- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Mr. Deniseo "Dino" Wesley, October 8, 1954, May 10, 2006, 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 16, 2006, Ben Hill United Methodist Church, 2099 Fairburn Road, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30331, The Reverend McCallister Hollins, Senior Pastor, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2006-05-16
- 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 Deniseo Wesley. Birth date: October 8, 1954. Death date: May 10, 2006. Funeral date: May 16, 2006. Church: Ben Hill United Methodist 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: 173
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_wesleydeniseo20060516
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_wesleydeniseo20060516
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
FLOWER BEARERS
Jewels & Partners
PALLBEARERS
Ernest Daniel Moses James Marcellus Pitts Paul Thibodeaux
Lloyd Givens Clarence Johnson Albenny Price Paul Vaughn
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The family of Dino Wesley wishes to express its sincere appreciation and gratitude for your visits, cards, telephone calls, flowers and the many expressions of love and kindness during this period of sadness.
Funeral Services Provided by: Watkins Funeral Home 1003 Ralph D. Abernathy Atlanta, Georgia
ALMA MATER "REIGN, CLARK ATLANTA"
Thy noble tricolor now ripples the breeze, Bridging the mountains, spanning the seas, Calling thy sons and thy daughters to true; Reign, Clark Atlanta, we rally to you.
Deep in our hearts shall thy precepts abide Culture for service our goal and our guide. Through stern privation, through fortune and fame. We'll find a way and achieve in thy name.
Hail! Alma Mater, we ever aspire Thy sacred mission to fulfill entire; Thy noble banner has lighted our way, Hail to the Crimson, the Black and the Gray!
Reign, Alma Mater, forever we pray, Let the tricolor that heralds thy sway Flay from the ramparts of learning so free, For we shall ever be faithful to thee
Refrain
Reign, Alma Mater, our hearts be thy throne; Reign, Clark Atlanta! Thou reignest alone! Reign, Clark Atlanta! Thou reignest! Reignest! Reign, Clark Atlanta! Thou reignest alone!
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
FOR
MR. DENISEO "DINO" WESLEY
October 8, 1954
- 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 16, 2006
May 10,2006
Ben Hill United Methodist Church 2099 Fairburn Road, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30331
The Reverend McCallister Hollins
Senior Pastor, Officiating
OBITUARY
Dino Wesley was born on October 8, 1954 in Gary, Indiana to Jesse Lee and Huey Olivia (Cobbins) Wesley. He claimed his promise of eternal life on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. At an early age, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at Delaney Memorial Methodist Church in Gary, IN. He attended Emerson High School and graduated from Clark Atlanta's business program. After graduation from college Dino made Atlanta, Georgia his home and lived in Atlanta for almost thirty years.
Dino Wesley was an active supporter and leader within the NAACP, UNCF, his alma mater CAU, and his church Ben Hill UMC. He will long be remembered for his warm personality and passion for the causes, and by those who were near and dear to him. "Dino was involved in o many activities, I often wondered how he had the time and how he got invited," says Catherine Moon; longtime worker in the United Methodist Church, and Dino Wesley's "adopted" mom.
He came to Atlanta from Gary, Indiana in the 1970's to attend Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University). While at Clark College, a United Methodist institution, he joined Ben Hill United Methodist Church under the pastorship of the late Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson. He involved himself in the United Methodist Church on the local, state, and national levels. His involvement at Ben Hill UMC ranged from the Trustee Board and Communion Stewards, to the Usher Team and Male Chorus. He also taught, and took bible study classes in the Ben Hill Training Institute. Beyond the local church, he served as President of the Georgia Caucus for the Black Methodist Church Renewal; Associate Lay Leader for the Atlanta-College Park District; an At-Large Member of the Conference Board of Laity; First District Associate Lay Leader, and on the District Board of Trustees.
Ironically, Dino Wesley, also nicknamed the "Bishop" by his close friends, proudly served on the Bishop's Vision Forum for the United Methodist Church. According to Reverend McCallister Hollins, Senior Pastor of Ben Hill, he was the epitome of what it means to be an ambassador for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through the United Methodist Church. His various contributions to the church served as a legacy for those of us who continue to serve.
He especially enjoyed his involvement with students where he served as Undergraduate VicePresident for the Clark Atlanta University Alumni Association, and as Chair of Judges for the NAACP's ACTSO (Academic Cultural Technology Scientific Olympics). He was frequently spotted on television during the annual UNCF Telethon, and at various community projects for his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha.
Dino leaves to cherish his memory, one sister, Dianne Wesley Brewer of Chicago, IL.; his brothers Jesse Wesley, Jr. (Linda ) and Carl Wesley (Jacqueline) of Gary, IN; two aunts Ethel Morgan (Willie) of South Bend, IN and Julia Regan of Vicksburg, MS; one Great Aunt Mamie Elam Hicks; Cousins: Dr. Willie Morgan (Alicia), Warren-Robbin, GA; Dr. Theodore Morgan (Letha), Montgomery, AL; Laveeda Morgan Battle (Lynn), Birmingham, AL, Marchelle Morgan Goens (Donald), Flossmoor, ll; Christopher Lloyd (Alice), John Lloyd and Archie Harmon; Chicago, IL; Barbara Regan, George Regan, Ewing Regan (Julia), Ernest Regan, Ronald Regan, Beverly Regan, of Vicksburg Mississippi, the Ware Family and a host of relatives including nieces and nephews and many friends.
PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL HYMN OF CELEBRATION SCRIPTURE INVOCATION MUSICAL SELECTION TRIBUTES
MUSICAL SELECTION
Order of Service
"For All The Saints"
Hymn# 711
Old Testament: Psalm 1 New Testament: 1 John 5:1-11
Reverend Tiwirai Kufarimai BHUl\fC Associate Pastor
Reverend Dr. Elaine Crawford BHUl\fC Associate Pastor
Reverend Dr. Herbert Marbury Chaplain, CAU
BHUMC Male Chorus Willie Vincent, Director
(2 minute time limit)
Dr. Ed Tomlinson Assistant to Bishop G. Lindsey Davis
Reverend Martha Forrest District Superintendent -Atlanta/College Park
Reverend Emile Ennis orth Georgia Caucus BMCR
Beverly Ferguson Riggins CAU Senior Director of Alumni Relations
Reverend R. L. White Atlanta Branch NAACP, President Senior Pastor, 1\ft. Ephraim Baptist Church
Ms. Susie Gipson CAU Director of Enrollment, Support Services & Student Retention
TRIBUTES
(2 minute time limit)
Larry Washington BHUMC Lay Leader
Elliot Moore Employer
Clarence Johnson Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Brother
Albenny Price Friend
Matthew Wesley Brewer Family
MUSICAL SELECTION
BHUMC Male Chorus Willie Vincent, Director
EULOGY CLOSING HYMN OF CHALLENGE
Reverend McCallister Hollins Ben Hill United Methodist Church, Senior Pastor
o Jesus I Have Promised"
Hymn#396
CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER
" Reign, Clark Atlanta"
BENEDICTION
Reverend Paul H. Easley, Sr. BHUMC Associate Pastor
RECESSIONAL
POSTLUDE
INTERMENT Oak Hill Cemetery
4450 Harrison Gary, IN 46407