When Shawn Yancy and her mother, Pamela Campbell Yancy, saw a street sign honoring Tessie Olivia Edwards near Omaha’s Creighton Prep, they were moved to tears.
Shawn Yancy, right, hugs her mother, Pamela Campbell Yancy, after a section of Western Avenue near Creighton Prep was renamed after Tessie Olivia Edwards on Wednesday. Pamela and Shawn are the daughter and granddaughter of Edwards’ 101-year-old sister, Paulyne Campbell.
Shawn Yancy speaks Wednesday at a ceremony to rename a section of Western Avenue near Creighton Prep after Tessie Olivia Edwards. Yancy is Edwards' grandniece.
Bob Caniglia, left, presents flowers to Journi Woods, center, and Changun Dak, right, after they spoke at the renaming ceremony. Woods and Dak have received scholarships through the Ms. Tessie O. Edwards Memorial Scholarship program.
Shawn Yancy, right, hugs her mother, Pamela Campbell Yancy, after a section of Western Avenue near Creighton Prep was renamed after Tessie Olivia Edwards on Wednesday. Pamela and Shawn are the daughter and granddaughter of Edwards’ 101-year-old sister, Paulyne Campbell.
Shawn Yancy speaks Wednesday at a ceremony to rename a section of Western Avenue near Creighton Prep after Tessie Olivia Edwards. Yancy is Edwards' grandniece.
Bob Caniglia, left, presents flowers to Journi Woods, center, and Changun Dak, right, after they spoke at the renaming ceremony. Woods and Dak have received scholarships through the Ms. Tessie O. Edwards Memorial Scholarship program.