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Contact: Tiffany D. Tilley

313.575.7881,

P.O. Box 211125

Detroit, MI 48221

info@mannaentertainmentgroup.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

THE HONORABLE JACKIE L. CURRIE

HOME GOING SERVICE

Detroit, MI—The Honorable Jackie L. Currie, former Detroit City Clerk home going service, Monday, January 4, 2010 at Second Ebenezer Church, 14601 Dequindre St., Detroit MI, officiated by Bishop Edgar L. Vann. The family hour will be held 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The funeral will immediately follow.

Mrs. Currie passed away from natural causes in her home, December 27, 2009. The public viewing will be, Sunday, January 3, 2010, from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Swanson’s Funeral Home, 806 E. Grand Blvd. at Mack Ave.

"She loved people and helping people. She was always for the people."

-Emma Bell, former County Public Affairs Director

"I will always be eternally grateful to Jackie L. Currie for the opportunity to grow and to become her friend. She was there for me like she has been for countless others."

- Gloria C. Williams, Former Director of Elections for Detroit

Born in Arkansas, Jackie L. Garrison relocated to Metro Detroit as a teen and wed Charmie Currie in 1949.

After raising their family, she was inspired to pursue politics by her husband, who served on the Wayne County Commission in the 1970s. She spent 20 years on the commission, was elected city clerk in 1993, and held that position for 12 years.

In addition to being Chairperson of the Election Commission and supervising the Department of Elections, Mrs. Currie also had the responsibility of being the official keeper of the records for the City of Detroit. Prior to becoming Clerk, she was a long serving and effective Wayne County Commissioner where she held that position for 20 years. While there, she helped create the Juvenile Task Force and worked to improve Metro Airport.

A longtime member of the NAACP, Mrs. Currie also was involved with the National Congress of Black Women. She served in local government for 32 years.

Other survivors include three sons, Charmie, Jr., Gregory and Alvin; daughter Gayle Carter; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, the Rev. Franklin Garrison; and many nieces and nephews.

For more information or to schedule an interview contact Tiffany D. Tilley

• P.O. Box 211125 • Detroit, MI 48221 • 313.575.7881 •

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