Homegoing Celebration for Pastor Linda Diane Holiday Thomas, July 3, 1959 - Nov. 14, 2014, Faith Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 341 Hill St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30312, Saturday November 22, 2014, 11:00 A.M.

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A Tribute to My Mom Linda Thomas n~vjo_J ~ 1 reail_r never thought ofm);life withour_rou, cvCJl whc:11 I knew wh:u _rou were dealing witi1 I st.ill ncver seen Jvou gone. I miss y ou already! I miss talking to you telling you allmy business. 1ju'it keep thinking about .Vi Li1c things you usc lO do Liw I nevergot to
leam, allyour traits how you seemed to love eve1yone, tht' wa_v )'OU cooked the simplest t.h.ings but tastedhke Americas wp dJef]']j miss your smile andhow )'OU thought Bugacu was a fi1m1)' word. I admiredhow ,vouloved :u~rone I did a11dy ou never judged a11ydliiJg I wld}'Oll about them. You were and still are my ever;,dling! One day 1 w.illsee you agai11 a11d on that day it w.ill he everlast.ing. From y-our son,
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A Tribute to our Daughter Linda ..Diane" Thomas To our dearest daughter Lmda "DI:uJe" Thoma.\ a.s we sit here to write this tribute w )'OU, we realiz e that it seems impossible foi" us to express ow:sdves in woafs but, we w.ill try . JVc would like to Sli.II"l offflrst hy sa}'ing wh:u agi"eal dauglua-_vou were. Always showed us rc'Specl and ne1'er talked hack tow~ we were so happy when )'Oll accepted the Lordas .rour personalsaviOr
;1[ the age of10. Yowhght w.15 alwa}:S shinning so that otha:s couldsee tl1e C1wst within you. You gme away more dum }'Oll received yetJvou still cne(vour best co hdp an_v and ever;body. You loved to cook, aochet, spend time with _rouJ" Georgia fa.rmi;' and fnends, also ;-our
Texas family .wdfriends ;1s well. You have bomc y our p:wJS so bravel;~ and triedso hard lO sta}~ BeaucifUJ memories we'D chensh forever., your smile and voice we'Dmiss. The love we' shared will always ren1ail1 in our hearts. You have been joy to us, it harts us thaty ou're 110
longer here with us on earth, but we wj]J see you agam. So were 11ot sa,ving good-h)'e hm seey ou later our dearest daughter. . .Rest in Peace.
Love always, y our parC11LS ElderJohn Holida) ~ Sr. and Enna Holiday

Dearest Atmt Diane To think ofyou is to see a wann smile, to hearyour laughter that seemed to come from the
core ofyour spirit; spreading like infect:J..ous joDy to aD those in the room. To remember the heartyou had fOr;-our familf" is to be reminded ofyour love, howyou wanted the best fOr us and the wayyou took pride m the men and women YY'e've become. You were so proud ofus all, so delighted to say to others "these are m;- nieces and nephews. " From all the moments in times past; those moments in- between, and into the final days of your earthly ezistence, we enjoyed the precious time spent with you. There may h:we been physical distance but our hearts were ;oined, the love was always present and shall fOrever remain. Because ofthe memones, and as a result ofthe never-ending love, it IS YY'Ith no regret and with peace/UJ hearts that we sal" rest now dear auntie. Bask in the Glory and splendor of our heavenly Father. Fully healt?d, completely made whole, nd ofsUIpain and sorrow, you are now /Tee. For this we give Godpraise. We love you, we give thanks !Or time on earth with
you, and we'll always honoryour memory. Until we meet again......... Your nieces :mdnephews, JMnison Holiday, Lenora Byrd, Jennifer Holiday, Jason Holida;-
M_y Sister Linda
M/'Ords can't ezplain the kind ofwoman orperson my sister Linda. was first she loved God
with sUI herheart; soul, :md mind. She cherished her children, loved her husbmdDirk md loved life with everything she had: besides my wife she was m;- biggest fan. She knew how to
1711lke people feel ;pprecia.ted and special she wa.s abvays helping at church and volunteenng for et'ents. She was one ofthe few hard workers in Gods army. She can't be replaced She was Gods :mgel here on eiUt:h I loved her more th:m she knew I vvill .foreverrmss her I wil1 see you
a.gllin big sister. It won't be :mymore sepll.rli1.t:l.on.
I nill always love }'OU,;-our big brotherJohn Jr.
A Tribute to My Sister Linda. "Diane" Thomas Lindll, (Dime) WllS the best sister that myone could hRve iisked for. She WllS five xeus older thm me .mdpeople would often get us II11Ied up ;md callme Dime inste.1d ofJeanette, it didn't botherme at all. I loved h:wing m older sister. GroPving up she w;~s md until her untimel_y de11th 11 good listener, cuing_ underst;mding_ :m encour<~ger, andmy best fiiend. We sh.ued m;mymemon.es fiom our childhood .md
even into our ;~dulthood some of which I will never forget! At times she was like ll mother figure telling
me what to do mdnot to do and I would say "Youre notmymother" and her reply was I know that I /liT1 not buty ou betterlisten to me, I'm older than you. Lind"' was one ofmymain supporter's when I first st:lrted college m 20II she would call me every day wzth encour~oing rmrds and askme Iffneeded help with anything. She toldme that I should continuf! on m school not to stop mth a bachelor's in He.Uth Administration butgo ahead andgetmy doctorate as well and my reply was "]need to take a break" and she stated thatyou c:m do it Dr. Jeanette and we had a biglaugh. I will miss our d:nly talks :~bouthowgood God w:ts .md how I should never stop serving him, Dime loved God with all ot:vour heart. I thank God thatyoure no longer in pain even though it broke m.r heut co hear thatyou hadleft me, on Fnd.<y November I 4, 20I4. I know thatyoure HEALED, complf!te.J;rmade whole, :md with our father up in hf!aven. I loveyou :md thank God for the time that we sh.ued herf! on earth and I will .U-
w~ys keep you in m_yhf!art. Until I see xou again my dear sister.... Restin Peace.
Your b:~b;r sister Alana 'Jf!:mette" Holida;r

