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RON FELTON MEMORIAL SERVICE SET

The Wilkes Barre branch of the NAACP announced that a Memorial Service will be held to celebrate the life of the late Ronald Felton on Sunday August 27^th, 3pm at the Burke Auditorium in the McGowan Business Center.

Mr. Felton served multiple terms as the President of branch #2306 in the city.  Felton and his family came to Wilkes-Barre in the late 1980s to work at Prudential Insurance.  He and his wife Peggy established a home in South Wilkes-Barre where he became involved with mini–Mohawk Football as well as the NAACP.

As an officer of the NAACP Felton was in the forefront of social justice concerns of the growing minority population in Wilkes-Barre. Under two city administrations the branch and Mr. Felton worked with Mayor Tony George to have the city recognize the Martin Luther King Holiday. Felton along with his successor Jimeal Caliste worked with Mayor George Brown to have the administration rename Coal Street Park to Martin Luther King Junior Park. Additionally, Felton also served on the Wilkes-Barre City Civil Service Commission and the Zoning and Hearding Board.

He was a sought-after speaker in the community and was best known for his recitation of the Martin Luther King Junior “I Have a Dream” speech. It is fitting that the memorial service will take place on the eve of the 60^th anniversary of that iconic speech.

Bill Browne, current President of the branch said, “We are grateful to the Felton family, King’s College and the city of Wilkes-Barre for allowing us to say a final goodbye to Ron”.

First Vice President David Yonki, in conjunction with the family and branch is organizing the tribute.

Reservations can be made by accessing this link.

Register @ https://forms.gle/Ac2QpJWofcKrX1pP7  or WBNAACP2306@gmail.com. The event is free and open to the public.  

 

MEDIA MATTERS 

 This week's guest on Community Forum will be Terry Martin, author of "Moving Forward in Unsure Steps".  You'll hear the program Sunday at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on The Mothership 1400am; and 7:30 on 105 The River.