- Roberta ‘Betty’ Lopez, Archer’s first Black female mayor and community advocate, died on Feb. 11 at age 87.
- Lopez raised over $900,000 to convert Archer’s abandoned 1936 high school gym into the Archer Community Center in 2011.
- Lopez served on many boards and co-founded the Northwest Archer Community Association with her husband, Frank.
Archer’s first African American female mayor and longtime community advocate, Roberta “Betty” Campbell Lopez, died on Feb.11 at the age of 87, according to a release sent from her family.
“Lopez is remembered as a tireless advocate for Archer and a leader who believed in bringing people together to create lasting change,” the release stated. “Her contributions to civic life, preservation and community development continue to shape the city she loved.”
Born on Sept. 18, 1938, the Archer-native made history as the first African American woman elected to the Archer City Commission in 2006. She later served as vice mayor before becoming Archer’s first Black female mayor in 2010…