- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- In Loving Memory of Harold Gotha, Sunrise-November 28, 1930- Sunset- November 27, 2013, December 14, 2013 at 10:00 A.M., J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home, 179-24 Linden Blvd., Jamaica, New York
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2013-12-14
- Subject:
- African American men--New York (State)--Jamaica--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--New York (State)--Jamaica--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--New York (State)--Jamaica---History--20th century
Funeral service--New York (State)--Jamaica--History--20th century
Mourning customs--New York (State)--Jamaica--History--20th century
African Americans--New York (State)--Jamaica--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, New York, Queens County, Jamaica, 40.69149, -73.80569
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Harold Gotha. Birth date: November 28, 1930. Death date: November 27, 2013. Funeral date: December 14, 2013. Church: J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home (Jamaica, N.Y.). 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_gothaharold20131214
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_gothaharold20131214
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HAROLD GOTHA
. TO ALL HAROLD WOULDSAY .
"NAMASI<AR" OR "NAMASTE": :THE DIVINITY IN ME SALUTES THE DIVINIIY IN YOU ..
Sunrise...November 28, 1930 ... Sunset ...November 27, 2013
Memoriat :Service . December 14, 2013 at 1o:oo A.M. ]. Foster Phi-llips Funeral Home
... 179-24 Linden Blvd . ]amai~a, NewYork .
Order of Divine Celebration
OBITUARY
Innovation of Comfort
Old Testament: Psalm 2
Carol Charles
New Testament: John 14: 1-6
Djuana Rigaud
Selection: Solo
Eyes on the sparrow
Dennis Nixon
Eulogy Father Cosmas N zeabalu
Obituary Bryan Jenkins & Rqjani Rigaud
Reflections Fami(y & Friends
Musical Selection
Acknowledgements S hawnika Williams
Harold Gotha, the son of Mary and Herbert Gotha, was born on November 28, 1930 in New York City. He attended public schools and graduated from Morris High School in the Bronx.
For many years Harold worked in retail. Later, for more than two decades he was employed at an advertising and markrting agency-Avrett, Free and Ginsberg until his retirement in 2003.
Spirituality was an important part of Harold's life. Although raised in the Catholic tradition, he embarked upon esoteric and metaphysical studies. In the early 70's Harold began attending classes and lectures at Unity Center and at the First Church of Religious Science in New York City. After completing his studies, he continued to study at home and gave generous financial support to Unity Center until his demise.
Harold or "Go-Go" as he was called by family and friends loved life. He enjoyed all genres of music especially Jazz. In addition he was a movie buff, an historian, a philosopher and above all a walker. Harold, a reserved and contemplative individual had an uncanny ability to slip away from any family's social events and "walk home" where he would be found sitting quietly in his khakis, tee-shirt and slippers.
In the early morning hours on November 27, 2013 just one day short of his 83rd birthday, Harold (Go-Go) slipped away from his family and friends. He has
embarked upon a new journey, in a new home.
Harold is survived by his sisters, Joan Gotha-Williams and Eglintine Gotha-Rigaud (Husband-Gardy), Nieces: Chimene Williams, Leslie Williams, Shawnika Williams, Djuana Rigaud and Rajani Rigaud (God-daughter), Nephews: Miles Williams, Jean- Herbert Rigaud, Raynard Gotha, Antoine Gotha and Abdul Gotha, Cousins: Carol Charles, Jade Marcelin (Husband-Claude), Joseph Weeks, Kenneth Jackson Ill, Bryan Jenkins, and Isaiah Jackson, Family- The Pickering's, Weig-Pickering's, Smiths, the Thomas' and the Hixon's; and his extended family the Birmingham's. He a/so leaves numerous grandnephews, nieces and great-grand nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother Richard Gotha, older sisters Kathleen Gotha-Thomas of St. Kitts, Maude Gotha-Hixon of St. Maarten, Uncle: "Sonny" Richard Pickering, Jr.; Aunts: Viola Pickering-Charles, Jeanette Pickering, and Evelyn Pickering; Cousin: Vincent Pickering, and BFF-Cousin-George Pickering.