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NO 3632-07-2008
Paying Tribute to Fort Worth Citizen, Mrs. Hazel Harvey Peace
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hazel Harvey Peace shaped the lives of several generations of African-Americans m
Fort Worth through education, advocacy and through her unparalleled and unwavering support of her
commumty• and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Peace graduated Fort Worth Colored High School -later renamed LM. Terrell High
School - at age 13 and returned to the school to teach at age 16 after earning a degree from Howard
Umversity• and
WHEREAS, as an English teacher and debate coach, and later as vice principal, Mrs. Peace set an
example for all those who would follow to become strong leaders and successful professionals in Fort
Worth s African-American commumty demanding excellence, hard work and fairness from all those
who count themselves among her pupils, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Peace brought her values and skills to vital programs and projects citywide though
service to organizations that sought to improve the quality of life for all residents, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Peace was a titan during one of the most transformative times m Western history and
though her passing on June 8, 2008, is a great loss to all of the lives she touched, rt serves as a call to
always aspire to greatness and never stand idle in the face of great challenge or change.
RESOLUTION NO 3632-07-2008
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS, THAT
We, the Fort Worth City Council, pay tribute to the long life and great deeds of a remarkable woman,
Mrs. Hazel Harvey Peace, and extend our deepest sympathy and prayers to her family her students and
her friends who will struggle to cope with this loss but who will celebrate the life of Mrs. Peace by
ensuring her legacy will forever remain strong in the hearts and minds of those who call Fort Worth
home.
Adopted this 8th day of July 2008
AT'I
By
APPPOVED
CITY COUNCIL
JUL 0 8 2008
City Secretary of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas