This is an excerpt from the KOIN News Website:
1942 Rose Queen Finally Takes Crown
MILWAUKIE, Ore. - A Rose Festival junior war queen was honored Friday decades after she was crowned.
KOIN News 6 visited Linwood Elementary School to witness history. Students held an assembly to honor women's history where they told stories of historical women from A-to-Z.
After they had completed the entire alphabet, two students returned to the stage with the letters P and K, the initials for Phyllis Kremers, a cafeteria cook at the school.
In 1942, 9-year-old Kremers was named the junior Rose Festival queen, but much of the festival was canceled due to the start of WWII. She is now in her early 70s and was honored to receive a crown, a scepter and a dozen roses from the kids.
All of the princesses from 1942 will be honored in June as the Rose Festival celebrates its 100th year.
With all the busyness and stress that happens this time of year in schools, I have to say that I was really blessed to have been able to create this opportunity to recognize one of our fellow staff members and I am glad we were able to take the time to do it. It was the perfect opportunity to celebrate Women's history by highlighting a significant life achievement of one of our own. It was quite a coincidence that I heard about this just as our third grade students and teachers were preparing a presentation on this topic. It was also an opportunity to reminisce about my experiences with the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade as a drum major with the David Douglas High School Band. I hope that Phyllis will have the opportunity to ride on the float and experience all the attention and revelry she deserves.
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