It was determined that he had arteriosclerosis - (hardening of the arteries) which resulted in a very sudden heart attack.

He loved to travel. He loved to take long drives in his car. He would plan and look forward to road trips with my mom, Florence. He traveled by plane, train or car, but favored the car to take to the National Baptist Convention every year also with my mom. They were truly life mates. He also loved to go deep sea fishing.

He loved reading and studying the bible, or any books that enhanced his study of the Bible. It was his passion!

"Amazing Grace" and he sang this song (along with his congregation) every Sunday morning for over 40 years before he got up to preach. One of the very last songs he sang on the day he preached his very last sermon (he died on a Monday) was the song, No Not One. I guess that would have had to be up there with one of his favorite songs.

He liked the piano and organ. He pretty much took to the scripture, which said, "Make a joyful noise unto the lord", so he let the drums, bass, guitar be played joyously in the church. He loved to hear people sing. He particularly love to hear his 3 sons sing and he had a great and powerful singing voice too. He loved to sing!

No particular favorites movies but anything about the life of the Bible or about Jesus. He liked watching the "Ten Commandment" with Charlton Heston. He also liked nature films. He was intrigued and fascinated by animal nature as it related to human life.

He enjoyed reading the Book of Psalms.

His boyhood home of Williston, South Carolina

He loved eating the fish he would catch when he went deep sea fishing...Blue fish, pogies, salmon. His favorite snack was nuts. He loved eating peanuts, pecans, walnuts, and cashews.

He enjoyed watching others play football and he would always be on the side of the underdog.

He would collect positive quotes (to later be used in his sermons). He collected old coins. He also collected good sermons at all the Baptist conventions.

Any flower was beautiful because he believed it was made by God. He was simply touch by the thought behind the giving.

My brother Fredrick. He was very proud of what he could do artistically.

He loved shopping for new suits. He always dressed as sharp as a tack as did my mom. They were the sharpest dressed couple around. Also, watching a movie on TV that would make him laugh. He love to read, teach and study the Bible. He loved going to church and mean he "L-O-V-E-D!", going. He took joy in watching his children grow up. He also loved giving and encouraging kids to aspire to be every thing they could be and to explore all of their talents.

He wanted with a passion to buy some additional land next to the land his father left him in South Carolina and build a house for he and my mother (Florence) and to grow old and live in the rest of their days.

He was guiding the church to finish paying for a new educational building (next to the main church building) that he created. With the help of the church members, he wanted to see that the church's building fund would be able to complete that which was started and not to leave the church in debt.

He wanted to see his 3 boys (adults now) "make it" to be self-sufficient and taking good care of themselves and for one of them to become a preacher like himself. He wanted to see Derrick, the middle son become well again through the miracle of prayer.

He loved God. He aspired to finish what he started and oddly enough he did that especially in his passing. The church was the number 1 passion in his life. He aspired to be a good shepherd, a good pastor and to be faithful to all of his talents. He following his spirit all through his life and it guided him every step of the way. He aspired to be inspiring and to be a great teacher and leader... to leave a legacy. He aspired to be a good husband and father, and he was. Much before his passing, unbeknownst to most of the church congregation, he had taken out a life insurance policy on himself. If he were to died before the educational building was finished, the insurance would pay off the remaining balance on the building. This was his final dream and it was fulfilled by the grace of God. This was a vibrant soul in action.