The Funeral of Edward C. Mazique, MD

 
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MARION BARRY, JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 REMARKS BY MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. AT THE FUNERAL OF EDWARD C. MAZIQUE, M-D- ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1514 15TH STREET, N.W- MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1987 - 10:00 A.M. FATHER POLLEN, [FATHER FERRELL], [FATHER JARRETTL MRS. MAZIQUE AND MEMBERS OF THE MAZIQUE FAMILY, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN: I KNEW EDWARD CRAIG MAZIQUE AS A PHYSICIAN, A CIVIC ACTIVITIST, AND A FRIEND FOR ALMOST TWENTY YEARS, FROM THE MID-1960S WHEN I FIRST CAME TO WASHINGTON. EVEN THEN, IF HE HAD WANTED TO, HE COULD EASILY HAVE RETIRED FROM A LIFE THAT WAS, BY ANY STANDARD, RICH AND FULL. EVEN IN THE 1960S DR. MAZIQUE HAD ACHIEVED A NOTABLE SET OF FIRSTS": ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE BLACK PEOPLE ADMITTED TO THE