Tampa community leader Norene Copeland dies [Video]

As a board member for the Historic Belmont Heights Neighborhood Association, Copeland-Miller was a vocal advocate for East Tampa and often took up causes to improve her community.

She also spent decades in government and the social services sectors, where she trained and counseled community members in violence prevention, problem-solving and anger management, among other skills.

After the owner died, the cemetery was foreclosed upon and sent to auction where a property flipper purchased the property. Copeland …