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Parker [[died in office]] after a respiratory illness at [[Holy Name Hospital]] in Teaneck, New Jersey, on April 24, 2016, at the age of 44.<ref name=nj/><ref name=nj2>{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Ivers |title=Teaneck Mayor Died After Respiratory Issues, Official Says |url=http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/04/teaneck_mayor_died_after_respiratory_issues_offici.html |work=[[NJ.com]] |date=2016-04-24 |accessdate=2016-04-25}}</ref> She had recently suffered from cancer.<ref name=nj2/> Her current term as mayor would have expired on July 1, 2016. Teaneck [[Deputy Mayor]] [[Elie Y. Katz]] became acting mayor upon her death.<ref name=nj2/> She was survived by her husband of 17 years, Anthony; their daughter, Alyssa; and her mother, Dolores Phillips.<ref name=brecord/> She was buried in [[George Washington Memorial Park (Paramus, New Jersey)|George Washington Memorial Park]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |agency= |title=Hundreds Mourn Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker, Recalled As A ‘Powerful Public Servant’ |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2016/04/30/hundreds-mourn-teaneck-mayor-lizette-parker-recalled-as-a-powerful-public-servant/94666762/ |quote= |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=April 30, 2016 |accessdate=2018-05-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Lur Herzog |agency= |title=History Making N.J. Mayor Remembered At Funeral For Faith, Family, Love Of Children |url=http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/04/funeral_lizette_parker_first_black_mayor_of_teanec.html |quote= |newspaper=[[New Jersey Advance Media]] |date=April 30, 2016 |accessdate=2018-05-06 }}</ref> |
Parker [[died in office]] after a respiratory illness at [[Holy Name Hospital]] in Teaneck, New Jersey, on April 24, 2016, at the age of 44.<ref>{{cite news |author=Elizabeth Kratz |agency= |title=Teaneck Council Honors Legacy of Beloved Mayor Lizette Parker |url=https://www.jewishlinknj.com/community-news/bergen/12985-teaneck-council-honors-legacy-of-beloved-mayor-lizette-parker |quote= |newspaper=Jewish Link of New Jersey |date=May 5, 2016 |accessdate=2018-05-06 }}</ref><ref name=nj/><ref name=nj2>{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Ivers |title=Teaneck Mayor Died After Respiratory Issues, Official Says |url=http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/04/teaneck_mayor_died_after_respiratory_issues_offici.html |work=[[NJ.com]] |date=2016-04-24 |accessdate=2016-04-25}}</ref> She had recently suffered from cancer.<ref name=nj2/> Her current term as mayor would have expired on July 1, 2016. Teaneck [[Deputy Mayor]] [[Elie Y. Katz]] became acting mayor upon her death.<ref name=nj2/> She was survived by her husband of 17 years, Anthony; their daughter, Alyssa; and her mother, Dolores Phillips.<ref name=brecord/> She was buried in [[George Washington Memorial Park (Paramus, New Jersey)|George Washington Memorial Park]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |agency= |title=Hundreds Mourn Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker, Recalled As A ‘Powerful Public Servant’ |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2016/04/30/hundreds-mourn-teaneck-mayor-lizette-parker-recalled-as-a-powerful-public-servant/94666762/ |quote= |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=April 30, 2016 |accessdate=2018-05-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Lur Herzog |agency= |title=History Making N.J. Mayor Remembered At Funeral For Faith, Family, Love Of Children |url=http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/04/funeral_lizette_parker_first_black_mayor_of_teanec.html |quote= |newspaper=[[New Jersey Advance Media]] |date=April 30, 2016 |accessdate=2018-05-06 }}</ref> |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
Revision as of 15:41, 6 May 2018
Lizette Parker | |
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Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey | |
In office July 1, 2014 – April 24, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Hameeduddin |
Succeeded by | Elie Y. Katz (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Harlem, New York City | August 31, 1971
Died | April 24, 2016 Teaneck, New Jersey | (aged 44)
Spouse | Tony Parker |
Residence(s) | Teaneck, New Jersey |
