City of Columbus - File #: 0118X-2017

• File #: 0118X-2017
• Version: 1
• Type: Ceremonial Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/12/2017
• In control: Klein
• On agenda: 4/17/2017
• Final action: 4/20/2017
• Title: To Celebrate Mary Frances Chase Cessor’s 100th Birthday
• Sponsors: Zach M. Klein, Elizabeth Brown, Mitchell Brown, Shannon G. Hardin, Jaiza Page, Michael Stinziano, Priscilla Tyson

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/20/2017	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/19/2017	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/17/2017	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/17/2017	1	Columbus City Council	Adopted	Pass

Title

To Celebrate Mary Frances Chase Cessor’s 100^th Birthday

Body

WHEREAS,  Mary Frances Chase Cessor was born on April 12, 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland and later moved to Calvert County with her grandmother until she was 16 years old; and

WHEREAS, Mary Cessor moved to Dayton, OH in 1942 and began working at Wright Patterson Airforce Base ; and

WHEREAS, in 1944, Mary moved to the City of Columbus and began working at Curtis Wright North American Aviation; and

WHEREAS, she has three daughters, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Mary is the oldest living member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and has been a member for over 60 years; and

WHEREAS, at Friendship, Mary formed the Young Adult Choir and also founded the Georgetta Gleaves Guild Girls; and

WHEREAS,  she was baptized at an early age and later joined Friendship Missionary Baptist Church under the pastoral leadership of reverend R.T. Gleaves and later Pastor G. Thomas Turner; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: 

That this Council does hereby celebrate Mary Frances Chase Cessor’s 100^th birthday on April 12, 2017.