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