Celebration of The Life of Marian Armstrong Morgan, Saturday, October 17, 1998, 12:00 Noon, Cascade United Methodist Church, 3114 Cascade Road, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend Walter Kimbrough, Senior Pastor, Officiating

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The Reverend Walter Kimbrough, Senior Pastor Officiating

MYSELF
I have lived with myself, and so I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able as days go by Always to look myself in the eye.
I don't want to stand with the setting sun And hate myself for the things I've done.
I never can hide myself from me, I see what others may never see.
I know what others may never know, I never can fool myself, and so Whatever happens I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience-free.
- Edgar A. Guest
When I've gone, release me, let me go I have so many things to see and do You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears. I gave you my love. You can only guess How much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown But now it is time I traveled on alone So grieve a while for me if grieve you must But let your grief be comforted by trust, So bless the memories with your heart, It's only for a while we must part.

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A native of Daytona Beach, Florida, Marian Armstrong Morgan born to the late William and Lillian Armstrong on November 18, 1924, spent her early childhood in that city. She received her elementary and high school education in the public school system there. Marian was a star student and stellar high school athlete. She earned a Bachelors degree in Physical Education from Hampton (Institute) University and a Masters degree in counseling from Tennessee State University.
While studying at Tennessee State University, she served as Assistant Coach to Edward Temple, head coach of the Tennessee State Tigerbelles. Marian's major contribution to sports is her identification and development of AfricanAmerican women Olympians and national athletes over a twenty year period.
Her keen insights into the challenges of women's sports and associated recognition of raw talent lead her to produce more world class African-American athletes than any other African-American coach of her time. Among the nationally acclaimed champions who were products of her superb coaching were Mary McNair Redding, Mildred McDaniel Singleton, Margaret Matthews Wilburn, Annie Lois Smith Earthman, Josephine Gilmore, and Annette Jenkins Winfrey.
This unparalleled record of coaching achievements not only included these female Olympians and national champions, but also earned Coach Morgan the honor of being the only high school coach invited to use her impressive skills and talents in the international arena where she assisted Coach Temple of the Tennessee State Tigerbelles Track Team. This relationship started in the summer of 1958 and continued each summer until 1963.
Some of the outstanding Georgians she coached while affiliated with the Tigerbelles' program were: Wyomia Tyus, Edith McGuire Duvall, Lucinda Williams, Isabelle Daniels

Holston and Martha Hudson Pennyman. During Marian's coaching career, she served as floor official for girls' varsity basketball, president of Women's Coaches and Officials Association and recruiter for the women's track program at Tennessee State. She was selected as coach of the United States Women's National Team that competed against Russia in Moscow in 1961. The team was also a part of a cultural exchange program that toured Warsaw, London and Stuttgart and featured Olympians Wilma Rudolph and Willye B. White .
Marian began her teaching career in the Atlanta Public School System more than fifty years ago as a physical education and creative dance teacher at David T. Howard High School. Along with her exceptional ability in physical education, she was a great creative dance teacher. She sponsored creative dance units during the famous "Stunt Nite" productions of David T. Howard High School. Many of her dance students continued in dancing careers as a result of her training .
Marian was also a counselor at Howard and Grady High Schools. In this role, she mentored and gave life instructions to so many from various walks of life. Her students were still very close to her and sought her wisdom, guidance and comfort. She was later promoted to a new position as Liaison Specialist for the Board of Education's "School Without Walls" program where she served until her retirement in 1985. Again, Marian demonstrated outstanding ability in bringing together the school system with business and corporate entities.
Among her most notable honors and awards were the
following: AI Thompson Award presented by the 100/o
Wrong Club; Molder of Champions; inducted into the Georgia Teacher's Hall of Fame; Trailblazer Award for BeiiSouth Telecommunications; City of Atlanta Women's Award; featured in Atlanta Constitution's "Whatever Happened To ... "; featured in the "A Hero In Every Heart" by H. Jackson Brown Jr. and Robyn Spizman; appointed

