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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />13 November 1989 <br /> <br />To: The Honorable Mayor & Council Members <br /> <br />From: Robert L. Swanagan <br /> <br />I am sorry that I am unable to be present on this occasion to make this <br />appeal, however, I hope this written plea will suffice. <br /> <br />I am asking that you please permit the addition to the Jennie Riley Center be <br />named the "Charles Walker Wing." Mr. Walker has been a very ardent supporter <br />of the City of La Porte and a pillar of the Black community. The members of <br />the La Porte Community Civic Club, and the entire Black community feel his <br />contribution has been significant and warrants this type of recognition. At a <br />time when positive, Black role models are few and far between, his example is <br />one that any youngster, Black, White, etc., would want to emulate. <br /> <br />My reason for writing to you is because I was told there is opposition to <br />doing this because some have indicated that a building should be named after <br />someone who is still living. I hope this is not the case, because it would <br />truly be an opportunity missed to give a deserving person flowers when they <br />can still smell them. <br /> <br />Thank you for reading this appeal. <br /> <br />RLS:jh <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Robert L. Swanagan <br />