Yvonne Dorothea Solomon

Yvonne Dorothea Adams, daughter of the late Floyd B., and Viola J. Adams, was born on May 4,1927 in Meherrin, Virginia. She departed this life on December 23, 2004.At the age of nine, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland with her mother, four brothers and three sisters. She received the Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized in 1936 at the Zion Baptist Church under the pastorate of Reverend Matthew Wilkerson.She was educated in Baltimore city public schools and graduated from Carver Vocational School in 1944 with a diploma in clerical training. She held many jobs in Baltimore, before becoming employed with the Social Security Administration. She retired in May of 1982 after working thirty-one years. While working at Social Security, she continued her education by taking courses at Baltimore Community college and The Peabody Conservatory of Music.Yvonne was united in holy matrimony on July 25, 1948 to the late Henry J. Solomon, and out of this union two children were born, Jestine Octavia and Yvette Maria.Yvonne was blessed with many talents. In the 1940's, her mother paid twenty-five cents a week so that a very young Yvonne could be trained in piano and voice instruction. By the time she was a teenager, she was the pianist fo the Sunday school at the “old” Zion, and went on to become one of the church’s musicians. She served in the capacity of Church pianist for over twenty years, playing for the Men’s and Gospel Choruses. With her lyric soprano singing voice, she was sponsored in many concerts in the Baltimore area, and was one of the first local minority talents to appear in concert on WMAR television.Although her love of music was her passion, she was equally gifted in her sewing ability. She loved to make garments for herself, as well as for friends and loved ones. When ethnic outfits became the rage, she made sure that everyone she knew had and “ African” outfit.We will remember Yvonne for her big smile, her love of God and family, her frank and direct manner, her sense of style and her trademark love of HATS.She leaves to cherish her memory: her daughter, Yvette Solomon Monroe; seven grandchildren, Stacey Pope Bolden, Robert Bolden, Jr., Curtis Pope, Jr., Tasha Belfield, Ashley Pope, Kirk Monroe, Jr., and Kristen Monroe; four great-grandchildren, Curtis Pope, III, Courtney Pope, Robert Bolden, III and Jaylen Bolden; one god-daughter/niece, Yvonne Epps; two sons-in-law, five brothers-in-law, six sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

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Yvonne Dorothea Solomon

May 4, 1927 - December 23, 2004