He later became Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor for Administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until 1975. "Marquis was a very able, very capable trial lawyer in personal injury law," Said Rev. Steve Allen, pastor of historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Greensboro, but also a for mer lawyer and colleague of Attorney Street for many years. "Everybody who knew Marquis knew he was always very well prepared. That was one of his trade marks. He was a very fierce advocate." Attorney Street prac ticed law for over 41 years Inspiring young people to work hard to lead pro ductive, meaningful lives, Street devoted much of his time and energy to the Hayes-Taylor YMCA since 1977, where he chaired the Board of Management from 1983 to 1995, estab lished the Street-Nasir Scholarship Thist, was a ; Sustaining Campaign worker and an Honorary Life Member. Hayes-Taylor Y was an important place of growth and learning for Street ever since he was 7 years old, coming up as a black child in the segregated South of the early '50s. He intimate ly knew the value of the Y for young people, and the important nurturing that it offered. So his continued devotion to it was no sur prise, as Marquis Street was the second longest board chairman (o serve in the facility's history. "The thing I remember most was his love for the Hayes-Taylor YMCA, and his love for children of color ... fighting for loca tions and places for them to go," recalls Edith Chance, one of Street's "besties" friends from N.C. A&T, adding that he never forgot "from whence he came." Street was once named YMCA Man of the Year, and received the Hayes Taylor Citizenship and Service to Youth Award. The gymnasium at the old Hayes-Taylor YMCA on bast Market street was named after him. "Marquis was the epito me of pulling up one's self by his bootstraps," said Ernie Pitt, close friend, and publisher emeritus of the Winston-Salem Chronicle.' "Nobody gave him any thing. He was a deter mined, dedicated individ ual who loved his commu nity, and loved the people in it. I'm so happy, and so proud to have been one of his good friends. I loved him." Attorney Marquis Street is survived by his wife, Sallie; one older brother, two sisters, one son (from a previous marriage), one stepson, and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and great-nephews. In lieu of flowers and cards, people are encour aged to make contributions to the Hayes-Taylor Memorial YMCA, 2630 East Florida Street, Greensboro, NC 27401. The Celebration of Life Service for Attorney Street will be held on Thursday, Dec. 15 from noon-2 pm. in the Dudley Room of the OLD Hayes-Taylor YMCA at 1101 East Market St. in Greensboro. Hanes expands sock drive to help the homeless in U.S. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Hanes, America's No. 1 apparel label and flagship brand of HanesBrands, recently announced that it will donate 200,000 pairs of socks to The Salvation Army and is expanding this year's effort by coordinat ing the collection of new socks at 160 HanesBrands Outlet stores across the country, including the HanesBrands Outlet store in Thruway Shopping Center. "Walking a mile in someone's shoes takes on a much different meaning when that person is home less," said Sidney Falken, chief branding officer for HanesBrands. "Socks are the most requested - and least donated - item in homeless shelters. And access to something as basic as a clean, dry pair of socks can literally save lives within our country's homeless population." According to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, an estimated 25 million to 3.5 million Americans experienced homelessness last year. People who are homeless walk an average of 10 miles per day, putting more wear on their socks in one week than the average American does in one year. HanesBrands has donated more than 1.9 mil lion pairs of socks to The Salvation Army since launching the program in 2009. The program is part of Hanes for Good, the company's corporate social responsibility program focused on environmental stewardship, workplace quality and community building. Lt. Col. Ron Busroe, The Salvation Army's national .community rela tions and development sec retary, said: "We are grate ful to the company and Hanes brand for spearhead ing the sock drive for almost a decade. The impact that a donation of this size has on our centers is immeasurable. The dona tion is about more than just the physical socks ? for some of the people we serve, receiving something as simple as a clean pair of socks can have a positive effect on their overall well being." The Triad can directly support the local communi ty through sock donations at the HanesBrands Outlet store in Thruway Shopping Center. Collection bins are located at checkout coun ters, making it easy to donate as purchases are made. Store employees will distribute the donated socks to local nonprofit organize City of Winston-Salem UNIVERSITY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Classes meet Thursdays 6-9 p.m. for 12 weeks starting Feb. 2, 2017 Graduation April 17 Call CityLink 311 for an application or apply online at www.QtyofWS.org/CWSU Applications due Dec 31. "CWSUprovided me the opportunity to see firsthand what our city governance provides for me as a citizen... It's the best knowledge-based program I've experienced." ? CARM1NA EDER, CWSU CLASS OF 2016 > 1 ? 1 ? 1 J_ l ? 1 T* 1 B *T " "? I T." 11 u n? L" (fi) ? 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