LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor:

Black History Month salutes you, Columbus. Remember and recognize. Celebrate and honor achievers in the Toland-Collins-Wright family of Columbus with high school scholars and college honorees in the United States military, auto industry, healthcare industry, trucking businesses, attorneys, nurses, police chiefs, educators, ministers, T.V., radio, and magazine.

Our great, great, grandfather, philanthropist and preacher Isaih Toland, contribution of land for a church (Toland Chapel, School and Cemetery). 10 valedictorians or salutatorians include honorees Clyde Toland, Eunice Toland Collins, Thurmond, Marlene, Clement Wright, Shirley, Travis, Ivory Collins, Tashara King, Johnathan Garrett (summa cum laude, UT) and Serentiy Lee.

Black History Month salutes you.

Columbus, TX salutes you,

Eunice Collins

Columbus