- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Thaddues C. Griffin, Saturday, March 16, 2013, 1:00 p.m., New Zion Baptist Church, 815 Lynhurst Drive Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, Rev. Paul Hollman, Pastor, Elder William Bryant, Eulogist
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2013-03-16
- 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 Thaddues Colkiss Griffin. Birth date: October 11, 1956. Death date: March 11, 2013. Funeral date: March 16, 2013. Church: New Zion Baptist Church (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: 366
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_griffinthadduescolkiss20130316
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_griffinthadduescolkiss20130316
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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You mMe me feellilce the worfJ revolved around me. There WtM nothing you woufJn 't have done for mej andfor that, I Jay thank you.
You alwayJ tofJ me how Jtrong I wtM, Jo now I feel I have to prove you right hy proviJing for 0/ld protecting thode you woufJ have given your life for (the family) ...hope I don't di!appoint you.
I want you to lcnow I miJJ you and will alwayJ love you.
Your Wife
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I know we are all feeling a Vttle bit sad, fhat we've \ost our Granddad, our friend and our dad f ogether we have cried an ocean of tears ~ we fee\so empty and ho\d many fears
But Granddad wou\d want liS to know he's in a good p\ace And that he watching liS all with a smile on his face ~we have made him so proud, as proud as can be fhat he has raised such a beautifu\ andspecia\ fami\y
fhinking back nowI really ml!St say I fee\ \uckv. and privileged to have known Granddad to this day For in my \ife, you have p\ayed a specia\ part f he memories I wi\\ treasure and keep c\ose to your heart
For meI am g\ad my Vttle baby he got to meet And for all of liS, be gratefu\, his \ife is now complete f o each one of liS he has \oved and cared And a fami\y, be thankfu\ for the good times we shared
Although he has gone we wi\\ a\ways be together And his spirit wi\\ Uve on each one of liS forever When you \ook to the sky, \ook for the brightest star ~that wi\\ be Granddad \ooking down on liS from afar
And now I wou\d Uke to thank the good lord above For blessing liS with ourGranddadwlth his kindness and \ove Dear God, if It is not too much fliSS fake extra specia\ care of our Granddad as he is very dear to liS
Granddad if you are listening say a prayer for liS every day Be sure to protect liS and guide liS on our way We know when God ca\led you, you had to go But we want you to know Granddad we miss you and \ove you so