Cora graduated from Hammond Business College in Indiana. Afterwards she operated a modeling agency in Chicago until a friend convinced her to come west in 1975 where she settled in Olympia, Washington.
Active in numerous community groups and government agencies, Cora served on the Olympia Downtown Revitalization Committee and was an active member of the Olympia Kiwanis. She also served on the Department of Social and Health Service's Advisory Committee and in the Housing Authority of Thurston Co., the Thurston Co Economic Development Council and the Visitor and Convention Bureau. She was also a founding member of the New Life Baptist Church in Olympia.
Cora's political activities included serving with the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, as Precinct officer for the Thurston County Democratic Party and as president of the Northwest Conference of Black Elected Officials.
Among her outreach efforts Cora hosted a local radio show where she discussed racial diversity and worked to uncover and preserve the history of African Americans in Thurston County.
Her passing prompted the Washington State Senate to pass SR8663 honoring Cora's countless hours of community service.
Active in numerous community groups and government agencies, Cora served on the Olympia Downtown Revitalization Committee and was an active member of the Olympia Kiwanis. She also served on the Department of Social and Health Service's Advisory Committee and in the Housing Authority of Thurston Co., the Thurston Co Economic Development Council and the Visitor and Convention Bureau. She was also a founding member of the New Life Baptist Church in Olympia.
Cora's political activities included serving with the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, as Precinct officer for the Thurston County Democratic Party and as president of the Northwest Conference of Black Elected Officials.
Among her outreach efforts Cora hosted a local radio show where she discussed racial diversity and worked to uncover and preserve the history of African Americans in Thurston County.
Her passing prompted the Washington State Senate to pass SR8663 honoring Cora's countless hours of community service.
Cora graduated from Hammond Business College in Indiana. Afterwards she operated a modeling agency in Chicago until a friend convinced her to come west in 1975 where she settled in Olympia, Washington.
Active in numerous community groups and government agencies, Cora served on the Olympia Downtown Revitalization Committee and was an active member of the Olympia Kiwanis. She also served on the Department of Social and Health Service's Advisory Committee and in the Housing Authority of Thurston Co., the Thurston Co Economic Development Council and the Visitor and Convention Bureau. She was also a founding member of the New Life Baptist Church in Olympia.
Cora's political activities included serving with the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, as Precinct officer for the Thurston County Democratic Party and as president of the Northwest Conference of Black Elected Officials.
Among her outreach efforts Cora hosted a local radio show where she discussed racial diversity and worked to uncover and preserve the history of African Americans in Thurston County.
Her passing prompted the Washington State Senate to pass SR8663 honoring Cora's countless hours of community service.
Active in numerous community groups and government agencies, Cora served on the Olympia Downtown Revitalization Committee and was an active member of the Olympia Kiwanis. She also served on the Department of Social and Health Service's Advisory Committee and in the Housing Authority of Thurston Co., the Thurston Co Economic Development Council and the Visitor and Convention Bureau. She was also a founding member of the New Life Baptist Church in Olympia.
Cora's political activities included serving with the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, as Precinct officer for the Thurston County Democratic Party and as president of the Northwest Conference of Black Elected Officials.
Among her outreach efforts Cora hosted a local radio show where she discussed racial diversity and worked to uncover and preserve the history of African Americans in Thurston County.
Her passing prompted the Washington State Senate to pass SR8663 honoring Cora's countless hours of community service.
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