Celebrating the Life of Michael Joseph Gabriel Dejoie, March 30, 1977 - June 3, 2017, 11:00 a. m. Saturday, June 24, 2017, Belle-Terrace, USA, 2473 Golden Camp Road, Augusta, GA 30906, Reverend Harold Harris, Interim Pastor, Officiating

ORDER OF SERVICE

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Karn Gorn

Callto Celebration "We've Come This Far by Faith" Choir andCongregation

Prayer ofComfort
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ReverendDoctor Melvin Lowry
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Mo Wrayne Prsckon

Reflections

Larry Bryant, son

Johnathan Ivey, cousin

Anthony Dejoie, brother

Acknowledgement of:Condolences

Mrs, Colis Ivey

MusicalSelection
Eulogy

Mr, Wayne Preston;

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Ms. Karen Gordon

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Reverend Harold Harris

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Charge

"He Is Gone" by DavidHarkins Elder Phyllis Wright

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Recessional
MusicalPostlude

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Ms. Karen Gordon

Interment

Mount Olive Memorial Gardens

Repast

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Belle-Terrace Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall

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PallBearers

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Vente Nee

ohnathan Ivey

wayne Samuels

A FALLEN LIMB
A limb has fallen from the family tree. 9 keep hearing a voice thatSAYS, "Grieve notfor me.
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Keep smiling and,surely the sun wil.shine through,
My mindis al ease, my soulis at rest
Remembering all. how 9 truly was blessed.
Continue traditions, no matter how small. Go on withyour life, don't worry aboutfalls 9 missyou all.dearly, SO keep upyour chin, Untilthe day comes we're together again,
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Celebrating the Life of

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March30,1977 ~ June3, 2017

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4:00 a.m, Saturday, June 24, 2017

Relle~Terrace Preshyterian Church, USA

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2470 Golden Camp Road

Augusta, GA 3090b

ReverendHaroldHarris, Interim Pastor, Officiating

"There is more toa boy than what his mother sees, There is more to a boy than what his father dreams. Inside every boy lies a heart that heats, Andsometimes it screams, refusing to take defeat. And sometimes his father's dreams aren't bi. enough, andsometimes his mother's vision isn't long enough, Andsometimes the boy has to dream his own dreams andhreak through the clouds with his own sunbeams,"
MichaelDejoie was indeeda dreamer! His life was fullofdreams andboldideas, He waspropelled.by love for his family, his love for Haiti, his birth country, and his desire to bring transformative change to that islandnation. Michael's life and legacy are a testament to his untiring efforts to actualize his plans anddreams and to see his familyprosper. Mike's life began andendedin Haiti, a country he dreamedof.being instrumental in helping become the true "Pearlofthe Antilles". Born in Port-au-Prince on March30, 1977, Mike was the older ofthe two sons ofJoyce andMichaelGabriel
Oejoie. As soon as she set eyes On him, his mother pronounced him "The most
beautifulbaby ever horn!" At age three Michael got his first `real job "one that brought him more pleasure
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business owner ~ wanting only to be like hisfather andto make him proud.

In 1986, turmoilandpoliticalunrest in Haiti causedthe family to move to Georgia. Mike attendedColumbia County schools and,playedhaskethall soccer and,football fora variety ofarea teams, A gifted.athlete, Michaelexcelledin baskethallandsoccer,
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the age oftwelve when, much to ee and.delight ofhis maternal grandfather, he _foinedPiney Grove Baptist Church,
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In 2009, Michaeldecidedto return to Haiti to apprentice with his father in hopes
of |eventually heading the family business in Port-au-Prince. While he was there, a catastrophic magnitude 7 earl quake strucka devastating hlow to Haiti. Michaelwas a hero under criticalcircumstances when he riskedhis personal:safety rescuing other victims from the devastation. Always one to have a plan, Michael, with his easy smile, continued p| lanning business ventures, including being an art broker, extracting and
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were lucky, indeed, if you were aroundwhen hisfish or ribs were on the menu! Michaelis survivedby his mother, Joyce Williams Dejoie; brother, Anthon
Dejoie, hoth ofMartinez, GAL; son, Larry BryantofNew Orleans, LA; aughter,
Gabrielle Dejoie ofMarietta, GA; two sisters, Sabine Dejoie ofPort-au-Prince,
Haiti; Ismaelia Dejoie ofWashington, D.C. anda host ofrelatives andspecial friends, Struck down alltoo soon, Michaelwas blessedto see his two childrengrow and Hourish. His son Larry just completed his freshmanyear at Tulane Universi
and daughter Gabrielle (Brie) is always on the Honor Roll. Now reunitedwith his "Poppy "who fre-deceasedhim by just eight months, hisdaughter Brie muses, They re probably up there building someti ing ~ right now."