Female deputy fire chief honored in Boynton Beach

A local hero was honored on Saturday at Sims Park in Boynton Beach.

HERO.... THE FIRST AFRICANAMERICAN FEMALE DEPUTY FIRECHIEF.

TODAY AT SIMS PARK,COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECOGNIZEDLATOSHA CLEMONS' LEGACY.CLEMONS WAS THE FIRST BLACKFEMALE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF INTHE CITYAGO, CLEMONS WAS AT THE CENTEROF A MURAL CONTROVERSY, WHENTHE IMAGE OF HER BLACK FACEAPPEARED TO BE ALTERED.

BUTTODAY WAS A DAY OFCELEBRATION.

CLEMONS SAYSSHE'S HUMBLED AND HONORED TOBE RECOGNIZED BY BOYTON BEACHRESIDENTS.“THAT WORKED IN THIS COMMUNITYFOR OVER 26 YEARS.

ALL MYFAMILY AND FRIENDS LIVE INTHIS COMMUNITY MY GRANDPARENTSMY PARENTS.

SO JUST TO HAVETHE COMMUNITY CONSIDER ME ASPART OF A LEGACY IS MOMENTOUSAND ICLEMONS SAYS SHE IS“SEMI-RETIRED AND THAT SHEWANTS TO BECOME A MENTOR FORYOUNG BLACK WOMEN WHO WISH TOPURSUE FIRST RESPONDERSCAREERS.A CAR AT A FUEL PUMP AT TH