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Fuller Name
- Mary Athalie
Variants
- Range, M. Athalie
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1916-11-07
Birth Date
- 1915-11-07
Death Date
- 2006-11-14
Has Affiliation
- Organization: New England Institute of Embalming
- Organization: Amtrak
- Organization: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Athalie Range Cultural Arts Foundation
Birth Place
- Key West (Fla.)
Occupation
Government employees
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Sources
- found: U.S. Cong. Sen. Comm. on Commerce, Sci., and Transp. Nominations--Amtrak, 1980 (subj.)t.p. (Athalie Range) p. 2 (M. Athalie Range, b. 11/7/16; lives in Miami [Fla.])
- found: African American National Biography, accessed March 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Range, M. Athalie; Mary Athalie Wilkinson; civil rights activist, state government official, municipal government official; born 07 November 1915 in Key West, Florida, United States; received funeral director's certification from the New England Institute of Embalming, Boston (1960); built a highly successful mortuary business in Liberty City; served on the Miami City Commission; was appointed to the cabinet position as secretary of community affairs (1970-1973) and nominated to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) board (1978); was a member of the executive board of NAACP; retired from active political life (1990s); founded the Athalie Range Cultural Arts Foundation (1997); was inducted into the Florida State of Women's Hall of Fame (1997); died 14 November 2006 in Miami, Florida)
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Change Notes
- 1980-08-29: new
- 2015-06-13: revised
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