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5 f ' ' - 4> v..i' .? ? ' I Riim^ n.. .. 75cents Dm]Sibling ^H^H| ??e P honors late ?)r) t .ilfino it sill twin with _-. cj}8 = taking .t all ^^^Hfound | See Page BIO Ai <5* ???? >?* The ChroWcle Volume39,Number 14 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, November 29, 2012 Cloud Lifted FUePhott Rep. Larry Womble appears at a local Juneteenth celebration ear lier this year to accept a community service award. Womble focusing on recovery now that he will not face criminal charges BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE ? State Rep. Larry Womble has been absolved of all responsibility in the Dec. 2, 2011 car collision that changed his life forever, ending a months-long ordeal for the longtime community servant. Womble was charged last spring with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle for the accident on Reynolds Park Road that claimed the life of the other motorist, David Allen Carmichael, and left Womble critically wounded. Carmichael, who died at the scene, was later Friedman found to have a blood alcohol content well above the See Wombie on A3 Community Says Goodbye ?ml Ji 1 ? n WSSU Photo by Oancs Ovm | Winston-Salem State * University Provost Brenda Allen and Chancellor Donald Reaves flank a smiling Dr. Cedric Rodney during Rodney's lively retirement celebration last month. News of i s&atti; in the community. The esteemed educator, pastor and all-around good guy was laid to rest on Monday. Read more on page A2. Thanksgiving has special meaning at soup kitchen Ptow by L?yU Otrrrm Jonathan Reid prepares turkeys. BY LAYLA OARMS THE CHRONICLE The Thanksgiving season has been difficult for Winston-Salem resident Antonio Steele. Early last week, Steele, a native of New Haven, Conn., said it would be the hrst t hanksgiving he would have to spend without his mother, who passed away earlier this year. "Thanksgiving's going to be real sad for me," related Steele, who has been "in and out of homeless shelters," as he puts it, for the past sever al years. Still, the 48-year-old Erfurt said there are things he's thankful for: his life and the hot meal he knows he can expect to find at the Samaritan Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. Volunteers pitched in the days leading up to the holiday, to ensure that diners at the Soup See Samaritan on A10 ? rwu Shawan Gabriel came to the Winston Lake Family Yin 2007. Y leader headed to BBBS BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE After five years at the helm of Winston Lake Family YMCA, Executive Director Shawan Gabriel is preparing to embark on a new career opportunity. Effective Dec. 17, Gabriel, a native of Charlotte, will become the CEO of the local Big Brothers Big Sisters Services, Inc. Gabriel, 35, succeeds Amy Mack, who is relocating to Seattle, Wash. Gabriel started his professional career as a case man ager for Big Brothers Big Sisters in High Point in 2001, and said he has always held the work of the agency - the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network - in high esteem. "Growing up, 1 knew the impact of Hazelbaker having a caring adult in your lite other than your parents. It means the world to young people," declared Gabriel, the father of two girls. "We need caring adults in the lives of children and Big Brothers Big Sisters, for 100 years, has done that. I want to return to serving the community in that way." Gabriel credits his uncle with giving him the additional guidance he needed as a youth. "He gave me a sense of a future, a sense of belonging," Gabriel declared.".. .He was able to educate me in a way that my parents could not, and that my teachers could not." Curtis Hazelbaker, CEO of the YMCA Northwest North Carolina, hired Gabriel in 2007 and says he supports Gabriel's deci sion to leave the organization. "He's done a good job for us, and it's a good move for him," said Hazelbaker, who has spent nearly 30 years with the YMCA. *.. .1 think he's ready for it. It's a role he has the potential to do very well in." Gabriel, a Guilford College alumnus, says he believes Winston Lake has made some important strides during his tenure. "Part of the reason that I came to the Y was to enhance programs and improve its financial standing, and over the last five years, we've done that," he remarked. "I feel good about, pro grammatically and financially how I'm leaving. It's better than when I came, so I feel good about that" Making the move to Big Brothers Big See Gabriel on AM I p I |!]i I Esj! f Lgiii I 3S5ll| V . 1 NBA star again treats seniors to holiday meal Howard BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE I The Josh Howard Foundation continued its annual tradition last I week of treating senior citizens to a free holiday meal. Tickets were given to about 200 local seniors, entitling them to | a free turkey meal at the K&W Cafeteria on Healy Drive on the day I before Thanksgiving. The Foundation is the charitable organization of NBA Player I Josh Howard, a Winston-Salem native who was a standout player at I Wake Forest University before going on to play for NBA teams like I SeeScatan or A2 | Hwobj TtxMUck Beverly Lowe (right) dines with Homer Fronklin Cooper and C a t t i e Tkylor. tW ?> I I III ^| | |_ ^L?. I ? 1 It I'Il ?? iff ff lifilii!^ I I . .
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