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Community Mourns Homeless Advocate Kay Vives, Advocate for the people is sorely missed By SHERIDAN HILL Chronicle Assistant Editor The Piedmont is quietly mourning the death of its most outspoken advocate for homeless people. Activist Kay Vives, 55, died Oct. 16 at her sister's home in Charlotte. As a Legal Aid Society receptionist for 15 years, Vives regularly came in contact with the city's voiceless, and soon became the city's most outspoken advocate for the homeless. She was a regular at city hall, often taking the podium to remind bureaucrats that men, women and children were sleeping on street corners and crowding the city's meager emergency shelter facilities. The community will long mourn the woman who is described by those who knew her as "a tireless warrior for the underdog. ..the moving force of the homeless movement in the city... not just a foot soldier, but a major general for those who are without power." Last week a memorial service for Vives was held at the Bethesda Center for the Homeless. She was buried in Charlotte. Hazel Mack, a Legal Aid attor ney who worked with her, remem bered the first time she met Vives. "We met across a fence. I was 18, and she was in the womens' prison in Raleigh. They (prisoners) had been demonstrating against conditions inside, and people came from all over the state to demon strate in support of them. She had a rough and turbulent beginning. But all of that helped her never to for get, r Mack said. In the Legal Aid office and in the community, Vives frequently searched for ways to remedy the problems of the homeless. "She looked out for the little things," Mack said. "She encour aged us to start a fund at the front desk for people who didn't have bus money. When a client died and had no money, she came up an idea for helping to pay for that, and we began to help with funerals." Frank McKissick, a C.P.A and friend to Vives, noted that her con cern for the plight of others was endless. \ _ James W. Armentrout, Jr. Linda Abramovtiz Bea Ackenbom-Kelly Martha Albertson Pat and Jim Antoni Gail Arneke , ^ason and Gena Ashe ^ Ken Babb - Richard G. Badgett L.M. (Bud) Baker, Jr. Zanne Baker Phillip and Shelly Banks Betty Bamett Richard Bamett Zeb Bamhardt Jimmy Bamhill Annette Beatty Jim & Toy Beaty, Jr. Clifton Bell, Jr. Alan Bennett Bert Bennett Graham Bennett Richard Bennett Betsy Bethune Corette Bigalow Ellen Bonnette Yvonne and Billy Booker Ed Brewer Geneve Braybouy Audery Brown Dwayne Brown Jasper Brown Norma Brown Don Buie Todd Burke Lynn Burleson Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Bums Judith Burns Larry and Diane Butler Errol Cahoon Leonard and Anna Caldwell Lisa Caldwell Mary Calin Karen Estelle Carey Clyde Cash Sandra Chadwick R.J. and Yetta Clarke Dr. Thomas Clarke George and Alice Cleland George & Elizabeth Cleland John Cleland George & Melissa Cleland Keith Clinard Judy Cline Peggy Cochrane Bill Cofer Buddy Collins Tom Comerford Mary Alice and Fred Conrad Anne Connolly Sharon Correll Carol Corum David Cotterill Joan Cotterill Butch Covington Alan Cox Ellen Cox Betty Crockett Charles Crockett Fred Crumpler Luellen Curry Carol Davis Glenn Davis Greg and Stephanie Davis John and Terri Davis, III Joslin Davis Linwood Davis Clay Dawson Patricia Dean "She did a lot people never knew about," said McKissick. "She was always out there working for the homeless, skipping meals and missing sleep." Christine Harper-Fahey first met Vives in 1989 in Washington, D.C. when she was with the National Low Income Coalition. It called upoh Vives to help organize the march to alert Congress to the plight of the nation's poor. It was one of many events that found Vives at the forefront. "She was important as a voice," Harper-Fahey said, "truly committed to the needs of the homeless. She spread her message to all kinds of peo ple." Some worry that Vives left mighty big shoes to fill. But Harper-Fahey has an optimistic view. "I think there's going to be a hole (left by her absence), but I think she set the stage for those holes to be filled," she says. "It's a matter of people she inspired coming up to the table and carrying on her message." Vives1 family expressed the same sentiment in the memorial program distributed at her funeral. "Kay cannot be replaced but it is our prayer th^t someone with Kay's open-hearted sharing and generosity will come forward to continue her strong voice for the homeless and to challenge the powerful and compla cent to face the reality of homeless ness." " Our Dear Colleague and Friend , Kay Vives, died at 1:00 a..m, October 16, 1992 , at her sister's home in (^harlotte, North Carolina. As we airJcnow, K<jy lived to help others. She was a tireless warrior for the underdog. Kay was the moving force for the establishment of the homeless movement in Winston-Salem in recent years. This was just one of the many efforts she spearhearted ovet the years. Kay served as our receptionist for over IS years. We will miss her. " The Stqff of Legal Aid ^hy i Mel Watt 9 \\roe \o -xWj ^evV \ e ^?sCJ 1 eWf. 0V>e?' se^ce roe? Se?, *wn? aV^e 0??\hla?L Observef Se?p^>^ar*orte ?njjf?'- -^e co e,nd?nZr '? Mel Watt WiU H^J^^reased sup*** tor . affordable ondoc^^ fraining for the j obs of Education and Hea^'1based solutions to cr.me and drug* tomoao^ ? comm ty .. a diKerence as Mel pw* ?J ??T"?t 'v^fcS ta* ? ^ """ Watt. He vAXild certoV ? ? Harvey Gantt think our Congress need . _ , KAe?\ From On November 3rd, vote Democrat* C?U* Ju?a?te* to o ""* SuH. That's uL ,str?:t s^sss^ Dave DeRamus Shirley Eaton John and Betty Earle Robert Elliot .Joan & Tom Ellis cMarcia and Jerry Epstein - Pat Etheridge * Larry Eubanks - Libba Evans Fredrick Evans Yvette Evans Danny Ferguson Lawrence Fine Jack and Martha Fleer Fred Flynt Forsyth Co. Women Attys. Patrick Frail Rhonda Frazier Bill Freeman David and Libby Freedman Billy and Dunza Friende Leesha Fuller Lynne Fuller Jim Gallaher Sterling Garris Joe Gatto Ellen Gelbin Pansy Glanton Vickie Goldstein Nick Gordon Susan Gottsegen Anthony Grace Mr. & Mrs. James R. Grace, III Mike Grace Martha Gragg Michael Gray Susan Gray Murray G reason Catherine Green Betty Gregg Lewis P. Gregory, Jr. Earl and Ann Guill Marcus and Sally Gulley Michael Gunter John W. Hairston Family Bill and Susan Hammond Kelley Hancock F. Borden Hanes, Jr. Redge Hanes ud9judg"lSU?a jte^- um k Unc'JnsE^^U<W Vjinston-Sa^m i(fel^Jud?e -Believing that the selection of Judges should not be part oft partisan political process and also believing that a judge doing a good job urge voters of both ??r u^c.aw? th? Forsyth County District Court. Carolyn and Urn/ Hardy Mary Har0ra^ Jim & Marie Hatn" Lindy Harris SSSSf 'w-w HadaV.Haulsee n3rtriv and Susan Herring ISSsth & Harold Holmes Mabel H?"on Walter and Lynne nui Marjorie Hoots toma Hopkins s?Vt,jrw?" rharies T. Hughes Ed and Myrna Hughes jean and Ed irv.n Gary Jackson jane Jackson Anthony Jenkins Mary Jenkins Anne Johnston r M. 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