The quality and quantity of candidates to replace the beloved late alderwoman speaks to the impact she had in her 32 years as an Aurora City Council member.
A tent with a picture of late Aurora Ald. Scheketa Hart-Burns stands near the main stage during the recent 36th annual Martin Luther King Back to School Bash in Aurora. Hart-Burns founded the event and organized it every year until her death in June.
If a legacy can be measured by scholarships in her name, the longtime 7th Ward alderwoman again scores big. Most recently, the Scheketa Hart-Burns Memorial Foundation was set up to benefit students and provide aid to the kind of nonprofits she championed her entire life. Think about it. At a time when some local boards are struggling to fill vacant chairs, more than a dozen people immediately threw their own proverbial hats into the ring.
Take John “Drew” Eddy, for example, who finds time with his busy professional life to still coach four sports while also serving on multiple boards that benefit kids and community. Or Cynthia Gamboa, who is not only a business owner and founder of a group to help women facing adversity, during the height of the pandemic she established a volunteer initiative to deliver food to the elderly in the 7th Ward.
People see how much better things are in the ward because of “all the things Scheketa left behind … and they want to continue moving them forward,” she said.Gibson, who has a demanding but fulfilling career as principal of Cowherd Middle School in Aurora, had originally sought the appointment because, as a close family friend to the alderwoman, she saw up close and personal the impact she had as “a trailblazer” who “was part of everything.
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