RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - As we celebrate Women’s History Month throughout the month of March, we invite you to get to know some of the notable women in our Rancho Cordova community and their triumphs.

At the March 7, 2022, Rancho Cordova City Council meeting, the City Council recognized Rancho Cordova resident, Alma Wilson for her 100^th birthday this March 13, during Women’s History Month.

Before settling in Rancho Cordova, Alma grew up in Atlanta where she attended the only high school for Black students in her city. After high school, Alma received a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Morris Brown College and went on to teach elementary school for over 20 years. Her husband, Robert D. Wilson, Sr., was an original Tuskegee Airmen. The Air Force took them to different bases in the United States and England. They were stationed at Mather Air Force Base in 1964, and the two liked Rancho Cordova and decided to call it home. Together, they had four children and were married for 50 years at the time of Robert’s death in 1997. 

“It doesn’t feel any different to turn 100,” said Alma. “Take each year as it comes and keep on striving. Do what you can, as long as you can.”

Alma is a member of Cordova Baptist church in Rancho Cordova, and she has five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She enjoys reading and doing crossword puzzles, which she says keep her mind sharp.

Please join us in wishing Alma a very happy 100^th birthday!

To learn more about how our Rancho Cordova community celebrates and supports diversity, visit CityofRanchoCordova.org/CelebratingDiversity.