FW: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

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Sandra Phoenix
Fri, Jun 23, 2023 6:40 PM

From: Bethea, Darlene Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu
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Subject: Re: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

I am heartbroken! Mary Jo was a wonderful person to know! My sincere condolences and prayers to her family and friends. May Mary Jo's legacy be an inspiration to us all.

Respectfully,

Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea

Library Director

Benjamin F. Payton Learning Resources Center

1600 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29204

Office: 803.705.4301

Email: Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edumailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu


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Subject: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

Greetings Colleagues,

It is with deep sadness that I inform you that our friend and colleague Mary Jo Fayoyin passed away on yesterday.

Mary Jo served as HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair in 2010 and retired as Dean of Libraries from Savannah State University (GA) in 2019. Homegoing arrangements will be shared when available.

Respectfully,

Sandra

Sandra Phoenix

Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliancehttp://hbculibraries.org/

Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101

Mobile: (404) 702-5854

Web: hbculibraries.orghttp://hbculibraries.org/

Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.orgmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org

Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come.

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From: Bethea, Darlene <Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 2:20 PM To: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>; hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: Re: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News I am heartbroken! Mary Jo was a wonderful person to know! My sincere condolences and prayers to her family and friends. May Mary Jo's legacy be an inspiration to us all. Respectfully, Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea Library Director Benjamin F. Payton Learning Resources Center 1600 Harden Street Columbia, SC 29204 Office: 803.705.4301 Email: Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu<mailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu> ________________________________ From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 9:59 AM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> <hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org>> Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org> <hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org>> Subject: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News Greetings Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that I inform you that our friend and colleague Mary Jo Fayoyin passed away on yesterday. Mary Jo served as HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair in 2010 and retired as Dean of Libraries from Savannah State University (GA) in 2019. Homegoing arrangements will be shared when available. Respectfully, Sandra Sandra Phoenix Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliance<http://hbculibraries.org/> Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101 Mobile: (404) 702-5854 Web: hbculibraries.org<http://hbculibraries.org/> Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. [cid:image001.gif@01D9A5B7.13082780]<https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/> [cid:image002.gif@01D9A5B7.13082780] <https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance> [cid:image003.png@01D9A5B7.13082780] <https://www.instagram.com/hbcu_library_alliance/> [cid:image004.gif@01D9A5B7.13082780] <https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/>
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Juanita Spence
Sun, Jun 25, 2023 12:07 PM

I am sadden to hear of the passing of Mary Jo.  Savannah State University was the first university that I attended a HBCU Library Alliance Meeting when I became Director of Library Services at Elizabeth City State University.  During that meeting, Mary Jo was so welcoming, kind and cordial.  She will be greatly missed.  My sincere condolences to her family.

Respectfully,

Juanita Midgette Spence

Juanita Midgette Spence, Ed.D.
Director of Library Services
G. R. Little Library

1704 Weeksville Rd. | Elizabeth City, NC  27909
Phone: 252.335.3586  Fax: 252.335.3446
jmidgette@ecsu.edumailto:jmidgette@ecsu.edu  | www.ecsu.eduhttp://www.ecsu.edu/
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From: Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
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Subject: FW: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

From: Bethea, Darlene <Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edumailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

I am heartbroken! Mary Jo was a wonderful person to know! My sincere condolences and prayers to her family and friends. May Mary Jo's legacy be an inspiration to us all.

Respectfully,

Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea

Library Director

Benjamin F. Payton Learning Resources Center

1600 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29204

Office: 803.705.4301

Email: Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edumailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu


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Subject: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

Greetings Colleagues,

It is with deep sadness that I inform you that our friend and colleague Mary Jo Fayoyin passed away on yesterday.

Mary Jo served as HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair in 2010 and retired as Dean of Libraries from Savannah State University (GA) in 2019. Homegoing arrangements will be shared when available.

Respectfully,

Sandra

Sandra Phoenix

Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliancehttp://hbculibraries.org/

Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101

Mobile: (404) 702-5854

Web: hbculibraries.orghttp://hbculibraries.org/

Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.orgmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org

Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come.

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I am sadden to hear of the passing of Mary Jo. Savannah State University was the first university that I attended a HBCU Library Alliance Meeting when I became Director of Library Services at Elizabeth City State University. During that meeting, Mary Jo was so welcoming, kind and cordial. She will be greatly missed. My sincere condolences to her family. Respectfully, Juanita Midgette Spence Juanita Midgette Spence, Ed.D. Director of Library Services G. R. Little Library 1704 Weeksville Rd. | Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Phone: 252.335.3586 Fax: 252.335.3446 jmidgette@ecsu.edu<mailto:jmidgette@ecsu.edu> | www.ecsu.edu<http://www.ecsu.edu/> [emailsignature-jpeg] From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 2:40 PM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: FW: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News From: Bethea, Darlene <Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu<mailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 2:20 PM To: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>>; hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org> Subject: Re: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News I am heartbroken! Mary Jo was a wonderful person to know! My sincere condolences and prayers to her family and friends. May Mary Jo's legacy be an inspiration to us all. Respectfully, Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea Library Director Benjamin F. Payton Learning Resources Center 1600 Harden Street Columbia, SC 29204 Office: 803.705.4301 Email: Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu<mailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu> ________________________________ From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 9:59 AM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> <hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org>> Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org> <hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org>> Subject: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News Greetings Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that I inform you that our friend and colleague Mary Jo Fayoyin passed away on yesterday. Mary Jo served as HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair in 2010 and retired as Dean of Libraries from Savannah State University (GA) in 2019. Homegoing arrangements will be shared when available. Respectfully, Sandra Sandra Phoenix Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliance<http://hbculibraries.org/> Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101 Mobile: (404) 702-5854 Web: hbculibraries.org<http://hbculibraries.org/> Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. [cid:image006.gif@01D9A73C.1A723930]<https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/> [cid:image007.gif@01D9A73C.1A723930] <https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance> [cid:image008.png@01D9A73C.1A723930] <https://www.instagram.com/hbcu_library_alliance/> [cid:image009.gif@01D9A73C.1A723930] <https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/>
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Joan C. Williams
Mon, Jun 26, 2023 3:15 PM

It is with great sadness I send my sincere condolences to her family and friends, which includes all of us.  Mary Jo will be greatly missed.

