{"id":346,"date":"2018-02-04T17:28:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T23:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gabrielfamilyfoundation.org\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2019-03-30T18:45:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T23:45:39","slug":"our-angel-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gabrielfamilyfoundation.org\/?page_id=346","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\"AngelCloudPic\"\n\t

Our Mission<\/h3>\n

The Gabriel Family Foundation raises hope, aspirations, and awareness by enhancing the lives of youths and adults through scholarship and education, for generations.<\/p>\n\t

Our Vision<\/h3>\n

The Gabriel Family Foundation envisions a world where education is the gateway to a brighter future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"IMG_2891\"\n\t

Our Gabriel Story<\/h1>\n

Of the Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas Gabriels<\/h3>\n

Jim Gabriel and Jane Shelton Gabriel were the patriarch and matriarch of the family, and both of whom were slaves in North America.\u00a0 Jim’s slaveholder was the Steve Satterwhite family who brought Jim to Texas during the early 1800s.\u00a0 Jane’s slaveholder was Frank Shelton who purchased Jane at a slave auction in Mississippi and brought her to Louisiana.\u00a0 Jim and Jane met, married, but remained with their respective slaveholder until Emancipation.\u00a0 Between marriage and Emancipation, Jim visited Jane as often as allowed.\u00a0 Afterwards, they began their lives as husband and wife in the Bethel Community near Butler, Texas, eventually settling in\/around Fairfield.\u00a0 Their offspring included eight boys and one girl:\u00a0 Reverend Albert Lewis Gabriel; Bedford Gabriel; Ben Gabriel; Burl Gabriel; Jim Gabriel, Jr.; John Henry Gabriel; Saint Paul Gabriel; Willis Gabriel; and Mary Elizabeth Gabriel Crowder Carter.\u00a0 The Gabriel family multiplied and prospered.\u00a0 Many descendants made their mark in military service and in the ministry of the Gospel.\u00a0 Other pillars and stalwarts within the family established footholds as educators, entrepreneurs, farmers, and brick masons.\u00a0 The Gabriel family forerunners left their footprints for subsequent generations to follow, emulate, and outdistance.\u00a0 Today, this group of Gabriels greet you as philanthropists and legacy stakeholders.<\/p>\n\t

Greta McKelvey<\/h2>\n\t

President. Founder of Gabriel Family Foundation — a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charity.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n\t

Herman Gabriel<\/h2>\n\t

Vice President. Scholarship Co-Chair. Retired U.S. Military and Federal Civil Service.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n\t

Gregory Washington<\/h2>\n\t

Treasurer. Information Technology Management.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n\t

Barnarda Taylor<\/h2>\n\t

Secretary. Telecommunications Management.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n\t

Ann McKelvey<\/h2>\n\t

Research and Development and Outreach.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n\t

Rev. Jiles Ray King, Sr.<\/h2>\n\t

Scholarship Co-Chair. Gospel Ministry. Entrepreneurship.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n\t

Ruby Shaw<\/h2>\n\t

Advisor. Retired Education and Administration.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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