, Michigan, USA
Died March 26, 2020
Age 82
Clida Ellison was a child advocate and social worker, as well as the mother of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. She died of COVID-19 complications.
Obituary
Clida hailed from Natchitoches, Louisiana. She was proud of her Creole roots and drew power from her Cane River ancestry, as she once explained to humorist and chef Mo Rocca on “My Grandmother’s Ravioli”. She was an outstanding cook who was especially well-known for her exceptional gumbo… She raised five sons while working with her husband as the office manager of his medical practice. At age 57, after her husband Leonard suffered a debilitating stroke, she went back to school and earned her master’s degree in social work. She then worked for 20 years in the juvenile division of Michigan’s Third Circuit Court. She was still serving young people in the court system, weeks before she passed away…
Published in the Detroit Free Press
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