Yvonne Kennedy (January 8, 1945 – December 8, 2012) was an Alabama state representative from

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, and a former president of

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. She served as national president of

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sorority from 1988 to 1992.

Biography

Kennedy was born to Leroy and Thelma Kennedy and attended

and

Alabama State University Alabama State University (ASU) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the ...

. She became president of Bishop State in 1981 and resigned from that position in 2007. She has represented Mobile in the Alabama House of Representatives since winning a special election in 1979. She died on December 8, 2012, at UAB Hospital in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Yvonne 1945 births 2012 deaths Alabama State University alumni American educators Delta Sigma Theta members Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives Politicians from Mobile, Alabama University of Alabama alumni Delta Sigma Theta presidents