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Living Legends
ExxonMobil employees honor Living Legends of Southeast Texas
in Southeast Texas. Among the honorees were Dr. Gwendolyn Alfred, Leah Jacobs, Albert Turner, Council Member Audwin Samuel, and Hargie Savoy. Each honoree received a plaque in recognition of their contribution to civil rights, arts, city government and business. “I believe all of these living legends are making history in our community by the work they do in local government, the judicial system, civil rights and other areas. Ms. Hargie Savoy for example has worked relentlessly for decades as a civil rights activist and she’s helped pave the way for others to work in making a positive impact,” says Allyson Lattimore. Lattimore is a finite scheduler at the blending and packaging plant and is a member of the BEST organization. She helped coordinate the event and is glad for the support she and her colleagues received from ExxonMobil. “I was excited that ExxonMobil supported an event like this one commemorating the efforts of African American legends. It just shows how ExxonMobil really cares about the communities near its operations,” says Lattimore.
The view of Beaumont stretches for miles atop the eighth floor of the Mary and John Gray Library at Lamar University. Surrounded by the view, an audience of nearly ninety people sit mesmerized listening to Jefferson County’s new Sheriff Zena Stephens give the keynote address during a celebration of African American History Month. “When I set out to run for Sheriff I didn’t set out to be the first anything. I set out to be the very best at what I do. When I was elected to be Sheriff I didn’t make history; our community made history,” says Stephens. Stephens is the first African American woman to be elected Sheriff in the state of Texas. Stephens shared with the audience her passion for serving the community in which she grew up and the goals she aspires to accomplish during her time in office. “I want to be a positive force in the community, build partnerships and keep an open dialogue. I challenge you as citizens to also seek opportunities to be a positive force in your neighborhoods just like today’s honorees have done in their areas of work,” says Stephens. ExxonMobil’s Black Employee Success Team collaborated with Lamar University to coordinate the celebration honoring African American living legends
Pictured top row Left to Right: Kerrel Gomes; Cheryl Ajayi; Jordan Cole; Phil Tucker; Allyson Lattimore; Julius Bedford; Angela Brown; Leslie Rideau; Carl Jenkins. Pictured middle row Left to Right: Damien Frederick; Milton Hill; Ashlyn Dumas; Brandi Isadore; Rochanda Scott Pictured bottom row Left to Right: Council member Audwin Samuel, Dr. Gwendolyn Alfred, Leah Jacobs, Hargie Savoy, and Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens.
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