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2 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 15 Number 4


January 2020


Virginia mourns loss of former Delegate Mamye BaCote


BY SPECIAL TO THE HAMPTON ROADS MESSENGER


HAMPTON, Former Virginia Newport News Delegate, Mamye BaCote, passed away Monday, Dec 14, 2020. She was 81 years old.


She served on the Newport News


City Council for seven years before being elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2015. She also worked as an educator.


She was a strong influence within the community and brought her kindness, and grace to improve the lives of Virginians. She made a great impact in Newport News through her diligence and commitment to all of her constituents.


breaking moment as


She was known for her ground a


student at


Virginia Union University, staging a sit-in at an all-white lunchroom, bringing attention to the inequality of segregation.


Former colleagues Congressman Bobby Scott and Senator Mark Warner made statements


Delegate BaCote. “This is a sad day for Newport


News and the entire Hampton Roads community. I send my condolences to her family, friends, loved ones, and all of those positively impacted by her life,” said Bobby Scott.


“Mamye was a dear friend and trusted ally when I was Governor. She cared deeply about making sure every Virginian got a fair shot. Mamye was a champion for Virginians and I joined her friends, family, and everyone in Newport News and across the Commonwealth in mourning her loss,” said Mark Warner.


Mamye BaCote will be missed


and never forgotten by the individuals whose lives she impacted.


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