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In Loving Memory is a gospel compilation released by Motown Records in September 1968. It is dedicated to the memory of Motown founder Berry Gordy's sister, Mrs. Loucye S. Gordy Wakefield, and features several popular Motown acts, including Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles and Marvin Gaye, performing versions of popular gospel songs and spirituals.

Loucye Gordy Wakefield was the sister of the founder of Motown Record's Berry Gordy Jr. based in the early days in Detroit. There was a scholarship fund set up in her memory. Loucye was vice-president of Motown Record Corporation, she headed Billings & Collections, and Jobete Publishing. In 1971 Motown produced Motown M 739 a Souvenir Album Sterling Ball Benefit, this was not released commercially but was given to attendees of the 1971 Sterling Ball given again at Gordy Manor. Both Sterling Ball albums were in silver card covers. Just a Closer Walk with Thee" – Gladys Knight & the Pips.

Loucye Gordy Wakefield. She borrowed the proceeds from the college tuition fund their father had established for Berry. Edwards served as mentor, adviser, and vice president of Motown's main offices from 1961 until 1972, when Berry moved the entire operation to Los Angeles. In 1985, she founded the Motown Historical Museum at the site of the former Hitsville . studios, where many of Motown's successful recording artists recorded. Amongst Gordy's earliest songwriting successes were songs he penned as one-third of the songwriting team behind Jackie Wilson's first legion of solo hits, including "Reet Petite", "To Be Loved" and "Lonely Teardrops". By 1959, Gordy, fed up with not being paid royalties for his work with Wilson and other acts, decided to form a record label.

DETROIT, April 25-It was the Sterling Ball, the Motown party-and it was what a Motown party was supposed to be: screaming loud, jammed and mainly black. The scholarship fund, named for her late sister, Loucye Gordy Wakefield, is not the ordinary college fund, she explained. It's for kids with great potential but not motivated to go to college, she said. Continue reading the main story. The United States Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded funds to state education agencies, which awarded scholarships (also known as Byrd Honors Scholarships) to eligible applicants. Students received scholarship funds which were to go towards college expenses. To this day the school maintain a Combined Cadet Force

Loucye Gordy Wakefield was the sister of the founder of Motown Record's Berry Gordy Jr.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Gardena, California. Dr. Ruiz is an HSF Alumnus and was inducted into the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame in 2007, as a Triunfador, for raising the bar in his industry.

Historical records matching Loucye S. Wakefield. Wakefield (born Gordy) in MyHeritage family trees (Bryant Web Site). Wakefield (born Gordy). Collection: MyHeritage Family Trees. Site name: Bryant Web Site. About Loucye S. Sister of Motown music magnate Berry Gordy Jr. Census: 1930 - Detroit (Districts 0251-0500), Wayne, Michigan, USA. Residence: Same Place - 5139 St Antoine, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA - 1935. Census: 1940 - 5139 St Antoine, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 18 2019, 2:29:20 UTC. Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 21 2019, 8:14:08 UTC.