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by Staff Writer
Sarah Calhoun Thompson
Born in Houston, Texas
September 11, 1913 to 1963
layed to rest in
Bayview Mortuary
San Francisco.
At Cypress Lawn, Colma
I remember her
round face covered
with nut brown powder
red fox stockings, on her tall legs.
A woman of the real world
resisting stereotypes.
Sarah had goals, ideals, strength
and backbone.
A focused woman
driven by her desires for personal best
to be all she could be
Sarah was filled with savvy and smarts
And she wasn’t scared by far
She made her way to Cali
reaching for the stars
she knew a professional trade
would give her a new start
she resisted the Jim Crow Laws
a woman driven by her own goals
She believed in herself
Her heart was solid
as gold.
Nana Sarah would say
be true to yourself
things will fall into place
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