MANCHESTER CONNECTION held its first “Honoring an Evening of Excellence” event on June 10 at Bidwell Presbyterian Church, North Side. The honorees: the Hon. Joseph Williams, Ashley Battle, and seated from left, Ellen Pearl Parker, Betty Heard Brewer, and John H. Porter. (Photos by Gail Manker)
JOHN H. PORTER, World War II Veteran
ELLEN PEARL PARKER, a woman who trained both male and female athletes in the 1960s to play competitive sports.
BETTY HEARD BREWER, taught in Pittsburgh Public Schools for 34 years, and still has an active prison ministry.
ASHLEY BATTLE, former star WNBA player from Pittsburgh, current Assistant General Manager with the Maine Celtics, and scout with the Boston Celtics.
THE HONORABLE JOSEPH K. WILLIAMS, longtime judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
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