- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Obsequies for the late Thomas Lee Daffin, Saturday, August 14, 1993, 11:00 a.m., Services will be held at Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, 1003 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30310, Reverend Nathaniel Gullatt, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1993-08-14
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Thomas Lee Daffin. Birth date: June 12, 1938. Death date: August 9, 1993. Funeral date: August 14, 1993. Church: Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home (Atlanta, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 191
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_daffinthomaslee19930814
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_daffinthomaslee19930814
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Pall6earers
Friends
SolituJe
'Flower :Bearers
Friends
I needed the quiet, so He drew me aside Into the shadows where we could confide; Away from the hustle where all the day long I hurried and worried when active and strong.
I needed the quiet, though at first I rebelled, But gently so gently my cross He upheld, And whispered so sweetly of spiritual things, Though weakened in body my spirit took wings To height never dreamed of when active and gay, He loved me so gently, He drew me away.
I needed the quiet, no prison my bed, But a beautiful valley of blessing instead; A place to grow richer, In Jesus to hide I needed the quiet, so He drew me aside.
'llcknoWleJgement
The family of the late Thomas Lee Daffin wishes to express its sincere appreciation to each of you for your visits, gifts, flowers, condolences, and all other acts of kindness shown during this our most heartbreaking experience. May God bless each of you for having strengthened our faith and hope for the days ahead.
Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home
1003 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Atlanta, Georgia 30310 (4040 758-1731
Printed in the USA by Ditto Press, Inc. (404) 756-9693
Obsequies
for the late Thotnas Lee Daffin
Saturday,August14, 1993 11:00 a.m.
Services will be held at
Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home
1003 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Reverend Nathaniel Gullatt, Officiating
06ituary
Thoughtful, trustworthy, truthful, and talented are but a few adjectives that describe Thomas Lee Daffin. Mr. Thomas Lee Daffin was the second child born to Gayle Daffin and the late Catherine Daffin. Thomas was born June 12, 1938, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Thomas was a member of the St. Anthony's Catholic Church. He was a teacher in the Atlanta Public Schools System for thirty-two years starting as a teacher at Booker T. Washington High School; assistant principal at Sylvan High School, and also a teacher at Luther Judson Price and Southside Comprehensive High Schools. Thomas retired from the system in June, 1992.
Thomas was a member of the local GAE, AAE, and NEA. He was also a lifetime member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
He departed this life on Monday, August 9, 1993. He leaves to cherish his memories: A Loving Daughter: Tamara LaVuan Daffin, College Park, GA; Father: Gayle Daffin, Jackson, AL; Three Sisters: Voncile Crowe, Milwaukee, WI; Patricia Adams, Jackson, AL, Naomi Muhammed, New York, NY; A Loving Companion, Patsy Bowen Frazier, College Park, GA; Nephew: Wendell Porter, Chicago, IL; Four Aunts: Louise Bonner, Milwaukee, WI, Annie Daffin, Jackson, AL, Voncile Wright, Carrollton, AL, and Lucille Bonner, Jackson, AL; and a host of other relatives and friends.
We did not know the pains he had, Or hear his first or last sigh,
We only know he passed away, Without saying goodbye.
God gave us strength to face it, And courage to bear the blow, But what it means for us to lose him,
Only God will ever know.
OrJer of SerVice
Processionai .......................................................................................................................Organist Scripture Reading
The Old Testament..................................:...................................................................Minister The New Testament ....................................................................................................Minister Prayer .....................................................................................................................................Minister Solo ..............................................................................................................................Jackie Hayes Tribute .....................................................................................................................Beulah Stafford (3 Minutes Please) Solo................................................................................................................................Henry Porter Obituary (Read Silently) Eulogy...............................................................................................Reverend Nathaniel Gullatt Acknowledgements ........................................................................................Ms. Sharon Dunn Recessional .........................................................................................................................................
Interment
Forest Lawn Cemetery College Park, Georgia