Obituary: A Long-Time West End Resident and Advocate, Brenda Arrington, 68

By all accounts, Brenda J. Arrington was a well loved woman who lived a full life and took pride in her accomplishments as an educator and West End community advocate.  Ms. Arrington passed away at the age of 68 due to complications with colon cancer.

According to the family-placed notice of death, "Brenda Joyce Arrington was a brilliant psychologist, passionate educator, and dedicated West End Community Activist. Her legacy will live on through her beloved family, friends, god children, mentees and a host of other people whose lives were touched by her gracious spirit."

Ms. Arrington was laid to rest at the Carl M Williams Funeral Home in southwest Atlanta.  She is survived by her brother Donald Bruce Arrington, sister in law Jeanette K. Arrington, and niece Brittany D. Arrington of Willingboro, NJ.

Within the Legacy.com guest book there are over 30 messages of love and support to the surviving family.  There are also notes of thanks and beautiful memories from the lives Ms. Arrington touched during her time on Earth.

The following is an excerpt from the AJC's obituary:

A champion for her neighborhood, Arrington volunteered with the West End Neighborhood Development, Inc., helped organize the West End Festival and served as a chair for the West End Tour of Homes.

Neighborhood beautification projects were also important to Arrington, who worked with Trees Atlanta over several years to have more than 2000 trees planted in the area. “We used to call her Johnnetta Appleseed,” Brinson said.

Investing in the people in her neighborhood was just as important to Arrington, who extended her home on many occasions to young people who were going through a transitional period in their lives. “She let it be known that she expected excellence,” said her goddaughter, Davida Reed of Atlanta.

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