Special to the New Journal and Guide
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the 11 a.m. hour, there was an incredible experience of being in the company of an outstanding servant who has lived to see 100 years of age. There were previous celebrations which occurred in the surrounding areas.
At the Edmonds Center, in Portsmouth, Va., Coach Horace S. Savage, Jr. was seated at the head table with the words of welcome by Leah Drake Smith; the invocation and blessing of the meal by The Rev. Charles Beamon, Pastor Fourth Baptist Church, Portsmouth; and presentations of proclamations were delivered by Congressman Bobby Scott and Virginia Senator L. Louise Lucas, and others…