Deborah Juanita Huey's Obituary
Deborah Juanita Turner Huey was born September 27, 1950 in Eastsport, MD, as the youngest child of Allen and Doris Turner. Debbie's early education began at Eastport Elementary School. She graduated from Annapolis High School in 1968 and was the first African American Homecoming Queen at Annapolis High School. In 1968, she entered Morgan State College (now Morgan State University) and majored in elementary education.
Upon graduating from Morgan State in 1972, she started her career in Anne Arundel County Public Schools as a teacher at Folger Mackenzie Elementary School. After the completion of her Master's Degree in elementary supervision administration from Towson University, she aspired to become an administrator and was reassigned to Belvedere Elementary School as an administrative trainee. Deborah later became principal of Solley Elementary School. Under her leadership, a new Solley Elementary was built.
In 1999 Deborah was promoted to area director of North County Schools. After 4 years as area director, she retired after 31 years as an Anne Arundel County employee. On the last day of retirement, she attended the promotions exercises at Solley Elementary School. While attending the promotional exercises, she learned that the school library was named after her.
In 1993, Deborah joined the Annapolis Chapter of Links, Incorporated. As a member of the Links, she held the office of financial secretary, chair of the Ethics Committee, and chair of the Martin Luther King Writing Contest Committee. She was also an active member of the Links Annual Gala Committee.
Her spiritual journey led her to her father's church, Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Eastport, and she eventually settled in her mom's church, First Baptist Church in Annapolis.
Deborah was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. Calvin W. Huey, her parents, Allen and Doris Turner, her sister, Pearl Turner Whitfield, and her mother-in-law, Eartha Lee Huey and nephew Carlos Braxton.
Debbie is survived by her only son, Callen Turner Huey, brother Leon Turner, sister Jean Braxton, sister-in-law Linda Huey, aunt Cecilia Avery, nephew Dr. Jarrod Huey (Genise), nieces Alexis Mosely, Ursula Dees, Lisa Turner, Shiree Turner, Lavelle Buford and Kimara Huey.
She will be missed by her sisters in love, cousin Dr. Linda Hicks Boyd and Rosemarie Swann Thompson, and devoted friends, Cynthia Caldwell, Linda Washington and Dr. Leslie Mobray.
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