The first Black woman elected to serve on the board for Hillsborough County Public Schools has died, 10 Investigates confirms. Doris Ross Reddick was also the first Black woman to serve as board chair. She was 97 years old. She died earlier this week from complications of pneumonia, daughter Clemmie Perry said. "We would like to thank our friends, family, hospice care and Annie's Assisted Living for the care, love and support of our Mother during the last year," Reddick's family said in a statement. "We are grateful for her extraordinary life and the many lives she touched in the Tampa Bay Community." MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/doris-ross-reddick-obit-hillsborough-county/67-8bb0ffe0-15b9-4606-8d91-12e4acd13ad5