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Leslie Foster lauded for outstanding contributions to the religious community
Leslie Foster
About 400 well
wishers, friends and
relatives attended
the musical tribute paid
to ' Leslie R. Foster
Sunday night at Zion
Star Baptist Church.
Outstanding talents of
the city featured in this
musical tribute were
Rev. Larry Davies,
Oscar Ford, Jr., Vivian
Perryman, Myrtle
Hemphill, Zion Star Male
Chorus, Mt. Sinai Cho£r,
Helen Cloud, Leroy
Mackey, Deborah
Williams, Bennie Beard,
and the Community
Echoes.
Leslie is well known
throughout this state,
Oklahoma, Louisiana,
Florida, Mississippi,
Colorado and Tennessee
for his unique style of
gospel singing as
director of the,, pchoes.
He gives of his time and
talent unselfishly and
without any monetary
compensation. According
to Foster, "No one can
pay me what I will be
paid by ^ my Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ."
He does indeed try to
live the life he sings
about in his songs.
Leslie hails from
Cuero, Texas and is
married to Matti? Taylor
Foster. They have two
children and two
grandchildren. Tristan
Foster Mathis and
daughter, Lanna, Leslie
R. Foster, Jr. and
daughter Leschel. He has
been employed at USAA
for 23 years and is
presently regional
service manager.
Leslie is a graduate of
St. Phillips College and
St. Mary's University
Thursday
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SAN
ANTONIO
where he earned a MBA
degree. He also served
three years in the U. S.
Army.
Leslie is a past board
member of Health-
Incorporated and BCOIC.
He is an active member
of the Zion Star Baptist
Church where he is Male
Chorus director. In
addition to this he
teaches two classes each
week at USAA.
^ ★ V
REGISTER
Citizens march for jobs, peace and civil rights
Progress
Impressive rites
for Leroy Beck
Leroy Beck
Impressive rites were
held Wednesday for
Leroy Beck, Sr. at
Calvary Baptist Church
with the Rev. Robert L.
Miller, Jr., officiating.
Beck, who was active
in his church, served as
treasurer for more than
35 years; chairman of
the deacon board for 27
years and director of the
Baptist Training Union
for mo're than 30 years.
A veteran of World
War 11, Beck chose San
Antonio as his home
after his honorable
discharge. He was
employed at Kelly AFB
for 36 years and
received several "Zero
Defect Awards". He
retired in 1980.
He was born in
Navasota, Texas. He
attended George
Washington Carver High
School where he met his
childhood sweetheart
Solomon Etta "Nissie"
Miller. The were married
on July 4, 1941. They
had four children, Leroy,
Jr., Sharon, Barbara and
Joyce.
Beck and his wife were
travelling near San
Marcos when they were
in an accident with an
18-wheeler. Beck died
instantly. Mrs. Beck is
home still recovering
l^m her injuries.
Interment was in Ft.
Sam Houston National
Cemetery.
Arrangements by the
Lewis Funeral Home.
20 YEAR OLD KILLED
IN ONE CAR ACCIDENT
Funeral services for a
20 year old man who
died in a one car
accident around 9 p.m.*
Sunday, will be held
Hand in hand and arm in arm, a crowd estimated as high as 30,000 people joined
in the Martin Luther King march Monday. Pictured here are the city, county and
state dignitaries who joined their constituents in the march. Photo by Ferrero
Rev. C.W. Black
receives
M.L.K. Award
. !e*pn
Rev. C. W. Black
Rev. C. W. Black
was honored Thursday
night when he was
named the recipient of
the Martin Luther King
Award presented during
the awards banquet at
the Lila Cockrell
Theatre.
Black, who has been
active in the civil rights
movement for a number
of years, continued to
fight for justice for all
mankind. Black, who
recently had been ill, is
back on the campaign
trail for justice.
Martin Luther King,
Jr. was the guest
speaker at the banquet.
Friday.
Services will be at
West Laurel Church of
Christ.
