SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento leader in literacy passed away this week.
Georgia Rose Peat West, affectionately known as "Mother Rose," was the mother of retired NBA player and former Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson. She also managed the Underground Bookstore in Oak Park.
West reportedly died after a long battle with cancer. She was 75.
Her family was not immediately available for comment.
In her memory, Underground Books and St. HOPE (the Oak Park advocacy group founded by Johnson) are urging people to buy a book to continue her legacy.
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