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To Honor, Recognize, and Celebrate the Life of Barbara A. Washington and to Extend our Sincerest Condolences to her Family and Friends
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WHEREAS, Barbara A, Washington graduated from Central High School in Columbus, Ohio and went on to start a family with the love of her life, Nathaniel Washington; and
WHEREAS, she then went on to work as a Medical Office Assistant for Neighborhood Health Center also known as the Billie Brown Jones Health center servicing the most vulnerable in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, after retiring she was a founding member of Sisters and Girlfriends In Christ (SAGIC), a ministry for battered women and a shelter; and
WHEREAS, through SAGIC she ministered to families throughout Central Ohio for over twenty years, all the while she was a Board member of Rhema Christian Center where she served in a variety of roles for over thirty years; and
WHEREAS, her brand of leadership was Love to anyone and everyone who needed or didn't need it; and
WHEREAS, her patented song "I love you and you can't do nothing about it" exemplifies the theory of servant leadership and meeting people where they are to help them understand their untapped potential; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby honor, recognize and celebrate the life of Barbara A. Washington and extends our sincerest condolences to her family and friends.