~e~ber 27, 1983 9:52ym _. Marcli 16, 200710ym Wiftle A. W gtkilts EUt~R:"{Home I.003 R. B. Ahern~thg {vti At{"-nttl, .GA 39Qi 8 Education Kutliumi Presclioo(, Soutliwest Montessori Sclioo( Peyton Forrest E(ementary , Sis. C(ara Muliammad Sclioo( Morris Brandon E(ementary, Sutton Midd(e Sclioo( Nortli At(anta Higli Sclioo{, Howard University Georgia Perimeter Co((ege --). ------;_r;-----,-, -r-----'--~----- M 1 ailk was a writer and entrryreneur. At 14 he was active in VOX andyu6ilshed in the At(anta Journa( Constitution. His artides induded cha((enges to the negative a~ects Hp Hqp cu(ture to 1 the i((usions securityyrovided6y mesh book hags and meta( detectors in 1 schoofs. He was ayyointed to the VOX Board Directors. Mailk was an avid swimmer and worked as a (jfeguard at the Kennedy Poo( and the C(airmont YMCA. 1 In 1992 he graced thefrontyage the At(anta Tribune under the heading "Business Is No Kids Stt1{ For These Chi(dren Entrryreneurs." Regarding Mailk's strong entrryreneuria(syirit,yeqp(e say a(( the time that 1 they sti(( have Mailk's mats, syeaking Mailk's Mats and Things, the suc1 cesifu( business that he started as ayart SWAYBO (Southwest At(anta Youth Business Organization). His entrryreneuria(~irit was afso demonstrated in sa(esyositions at ~orts Shoe, Ga(yan's/Dicks, Macy's and Niketown. Mailk is remembered as being tenacious, resyonsib(e, inte((igent, andfunny. To his younger sister he wasyrotective andfun and a(ways therefor her. Mailk had an indryendent syirit - He wanted to do it his way, However, 1 He wasn't tifraid to work hard and achieve. Mailk did a (ot ilving in 23 years. We are mostyroud that he hadgrown into a B(ack man and that he died a B(ack man- trying toyrotect his roommate, his gir!friend and his unborn chi(d. -"-'~-.-, -------------------'----- Mailk (eaves to morn:father Sydney Buchanan, mother Lynneth Barry, sister Ayana Barry-Buchanan,fiance ' Christen Canada, grandmothers Faith Barry and Dorothy Buchanan, and numerous aunts, unc(es, and cousins God is Afreaiy Here God is Afreaiy Here God is Afread'y Here Can't youfee{ hisyresence? He's afreaiy here A((you have to do is oyen tp your heart Cause he's a(read'y here. Tlie Strife is O'er The Strife is O'er, the bat-t(e done, the vic-tor-y '!f fife is won The song '!f tri-umyh has be-gun Af-.fe-(u-ia Theyowers '!f death have done their worst, but Christ their (e-gions hath disj?ersed Let shouts '!f ho-(y joy out-burst, Af-.fe-(u-ia Lord,by striyes whicn wounded Thee, From Ieath's dread sting thy ser-vant'sfree That we may Cive andsing to Thee A(.(e-(u-ia His Eye is on tfre Syarrow Why shouft[Ifee( discouraged, why shourdthe shadowsfa(( Why shou(d my heart be trou6fed, When a(( but hoye is gone? When Jesus is myfortress. My constantfriend is He. His eye is on the ~arrow, andI know He watches me. His eye is on the ~arrow, and I know He watches me! R!Ji'ain I sing because I'm hayyy, I sing because I'mjree, For His eye is on the -91arrow, AndI know He watches me. "Let not your heart be troub(ed," His tender word I hear, And resting on His goodness, I (ose my doubts andfears; Though by,theyath He (eadeth , but one stp I may see; His eye is on the -91arrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is MHhe -91arrow,andI know He watches me. R!fi'ain Whenever I am temyted, whenever c(ouds arise, When songs givey(ace to sighing, when hoye within me dies, I draw the doser to Him,jrom care He sets mefree ; His eye is on the -91arrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is on the -91arrow, andI know He watches me. R!Ji'ain It's so Hard to Say Good'Vye to Yesterday How do I say goodbye to what we had? The good times that made us (augli Outweigh the bad. I thought we'dget to seeforever Butjorever's gone away It's so liard to say goodbye to yesterday. I don't know where this road Is going to (ead A(( I know is where we've been And what we've been tlirougli. !f we get to see tomorrow I hl!)Je it's worth a(( tlie wait It's so liard to say good6ye to yesterday. And I'(( take with me the memories To be my sunshine lifter the rain It's so liard to say goodbye to yesterday. AndI'(( take with me the memories To be my sunshine lifter the rain It's so liard to say goodbye to yesterday. Peace Song Let there beyeace on earth, and(et it begin with me Let there beyeace on earth, theyeace that was meant to be, With Godas our center,jami(y a(( are we, Let us wa(k with eacfi otfier inyeifect fiarmony Lety eace begin with 1ne, (et this be the moment now Witfi every stry I take, (et tfiis be myjoyous vow To take each moment and(ive each moment inyeace eternaffy Let tfiere beyeace on eartfr, and(et it begin witfr me Drumming Introduction Libation - Ayinde Madzimoyo Processiona( "God is a(ready here" Eu(ogy - Rev. Wendy Wi(Ciams Message- Rev. John Be(( "The Strife is O'er" Rif(ections "His eye is on the ~arrow" Nt9uma the Storyte((er "Its So Hard to Say Good 6ye to Yesterday" The Brothers Remarks - Sydney Buchanan "Let There Be Peace on Earth" Viewing cj the Body Greenwood Cemetery 1173 Cascade Rd At(anta, GA 30311 * Commitment to ground * Re(ease cf dove Rpast: Home ifA(ethia Barry 1245 Cahaba Dr At(anta, GA 30311 Pa{{bearers: Ayinde Madzimoyo Corey Gooden Eric Ca(mes Jahi Joiner Oba Shuemake Xavier Satjord Honorary Pa{{bearers: C(arke Payne Kweku Kha!fani AcKnowfetfgements: Thank you to everyonefor your stg~yort at this time as we a4Just to this transition