Former Atlanta City Councilman C.T. Martin dies at 84, officials say
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Former Atlanta City Councilmember C.T. Martin passed away surrounded by his family at his home in Southwest Atlanta.
ATLANTA - Officials said a man who spent decades on the Atlanta City Council as one of its longest-serving former members died Saturday.
C.T. Martin, after whom the natatorium and recreation center on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is named, died at 84 years old surrounded by his family at his home in southwest Atlanta.
Martin represented the city s District 10 for nearly 30 years. He was first elected to the council as part of a special election in 1990.
Embed Ernestine Mann, here in a family photo, moved into the Arbor Terrace at Cascade assisted living facility in Atlanta in 2019. Mann was one of the residents who died of COVID-19 this year when there was an outbreak at the facility. Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR
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Ernestine Mann, here in a family photo, moved into the Arbor Terrace at Cascade assisted living facility in Atlanta in 2019. Mann was one of the residents who died of COVID-19 this year when there was an outbreak at the facility.
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A family photo shows Ernestine Mann. She moved into the Arbor Terrace at Cascade assisted living facility in 2019. Mann was one of the residents who died of COVID-19 earlier this year when there was an outbreak at the facility.
On the evening of Feb. 20 at an assisted living facility just on the edge of Southwest Atlanta, Ernestine Mann stood in front of her peers to read aloud a proclamation commemorating Black History Month. She was dressed for the occasion: delicate earrings and a flowy blouse with a little hint of shimmer. Good evening everyone, Mann said, as her daughter Karla McKinney filmed. This is my first year living here and I m having a great time.