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''' | '''Angeline Grooms Proctor''' (born c. [[1945]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[October 22]], [[2021]] in Rancho Palos Verdes, California) was an interior designer, a former [[Miss Alabama]], and former member of the [[Birmingham City Council]]. | ||
Angeline, usually called "Angi", was the daughter of Judge [[Hobart Grooms]] and his wife, Angeline. She graduated from [[Ramsay High School]] in [[1952]], then attended [[Howard College]] and [[Auburn University]]. She was crowned Miss Alabama in July [[1966]], performing a folk song for the talent competition. She made it to the finals of the 1967 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In [[1968]] she traveled to Vietnam as part of a USO tour. | |||
Afterward, Grooms married an airline pilot and began practicing as an interior designer. She designed the "Henley Room" at [[UAB]]'s [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] in [[1972]] and, as a principal with [[Southeastern Interior Concepts]], decorated the [[Davenport & Harris Funeral Home]] | Afterward, Grooms married an airline pilot and began practicing as an interior designer. She designed the "Henley Room" at [[UAB]]'s [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] in [[1972]] and, as a principal with [[Southeastern Interior Concepts]], decorated the [[Davenport & Harris Funeral Home]] in [[1978]] and redecorated the [[Redmont Hotel]] in the 1980s. | ||
[[File:Angi Grooms Proctor and Nina Miglionico.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Angi Grooms Proctor with [[Nina Miglionico]].]] | |||
At the same time, Proctor also became interested in city politics. She garnered 27,335 votes in the [[1971 Birmingham municipal election]], earning a two-year seat. She was re-elected to a four-year term in [[1973 Birmingham municipal election|1973]], but decided not to run again in [[1977 Birmingham municipal election|1977]]. | At the same time, Proctor also became interested in city politics. She garnered 27,335 votes in the [[1971 Birmingham municipal election]], earning a two-year seat. She was re-elected to a four-year term in [[1973 Birmingham municipal election|1973]], but decided not to run again in [[1977 Birmingham municipal election|1977]]. | ||
Proctor has endowed scholarships in music at [[Samford University]] and the University of Southern California, and helped to raise funds to establish the Sunshine school for girls in Afghanistan. She was a member of the [[1984 Leadership Birmingham|1984 class]] of [[Leadership Birmingham]]. | |||
She had two children with her second husband, Kirk Hyde. She died in [[2021]] of complications from Parkinson's Disease. | |||
==References== | |||
* "Angeline Grooms 'Angi' Proctor" obituary (October 26, 2021) {{BN}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 26 October 2021
Angeline Grooms Proctor (born c. 1945 in Birmingham; died October 22, 2021 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California) was an interior designer, a former Miss Alabama, and former member of the Birmingham City Council.
Angeline, usually called "Angi", was the daughter of Judge Hobart Grooms and his wife, Angeline. She graduated from Ramsay High School in 1952, then attended Howard College and Auburn University. She was crowned Miss Alabama in July 1966, performing a folk song for the talent competition. She made it to the finals of the 1967 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1968 she traveled to Vietnam as part of a USO tour.
Afterward, Grooms married an airline pilot and began practicing as an interior designer. She designed the "Henley Room" at UAB's Mervyn H. Sterne Library in 1972 and, as a principal with Southeastern Interior Concepts, decorated the Davenport & Harris Funeral Home in 1978 and redecorated the Redmont Hotel in the 1980s.
At the same time, Proctor also became interested in city politics. She garnered 27,335 votes in the 1971 Birmingham municipal election, earning a two-year seat. She was re-elected to a four-year term in 1973, but decided not to run again in 1977.
Proctor has endowed scholarships in music at Samford University and the University of Southern California, and helped to raise funds to establish the Sunshine school for girls in Afghanistan. She was a member of the 1984 class of Leadership Birmingham.
She had two children with her second husband, Kirk Hyde. She died in 2021 of complications from Parkinson's Disease.
References
- "Angeline Grooms 'Angi' Proctor" obituary (October 26, 2021) The Birmingham News