Maryann Mahaffey, R.I.P.

         A great Detroit crusader for social justice, see, e.g., the Free Press, MARYANN MAHAFFEY | 1925-2006: She spoke for those who needed a voice–Cancer claims ex-councilwoman, a politician for the people,

         “A champion of equal rights for women. A guardian angel of organized labor. And a voice for the poor, elderly and downtrodden.

         Across the state Thursday, iconic politician Maryann Mahaffey was remembered as the embodiment of a true civil servant and the soul and conscience of a city.

         Mahaffey died early Thursday at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit from complications of leukemia with her husband, Herman Dooha, and only child, Susan Dooha, at her side. She was 81 years old. …” 

         R.I.P. MM. 

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