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tfay' in September, 19 78. 'HJhen we are born we all ta/@ baby steps Until tfz.e. day we begin to wall(Jhen to ron. you have fearnd to do tfz.e.m ail werr and at a very good pace. 9{ow yon are at a new pfato, a new 6eginining where you. 'uht1begin !Jet another cycfe af life. 5l.ngefa, you

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not wfiat you. are. ~q[tfiollg!i,zue are proud of tfi£ person !lou r..!.l1)e become. you are a strong, intelligent, witt!!, soft, and a 6eau:ty"iu YOWlg UJome:tt, Zl)filch are just some of tfi.e ingredients needicf to fi.az.'e a

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To: DEbuTANTE ANGElA AVERY

. CI-tOOSiNG GOAls TI-tAT ARE iMPORTANT TO

you ARE ONE of TI-tE MOST ESSENTiAl Tl-tiNGS

TO . liviNG YOUR dREAMS

. lEROY BYRd

May the Lord richly bless you, Debutante Angela Avery

Remember that you can do alI things through Christ which strengthens you,

Phillipians 4:13

The Church Of The Living God 1109 North Fourth Street

Champaign, Illinois 61820' Bishop Lloyd E. Gwin, Pastor

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ANGELA AVERY

on setting your goals so high - and then reaching them!

We wish you the very best always. '

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CONGRATULATIONS on your accomp/lshments

& BEST WISHES for the future,

ANGELA AVERYl

Reach for the stars . .. I know you will get there!

Your County Auditor (and Taxpayers' Watchdog)

-Gerrie Parr

Congratulations

And

Best Wishes

To Debutante Angela

from

Pat Butler

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C onsrQtuJQtion, to

AnselQ Avery

llEACH POll THE (fOLD!

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\Best CW"isftes g;Of'

A Successfu[ g;utuf'e

S(g'\'e, ~nee and Or'\'\[[e

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ON OUR OWN EACH OF US ARE GOOD.

TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER!

CONGRATULATIONS

ANGIE!!

"You MUST SET YOURSELF ON

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Love·Gia and . The '97 Centennial

Girls Track Team

The Natioi1aJ Honor Society honors you and

a11 you have done for Centennial High .School

Best Mshes!

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Willin8ness '. Creativity

Intellect Achievement

We know you have. all it takes to make it in our biz!

Con8ratulations (9

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*QeneeDrain* *Lisa Braxton* * Alicia Betes* *Maureen Umeh*

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Dr. Sullivan Fred Newport Bruce Green Jo Kenyon

Allen Everette

cA n!lela.l yo-u have 6een

a wo-nde?'/ul nieoe J oo-a~~'n

and !I?'anddau!lhte?'. .(I(Je

Io-ve yo-u and we ho-fte all

yo-u?' d?'ea?nj,. oo-?ne t?'ue.

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atulations to JlOU Tamacal 1 thank God everv day for (Jiving me. suck a precious giftl as

,are to me. 1 have much faith that vou will be successful in whatever vou set vour mind to do.

1 cannot count the manv times VOU have made me crv tears pridel 1 know vou will continue to make me proud of vou '

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MVJfEXO. 'AS Alwavsl

1 Love You Mom

Congratu{ations rJo My ~ig Sistet;. rJamaca

I Wish you great ruck in the future. I,£ove%u

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07Jeek pe first the kingdom of c90d CC/z(}fl evetpthing will CtJme to pou. &rothing will be impossible. ··c9o aJ Jar aJ

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Your Co'usins, Edwin and Daisy Jackson Karen and Kim Roberson

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Congratulations To All Of The Participants In The

-1997 Debutante Cotillion Best Wishes Debutantes!

Proud to Serve University of Illinois

Employees and their Families for 65 years

UIECU Salutes

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SERVICE 19-32·1997

University of Illinois Employees Credit Union

The Gamma Upsilon Psi Society' for another year of supporting the young womell of today

University of I//inois Employees Credit Union

2201 South First Street, PO Box 500 , Champaign, Illinois 61824

TEL: (217) 333-0590 ' TEL: (800) 845-1586

Campus Mai,l: MC-666 e-mail: uiecu@uiecu.org

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7he wordjrandd~uyh!er means dei}y~tj~f You are !rue

in every way !o !he mean1ny 'oJJhe wor(/ !J(emember,

"71 yoodname is ra!her 10 be ohosen !han yrea! riohes '" )}

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Nay God be aood to you and bJecBs you continuously.

Congratulations T AMA CN

Weare extremely proud of you and your

accomplishments. You have and always will be a

special niece to us. Trust in the Lord. He, will always

see you throu8h.

Love and Best Wishes

Aunt Marsha (9 Qochelle Carter

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CONGRATULATIONS TAMACA! On Behalf of Jeff Boswell,-Store Manager 'and the whole crew at Marketview Plaza

,McDonalds Jeff, Willis,Danny, Martha, The Sandy's,

Robert M., Robert Du, Robert De., " Letanya, Kenesha, Pascha, Olivia,

Yvonne, Terri, Tyla, Michelle, Sam, Eric, Kevin, Joe, Tony, Sam, Mags, Nicole, Marilyn, Melvin, Darlene, Derick,

Rayna, Kesha, Shalonda, Jesse,Maudine, Lori, and all of the other fools.

