Reola Belfield Way (Bronx)
Present name:East 163rd Street
Location:Between Trinity Avenue and Reverend James A. Polite Avenue.
Honoree: Reola Belfield was born in North Carolina in 1931. In 1985, after raising seven children, she earned a BA from the College of New Rochelle, where she was class valedictorian. Six years later she received an MA in early childhood education and became a teacher. She was Treasurer of Community Board 3 and chair of its Budget and Finance Committee. She also held responsible positions in her church, her sorority and other community organizations; and was a soloist with several choirs and other musical groups. She died in 1997 at age 65.
LL:1997/96