Jerry Redd, 20, was
dhving a car in the 2000
block of Rigsby when he
lost control of the car
and slammed into a
utility pole. He
succumbed at a local
Martin Luther King march co-chairpersons Mario
Salas, Rosa Rosales and march chairman Eric
Akima take a few minutes to reflect on the
purpose of Monday's march.
Rep. Karyne Conley appointed
to Urban Affairs committee
Texas House Speaker
Gib Lewis, D-Fort
Worth, announced that
he has appointed Rep.
Karyne Conley as vice
chair of the House
committee on Urban
Affairs. She has also
been appointed to serve
as a member of the
committee on Local and
Consent Calendars and
State Federal and
International Relations.
"Rep. Conley has the
background and
knowledge to play an
important role in
crafting the legislation
that will be considered
in these committees,"
Lewis said.
The committee on
Urban Affairs deals with
the matters pertaining
to cities, municipalities
and other units of local
government. v
The committee on
Local and Consent
Calendars assigns local
bills and resolutions to
the appropriate
calendars. The
i committee on State,
Federal and International
Relations deals with
commerce and trade,
relations between Texas
and federal government,
other states and nations.
Salas says 'it ain't right'
for Blacks
to fight Bush's war
Led by the Mt.
Calvary Baptist Church
Cavaliers and. marching
to the beat of high
school bands, thousands
of San Antonians
commemorated Dr.
Martin Luther King's
birthday by marching
from the Boy's Club on
MLK Drive to MLK
Plaza at E. Houston and
N. New Braunfels.
Skinheads joined
church groups, sororities,
fraternities, unions,
elected officials,
community activsts and
ordinary citizens from
babies to senior citizens
to march for jobs,
peace, and civil rights
Monday.
The march culminated
nine days of activities
celebrating the life and
dream of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Hoisting several full
sized U. S. flags, 17
"Skinheads" from the
Anti-Racist Action
Network, representing
students from high
schools across the city
exemplified the central
theme of the march,
Keeping Dr. King's
dream for a unified
America alive where all
are treated equally.
Demands for an end to
the war in the Middle
East also dominated the
march with Blacks,
Hispanics and Anglo
speakers, who spoke out
against the violence of
war and the number of
minorities in the war.
MLK March Co-
chairperson Mario Salas
was the most harsh in
denouncing President
Bush and the U. S. for
engaging in the war.
Emphasizing that he
supported the men and
women in the Gulf, Salas
lashed. out at Bush for
vetoing the 1990 Civil
Rights Act.
"It ain't right," Salas
shouted to the cheering
crowd. "George Bush
vetoed the 1990 Civil
Rights Act, but he wants
Black folks to fight in
his war to give the
supreme sacrifice-their
lives.
"Where were the
400,000 troops when
South Africa invaded
Mozambique? he
demanded. "Why not,stop
the racists in South
Africa?"
Although a number of
speakers called for
social action against the
war and criticized the
veto of the Civil Rights
Act, the
commitment to Dr.
King's ideals was very
evident among the
speakers and marchers.
Rev. Ronald Benson,
representing the political
action committee of the
Baptist Minister's Union,
referred to Dr. King as
a 'drum major for
peace.'
"Martin Luther King
worked peace as a fine
tool, and he was
prepared through educa
tion."
hospital from multiple
injuries.
Arrangements are
handled by the Lewis
Funeral Home.
Only God is able...It is
faith in him that we
must rediscover • ••
By Martin Luther King
Dr. Thomas Cleaver interim
vice president at UTSA
affairs at the University
of Texas at San Antonio.
He will serve in that
capacity until August 31.
t)r. Cleaver replaced
Dr. Gilberto Hinjojosa
^ who retOrned to full time
'academic duties after his
two year appointment as
associate vice president
expired in mid January.
In accepting the interim
appointment, Dr. Cleaver
came out of retirement
as univei=sity administrator
althought he remained
active as an independent
See Cleaver Pg. 9
V
Dr. Thomas Cleaver
Dr. Thomas J. Cleaver
has been appointed
interim associate vice
president for academic
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Glosson, Edwin. San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 1991, newspaper, January 24, 1991; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth399035/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.