Well done good and faithful servants

By Vivian Shipe Alice Andrews, aka Lady Ladd KNOXVILLE, TN — In the space of 72 hours, Knoxville and the world lost two icons. Community leader Alyce Andrews, lovingly called Lady Ladd, and civil rights leader and renowned author, Dr.Bob Booker Jr. transitioned from this earthly realm, leaving a gaping hole in the hearts of many. For decades, Lady Ladd worked tirelessly in Knoxville to improve the lives of young children by exposing them to different experiences, showing them another side of life and encouraging them to dream through trips and adventures she planned for them. Lady Ladd helped hundreds of children over the last 20 years. Taking them on trips, several times a year she would load them in buses and they would roll to New Tazewell where they would spend hours with Mike McMeel and the Inner City Slickers horseback riding, swimming; even treating them to huge Christmas parties every year. Just as Ladd had an effect on the youth and those around her, so did Bob Booker. Dr. Robert Booker Jr., historian, author, and civil rights leader Dr. Bob Booker, had a super power. His ability to bring make a reader see and feel by placing pen...