City of Newark - File #: 26-0565

• File #: 26-0565
• Version: 1
• Type: Motion
• Status: Filed
• File created: 4/13/2026
• In control: Municipal Council and City Clerk
• On agenda: 4/1/2026
• Final action: 4/1/2026
• Title: A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Mary M. Soaries, mother of Reverend DeForest "Buster" B. Soaries, former Newark resident, author, former New Jersey Secretary of State and former Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, New Jersey.
• Sponsors: Louise Scott-Rountree, Dupré L. Kelly

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/1/2026	1	Municipal Council	Adopt	Pass

Title

A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Mary M. Soaries, mother of Reverend DeForest “Buster” B. Soaries, former Newark resident, author, former New Jersey Secretary of State and former Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, New Jersey.