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Date Posted: 16:25:36 05/29/25 Thu
Author: Fan
Subject: On this day in history

Today is Wisconsin Statehood day. Happy 177th birthday to Wisconsin, the 30th state of the United States of America:
http://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.18902900/?st=gallery
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-29/wisconsin-enters-the-union

A message from Wisconsin Governor, Anthony (Tony) Evers:
http://www.facebook.com/GovernorTonyEvers/photos/happy-birthday-wisconsintoday-we-celebrate-177-years-of-statehood-our-shared-his/1237020964449241/?_rdr

May 29, 2025 is also the sad one-year anniversary of the passing of a noted former Miss Milwaukee titleholder.

It was one year ago today when Miss Milwaukee 1981, Lora Rene Davis Green died at 63 on May 29, 2024. The cause of death was due to complications with leukemia.

Lora (known to many as Lori) was a 1978 Mukwonago High School graduate who later earned her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1985.

When Miss Milwaukee 1981, Keungsuk Kim of Shorewood, Wisconsin became Miss Wisconsin, Lora graciously assumed the Miss Milwaukee title and became the first black woman to serve as Miss Milwaukee. A skilled clarinet player, Lora went on to be the mother of two sons, and had a distinguished career as a Mary Kay independent sales director in the Cincinnati and West Chester Township, Ohio area. We remember Lora Davis Green.
http://thompsonhalljordan.com/obituary/lora-r-green/

Belated condolences to the family.

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Wasn't Miss Milwaukee 2022, Jada Davis (now Miss West Allis 2025) the first black woman -- to be Miss Milwaukee (and they are not related?), 14:21:08 05/30/25 Fri
- Jada Davis was the first black woman to win Miss Milwaukee and the first via an online -- zoom contest, but Lora was first black to hold the title, 14:42:21 06/01/25 Sun

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> >Today is Wisconsin Statehood day. Happy 177th birthday >to Wisconsin, the 30th state of the United States of >America: >http://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.18902900/?st=gallery >http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-29/wisco >nsin-enters-the-union > >A message from Wisconsin Governor, Anthony (Tony) >Evers: >http://www.facebook.com/GovernorTonyEvers/photos/happy- >birthday-wisconsintoday-we-celebrate-177-years-of-state >hood-our-shared-his/1237020964449241/?_rdr > >May 29, 2025 is also the sad one-year anniversary of >the passing of a noted former Miss Milwaukee >titleholder. > > >It was one year ago today when Miss Milwaukee 1981, >Lora Rene Davis Green died at 63 on May 29, 2024. The >cause of death was due to complications with leukemia. > >Lora (known to many as Lori) was a 1978 Mukwonago High >School graduate who later earned her bachelor’s >degree in Fine Arts from the University of >Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1985. > >When Miss Milwaukee 1981, Keungsuk Kim of Shorewood, >Wisconsin became Miss Wisconsin, Lora graciously >assumed the Miss Milwaukee title and became the first >black woman to serve as Miss Milwaukee. A skilled >clarinet player, Lora went on to be the mother of two >sons, and had a distinguished career as a Mary Kay >independent sales director in the Cincinnati and West >Chester Township, Ohio area. We remember Lora Davis >Green. >http://thompsonhalljordan.com/obituary/lora-r-green/ > > >Belated condolences to the family.

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