- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Carlos Rico Walker, Saturday, October 1, 2016, 12 High Noon, Jackson Memorial Baptist Church, 534 Fairburn Road, Atlanta, GA 3033, Rev. Gregory Sutton, Pastor & Officiant, Bishop Dreyfus C. Smith, Eulogist, Wings of Faith Worldwide Ministries, Conyers, GA 30288
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2016-10-01
- 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 Carlos Rico Walker. Birth date: March 22, 1976. Death date: September 21, 2016. Funeral date: October 1, 2016. Church: Jackson Memorial 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_walkercarlosrico20161001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_walkercarlosrico20161001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 6 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Ca~los Rico Walker, aka "Shawty Lo, -~.',was born March 22, l976
_Usher and Carl Lee Walker. Carlos transztioned to eternal life on S~~izitii~~~~~~~ of 40. He.was preceded in death by his father, Carl Lee Walker and Walker, maternal grandparents LD and .Annie Usher, paternal Angeline Walker, Godmother Dacha Thrashe_r and a host ofgreat Unc
..Better known by his stage name, Shawty
Lo, . Carlos was a hip-hop
, founding member. of the hip-hop
-D4L, and the CEO of D4
,- Inc. His early intention wa~
only behind the scenes, but his
ing motivated him to become an
artist. Carlos and D4L 's debut single, . "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me," was a big local hit in 2004. D4L and its znarev.~narenlr.~
~a distribution deal with Atlantic via Asylum _Records, which dropped the
.....~., -..., 005) a{bum debut nationwide. Shawty Lo reached national notoriety thr'iui~r:Yh '"thri
craze with the Billboard-topping "Laffy Taffy" as part ofhis Jour-man
)fs a solo artist, Shawty Lo took his sin.gle! ''I'm da Man, " atid released.it c.v~~;;.u
.. .,._..:..~.-~.-.- . pair ofsolo mix tapes, Shawty Lo obtained his own record deal ~ith '
~2007 and delivered his debut album, '~Units in the City, " the foil -~---.:.:~.
.--,released before the hip-hop!R&B chart-climbing single "Dey Know" in 2 .,.,.-.;-.~,-..,.,_ best known. One of Carlos' many accomplishments included D4L's debur.t.;':~i~i!.:~~flli
Life, , which earned certified gold bythe Recording Industry Associati
This _album produced the hit singles "Betcha Can't _Do It Like Me" ana i,K,7:.-..0IJ./
J;affy" reached the top ofthe Billboard Hot 100 chart and attributed to
;z:t;~~
cess, breaking records as the most downloaded song in the history of
2007 Guinness Book of World Records. Both singles from the album were '-"t.lv:nru.u,,-;;,_,_,~
~cripture Reading The Old Testament . The New Testam. ent ~-
Tribute Tributes from Community Poem Musical Tribute Expressions ofLove - (three minutes)
Christopher Andrews Sunshine Lewis Erika Thurman Dubwon Robinson Reflection Musical Tribute Eulogy Selection Invitation.to Christian Discipleship Tributes from Family & Friends Dedication to my mother Jozie Acknowledgements Final Selection Recessional Postlude
,
Cousins and Base Girls
Cousins and Dear Friends
-
..,. The family ofCarlos Rico Walker would like to give a heartfelt thank you to ... Bishop Dreyfus C. Smith, Rev. Timothy Flemmings, Aunt Linda Usher-Mays,
Untouchable Image & Public Relations Inc., Blue Ivory Lounge, Eboni \. Douglass High School Alumni Band, The Office ofthe Mayor, Atlanta Pot : Sheriffs Dept., the Music & Entertainment Industry, the many Worldwide
Bankhead Community and everyone that has stood by them May God continue to Bless you!