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On July 3, I959, in Tomball, Texas God blessed John Holiday, Sr. and Erma Holiday with Linda Diane Holiday. Linda accepted t.he Lord as her personal savior at the age of I 0 under the leadership of the late Elder Leroy "' Felder of The Powerhouse Church of God in Christ, Tomball, Texas. Linda grew in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and served faithfully as a secretary, youth leader and wherever her benevolent hands outreached. Linda attended Tomball Independent School District and graduated from Tomball High School in 1979. Linda matriculated at North Harris Community College earning an Associates Degree in Office Administration and er1joyed working in Houston. Linda married Dirk Alexander Thomas and embraced as her own, his two children, Rochelle and Dirk Thomas Jr. Their union was further blessed with three children, Joshua, John, and Josilyn Thomas. Chosen before she met her husband Dirk, the name Ale;xander was her favorite and she gave each child . before she even meet her husband. She has four grand kids and one great grandchild. She worked at the Hartford Insurance Gnn for IS years wb.ere she became t.he President of her Toast Masters group. She was supportive of her children's education and t.he PTi\ where she served as President of the Tilson Elementary School PTA.
With a harvest time ministry of praise and worship and helping smaller churches grow, Linda touched lives across all walks of faith. Linda was a mrmber of the Gospel recording group, Showers of Blessings Choir from Cathedral of Paith. An altmmus of the Jonathan Greer School of the Interdenominational Theology Center's Prophet's school of theology, she served on the Board of Directors and was the visionary for the church library. She sang in the choir, taught youth Sunday school worked in the prison ministry, homeless shelters, singles ministry where she meet her husband Dirk Thomas. A member of Community of Faith Church Pastor Georgia Burgess Linda served as church secretary, minister and in the d1oir. An I8 year member of\Vorld Changers Church International (\.VCCI) under Pastor Creilo Dollar, Linda served in the children's ministry, Pastoral Care Home fellowship and several outreach ministries. She was ordained as a Pastor at Covenant Life Mini<;tries by Carl Bowser.
A devoted mother, Linda's children's friends became her children and their parents her best friends. So many times she earned the loving term of mama or Ms. Thomas. Linda was the kind of Mother that would get up at night and check to see if her child covered up . The kind of wife who made sure that her husband was fed before going to work, even if it meant getting up at 4am. The kind of kingdom worker, that made sure her fellow man had food and shelter.
Linda went horne I I -14-20 I 4 at 5:32pm on a beautiful Friday evening. I was by her bed just talking, when Linda said in a soft voice "Baby l want to go home." I understood her request. \Vith a gentle rub on her back I said, "ye.s, you can go hotne quickly,'' she said, ok. \:\lith tears nmning down my eyes I gave her a hug and said "I love you." She replied, "I love you" in a
strong voice. I got up to go to the balcony and wiped my eyes because I understood. \Vhen I
called my moth.er she said, Linda must have gotten a visitation that showed her a glimpse of heaven waiting for her. I just smiled at my wife for I wac; happy for her. I gave her a kiss and whispe~ed in her ear "I'll see you soon.". Within one hour of asking if she could go home, she wenl wtth grace, peac~ love and respect m the comfort of her Own home, surrounded wtt.h love. Preceded in death by children, Rochelle and Joshua. Linda leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 24 years, Dirk, Sr., Children, Dirk, Jr., Jolm, and Josilyn Thomas,
Father, Elder John Holiday, Sr.; Mother, Erma Holiday;('f exas) A Brother, Jolm Holiday, Jr.
( Lajuarma); A sister, Alana "Jeanette'' I Iolid.ay and a host of uncles, at.mts, nieces, nephews,
cousins, and friends. WHAT CAN I SAY'l By Dirk Thomas, Sr.
I don't recall the how and when of our vows. only that the children of God call you my wife. \Vhat can I say?
No matter the distance or time, we will always find each other...\Vhat can I say?
I LOVE YOU!! (Ercepted from What Can ISa_r?, 20!0)

FLOWER ATTENDANTS Cluis Grissom Olivia Thomas
lvlegan Vlhltehead Breaonna Dunkentail
Ciara Bro-vv11
PALLBEARERS Robert Byrd
Ahmed Muhammad Jeff Clark
Lemuel Tweh Robett Gentile Brandon Harris
ACKNO\,lLEDGEI\tiENT: With otu deepest gratitude and appreciation, the family acknowledges the many expressions of love and condolences
through your prayers, flowers, cards, calls and visits during the bereavement of our love one.
May God continue to pour out many blessings upon you. To the Faith Temple family we appreciate your welcome
arms and support. The Family