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Black and White Livseys in Georgia Becomes One Family After Over 150 Years
by Tom Livsey,
(picture#1... l-r Four Star General Bill Livsey, Dr.Peter Livsey, from Maine and family president, Tom Livsey).
Four Star General Bill Livsey celebrated his 77th birthday yesterday, during his family's reunion, at the Milam Park in Clarkston,Ga.
He was the Commander-in-Chief in Korea, Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Armed Forces, and the Commander of the 8th Army, in Vietnam.
General Bill Livsey was the military consultant, to both President Reagan and President George Bush Sr., before he retired in 1987. General Colin Powell and General Swartzckoff were both his understudies.
There are only a handful of retired Generals who maintain his four stars after active service. Four-Star General Bill Livsey is one of them.
Yesterday in good health and great spirit,he opened the Livsey Family Reunion with a prayer of peace and understanding.
This was also for just the second time that the white Livseys'invited their black Livsey cousins to attend their celebration. There were Livseys' from as north as Maine, and as south as Florida.
It was well attended perhaps a little over 200 people showed up. Yet,the most amazing thing that happened was that the General nominated his black cousin Tom Livsey to become the president for the white Livseys' family functions into the future.
Tom was elated and surprised by such warmth and love. "From here on out, the Livseys' are truely just one family --no more black or white, and will be recognized only as such...."The Livseys' ",acclaims President Livsey,
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