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‘HE MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE’ Family, friends reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. James ‘Jimmy’ Huger BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
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r. James “Jimmy’’ Huger is being remembered this week as one of Volusia County’s finest citizens and a man of many firsts: the first African-American to serve on the Daytona Beach City Commission and the Volusia County County Council. His family and friends from near and far are reflecting on him as an elected official as well as a civil rights activist, educator, community leader, mentor and role model. Dr. Huger passed away on Oct. 14 at age 101. His accomplishments extended way beyond Volusia County and Florida. In 2012, Dr. Huger was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’ highest civilian honor, for his service as a Montford Point Marine, the first Blacks to serve in the United States Marine Corps. He made national history for his role in assisting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after an arrest and for decades of championing the causes of the disadvan-
Dr. James Huger poses with his extended family during a tribute to him in 2012 presented by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc..
Dr. James Huger: In his own words During a 2012 excusive interview with the Daytona Times, the icon reflected on his years at BethuneCookman, helping MLK and running for local office.
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PAYING RESPECTS A funeral service for Dr. Huger will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at Hines Chapel in White Hall on the campus of BethuneCookman University. Herbert Thompson Funeral Home of Daytona Beach is in charge of arrangements. Interment will follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery, 320 White St.
Dr. James Huger and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were Alpha Phi Alpha brothers. Dr. Huger was involved in helping Dr. King when he was arrested in Alabama in the 1950s.
In an exclusive interview with Daytona Times writer James Harper in April 2012, Dr. James “Jimmy’’ Huger recounted his eventful life. Huger first moved to Daytona Beach from West Palm Beach, where his father was a well-known minister. He recalled first meeting Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of Bethune-Cookman University, when his fa-
ther invited her to speak at a function in the city. “My brother and I were coming down the hall (at their West Palm home). People of color could not stay in hotels. Mother and her group prepared a meal for her (Bethune) group. I was in eighth grade at that time,” Huger recounted. He eventually would attend Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC) when it offered classes for grades 10 through 12. Huger also would be one of the first students at the school when it dropped its high school classes, and allowed students to enroll and earn associate’s degrees. He also worked at the school while a student.
Earned bachelor’s in West Virginia Huger would go on to West See WORDS, Page 5
Residents furious about the time it’s taking to fix broken elevator BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
The elevator at the Maley Apartments in Daytona Beach has not worked since Hurricane Matthew blew through two weekends ago. Many residents can’t leave the building or the floor that they live on at the 12-story high rise on 600 S. Beach St. Bessie Brown thinks the situation could have led to the death of her brother, 69-year old Curtis Green. He was found dead in his apartment on the fourth floor early Tuesday morning. “This really hurts me. I’ve now lost both my brothers. I’m angry. I feel that something could have been done. I don’t really know much about this place, but they really need to do something for
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these older people. It’s hard for them to get up and down stairs,” Brown told the Daytona Times Tuesday afternoon. “There are a whole bunch of senior citizens. They need the elevator working. He had heart disease and lung disease. You can’t ask these people with a lot of ailments to walk up and down stairs,” added Sean Henderson, Green’s nephew.
Stuck since Oct. 8 The Daytona Beach Housing Authority owns the 150-unit development, which is designed to assist the elderly and handicapped. As of the Daytona Times’ Wednesday night deadline, the housing authority had not responded to requests for comment.
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The elevator at the Maley Apartments in Daytona Beach has been broken since Oct. 8. It could be weeks before it is working again. Other news reports indicated that on Tuesday the housing authority had given residents the options of going to a local hotel, moving to another housing authority complex, or transferring to another housing authority facility in another city. All hous-
ing developments depend upon availability of units. Bernice Vaughn, 87, lives on the sixth floor. She moves around in a wheelchair. Vaughn told the Times on Tuesday that she has been stuck on her floor since the elevator went out on Oct. 8.
Vaughn told the Times, “I am about to go crazy. It is a shame how they treat us this way. If we were paying higher rent, they would have been fixed it. I’m ready to not pay rent until they fix it. They definitely neglect us and See ELEVATOR, Page 2
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