Historical February–March 2012 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Our neighborhood’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration was held on January 15 at Grace and Peace Church at 5574 Delmar. Featured speaker was artist and WU professor Bob Hansman.
In addition to his stirring speech, Alderman Lyda Krewson and event chair Liz Wright Johnson presented proclamations to Clara McCleod, widow of recently deceased past president of SDCC Jim McCleod, and to the trailblazing SDCC leader of the 70’s, Calvin Stuart. Krewson’s proclamation stated the following: WHEREAS, we pause to recognize Calvin B. Stuart for his many years of service to the community; and WHEREAS, Calvin B. Stuart, former president of the Skinker- DeBaliviere Community Council in 1970, was appointed executive director of the Council in February 1971; and WHEREAS, he assisted in the ongoing improvement of the SDCC neighborhood through McPherson Management Company and also served on the West End Town House Board; and WHEREAS, he worked with City of St. Louis, SDCC neighbors and the aldermen to keep a finger on the pulse of the neighborhood and to identify, assess, and resolve immediate concerns; and WHEREAS, Mr. Stuart was committed to having the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council continue to work with encouragement of business and commercial ventures in those areas zoned for this activity. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Saint Louis that we pause in our deliberations to recognize Calvin B. Stuart and thank him for his many contributions to the City of Saint Louis and we further direct the Clerk of this Board to spread a copy of this Resolution across the minutes of these proceedings and to prepare a commemorative copy to the end that it may be presented to our honoree at a time and place deemed appropriate by the Sponsor. RESOLUTION NUMBER 292 Calvin B. Stuart Introduced on the 13th day of January, 2012 by: Honorable Lyda Krewson, Alderwoman 28th Ward
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Liz Wright Johnson, Calvin B. Stuart Jr., Clara Mc Cleod and Alderman Lyda Krewson.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2012.
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