August 27, 1965 – June 4, 2015
A graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx, Vielka Holness received her B.A. from New York University. She studied law at the University of Michigan Law School, clerked with the Michigan Court of Appeals, earned a Masters from Columbia, and received certification from Harvard’s Management Development Program in Higher Ed. She capped an esteemed career serving as director for Post-Graduate Opportunities and the Pre-Law Institute of John Jay College.
Michigan LGBTQ Remember 
I’m Vielka’s surviving spouse, and stumbled across this website today. She would love being remembered in this way. She was active in a number of LGBTQ and other civil rights organizations and causes over the years. Thank you for this tribute, and for this website. Judy Keenan
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