Gloria Gaynor, 91, built a life of resilience, hard work, and sacrifice in America after emigrating from Jamaica. Now, as she lays confined to a hospital bed in the living room of the home she purchased nearly 25 years ago, she faces eviction — not due to crime or mortgage default, but for owing $3,500 in back taxes.
According to ABC 6 Action News, the modest two-story brick house on Wayne Avenue, filled with family photos, heirlooms, and the soft hum of gospel music, is slated to be taken from her. “She cries about it every day, she prays about it every day,” said her daughter, Jackie Davis.
This is not just the story of an elderly woman behind on taxes. It’s about a system that, critics say, strips generational wealth from the most vulnerable Americans, often legally, but devastatingly.
A Life of Sacrifice Ends With a Legal Notice
Gaynor immigrated to the United States in the 1960s with her two children. She worked for decades as a caregiver and house cleaner. In 2000, she bought her Upper Darby home for $123,000, determined to leave behind something for her children and grandchildren…