Mary Williams-Neal
American public servant
About Mary Williams-Neal
Mary Williams-Neal (March 22, 1948 – April 2, 2023) was an American public servant from Kansas City, Missouri. She served as a city councilwoman from 1995 to 2003 and as Kansas City Parks Commissioner from 2019 until her death.
Mary Williams-Neal was born in Pace, Mississippi in 1948 into a sharecropper family. She moved to Kansas City in 1969, where she worked at Gates Bar-B-Q. Williams-Neal eventually attended the University of Missouri–Kansas City and went on to study at Harvard University.
The Brush Creek Community Center was renamed in her honor.
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Who was Mary Williams-Neal?
American public servant (1948-2023)
When did Mary Williams-Neal die?
Mary Williams-Neal died on 2 April 2023.
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