Title
Also naming Kingsessing Avenue between 61st Street and Cemetery Avenue "Paulette Rhone Place," to honor the life and legacy of Ms. Paulette Rhone, founder and president of the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Body
WHEREAS, Paulette Rhone was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls before attending the University of Pittsburgh to study music. While in college, Paulette pursued her passion for music both inside and outside the classroom, singing regularly in a local jazz band and forming a gospel choir named All God's Children; and
WHEREAS, Following her graduation from the University of Pittsburgh, Paulette earned an analyst position with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ms. Rhone worked at BLS for 24 years before retiring to spend more time with her loving family and to more fully dedicate herself to her true passion, volunteering in her community; and
WHEREAS, In addition to Paulette's efforts to provide outreach and mentorship for homeless individuals, especially homeless women, in the City of Philadelphia, Ms. Rhone was the founder and president of the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery, an organization dedicated to the maintenance and beautification of Southwest Philadelphia's historic Mount Moriah Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Friends of Mount Moriah was personal for Paulette, as her beloved husband Gilbert was interred in the cemetery in 1993. Telling friends that she could still feel Gilbert's spirit when she visited Mount Moriah, Paulette quickly became an unofficial steward of the cemetery, which closed due to financial difficulties in 2011. Following the announcement of the cemetery's closure, as maintenance waned and illegal dumping increased, Paulette founded the Friends of Mount Moriah with the mission of providing ongoing stewardship of the historic cemetery; and
WHEREAS, The Friends of Mount Moriah had a difficult task ahead: providing for the maintenance and beautification of a ...
Click here for full text