by Governor Zell Miller to the State Board Member of the Sports Hall of Fame and the Marian "Ma Perkins" Morgan Track & Field Award given in her honor.
Marian was affiliated with a number of civic and social organizations among which were the Extra Point Club, the Fourth Series and Wee Bridge Clubs and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She was a faithful and dedicated member of the Cascade United Methodist Church as long as her health permitted .
Marian Morgan 's legacy as a teacher, counselor, consultant, coach and mentor lives on in the many and varied lives that she touched. She was the devoted wife of the late LeRoy Morgan. She leaves to cherish her memory, two daughters, Cynthia Tyler and LaRoyce Morgan Thompson; two sons-in-law, Cottrell Tyler II and Paul Julius Thompson; three grandchildren, Cottrell Tyler Ill, Kiersten Tyler and Sabrina Lee; cousins, Samuel Rogers Jr., his wife, Barbara and daughter Tahmayne Sandilands, and Astrid Mack; special family members, Arthur Lee Cooke and son, Blanchard Cooke, Jr.; lifelong friends, Farese Fryer, Edwina Hill Miles, Dorothy McGirt; a host of other relatives, extended family and friends.

PRELUDE ................ "Canon in D" ............ Jarvis Wilson Organist
GREETINGS ............ The Reverend Walter L. Kimbrough
HYMN OF CELEBRATION ................................ Page 77 "How Great Thou Art"
SCRIPTURES:
The Old Testament, Ecclesiastes 1:1-10 The Reverend Bridgette Young, Chaplain Georgia Tech
The New Testament, John 9:1-12 The Reverend Renita Thomas, Pastor Cedar Grove United Methodist Church
PRAYER ....................... The Reverend Douglas Childers Associate Pastor, Cascade United Methodist Church
SOLO ..................................................... Michael McBride "Soon-A- Will Be Done"
TRIBUTES:
T. Herman Graves, Co-worker Former Athletic Director David T. Howard High School Coach Edward Temple, Mentor Retired Coach of Tennessee State Tigerbelles Nashville, Tennessee
Lynn Whatley, Esq., Mentee Whatley and Associates
Margaret Matthews Wilburn Former Student and Olympian Retired Principal, Memphis, Tennessee

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TRIBUTES: (continued) Safiyyah Shahid, Former Student Principal, W. D. Mohammed High School Angela Robinson, Former Student Grady High School Broadcast Journalist
LIGHTING THE CANDLE OF REMEMBRANCE .................................. Cynthia Tyler
LaRoyce Morgan Thompson
CELEBRATION IN SONG - DUET .... Clarella Pratt and Rosemary Billingslea
Nieces "Sweet, Sweet Spirit"
EULOGY .................. The Reverend Walter L. Kimbrough
SOLO ... ................................................ Michael McBride
''His Eye Is On The Sparrow"
MUSICAL REFLECTIONS ............ .............. Jarvis Wilson
"The Storm is Passing Over" "Steal Away" 'Total Praise" "My Tribute"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....... The Reverend Kimbrough
RECESSIONAL ........................................... Jarvis Wilson
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Westview Cemetery 1680 Westview Drive, Southwest
Atlanta, Georgia

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Ted Sparks Blanchard Cooke, Jr. Alford Dempsey Cottrell Tyler, Ill

Warren Whatley, Jr. Saleem Khabeer Reginald Jones Stanley Strong

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Clinton Steed

Albert Miles

Warren Whatley, Sr.

Paul McGirt

Walter Strickland

Raymond Wainwright

Marshall Arnold

Jack Hargrove

Columbus Wester

Bobby Jones

Melvin Houston

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Wajihah Khabeer

Annie Lois Earthman

Gloria Pritchett

Iris Lovelace

Ernestine Reeves

Ann Reid

Opal Riley Neely

Valerie Calloway

Carolyn Whatley

Angie Greene Lewis

Stephanie Pearson Robinson

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The Four Series Bridge Club

The Wee Bridge Club

Rupert Steed

Mollie Wainwright

Colleen Dempsey

Dorothy B. McGirt

Runette Steed

Kay Blackwelder

Annette Jenkins Winfrey

Frances Jones

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