Celebrations of the life and legacy of former Arlington Mayor Elzie Odom begin Wednesday, a week and a half after his death at age 96.
Odom was the first Black mayor and first Black City Council member elected in Arlington, the area’s third-largest city.
He will lie in state at Arlington City Hall on Abram Street on Wednesday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. during a public memorial…