Funeral preparations have been introduced for Lloyd A. Williams, the late president and CEO of the Better Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) and co-founder of Harlem Week.
Providers will likely be held on Saturday, August 23, at 11 a.m. at Salem United Methodist Church, positioned at 2190 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (on the nook of West 129th Avenue) in Harlem.
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Williams died on August 5 after a battle with most cancers on the age of 80, simply because the annual Harlem Week celebration was getting underway.
In a press release, GHCC Govt Director Winston Majette stated Harlem Week will proceed in Williams’ honor.
“For greater than 50 years, Lloyd labored tirelessly to enhance the standard of life and to form each the cultural and financial id of not simply Harlem, however the metropolis as a complete,” Majette stated. “Whereas we mourn his loss, HARLEM WEEK will proceed as deliberate. Our theme this yr is ‘Rejoice Our Magic,’ which is becoming as a result of Lloyd at all times celebrated the magic of his beloved neighborhood.”
