Lucille Grant Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lucile Grant made her presence to her parents the late Julia Mae Oliver and the late Aaron Haynes on August 29, 1942, in Harlem New York. She began her education in the Harlem Public School 157. She was raised by her mother and stepfather the late Thomas C. Oliver. She later married the late James Allen Grant Jr. in 1959. She went back to school in 1963 and as a teenage parent completed High School. By 1973 received her Associates Degree from Malcom King College. That same year she joined the NAACP and was an active member. In 1975 she worked under the guidance of the late Ivan Hodge and organized SCANT a school community anti narcotic training program designed to assist teens and young adults in Harlem who were struggling with substance abuse. While working and going to night school she completed her Social Work Bachelor’s Degree and ACSW Master’s Degree in 1976. Lucille was an active member of the Democratic Party. She worked with may local and national politicians. She participated in the 1984 Jesse Jackson Presidential campaign. She married Jay Dock Rozier and moved from Harlem to East Harlem. She had a strong passion for social justice especially when it was bout children. She raised and mentored many children. In 1980 she accepted a position at Queens General Hospital as Director of the Teenage Pregnancy Program. She moved to Laurelton Queens in 1982. Which lead to her being honored for a 22 year legacy of service

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Lucille Grant

August 29, 1942 - February 22, 2022