Mrs._NP0 Parks_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 housing_NN1 activist_NN1 and_CJC founder_NN1 of_PRF Roxbury_NP0 Tenants_NN2 of_PRF Harvard_NP0 ._SENT 
When_CJS Theresa_NP0 Parks_NP0 and_CJC her_DPS family_NN1 learned_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 late_AJ0 1960s_CRD that_DT0 Harvard_NP0 University_NN1 planned_VVD to_TO0 evict_VVI them_PNP from_PRP their_DPS Mission_NN1 Hill_NP0 home_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI way_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 vast_AJ0 new_AJ0 hospital_NN1 complex_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS answer_NN1 was_VBD swift_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 move_VVI ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ she_PNP recalled_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 1989_CRD Globe_NN1 interview_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP and_CJC her_DPS husband_NN1 began_VVD holding_VVG meetings_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS Francis_NP0 Street_NP0 home_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC those_DT0 gatherings_NN2 led_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 creation_NN1 of_PRF Roxbury_NP0 Tenants_NN2 of_PRF Harvard_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 civic_AJ0 group_NN1 of_PRF residents_NN2 who_PNQ lived_VVD in_PRP properties_NN2 the_AT0 university_NN1 had_VHD purchased_VVN to_TO0 raze_VVI and_CJC leave_VVI room_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 complex_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ People_NN0 kept_VVD stopping_VVG me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN saying_VVG ,_PUN '_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP whacked_VVN out_AVP ?_SENT Harvard_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 most_AV0 powerful_AJ0 institution_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 fight_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ she_PNP recalled_VVD ._SENT 
Mrs._NP0 Parks_NP0 did_VDD just_AV0 that_DT0 as_CJS a_AT0 leader_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 movement_NN1 that_CJT forced_VVD Harvard_NP0 to_TO0 help_VVI create_VVI more_AV0 than_CJS 900_CRD units_NN2 of_PRF mixed-income_AJ0 housing_NN1 as_PRP part_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS hospital_NN1 plan_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD 84_CRD when_AVQ she_PNP died_VVD June_NP0 9_CRD in_PRP her_DPS Mission_NN1 Hill_NP0 home_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 matriarch_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 go-to_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 neighborhood_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ her_DPS granddaughter_NN1 Tess_NP0 said_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 eulogy_NN1 a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF weeks_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD tenacious_AJ0 ,_PUN witty_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC filled_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 brim_NN1 with_PRP Irish_AJ0 charm_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD sharp_AJ0 ,_PUN resilient_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC kind_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Mrs._NP0 Parks_NP0 's_POS work_NN1 was_VBD honored_VVN by_PRP organizations_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP Action_NN1 for_PRP Boston_NP0 Community_NN1 Development_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 true_AJ0 measure_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS enduring_AJ0 influence_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI seen_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 admiration_NN1 of_PRF those_DT0 who_PNQ met_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN even_AV0 after_PRP her_DPS heyday_NN1 of_PRF fighting_VVG Harvard_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD very_AV0 humble_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 she_PNP was_VBD like_PRP Goliath_NP0 's_POS big_AJ0 brother_NN1 if_CJS you_PNP had_VHD her_PNP behind_PRP you_PNP –_PUN all_DT0 4-foot-10_CRD of_PRF her_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Dermot_NP0 Doyne_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 co-owner_NN1 of_PRF Penguin_NP0 Pizza_NN1 in_PRP Brigham_NP0 Circle_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ became_VVD friends_NN2 with_PRP Mrs._NP0 Parks_NN2 about_PRP 20_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT 