With all sincerity,

Joan

Joan Williams BS, MLIS
Director of Library Services
Thomas F. Holgate Library
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC  27401
Ph: 336-517-2141  FAX: 336-517-2144
jwilliams@bennett.edu


From: Juanita Spence jmidgette@ecsu.edu
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2023 8:07 AM
To: Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org; hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org
Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org
Subject: RE: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

I am sadden to hear of the passing of Mary Jo.  Savannah State University was the first university that I attended a HBCU Library Alliance Meeting when I became Director of Library Services at Elizabeth City State University.  During that meeting, Mary Jo was so welcoming, kind and cordial.  She will be greatly missed.  My sincere condolences to her family.

Respectfully,

Juanita Midgette Spence

Juanita Midgette Spence, Ed.D.

Director of Library Services
G. R. Little Library

1704 Weeksville Rd. | Elizabeth City, NC  27909

Phone: 252.335.3586  Fax: 252.335.3446
jmidgette@ecsu.edumailto:jmidgette@ecsu.edu  | www.ecsu.eduhttp://www.ecsu.edu/
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From: Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
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Subject: FW: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

From: Bethea, Darlene <Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edumailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

I am heartbroken! Mary Jo was a wonderful person to know! My sincere condolences and prayers to her family and friends. May Mary Jo's legacy be an inspiration to us all.

Respectfully,

Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea

Library Director

Benjamin F. Payton Learning Resources Center

1600 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29204

Office: 803.705.4301

Email: Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edumailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu


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Subject: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News

Greetings Colleagues,

It is with deep sadness that I inform you that our friend and colleague Mary Jo Fayoyin passed away on yesterday.

Mary Jo served as HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair in 2010 and retired as Dean of Libraries from Savannah State University (GA) in 2019. Homegoing arrangements will be shared when available.

Respectfully,

Sandra

Sandra Phoenix

Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliancehttp://hbculibraries.org/

Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101

Mobile: (404) 702-5854

Web: hbculibraries.orghttp://hbculibraries.org/

Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.orgmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org

Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come.

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It is with great sadness I send my sincere condolences to her family and friends, which includes all of us. Mary Jo will be greatly missed. With all sincerity, Joan Joan Williams BS, MLIS Director of Library Services Thomas F. Holgate Library Bennett College Greensboro, NC 27401 Ph: 336-517-2141 FAX: 336-517-2144 jwilliams@bennett.edu ________________________________ From: Juanita Spence <jmidgette@ecsu.edu> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2023 8:07 AM To: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>; hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org <hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org <hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org> Subject: RE: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News I am sadden to hear of the passing of Mary Jo. Savannah State University was the first university that I attended a HBCU Library Alliance Meeting when I became Director of Library Services at Elizabeth City State University. During that meeting, Mary Jo was so welcoming, kind and cordial. She will be greatly missed. My sincere condolences to her family. Respectfully, Juanita Midgette Spence Juanita Midgette Spence, Ed.D. Director of Library Services G. R. Little Library 1704 Weeksville Rd. | Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Phone: 252.335.3586 Fax: 252.335.3446 jmidgette@ecsu.edu<mailto:jmidgette@ecsu.edu> | www.ecsu.edu<http://www.ecsu.edu/> [emailsignature-jpeg] From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 2:40 PM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: FW: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News From: Bethea, Darlene <Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu<mailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 2:20 PM To: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>>; hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org> Subject: Re: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News I am heartbroken! Mary Jo was a wonderful person to know! My sincere condolences and prayers to her family and friends. May Mary Jo's legacy be an inspiration to us all. Respectfully, Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea Library Director Benjamin F. Payton Learning Resources Center 1600 Harden Street Columbia, SC 29204 Office: 803.705.4301 Email: Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu<mailto:Darlene.Bethea@benedict.edu> ________________________________ From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 9:59 AM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> <hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org>> Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org> <hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org>> Subject: Mary Jo Fayoyin - Sad News Greetings Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that I inform you that our friend and colleague Mary Jo Fayoyin passed away on yesterday. Mary Jo served as HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair in 2010 and retired as Dean of Libraries from Savannah State University (GA) in 2019. Homegoing arrangements will be shared when available. Respectfully, Sandra Sandra Phoenix Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliance<http://hbculibraries.org/> Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101 Mobile: (404) 702-5854 Web: hbculibraries.org<http://hbculibraries.org/> Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. [cid:image006.gif@01D9A73C.1A723930]<https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/> [cid:image007.gif@01D9A73C.1A723930] <https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance> [cid:image008.png@01D9A73C.1A723930] <https://www.instagram.com/hbcu_library_alliance/> [cid:image009.gif@01D9A73C.1A723930] <https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/>