In memory of Jackie Tonawanda
Age: 75 years old
Aka: Jackie Garrett
Obituary:
Groton - Jackie Tonawanda, the popular and well known female boxer, dubbed "the Female Ali" from the 1960s and 1970s died June 9, 2009, at Harlem's Mt Sinai Hospital from colon cancer.
Born Jackie Garrett in New York on Sept. 4, 1933. Ms. Tonawanda was formerly of Groton and New London. She previously worked at both Pfizer, Inc. and Electric Boat in Groton. A well known figure in boxing and martial arts community and considered a pioneer of women's boxing, Ms. Tonawanda sued the state of New York to be granted a boxing license in 1975, a legal battle in which she eventually won, becoming the first woman to be granted a license to box in New York state.
Her funeral arrangements are as follows, viewing will be from 3 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 19, at Owens Funeral Home, 216 Lenox Ave., 121st St., in New York. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at First Bethel AME Church, 60 West 32nd St., Lenox Ave. and 5th St. New York, NY 10027, phone number (212) 862-0100.
Article: Village Voice
Note: No headstone
For genealogy purposes.
Age: 75 years old
Aka: Jackie Garrett
Obituary:
Groton - Jackie Tonawanda, the popular and well known female boxer, dubbed "the Female Ali" from the 1960s and 1970s died June 9, 2009, at Harlem's Mt Sinai Hospital from colon cancer.
Born Jackie Garrett in New York on Sept. 4, 1933. Ms. Tonawanda was formerly of Groton and New London. She previously worked at both Pfizer, Inc. and Electric Boat in Groton. A well known figure in boxing and martial arts community and considered a pioneer of women's boxing, Ms. Tonawanda sued the state of New York to be granted a boxing license in 1975, a legal battle in which she eventually won, becoming the first woman to be granted a license to box in New York state.
Her funeral arrangements are as follows, viewing will be from 3 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 19, at Owens Funeral Home, 216 Lenox Ave., 121st St., in New York. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at First Bethel AME Church, 60 West 32nd St., Lenox Ave. and 5th St. New York, NY 10027, phone number (212) 862-0100.
Article: Village Voice
Note: No headstone
For genealogy purposes.
In memory of Jackie Tonawanda
Age: 75 years old
Aka: Jackie Garrett
Obituary:
Groton - Jackie Tonawanda, the popular and well known female boxer, dubbed "the Female Ali" from the 1960s and 1970s died June 9, 2009, at Harlem's Mt Sinai Hospital from colon cancer.
Born Jackie Garrett in New York on Sept. 4, 1933. Ms. Tonawanda was formerly of Groton and New London. She previously worked at both Pfizer, Inc. and Electric Boat in Groton. A well known figure in boxing and martial arts community and considered a pioneer of women's boxing, Ms. Tonawanda sued the state of New York to be granted a boxing license in 1975, a legal battle in which she eventually won, becoming the first woman to be granted a license to box in New York state.
Her funeral arrangements are as follows, viewing will be from 3 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 19, at Owens Funeral Home, 216 Lenox Ave., 121st St., in New York. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at First Bethel AME Church, 60 West 32nd St., Lenox Ave. and 5th St. New York, NY 10027, phone number (212) 862-0100.
Article: Village Voice
Note: No headstone
For genealogy purposes.
Age: 75 years old
Aka: Jackie Garrett
Obituary:
Groton - Jackie Tonawanda, the popular and well known female boxer, dubbed "the Female Ali" from the 1960s and 1970s died June 9, 2009, at Harlem's Mt Sinai Hospital from colon cancer.
Born Jackie Garrett in New York on Sept. 4, 1933. Ms. Tonawanda was formerly of Groton and New London. She previously worked at both Pfizer, Inc. and Electric Boat in Groton. A well known figure in boxing and martial arts community and considered a pioneer of women's boxing, Ms. Tonawanda sued the state of New York to be granted a boxing license in 1975, a legal battle in which she eventually won, becoming the first woman to be granted a license to box in New York state.
Her funeral arrangements are as follows, viewing will be from 3 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 19, at Owens Funeral Home, 216 Lenox Ave., 121st St., in New York. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at First Bethel AME Church, 60 West 32nd St., Lenox Ave. and 5th St. New York, NY 10027, phone number (212) 862-0100.
Article: Village Voice
Note: No headstone
For genealogy purposes.
