The Corona Collection – Interview with Denise Pease

“Aim high, never forget your community, and always try to achieve the best.”

In this clip from our Corona Collection oral history series, neighbor Denise Pease reflects on the wisdom and inspiration she drew from Lucille Armstrong, her kindness, determination, and unwavering commitment to her community.

Denise shares how Lucille’s example taught her the value of giving back, lifting others up, and staying true to one’s roots, lessons that continue to shape her life and the neighborhood she calls home.

This is Interview #3 in our Corona Collection series, a project preserving the voices and memories of Armstrong’s neighbors and their stories of life in Corona.

The full exhibition is now on view at the Louis Armstrong Center, inviting visitors to listen, watch, and experience the community that inspired the Armstrongs and continues to thrive today.