Preserving The Legacy
“It Is Finished”
By: Soror Patricia Godboldt
Preserving the Legacy has become a very personal and
meaningful phrase for sorors of the Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter.
Many gathered at the gravesite of our beloved Founder and
former chapter member, Winona Cargile Alexander, for a sacred
Unveiling Service on Saturday June 9, 2018 at 11:00 am. With
special thanks to Evergreen Cemetery, her marker was
transformed to a Georgia Grey (her birth state) with her picture
and an inscription which reads, “One of the twenty-two Founders
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated”.
The song “Sweet Sweet Spirit” was playing softly in the
background as our National, Regional, and State Dignitaries
arrived and were seated. James Alexander, Sr., her son,
Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and another family member
were in attendance. Senator Audrey Gibson, Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc., and representatives from five surrounding chapters
were just a few of our special guests.
In Omega-Omega attire with accents of pearls and violets, our
sisterhood paid tribute and acknowledged her legacy in a manner
that was long overdue. By the Grace of God, this worthy project
had come to fruition and as the words “it is finished” came to
mind, I imagine
that a sobering, humbling, yet euphoric
and exuberating feeling flowed through
all of us as the service so beautifully
unfolded. The release of the doves
signified the beauty and peace we felt
as we left heading to a reception
where her portrait would be donated
and would forever hang, in the historic
Ritz Theatre and Museum.
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