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School suspension
prompts suicide?
Grandmother says drugs not involved
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
Sixteen days ago, a 14-year-old boy
put a loaded gun to fiis head and pulled
the trigger. He was an honor roll student
and president of the student council at
Paisley Middle School. He had never
been in trouble at school before and his
"He never had any
trouble in school at
all ... He was
so good. He.
never
sassied me.
He'd say
'Grandma
ma, I love
you dearly.
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school officials found him in possession of an
alcoholic beverage at school, according to his
grandmother, Mrs. Estelle James. During a
friends and teachers were all fond of
him. Why would a bright, intelligent, young
boy commit suicide? Because of a misunder
standing at school that resulted in a 10-day
suspension, and possible expulsion?
Alexander Marshall Gregory was sus
pended from school Wednesday, Feb. 12 after
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Estelle James holds up a photo of her
grandson, Alexander Gregory (Inset),
who took his own life two weeks ago.
recent interview, she explained that Gregory
had told her a friend gave it to him and he
thought it was grape soda.
After school, Gregory had his grand
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CIAA contingent
hopes to win bid for '94 games
By SAMANTHA McKENZIE
Chronicle Staff Writer
Fifteen delegates of the city's CIAA
?Planning Committee, currently working
together to bring to Winston-Salem the
country's premier event in black college
basketball in 1994, will travel tomorrow
to host * reception at the 1992 CIAA
Tournament in Richmond, Va.
According to Fred Nordenholz,
president of the Greater Winston-Salem
Chamber of Commerce, the Division II
Tournament, could generate an estimated
$4 million in revenue. The tournament,
which has been hosted by Richmond
since 1991, will be up for bid in June of
this year. 7
"It would have a greater impact on
this city than any other event that we've
ever had," he said.
Mayor Wood said if the city is suc
cessful in bringing the tournament to
Winston-Salem, it would also mean
In honor of former Alderman C.C. Ross
Building renamed
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
The Board of Directors of the Win
ston-Salem Housing Foundation, Inc.
recently honored a distinguished com
munity leader by renaming a building in
his honor at University Place.
Charles Calloway Ross received the
honor yesterday following the annual
meeting of the Foundation's Board of
Directors. Building A, a residence facili
ty for the elderly at University Place,
located at 1625 East Third Street, was
renamed after Ross for his positive
impact in government, education, and in
addressing the needs of low and middle
income people for appropriate and
affordable housing.
Calloway is a native of Mount
Bayou, Mississippi, and a graduate of
Hampton University in Hampton, Vir
ginia. The owner and operator of C.C.
Ross Painting and Decorating Company,
Ross has been very active in the commu
nity.
His roles in the community have
included vice president and member of
the Executive Committee of the local
NAACP^alderman of the East Ward
from 1965-77; Mayor Pro Tem in 1977
and chairman of the Finance Committee;
a member of the planning committees
for the M.C. Benton Convention Center,
and the construction of Corporation
Freeway; secretary and member of the
Executive Committee and Charter mem
ber of the Board of Directors of the Win
ston-Salem Housing Foundation, Inc.
from 1968-1992; the first African- Amer
ican chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Winston-Salem State University from
1973-74, with additional terms from
1975-79 and 1981-82.
Ross was also recently honored by
Southern National Bank and Winston -
Salem State University with an endowed
scholarship bearing his name at WSSlTs
School of Business.
The Winston-Salem Housing Foun
dation, Inc. was formed in 1968 by the
Mayor's Committee on Housing. It
bringing in additional business to the
area during the week-long event.
"It would be great if we could bring
the tournament to the city. Everyone
would benefit from it," she said. The
tournament, which is the largest attended
black college basketball tournament, is
expected to fill the Lawrence Joel Veter
an's Memorial Coliseum which seats
more than 14,000 people, according to
Nordenholz.
The CIAA games began on Monday
at The Richmond Coliseum with the
women's basketball teams. The men's
basketball teams started playing
Wednesday and will finish Saturday.
Winston-Salem State University Rams,
who went into the tournament with a 6
19 record and a 15 -game losing streak,
will play Norfolk State University's
Spartans on Wednesday night
Nordenholz said the committee,
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Mayor Martha Wood, Char I as C. Ross, and Bill Caah stand In front of Build
ing A at Unlvarslty Placa. Tha building waa ranamad aftar Rosa for his
afforta in addraaaing tha housing nasda of low and mldcfia Incoms paopla.
encourages the development of afford- more than S25 million in new housing
able housing for low and middle income for low/and middle income families* and
people through the partnership of busi- is playing a key role in the recently
ness and government. Over the past 25 announced study to develop a long term
years, the Foundation has developed housing plan for Winston-Salem.
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