A celebration of life for Coach Henry Robinson Daggett, August 5, 1927-December 3, 2012, Saturday, December 8, 2012, 2:30 p.m., Thankful Baptist Church, 302 Walker Street, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Christopher Waters, pastor

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR

Coach Henry Rqbi

August 5 ,1 9 2 7 - December 3, 2012 fi

Saturday, December 8, 2012

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2:30 rM .

Thankful Baptct Churc

Augusta, Georgia Reverend Christopher Waters, Pastor

Henry Robinson Daggett
HENRY ROBINSON DAGGETT entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 3, 2012 at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing H om e in Augusta, Georgia, at the age o f 85. H enry was born a twin in Augusta on August 5, 1927, to the late Mr. Eugene O liver and Mrs. Georgia Jackson Daggett. He was often called Coach, Chief, or Hank by those who knew him.
He attended the public schools o f Richmond County, to include Peter H. Craig and he graduated from Haines Normal Institute in 1943. He entered Paine College, and then joined the United States Arm ed Forces. He later became a m em ber o f the national Veterans o f Foreign Wars (VFW ).
A fter his honorable discharge from the military, H enry returned to Augusta and continued his post secondary education at Paine College. W hile at Paine, he was an all around athlete, lettering in three sports. He graduated from Paine in 1950 and went on to the Tennessee State University, where he received a Masters o f Education degree.
W hile attending Paine College, he m et his soul mate and the love o f his life, Dorothy Pearl Pitts. T h ey were wed on September 1, 1951. Their marriage o f 59 years resulted in the birth o f two sons, Ricardo Gino and Raoul Janus. Dorothy passed on M ay 8, 2011.
H enry began his professional career as a physical education teacher and he coached three sports ~ football, basketball, and track - at Paine College. He later became the physical education teacher, football coach, and athletic director at the new A. R. Johnson Junior High School. In addition, he also served as an administrator o f the school. He then moved to T. W. Josey High School, where he taught and was the school's first football coach and athletic director. H enry remained at T.W. Josey until his retirement in 1985.
N ever one to sit still, H enry Daggett was very active in his church, community, city, and state. He was both a Deacon and a m em ber o f the Board o f Trustees at the Thankful Baptist Church o f Augusta. Until his death, he was the oldest livin g Deacon o f the church.
In 1953, H enry was initiated into the Psi Omega Chapter o f the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and later became a life member. H e also was a m em ber o f several organizations, including the R. C. T. Federal Credit Union's Supervisory Board, the Port Authority o f Augusta-Richmond County, the Canal Authority o f Augusta, and a form er Georgia High School official for both basketball and football. He was a mem ber o f the Paine College National and Augusta Alum ni chapters, and the Tennessee State University Alum ni Association.
Throughout his life, H enry received numerous honors and recognitions for his professional and community service. He was inducted into the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in 1992. He was a founding m em ber o f the Paine College Hall o f Fame, to which he also was inducted. Along with the late David Dupree, H enry was the first inductee o f the Augusta Classic Hall o f Fame in 2011 as a Trailblazer.
Perhaps one o f his greatest honors and a testament to his dedication to the developm ent o f youth came in September 2011, when the football fieldhouse at T. W. Josey High School Stadium was named in his honor.
H enry met no strangers and loved to tell jokes. He could often be seen at JR's corner store talking to friends and waving at the passing cars. H e was a great sportsman and loved to hunt, fish, golf, and watch various athletic events. He attended many o f the local high school sporting events and was a regular at the end zone o f the T. W. Josey football field. Super Bowl Sundays were his favorite because he hosted a feast o f deer, rabbit, and fish for his friends.
He is survived by: his devoted sons, Ricardo and Raoul Daggett; loving daughter-in-law, Lauretha "M ert"; twin brother, Eugene (Patricia); grandsons, Vachel (Veronica) and Cameron; great-grandsons, Aden and Jaxson; adopted daughter, Gracie (Stanley) Hampton; godchildren, M. Nanette Barnes and Yewston Myers III; adopted son, Ronnie O. (Audrey) Spry; and a host o f nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and other loving friends.

O r d e r o f S e r v ic e
Reverend Christopher Waters, Presiding

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P R O C E S S IO N A L ................

"D o n 't Cry For M e "

.......... C o n sta n ce J o h n so n

PRAYER O F C O M F O R T ...

. R everen d R onnie O. Sp ry

O PE N IN G H Y M N ..............

"B le sse d A ss u r a n c e "

... C h o ir an d C o n g re g atio n

S C R IP T U R E S .......................

. R everend Ronnie O. Spry

REFLECTIONS
FR A T E R N IT Y BR O TH ER A N D F R IE N D ............................. T H A N K F U L B A PT IST C H U R C H F A M IL Y ........................... N E IG H B O R ...................................................................................... FO R M ER S T U D E N T -A T H L E T E ............................................... FAMILY R E P R E S E N T A T IV E .....................................................

.......................Y. N. M yers, II Deacon Kenneth Bennett .........Mr. Jo h n W. F ran klin ............... Mr. T yro n e B u tler
..............M. N an ette B arn es

S E L E C T IO N .........................

"Jesus C h r ist Is the W ay"

......................... G o sp e l C h o ir

ACKNOW LEDGEM ENTS.

........Mrs. O liv ia F ran klin -M au p in

S O L O .......................................

...... Ms. D o reth a H ollin s-W illiam s

W ORD S O F C O M F O R T .....

...... R everen d C h risto p h e r W aters

R E C E S S IO N A L ....................

.............."G oing Up Y on der"

IN T E R M E N T .......................

. M ount Olive M em orial Gardens

REPAST Thankful Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall

Ac t iv e Pa l l b e a r e r s

Barry Barnes Bruce Bates Gary Carpenter

Gary Johnson Johnny Nimes Glenn Singfield

HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated Former Players and Coaching Staff
Deacons and Trustees o f Thankful Baptist Church

INVICTUS
Out o f the night that covers me, Black as a Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods map he
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings o f chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place o f wrath and tears Looms but the H orror o f the shade,
And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master o f my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
- William Ernest H enley -

T hank You
A friendly smile, a casual touch, these are the things that mean so much. To know you are with us in our time of sorrow, sharing our prayer, today and tomorrow. God gives us comfort in the form of good friends, may his peace be with you, His love never ends. - T he Daggett Family
"In everything give thanks; for this is the will o f God in Christ Jesus" - 1 T hessalonians 5:18 -
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