Generosity_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 way_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 for_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 carried_VVD through_AVP into_PRP later_AJC years_NN2 when_CJS Mrs._NP0 Parks_NN2 would_VM0 spend_VVI "_PUQ a_AT0 Sunday_NP0 afternoon_NN1 chatting_VVG away_AV0 "_PUQ in_PRP Brigham_NP0 Circle_NN1 ,_PUN befriending_VVG "_PUQ really_AV0 down-and-out_AJ0 people_NN0 there_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Doyne_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ If_CJS someone_PNI asked_VVD her_PNP for_PRP a_AT0 buck_NN0 ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VM0 give_VVI them_PNP five_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP added_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD never_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI rich_AJ0 in_PRP life_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI happy_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Mrs._NP0 Parks_NP0 traced_VVD her_DPS lifelong_AJ0 love_NN1 of_PRF helping_VVG others_NN2 to_PRP a_AT0 lesson_NN1 she_PNP learned_VVD as_PRP a_AT0 girl_NN1 growing_VVG up_AVP in_PRP Mission_NN1 Hill_NP0 ,_PUN when_CJS her_DPS mother_NN1 worked_VVD at_PRP Boston_NP0 City_NN1 Hospital_NN1 cleaning_NN1 lab_NN1 glassware_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Once_AV0 when_CJS Ma_NP0 came_VVD home_AV0 from_PRP work_NN1 at_PRP Boston_NP0 City_NN1 Hospital_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP asked_VVD me_PNP how_AVQ I_PNP spent_VVD my_DPS day_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Parks_NP0 recalled_VVD several_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 for_PRP The_AT0 Boston_NP0 Memoir_NN1 Project_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Gladly_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP shared_VVD that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VHD helped_VVN a_AT0 neighbor_NN1 with_PRP small_AJ0 children_NN2 by_PRP going_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 store_NN1 for_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Parks_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Upon_PRP my_DPS return_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP gave_VVD me_PNP a_AT0 dime_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP proudly_AV0 showed_VVD my_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT Ma_NP0 immediately_AV0 responded_VVD that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 give_VVI it_PNP back_AVP ._SENT She_PNP explained_VVD that_CJT we_PNP helped_VVD people_NN0 not_XX0 for_PRP rewards_NN2 but_CJC because_CJS we_PNP could_VM0 ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 story_NN1 and_CJC that_DT0 dime_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD mother_NN1 's_POS attitude_NN1 of_PRF helping_NN1 that_CJT influenced_VVD me_PNP throughout_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP an_AT0 interview_NN1 ,_PUN Tess_NP0 said_VVD that_CJT "_PUQ my_DPS Nana_NN1 's_POS attitude_NN1 was_VBD very_AV0 much_AV0 ,_PUN '_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ for_PRP others_NN2 ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
The_AT0 older_AJC of_PRF two_CRD sisters_NN2 ,_PUN Theresa_NP0 Casey_NP0 was_VBD born_VVN in_PRP Jamaica_NP0 Plain_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD 4_CRD when_AVQ her_DPS family_NN1 moved_VVD to_PRP Mission_NN1 Hill_NP0 ._SENT 
Her_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN John_NP0 Casey_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD an_AT0 Irish_AJ0 immigrant_NN1 who_PNQ worked_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 Central_AJ0 Railroad_NN1 ._SENT 
Her_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN Margaret_NP0 Culkin_NP0 Casey_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD born_VVN in_PRP Belmont_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC was_VBD young_AJ0 when_CJS her_DPS family_NN1 returned_VVD to_PRP County_NP0 Galway_NP0 in_PRP Ireland_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP lived_VVD there_AV0 until_CJS she_PNP was_VBD in_PRP her_DPS 20s_CRD and_CJC moved_VVD back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ she_PNP met_VVD and_CJC married_VVD John_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 Mission_NN1 Hill_NP0 Project_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 1940s_CRD when_CJS it_PNP consisted_VVD of_PRF brick_NN1 buildings_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD pleasant_AJ0 to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP and_CJC sturdily_AV0 built_VVN ,_PUN just_AV0 like_PRP the_AT0 people_NN0 living_VVG there_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Parks_NP0 said_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 Memoir_NN1 Project_NN1 ._SENT 
