2003

Portraits of the 2003 recipients of the Wall of Fame Honor.

From left to right: Kay Patterson, Angela Stone, and Walter Watson, Jr.

 

Kay Patterson
Saxon Homes 1955-1957

 

Category: Government

A former resident of the CHA’s Saxon Homes Community, Senator Kay Patterson was inducted into the Wall of Fame for serving the residents of South Carolina in a variety of capacities. He taught for 14 years at W.A. Perry Middle School, C.A. Johnson High School, and Benedict College, and he served for 16 years as a UniServ Representative for the South Carolina Education Association. In 1974, Patterson was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, and in 1985, he was elected to the South Carolina Senate. As of 2004, Patterson was representing his constituents in Richland County District #19 by serving as Chairman of the Richland County Legislative Delegation.

Angela Stone
Saxon Homes 1965-1972

Category: Professional Entertainment

Angela L. Stone is a former resident of the CHA's Saxon Homes community. She was inducted into the Wall of Fame as a result of her success in the music industry. She began singing gospel at an early age, performing her first solo at First Nazareth Baptist Church when she was 11 years old. Upon graduation from C.A. Johnson High School, Stone turned down several basketball scholarships to pursue a career in music. After working several dead-end jobs and experiencing intermittent success, Stone signed a contract with Arista Records in 1997, and produced her first album, "Black Diamond." In autumn of 2001, she released her second album, "Mahogany Soul," which made an Entertainment Weekly top 100 list of albums for that year. She has appeared in the movies "Hot Chicks" and "The Fighting Temptations" as well as commercials for Gap and Coca Cola. At the time of inductions, she was preparing for her first appearance on Broadway in the well-known musical, "Chicago.

Colonel Walter L. Watson, Jr.
Saxon Homes  1952-57

Category: Military Service

A former resident of Saxon Homes, Colonel Walter L. Watson was inducted into the Wall of Fame for an impressive 25-year military career that included assignments as a flight instructor, flight examiner, and flight commander. He was the first and only African American to qualify as a crewmember of the SR-71, a super secret aircraft that set altitude, and speed records. Watson is a master navigator with more than 3,100 hours of flight time. As of 2004, Watson served as the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor for the C.A. Johnson High School Air Force Junior ROTC unit.


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