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6-A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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10-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12-February 7, 2023
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14-To posthumously recognize and honor the life of Alease S. (Neal) Chichester.
15-WHEREAS, Alease Sarah Chichester was born Sarah Alease Neal on December 23, 1943,
16-and later legally exchanged her first and middle names, preferring to go by Alease;
17-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester attended Maggie Walker High School in Richmond,
18-Virginia and spent her summers in New York with her Aunt Kate;
19-WHEREAS, during her high school years, Alease Chichester was on the majorette team
20-and voted Miss Royal Knight
21- by the local African American young men’s social club of the same
22-name;
23-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester attended Virginia Union University where she met Howard
24-Chichester, who she later married in 1968;
25-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester moved to Washington, D.C. from Richmond, Virginia and
26-took a job in the personnel department at Woodward & Lothrop;
27-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester, in 1976, took a position with U.S. Congressman Charles
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2+Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2
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6+Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Matthew Frumin 6
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10+Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 10
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14+A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 14
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18+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 18
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22+To posthumously recognize and honor the life of Alease S. (Neal) Chichester. 22
23+WHEREAS, Alease Sarah Chichester was born Sarah Alease Neal on December 23, 1943, 23
24+and later legally exchanged her first and middle names, preferring to go by Alease; 24
25+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester attended Maggie Walker High School in Richmond, 25
26+Virginia and spent her summers in New York with her Aunt Kate; 26
27+WHEREAS, during her high school years, Alease Chichester was on the majorette team 27
28+and voted Miss Royal Knight by the local African American young men’s social club of the same 28
29+name; 29
30+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester attended Virginia Union University where she met Howard 30
31+Chichester, who she later married in 1968; 31
32+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester moved to Washington, D.C. from Richmond, Virginia and 32
33+took a job in the personnel department at Woodward & Lothrop; 33
34+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester, in 1976, took a position with U.S. Congressman Charles 34
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31-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester later took a position with CBS’s Office of Government
32-Affairs, where she worked for a decade before returning to the public sector;
33-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester returned to the public sector as the Director of Constituent
34-Services for Ward 5 Councilmember Harry L. Thomas, Sr.;
35-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester held positions with the DC Department of Public Works
36-and the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs before her retirement ;
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41-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester was a long-time member of Northeastern Presbyterian
42-Church and followed Pastor Harding when he left to found Prince George’s Community Church;
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44-WHEREAS, Alease Chichester was the daughter of Jack Duffin Perry Neal and Ona Love
45-King, loving mother to Mark and Naya, sister to her brothers Jack Jr. and Jimmie and her half-
46-sister Ethel Neal, and a loving family member and friend to many.
47-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNC IL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, T hat this
48-resolution may be cited as the “Alease Sarah (Neal) Chichester Posthumously Ceremonial
49-Resolution of 2023”.
50-Sec. 2. The Council of the district of Columbia posthumously recognizes and honors the
51-life of Alease S. (Neal) Chichester.
52-Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
37+ District in the U.S. House of Representatives; 35
38+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester later took a position with CBS’s Office of Government 36
39+Affairs, where she worked for a decade before returning to the public sector; 37 WHEREAS, Alease Chichester returned to the public sector as the Director of Constituent 38
40+Services for Ward 5 Councilmember Harry L. Thomas, Sr.; 39
41+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester held positions with the DC Department of Public Works 40
42+and the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs before her retirement; 41
43+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester was a long-time member of Northeastern Presbyterian 42
44+Church and followed Pastor Harding when he left to found Prince George’s Community Church; 43
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46+WHEREAS, Alease Chichester was the daughter of Jack Duffin Perry Neal and Ona Love 45
47+King, loving mother to Mark and Naya, sister to her brothers Jack Jr. and Jimmie and her half-46
48+sister Ethel Neal, and a loving family member and friend to many. 47
49+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 48
50+resolution may be cited as the “Alease Sarah (Neal) Chichester Posthumously Ceremonial 49
51+Resolution of 2023”. 50
52+Sec. 2. The Council of the district of Columbia posthumously recognizes and honors the 51
53+life of Alease S. (Neal) Chichester. 52
54+Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 53
55+the District of Columbia Register. 54