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Leverage by Katherine Black6/9/2023 ![]() "She could have quit a long time ago.but she, like many others, was not afraid to speak out and show up," said Thompson, 52, a former Buffalo councilmember and state Senator. When Antoine Thompson first got involved in Buffalo politics in his 20s, Massey was a supportive presence and guiding hand from the neighborhoods, he said. Latest on shooting: Buffalo gunman was kicked out of Tops the night before mass shooting "She'd bring peace to the situation."īuffalo neighborhood: In an outpouring of grief and anger, Jefferson Ave. During spirited discussions with city or county officials, Massey was the one who'd put a calm hand on your shoulder, he said. McIntyre, 59, served on a number of parent education groups and spent time in advocacy work, which is how he met Massey. "I’m talking people who wouldn't walk by you without saying, 'Hi, how you doing?' Everybody was their grandchild, their children. That is what was taken away from us." ![]() ![]() "If you lived in Buffalo 30 or 40 years, you pretty much know everybody, and you see these women that curate themselves respectfully," McIntyre said. ![]() Massey, along with shooting victims Ruth Whitefield and Pearl Young, affectionately called "Pearly," were matriarchs in the neighborhood, revered and respected by all, said Bryon McIntyre, a Buffalo native and former city firefighter who now lives outside of San Antonio, Texas. ![]()
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