Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Reverend Dr. Lloyd Preston Terrell, Sr.
Event Date(s): Saturday, November 18, 2023
Official Street Name(s): Rev. Dr. Lloyd P. Terrell, Sr. Way
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Intersection of Maple Avenue and Keer Avenue
Sponsor: Council Member, C. Lawrence Crump
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 10:00 A.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, the late Rev. Dr. Lloyd Preston Terrell, Sr., was born in Akron, Ohio, and after attending and graduating from public schools, he joined the U. S. Army and served honorably until his discharge. He continued his education at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, before receiving his calling into the ministry; and
WHEREAS, heeding his calling, Rev. Dr. Terrell, Sr., attended Divinity School where he received his Masters and Doctorate degrees, before beginning his pastoral service in Georgia and Iowa. He arrived in Newark in 1984, and thus began a long, rewarding and influential ministry at Franklin-St. John’s United Methodist Church and St. Matthews Church, until his retirement in 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Maple Avenue and Keer Avenue as “Rev. Dr. Lloyd P. Terrell, Sr. Way”.
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain Maple Avenue and Keer Avenue, in their entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Maple Avenue and Keer Avenue as “Rev. Dr. Lloyd P. Terrell, Sr. Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.