A Celebratio Of Life for Mr. Wayne Gilbert O'Bryan, November 21, 1948- May 11, 2007

, A Celebration Of Life
for Mr. Wayne Gilbert O'Bryan
November 21, 1948 - May 11, 2007

Dad, you are my father and words can not describe. The feelings that I have for you those feelings deep inside.
And Dad I know you love me unconditional is your love. To have, to hold, to know you, 1.thank the Lord above.
Yes, Dad you've always been there and I've needed you so much. Strength, tenderness and kindness you have that loving touch .
And Dad you are my hero and I your biggest fan. I will forever love you you are the best of man.

Yes, Dad, I want to thank you for every thing you've done. You've made my life so special Dad, you are the special one.
And Dad, I'll oh so miss you because you were so grand. The greatest father ever to walk upon this land.
Dad, one day up in heaven together we will be. You will always be my Daddy for all eternity.
Yes Dad, I've always loved you right from the very start. I'll always keep you close to me forever in my heart.
V. L. Johnson

Homegoing Services
For
Steward Wayne Gilbert O'Bryan

Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:00 p.m.
New Grant A.M.E. Church 1319 Holcomb Avenue East Point, GA 30344
The Rev. Spencer Lamar Booker, Pastor

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Celebrating the Life of

The Fallen Tree

I passed along a mountain road, Which led me through a wooded glen,
Remote from dwelling or abode And ordinary haunts of men; And wearied from the dust and heat. Beneath a tree, I found a seat.
The tree, a tall majestic spruce, Which had, perhaps for centuries,
Withstood, without a moment' s truce, The wing-ed warfare of the breeze; A monarch of the solitude, Which well might grace the noblest wood.
Beneath its cool and welcome shade, Protected from the noontide rays,
The birds amid its branches played And caroled forth their twittering praise; A squirrel perched upon a limb And chattered with loquacious vim.

E'er yet that selfsame week had sped, On my return, I sought its shade;
But where it reared its form, instead; A fallen monarch I surveyed, Prostrate and broken on the ground, Nor longer cast its shade around.
Uprooted and disheveled, there The monarch of the forest lay;
As if in desolate despair Its last resistance fell away, And overwhelmed, in evil hour Went down before the tempest' s power.
Such are the final works of fate; The birds to other branches flew; And man, whatever his estate, Must face that same mutation, too!
To-day, I stand erect and tall, The morrow-may record my fall.

Alfred Castner King

OBITUARY
Mr. Wayne Gilbert O' Bryan was born November 21, 1948, in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, and is the son of Mrs. Eloise Martine O' Bryan and the late Mr. James Alvanley O' Bryan, Sr. He departed this life Friday, May 11 , 2007.
Wayne called the Virgin Islands his home until the age of 8, where he lived with his father and step-mother, Mrs. Elsa O' Bryan. He then relocated to Queens, New York. At the age of29, Wayne relocated to Atlanta, GA, which he now calls home.
After high school, Wayne enrolled in the College of the Virgin Islands where he received his Associates degree. He then enrolled in Hofstra University in Long Island, NY where he received his Bachelors degree. He received his Masters of Science Degree from Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY.
While in Georgia, Wayne most recently worked with the Southside Health Care, Inc., and the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority.
In addition to being a member ofNew Grant Chapel AME, he was a member of the Sons of Allen. Wayne was appointed President of the Sons of Allen of the South Atlanta Area District. Wayne was a member of the Steward Board, the Male Chorus, the Mission Commission, and he was the New Members Class Instructor.
One sister preceded him in death: Lenora 0 ' Bryan. He leaves to cherish his memories: the mother of his children, Janice O'Bryan; one daughter, Tonya Tameka O' Bryan, and two sons, Jonathan Travis and Bryan Weaver O' Bryan, all of East Point, GA. His mother, Mrs. Eloise O'Bryan of Queens, New York; three brothers, Elton O' Bryan (Elizabeth) of Queens, NY; Lester O'Bryan (Audrey) of Bronx, NY, and James O' Bryan, Jr. of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; three sisters, Janice O' Bryan of New Jersey; Sheryl Ann O' Bryan-Johnson (Anthony) of North Carolina, Carol Henneman (Myron), Virgin Islands, and his Step-Mother, Mrs. Elsa O' Bryan of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other r:elatives and friends.
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Worship Celebration
Rev. E. W. Wallace, Presiding

Prelude ........................................................................................................................................ Daryl Booker
Processional ........................................................................................................................ Minister & Family
Hymn of Praise .............................................................................................. "When We All Get To Heaven"
Invocation .... ........................... ............................................................................................ Rev. Lula Bowens
Scripture ............................................ .............................................................................................................. . The Old Testament ............................. Psalm 30:1-5 ..................................... Rev. Katheryn Wallace The New Testament..................... I Corinthian 15:51-58 ............................. Minister Vernon Bridges

Ministry of Music ....................................................................... ... ...The Voices of New Grant

Reflections

Bro. Hiram Harper.................................Bro. Dominick Watkins Sister Joyce Dorsey ............................. Sister Albertine Clowers Bro. Wayne Jones .......................................... Bro. Danny Oliver

Silent Reflections........................................................................................................................... "It Is Well" Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................... Sister Gloria Louis Ministry of Music...........................................................................The Voices of New Grant Eulogy ....................................................................................................................................... Pastor Booker Doxology & Benediction........................... .......................................................Pastor Booker Grace .................. . ...................................................................................Lunch is Served Recessional .............................................................................................................................."I'll Fly Away"
Order of Service

Pallbearers Honorary Pallbearers Flower Bearer.s

New Grant Men's Ministry
Sixth Episcopal Sons of Allen
New Grant Stewardess Board New Grant Missionaries

Acknowledgments
The members of the family are grateful to all who expressed love, kindness, concern, and sympathy during the illness of our loved one, and at this time of our bereavement. A special thank you goes out to Albertine ~d Walter Clowers who helped our Dad in ways that we have only just begin to realize. May God's richest blessings be upon each of you.

Committal Ceremony

May 18,2007 Monticello, GA . Pastor Donna Marie Calix
Officiating

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