Husband and Wife Named 2016 Senior King and Queen

The San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation is happy to announce George and Helen Rawls as the 2016 Senior King and Queen. George Rawls was born in Wilcox County, GA. He served in the United States Navy for 4 years and has been a 50 year resident of the Inland Empire. George completed his AS degree in Electronic Engineering Technology at San Bernardino Valley College and a BA degree in Business Administration at Cal State University, San Bernardino. He is a retiree from AT&T with 35 years in electronic communications. Today he is a licensed realtor. He served on the San Bernardino City Planning Commission for 6 years. He has served as an Elder with Ecclesia Christian Fellowship, Sunday School Superintendent, Adult Sunday School teacher and Vice President on the EECDC. He is currently a self-employed real estate broker with more than twenty-five years of related real estate experience. Helen Rawls was born in St. Louis, MO where she attended St. Louis University and received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology. She moved to San Bernardino in 1973 as an employee with Campus Crusade for Christ. Helen worked in the Prayer Ministry at Arrowhead Springs. Helen has taught in the Catholic School system as an elementary school teacher for 15 years. In 2001, she was employed with Taft Newman Christian School for nine years as Head Teacher and was Director of Promiseland Educational Childcare Center for three years. Helen has been retired for one year and is very active in her church (Ecclesia Christian Fellowship) where she serves as one of the leaders of the Intercessory Prayer Ministry and teaches a Thursday morning Women's Bible Study. They have three sons: Rafael, Gabriel and Michael who all have undergraduate and graduate degrees from local universities.