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Jun 10, 2016 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mary Ella Smith, the fiancee of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, died Thursday at age 80. The Northwestern grad met Washington in 1961, but they didn't get...
Jun 10, 2016 · Mary Ella Smith, an elementary school teacher who was Mayor Harold Washington’s companion for more than 20 years and became his fiancee the year he was elected to his first term, died...
Jun 10, 2016 · Mary Ella Smith, the fiancee of Harold Washington who was at his side when he ran for office and when he became the city’s first black mayor — and who continued to promote his legacy as head of the Harold Washington Foundation — has died at 80. After Washington’s death in 1987, she said he “chipped away at the white marble of inequality.”
Jun 10, 2016 · Chicago, IL, June 10, 2016 -- Mary Ella Smith, fiance of the late Mayor Harold Washington, passed away at age 80 on Thursday. At the time of her death, she headed the Harold Washington...
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Mary Ella Smith, fiancee of Chicago, Illinois mayor Harold Washington interviewed. Smith talks about meeting Washington, His personality, and his time during...
Apr 27, 2024 · On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Mary Ella "Sis" Smith was called home to be with the Lord. She is survived by four children: Betty Smith Marshall, Larry Smith, Barbara Smith, and Regina Smith).
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Oct 4, 2022 · Harold Washington celebrates his victory in the 1983 Chicago mayoral election, alongside fianceé Mary Ella Smith.
