Celebrating the life of Mr. Roosevelt Garrick Sr., Wednesday, February 27, 2002, 3:00, Saint Mark Baptist Church, Gadsden, South Carolina, Reverend Secaida Howell, pastor

Tribute
Father
For as long as we can Remember You were always by our side
To give us support. To give us confidence To give us help
For as long as we can remember You were always the person we looked up to So strong So sensitive So dynamic
For as long as we can remember And still today
You are everything A father should be... For as long as we can remember You always provided stability
Within the family Full of laughter
Full of tears Full of love Whatever we have become Is because of you And so we thank you forever (-Excerpts from Susan R. Schutz)

Honorary PallBearers
Deacons St. Mark Baptist Church

Active PallBearers

Roosevelt Garrick, Jr

Ronald E. Garrick

Kevin L. Garrick

David E. Garrick

Larry B. Garrick

Tracy T. Garrick

David Jackson

Rufus Wilson

Bryan K. Lindsey

Celebrating the Life of Mr. Roosevelt Garrick Sr.

Flower Bearers
Nieces St Mark Deaconess Board
Acknowledgments
The Family of Mr. Roosevelt Garrick Sr wishes to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for your visits, beautiful flowers, cards, and other expressions of sympathy during this time of grief. We also appreciate your presence and participation in these services. Your deeds and prayers have sustained us.
The family invites you to join them for repast in the church fellowship hall following the interment.

Wednesday, February 27,2002 3:00
Saint Mark Baptist Church Gadsden, South Carolina Reverend Secaida Howell,
Pastor

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Order of Service

Processional

Sweet Sweet Spirit Choir

Scripture

Old Testament - Job 1:20-22

Reverend Arnold Williams

New Testament -Mark 13:32-37

Pastor Arthur Gilley

We've Come This Far By Faith Choir

Prayer

Pastor David Montgomery

Remarks The Church Friends Job Family

Deacon Fred Watson Brother George Harkness Sr.
Brother Leonard Belk Roosevelt Garrick, Jr.

Special Remarks

Pastor James W. Abrams, Jr.

Song

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Mt. Moriah Baptist Church

M en's Chorus

Eulogy

Pastor Secaida Howell

Recessional
Interment
St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
Gadsden, South Carolina

Obituary

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation And take me home,
What joy shall fill my heart Then I shall bow in humble adoration And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!
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The life o f Roosevelt Garrick, Sr. began in

Gadsden, S.C. He was bom to the late

Beverly and Margaret Sims Garrick. At an

early age he joined the St. Mark Baptist

Church under the leadership o f Reverend J.

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B. Barber and maintained that membership

unto death. He had a profound belief in God and served faithfully

and diligently in the church.

Nearly fifty years ago he began his

professional career. Seventeen years later

he became employed with a company that

would become a part o f his life for the next

twenty-six years. His employment with

Westinghouse Electric Corporation is the

highlight o f his career.

He was also a dedicated community

servant and contributed to the improve

ment o f his community. He served as a

member o f the Sunrise Foundation of

Lower Richland and the Tri-County Elec

trie Cooperative Nominating Committee.

He has served as President of the Parent/

Teacher organizations of Lower Richland

and Webber schools. He also served as

Business Manager o f Gadsden Elementary

and Hopkins Middle School.

His service to the St. Mark Baptist Church has touched

almost every member. Deacon Garrick served St. Mark as a

member o f the Board o f Deacons for thirty years. He served as

advisor to the Junior Jubilee Choir, Education Ministry and was

recently assigned in the same capacity to Missionary Society I.

He served the church as treasurer for more than twenty years.

Deacon Garrick also served as Treasurer o f the Sunday school,

for the Cedar Creek Union.

He was preceded in death by his wife of

forty-three years, Leola Dinkins Garrick,

Surviving are his six sons: Roosevelt Jr.

(Cynthia)of Columbia; Ronald (Gloria) of

Charlotte, NC; Kevin (Leticia) o f Clinton,

NJ; David (Shana) o f Columbia; Larry o f

Lancaster, SC; and Tracy o f Cookeville,

TN; two brothers Doctor and Jacob both of Gadsden;

three sisters Martha G. Moore

and Carrie G. Shivar

o f Gadsden; Dorcas G. Brown o f Columbia; five grand

sons Ryan, Roderic, Joshua, Jonathan, and Christopher; one

granddaughter Jordan Leola; three brother-in-laws Jimmie

Dinkins and Willie Dinkins o f Gadsden; Charles Belton o f

Columbia; five sister-in-laws Naomi Garrick o f Gadsden;

Lillie Garrick, and Inez Belton o f Columbia; and Suzanna

Dinkins o f Hopkins and Esther Garrick o f Washington DC;

and a host o f nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Five siblings preceded his death, Betty, Woodrow, Beverly

Jr., Joseph, And Margaret. One grandson preceded him in

death, Reginald S. Garrick.

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come into us as the rain... (Hosea 6:3). "When you follow in the path o f your father you learn to walk like him" (From an Ashanti Proverb).