- Good Luck Tamaca

May all of your hope $, wishes and , dreams come true~

OWNERS

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To My Very Special Cousin, Tamaca

Hope you achieve your goals in Ufe.

Ms. Lolesha Williams &

Family

Congratulations &

Best Wishes to DebutanteTamaca Bailey

~ChamPaign County CASA, Inc. A child's voice in court'

1403 E. Washington Street

Suite J Urbana, lllinois 61802 384-9065

Genevieve Lambert, Executive Director

S~up for

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wish you many years of [earninBi (o'\'inBi and happi ness. '

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self-approva{, and

self-commitment in order to obtain self fulfiC{ment.

PFiy{{is C{arK... -

CongralulaHons, Tamnca '

A shmJ", for awarenp..5s. Yon musl Ilwnre of HOllr s~reng.l\:> anJ weaknesses.

H slllnJs for bellef. )~)u lun'e .Iumblla!l .0 realIze !lOllr Jreams, 1ml !Ion won. be a\,le

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lo acllievlng wmr goals. \,,;,1. commamell.

amI perse,'ernnce !lOll will be sm:cessflll.

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Good Luck

Charisse Walker Cobbs, DoDoS

Congratulations Tamaca

Keep striving to be the best that you can

beo

Mrs. Veola Tinsley

Centennial High School Library.

Let Us Boldly Pursue Success and Excellence F or All

Good Luck Tamaca

Congratulations Tamaca

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Sandi Stubbins Business Teacher

at Centennial High School

Uongratulations! ! Gamma Upsilon Psi Sodety

25th Anniversary

"God Bless" .

Mrs. Caroline MuGee

. Tamaca ,

May the wind be always at your back.

Joe (9 Carolyn Wilson

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Mr. & Mrs. Earl E. Smith Dr. Lila Sullivan Jo Anne Kenyon

James R. Kenyon, Jr.

PO. Box 6174 Champaign, IL

61826-6174

phone: 352-7460

MAID· 'SPECIALLY FOR YOU

Roxanne

thers the way you would have them Always remember to tr) e~t 0 't forget to always be for real and, as treat you (straight up. on

kind as you can. We have and always will, love you

Mommy & Daddy

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<Wish inB Y'Oll

7\[[ &rhe \Best.

GOOd~ck!

BETliEf AME ChURCh ~~~ LAY ORGANizA liON

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Best Wishes To

Covelv Young Cadv

in all that she

endeavors to do.

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School Teacher

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R~Kanne. You are to be commended For your excel'lent . scholas~tic achievements and your multi­

talents, which are exhibited in your participation in numerous activities... I have watched you as you sold Girl Scout cookies,

attended U ... S ... Space camp, perFormed on National T ... U ... and traveled abroad! Keepgoin 50 that you can be a beacon For .otheryoung

people in addition to helping others ...

HoL Daniel~ ~ SpringField, IL

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Love, Dr. James F. Clayborne Fairview Heights, IL

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••••••••••••••••••• • Congratulations to • • ROXANNE LYNETTE BARNES • •• • • • You have set goals • • • • You have achieved them • · .. • You are a winner! • · .".. • • • • · ~ • • • •

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10K races. Now let me, be your cheerleader when you go through Med

School. Lynn Adler Chicago,IL

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Roxanne, Good Luck &

Con9ratulations from your

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",Jj'< ... Love, Uncle Bill & Auntie Dot from Hickory, N.C.

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A~ you were taught And as we know you will do Stand foursquare in the light of Justice And by your deeds speak Truth to Power!

Congratulations Roxanne!

Gene and Crystal Vanderport Danville, IL

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EDUCATION IS YOUR PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE FOR TOMORROW BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE

WHO PREPARE FOR IT TODAY.

(MALCOLM X)

EDUCATION IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CLASSROOM. IT TAKES,PLACE IN THE KITCHEN, ON THE CORNER, AS YOU RIDE OR WALK TO ANY DESTINATION, WHEN YOU LISTEN TO SPEAK TO OTHERS AND IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR BEDROOM;

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ELDERS, WOMEN, MEN. IT RISES FROM VICTORY, TRAGEDY, JOY, AND SUFFERING. EDUCATION DOES NOT TAKE PLACE WHEN YOU LEARN SOMETHING YOU DID NOT KNOW BEFORE. EDUCATION IS YOUR ABILITY TO USE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED TO BE BETTER TODAY THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY. DO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU KNOW OR HOW YOU LEARN IT, THE ULTIMATE GOALOF EDUCATION IS TO GIVE "YOU" GREATER INSIGHT TO "YOURSELF" .

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TALENTED YOUNG WOMAN. WE WISH THE BEST TO YOU IN ALL OF YOUR,

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Urbana High School

MAY GOD'S GRACEANO MERCY ALWAYS BE WITH YOU ...

