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Erica. Joe Brown, president of the Pasadena NAACP, said Freeny’s election shows the Tournament of Roses ® has become more welcoming to all minorities. “At this point I’m not overly surprised, but I’m delighted,” Brown said. “It’s a great thing for African Americans, women and minorities in general, seeing that glass ceiling broken. This is for fu- ture generations to look and say, `I can do this.”’ By 2019, Freeny said he plans to be retired, and he and his family will have the time to deal with the demands of the presidency. “I guess what I’m looking forward to is going down the parade route,” said Freeny. “A native Pasadenan, seeing my high school buddies, my college bud- dies, people from the community, saying one of us Pasadenans made it here.” Here's to Brother Freeny and the Tournament of Roses ® ! On this page: Freeny has many duties associated with his office from interacting with local schools to the United States Armed Forces, from meeting with the Tournament's Executive Committee to receiving members of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , all in a single weekend.
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