By Larry Barszewski and John Pacenti
Tennis star Coco Gauff’s grandmother wanted to be a Delray Beach city commissioner — if only for a handful of meetings — but she and her supporters couldn’t get the commission to agree.
By Larry Barszewski and John Pacenti
Tennis star Coco Gauff’s grandmother wanted to be a Delray Beach city commissioner — if only for a handful of meetings — but she and her supporters couldn’t get the commission to agree.
Yvonne Odom with her granddaughter Coco Gauff, who holds her U.S. Open trophy during a visit home. BELOW RIGHT: Yvonne Odom, then Yvonne Lee, was the first Black student to attend Seacrest High (now Atlantic High), in 1961. Photos provided
Dozens of residents wore yellow in support of Yvonne Odom’s selection for interim commissioner
at the contentious Dec. 13 Delray Beach commission meeting.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach City Commission remains deadl