. JACKIE & BIG DENNIS MATTHEWS

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successes! II ::;-~ Illinois Education Association-NEA

1 South 280 Summit, Suite A2 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-3936

630/495-3250 Office 630,495.7443 Fax

Cynthia Baston UniServ Director

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The National Staff Organization works to

. protect the rights and welfare of employees of the National Education Association and its state and local affiliates across the country. .

NATIONAL STAFF

ORGANIZATION

NSO'strongly believes in the good work of Gamma Upsilori Psi and supports its effort to provide scholarships to young African-American women in the Champaign-Urbana area.

NSO - whose members work on behalf of educational employees n~tion'wide.

NSO Officers: President John Warms (New Jersey); Vice President for Defense Chuck Agerstrand (Michigan); Vice President for Program Lynn Adler (Illinois); Secretary Sharon Sutherland (Ohio); and, Treasurer Vera Stafford (Michigan).

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To Ollr Godchild RO.\,JI: We ha~'e watched you grow

up into a beautifill, gracefill, and multi-talented young lady. We are lIery' proud of )1011 and our wish for )'011 is that you continue to be successful in YOJlr every endeavor.

We love you Roxy, Eugene & Polly ,

R is for the RICHNESS in being a black it'Oman

o is lor your OUTSTANJ)JNG achievement" and personality

X is for the X-RAY \lision )'01l seem to have into your future

A is for your jantasNc A TTlTOOE about l!!fz and helping others

N is for NEVER being afraid to pursu.e YOllr dreams

N isfor the NATURAL talents that God has given )'Oll

E is for the Christian EXAMPLJ;~ that YOli have been for your sister Lucy and others

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DUBUTANTE ROXANNE LYNETTE BARNES

DON'T "E:VER

Don't ever try to understand everything. Some things will just never make sense.

Don't ever be reluctant to show your feelings When you1re happy, give into .it! .

When you're not, live with it.

Don't ever be afraid to try to make things better ---

You might be surprised at the results Don't ever take the weight of the world

on your shoulders Don't ever feel threatened by the future -

Take life one day at a time. Don't ever feel guilty about the past -­

What's done is done. Learn from any mistakes you might have

made.

Don't ever feel that you are alone -There is always somebody there for you to

reach out to.

Don't ever forget that you can achieve so many of the things that you can imagine

imagine that! It's not as hard as it seems.

Don't ever stop loving Don't ever stop believing

Don't ever stop dreaming your dreams.

We The Gay Family w~sh you the confidence to pursue your goals and the good fortune to attain it.

We Give You Love, Benita Rollins Gay, Jasmine Gay, Javarius Dunlap-Gay, Jonte Rollins-Gay.

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·lRoxanne, Congratulations!!

We are impressed- by your many

accomplishments • ~ through the years. Your ~

achievements and traveling experiences will

be an inspiration for those that will follow. ..

Donna Dodd, Dorothy Fava, Laura Irwin, Judy Laker

Westville, IL

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blessing you in a mighty way. , ::-Keep on climbing the ladder of , success with your _winning • personality and intelligence! I _

IT RUST iN mE LORd wim AU ThiNE J.tEART: ANd lEAN NOT ONTO ThiNE OWN UNdERSTANdiNG. IN All my WAYS AckNOwlEdGE HiM ANd HE sliAll diRECT my PATf.tS. '

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MAY you CONTiNUE TO cliMb -mE lAddER of SUCCESS.

God bE WiTH you!

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Congratulations! .

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Roxanne, Congratulations on all of

your accomplishments d / an yQtyr acceptance to

, the Uni~ersity of Illinois . .. J}s to the future,

continue to "Keep your.' head to the sky" and

Imuch success in all your endeavors.

From: The Holman/Glenn Families Sandra J. Holman, Associate General Counsel, IEA-NEA T rudi Glenn, R.N. (retired)

Keith Holman, Paralegal Services Delphine Holman, Deobrae

Holman and Pvt. Harold Swink

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I am a black woman tall as a cypress strong beyond all definition still defying place and time and circumstance

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on me and be renewed

Congratulations Roxanne!!!

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Dear Roxanne:

• Reverend B.}. T arum, Senior Pastor

In the School of Life there are many electives, so careful thought should be given to making a proper and profitable selection. The world offers a variety of good choices, but God's Word contains not only what is good for us, but also what is best for us.

God will take you as high as He wants you to go; He will make yo~ whate~e: He wants you to be; and He will lift you above your own horizon to fulfill HIS true vIsion for you. Follow Him.

BJT/blt

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CONGRATUIATES

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March 29, 1997

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ROXANNE, .

PoliTics ~AS bEEN dEFiNEd AS, \\T~E ART of iNFLUENCiNG OR T~E ATTEMpT TO iNFLUENCE pEoplE." ROXANNE, you ~AVE A WAy of iNFLUENCiNG pEoplE. KEEP Up T~E Good WORk.

CONGRA TULA liONS JANETTE WEAT~ERAll ~

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