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CALIFORNIA, PA - webpage 3
OBITUARY OF WYONA S. COLEMAN:
Nov. 29, 2005, California lost one of its tireless workers, 73 year old Wyona S.
Coleman who was born on a farm in Illinois. As a Librarian since 1985 and
Historian and Library Director until 2000, Mrs. Coleman worked in the California
Public Library where her previous education from Southern Illinois University in
journalism helped in her role as activist. She had already led in the
passage of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977 and was in
attendance when Present when President Jimmy Carter singed the act into law.
In 1995, she co-founded and was the first board chair of the Tri-State Coalfield
Citizens mining Network. A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 at
the California Public Library 100 Wood St. next to the Monongahela River, at 2
p.m, where a huge crowd attended to hail her achievements and share their sorrow
at the passing of this great leader and community activist.
The California Public
Library occupies the former train station location Rebekah Sungala,
in "Memorial service held for Coleman" (see Herald-Standard 12/04/2005)
"Coleman's work in the library was... a labor of love. Under Coleman's
guidance, the library slowly began to add books and now has an impressive
collection of children's books, in addition to American literature, railroad and
mining collections. "The echoes of what Wyona has done are so far
reaching," Bennett [a friend and former co-worker] said. "Her
intelligence and spirit will be with us as long as the library, and the books
she collected remain intact."
Note: Taken in part from the obituary in the The Herald Standard.
Go to California
PA webpage 1
Go to California
PA webpage 2
Keystone
Town Markers
California
Area Historical Society
California University of
Pennsylvania (CAL-U)
History
of the Normal School & development to a University
The
California Area Historical Society - This site includes, but is not limited
to the areas of:
California Borough; West Brownsville Borough; Centerville Borough; West Pike Run
Township; Coal Center;
Newell; Roscoe; Elco; Allenport; Stockdale; Long Branch, and Fallowfield
Township
Mon Valley
History and Genealogy Site
Regional
area Map of Washington County (east section)
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CALIFORNIA
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