Trailblazer and Jacksonville native Betty Holzendorf, who served in both the Florida House and Florida Senate, was laid to rest Monday at Jacksonville National Cemetery after a celebration of life at St. Paul AME Church on New Kings Road. She died Feb. 29 at the age of 84.
, who served in both the Florida House and Florida Senate, was laid to rest Monday at Jacksonville National Cemetery after a celebration of life at St. Paul AME Church on New Kings Road. She died Feb. 29 at the age of 84.Holzendorf, part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, grew up in Jacksonville and earned degrees from then Edward Waters College -- now Edward Waters University -- the University of North Florida and Atlanta University.
She served in the Florida House from 1988 to 1992, becoming the first Black woman from Jacksonville to be elected to the Florida House.She was an advocate for helping seniors and getting funding for education.‘She was an icon’: Betty Holzendorf, former Florida lawmaker from Jacksonville, dies at 84 Former city council member and close friend Pat Lockett-Felder said former Senator Holzendorf was an icon who fought for everyone.
People who loved Holzendorf said she was always willing to help others learn, so it was only fitting that she had a street named after her at the University of North Florida.
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