Andrea Marcel Case, 78, formerly of Philadelphia, entrepreneur, business owner, fashion designer, teacher, and social justice advocate, died Friday, April 28, of a heart attack at her home in Cape Coral, Fla.
Her mother, Ruby, founded Ruby’s Showcase in Germantown, and Miss Case assumed its operation after her mother retired. Later, she opened her own boutiques.Miss Case closed her last store in the Cheltenham Square Mall around 2000 when her father became ill. Earlier, she honed her design skills in college by joining the Howard Players and creating costumes for the prestigious theatrical troupe.
“She was civic-minded, always wanting to help the people in the community to a better life,” her family said in a tribute.
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