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African American Black Hawk Test Pilot

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This is my cousin by marriage, but she was a regal person. I got to know a little bit about her from the family reunions we had in San Antonio, TX. Jennifer Yevette Robinson Born in Trinidad, West Indies on April 10, 1955, Died June 30, 2008 and resided in Boerne, TX. Cemetery: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Jennifer Yevette Robinson, age 53, passed away June 30, 2008. She was born April 10, 1955, in Trinidad, West Indies, the youngest of three girls, to the late Vivian Arthur and Neutres Vena Wilson. Jennifer came to the U.S. in 1969 to reside in New York with her sister, Maudrilla and graduated from George W. Wingate High School, Flatbush, NY. She went on to receive a business degree from Siena College, Albany, NY, where she also became an Army ROTC cadet member of the Mohawk Battalion. After graduation, Jennifer entered active duty and her illustrious military career covered two overseas tours in Germany and Korea. Jennifer had the distinction of being the second black female te