PITTSFIELD â Her words captured the power of memory to create the eternal: As long as you remember someone, they never die.
They were spoken a few years ago by the Rev. M. Louise Williamson as she eulogized the Rev. Willard Durant, under whom she had served as pastorâs associate at Price Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in Pittsfield. She spoke of the power of their lives, which intersected with her own after she moved from the Deep South to Pittsfield, where she forged a path of faith, family and fellowship.
Williamson died last month, at age 87, but is held close in the minds of her many family members and community who gathered Friday to celebrate her life.
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PITTSFIELD â For one homeless person, the new daytime warming shelter at the Christian Center was a long time coming.
At least four times, he said, he walked to the centerâs Robbins Avenue address hoping to find a space inside, out of the cold, only to learn it wasnât yet open. That forced him to kill time outdoors until he could return to the homeless shelter at the former St. Josephâs Central Catholic High School.
âIt was rough,â said Java, who asked to be identified by his first name. That changed Tuesday, when he was one of a handful of people inside the new warming center, which now is open and staffed by the cityâs shelter provider, ServiceNet. On Tuesday, officials gathered to mark its debut.
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