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Mrs. Yvonne . . . that is one dedicated woman demonstrated through the service she consistently provides to the city’s programs such as our senior services activities, the Father/Daughter dances, holiday events, and other community activities. She’s an asset to our city. Yvonne Mayor Butch Lee 62 • Spring 2018
What are the words you would use to describe Yvonne Bianchi? FUN-LOVING...& SERIOUS. Do these words even go together? Not usually. But for this person, they do. I have known Miss Yvonne for over 50 years. When I was young, she was an active member of our church choir. And then life happened and we lost touch. Bob and I got married and moved to Crossgates. One day, I looked up one day and there she was! She was still as friendly as ever! Yvonne never met a stranger. I wasn’t sure if she would remember me, but she hugged me and asked about my mom and dad. The time that passed didn’t matter a bit. She wanted to know all about the things that were going on in my life. She was interested in me. When Yvonne first ran for political office, I asked her why in the world she wanted to do such a thing. To me, it seemed like a lot of work without much reward. She told me, “Linda, I love my city. I want to give back to this community by taking care of it and its citizens. I have prepared myself by taking classes to learn what will be needed for this job and I am ready to serve.” And serve she did. For many years, she helped her constituents with many different, and sometimes difficult, situations. It is impossible to make everybody happy, so I am sure she made some enemies along the way. But one could never question Miss Yvonne’s dedication to the voters who elected her. The one thing you could be certain of was that her commitment was always to help the city of Brandon be the best it could be. When Yvonne lost her last bid for alderman, she could have easily disappeared into the sunset. But instead, she immersed herself in the fun side of life in Brandon. She supported the city in a new way by becoming more involved in the activities of the city and of the Senior Center. She was still listening to folks, empathizing with them, and loving them. As I have watched Miss Yvonne through the years, this strong Christian lady has encouraged me to love my God, my family, and my friends unconditionally; to be there when they need me, and to serve them through all the situations of life. Miss Yvonne, I am a better person because of your influence in my life. Thank you. Linda Moore Wolfe Yvonne Bianchi. I don’t know of anyone that hears that name and doesn’t smile. I’ve known Yvonne for 40 years —ever since meeting her daughter when I first moved to Brandon. When we were elected to serve on the Brandon board of aldermen together, I got to know her even better—both on a personal and professional basis. I can honestly say that I have never worked with anyone so honest and straight-forward. You knew if she agreed with you . . . and you knew when she didn’t! Something I’ve always wanted the citizens of Brandon to know about Yvonne is that if it wasn’t for her, we probably would not have a senior citizen program. As with a lot of programs, it started with a simple idea for us to consider and hopefully implement. It was one of Yvonne’s many ideas that are in place now. She stuck with it until .............................. > it came to fruition, with the first event being Hometown Brandon • 63
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