Funeral arrangements have been made for late former Apopka City Commissioner Alonzo Williams Jr., who died earlier this week at age 85.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, January 27, at 10:30 a.m. for Commissioner Williams at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 927 S. Central Ave., Apopka.
Immediately following the service, there will be a repass until 3 p.m. at the Apopka Community Center, 519 S. Central Ave., Apopka.
Flags will be at half-staff throughout the city from Friday, January 26 to Sunday, January 28, the weekend of the service.
Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson will read a proclamation at the service in honor of Commissioner Williams’s legacy. The mayor will then a read a proclamation at the Wednesday, February 7 City Council meeting in Commissioner Williams’s honor as well.
Alonzo Williams Jr., who made history as the first African-American Apopka city commissioner, died on Tuesday, January 9, in Albany, Georgia.
