TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Dozens gathered at Calvary Baptist Church to honor a local legend, Reverend Dr. Bernyce Hall Clausell
Former students, staff and close friends gathered to share how their lives were touched by Dr. Clausell.
Speakers reminisced on the profound leadership, ministry and love Clausell showed to those around her.
“When she passed, I mean it was like we didn’t want anything to go missing, you know, from what she taught all of us,”
WCTV spoke with Dr. Clausell’s daughter who says she hopes the people that hear her mom’s story will live up to those same values.
“We want to help them to go to college and do whatever to make themselves productive, so they can live up to those values and pass them on to the next generation,” Aaronetta Clausell-Frison said.
Organizers say they are working on setting criteria for scholarships in honor of Dr. Clausell.
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