Lizette Parker (August 31, 1971 – April 24, 2016) was an American politician and social worker. She served as the Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, from 2014 until her death in April 2016. Parker was the first black woman to serve as Mayor of Teaneck, as well as the first black woman to serve as the mayor of any municipality in Bergen County, the state's most populous county.[1][2][3][4][5] Coincidentally, she succeeded former Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin, who became the first Muslim to become the Mayor of a Bergen County community in 2010.[6]
Early life
Parker was born in Harlem, New York City and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She graduated from Teaneck High School.[7][3] She received her Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Montclair State University.[3] She also earned a master's degree in administrative science from Fairleigh Dickinson University.[3] Parker worked as a case worker and social work supervisor at the Bergen County Board of Social Services from 1992 until 2016.[1] She had served on the Teaneck Township Council from 2006 until her death in 2016.[1]
Mayoralty
Parker was re-elected to the council in the Teaneck municipal election on May 13, 2014, receiving the most votes of any member of the council.[8] The choice of mayor in Teaneck is made among council members, and Parker, who served as deputy mayor from 2006 to 2010, received votes by the council in 2010.[6] On July 1, 2014, the council unanimously elected Parker as the Mayor of Teaneck.[8] She was sworn into the office at the same meeting. Parker became not only the first African-American female mayor of Teaneck, but also the first black woman to serve as Mayor of any municipality in Bergen County, New Jersey.[3] Her predecessor, Mohammed Hameeduddin, remained in the government as a councilman.[8] As mayor, she was a member of the New Jersey Black Mayors Alliance for Social Justice which spoke out against then Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump's call to ban all Muslim immigration in the United States.[9]
Death
Parker died in office after a respiratory illness at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey, on April 24, 2016, at the age of 44.[10][1][11] She had recently suffered from cancer.[11] Her current term as mayor would have expired on July 1, 2016. Teaneck Deputy Mayor Elie Y. Katz became acting mayor upon her death.[11] She was survived by her husband of 17 years, Anthony; their daughter, Alyssa; and her mother, Dolores Phillips.[3] She was buried in George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey.[12][13]
Legacy
A street in Teaneck[14] and a room at the Teaneck library was named in her honor.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Ma, Myles (2016-04-24). "Lizette Parker, Groundbreaking Mayor Of Teaneck, Dies At 44". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ Josh Gottheimer (February 2, 2017). "Honoring The Life Of The Honorable Lizette Parker". The Congressional Record. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b c d e f Green, Jeff (2014-07-01). "Death Of Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker Sends Shock Waves Through Teaneck". Bergen Record (NorthJersey.com). Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ Breanna Edwards (April 25, 1916). "1st Female African-American Mayor in Bergen County, NJ, Dies at Age 44". The Root.
- ^ "History Making N.J. Mayor Remembered At Funeral For Faith, Family, Love Of Children". NJ.com. April 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Teaneck Chooses First Muslim Mayor In Bergen County". Associated Press. July 2, 2010. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ Lizette Parker Volk Leber Funeral Home
- ^ a b c Morrison, Aaron (2014-07-01). "Teaneck Selects Its First Female African American Mayor, Faces Continuing Fiscal Troubles". Bergen Record. Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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- ^ Elizabeth Kratz (May 5, 2016). "Teaneck Council Honors Legacy of Beloved Mayor Lizette Parker". Jewish Link of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b c Ivers, Dan (2016-04-24). "Teaneck Mayor Died After Respiratory Issues, Official Says". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ "Hundreds Mourn Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker, Recalled As A 'Powerful Public Servant'". USA Today. April 30, 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ Lur Herzog (April 30, 2016). "History Making N.J. Mayor Remembered At Funeral For Faith, Family, Love Of Children". New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Levine, Cecilia. Teaneck Street Renamed To Honor Late Mayor Lizette Parker Wednesday. Teaneck Daily Voice, August 31, 2016
- ^ "Late Teaneck mayor honored with dedication of children's room at library". NorthJersey.com.