On Jan. 1, 2019, history was made as Gwinnett County Commissioner Marlene Fosque and school board member Everton Blair became the first African-Americans to serve on their respective boards.
Four years later, they will both leave their respective offices this weekend.
Saturday will mark the last official day of Fosque’s and Blair’s terms of office. Blair opted to not seek re-election this year while Fosque’s bid for a second term in the County Commission District 4 ended in defeat last month.
At Fosque’s last commission business meeting on Dec. 13, she quoted Nelson Mandela as she reflected on her time in office.
“He said, ‘What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we led,’ “ Fosque said. “I hope and I pray…
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