Celebration of life regarding the late Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Green, Jr., Saturday, January 31, 2004, Beulah Grove Baptist Church, 1434 Poplar Street, Augusta, Ga 30901, Rev. Dr. Sam Davis, pastor

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O fficia te ....................................................................................................Rev. Or. Sam Pavia

Prayer of Consolation ..................................................................... Rev. Quinten Gresham

Scripture Readings Psalms 23 (Old Testament) ........................................................Rev. Pennis Punbar I Thessalonians 4: 13-1<3(new T estam ent)..................... Rev. Pr. Kenneth Jordan

Hymn of Consolation ................................................................ Beulah Grove's Senior Choir

Acknowledgements of Cards, Flowers, Resolutions........................... Sis. Margaret Taylor

Silent Reading of the Life P ortrait ......................... Congregation (As S o ft Music Plays)

Musical Tribute ......................................................................... Beulah Grove's Senior Choir

Refiections--( Three M inutes o r less Please) As a Church Officer/member: First Mount Moriah , Appling, Ga...........................................Bro. Joe Frails Simonia B a p tist Church, Harlem, Ga....................... Bro. Huery Bentley Jr.

S o lo .....................................................................................................Pr. Hawthorne Welcher Beulah Grove B aptist Church .............................................................. Pea. William Ho^ard

Macedonia B aptist Church , Harrisburg, Pa.....................................Rev. Henrietta Adams

As Colleagues/friends:

. Sis. Barbara Geter, Ph.d.Jd.

Sis. Kathy Pavis, Retired Pirector of the BsW ?roqram, Professor, University of Ga

Musical Tribute .......................................................................... Rev. Pr. Bennie R. Mitchell Pastor of Connors Temple B aptist Church, Savannah

As Colleagues/friends; Rev. Pr. Willie E. Johnson, Professor, Savannah S ta te University Rev. Clyde Hill, Sr., Pastor Mount Calvary Bapt. Church

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As a Student:

Bro. Michael Wright-

Musical Tribute .........................................................................Beulah Grove's Senior Choir

Post-Eulogy Message .............................................................. ..................Rev..James Sims Pastor, Shiloh Missionary B aptist Church, A tlanta, Ga

Invitation to Piscipleship ........................................................................Rev. pr. Sam Pavis

Closing Musical Tribute ........................................................... Beulah Grove's Senior Choir

Benediction.............................................................................................. Rev. Pr. Sam Pavis

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A s one reflects upon the life o f Rev. Pr. Roosevelt Green, Jr., i t becomes apparent the he consistently displayed a very strong belief in the importance o f education. His personal ideology was one th a t communicated th a t each individual had a responsibility to develop his o r her innate skills to the fullest extent possible. Relieving th a t ones life could be appreciably enhanced through education, he spent m ost o f his a d u lt life s thriving to become highly educated and more and more analytical about m ajor social conditions th a t a ffe c t the qu ality o f people's lives. Whether he was functioning as a sociology o r social work professor, o r caseworker, casework supervisor o r a m inister, his goal was to inspire persons to select and diligently apply themselves to the achievement o f im portant goals. His own life reflects his deep com m itm ent to these objectives. Early in his p u rs u it o f excellence, he earned a Bachelor o f Science Degree from Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. Choosing the m inistry as the mechanism to communicate his love o f God and commitment to mankind, he earned two m asters degrees: a M aster o f D ivinity Degree and a M a ste rs Degree in Social Work from Morehouse School o f Religion and the University o f Georgia respectively. He earned a D octor o f Philosophy Degree in Community Systems Planning and Deveiopment from the Pennsylvania S ta te University. Dr. Green functioned as p a s to r a t several churches in Georgia and Pennsylvania including Macedonia B a p tis t Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and S a in t Paul A frican M ethodist Episcopal Church in Beliefonte, Pennsylvania.

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A s an educator, he saw h is role a s requiring s tu d e n ts to develop a life-long in te re st in >
research , p o licy a n a ly sis a n d so cia l change. A s a m inister, he saw h im self a s helping

iarge urban ch urch es becom e m ore sen sitive to th e needs o f th e im poverished. A s a



so cia l worker, he u sed his skills to a s s is t th e p o o r a n d downtrodden to becom e self-



dependent when p ossib le a n d to negotiate th e so cial service sy stem more effectively.





dev. Pr. Pooseveit green, Jr. Believed th a t the goodness o f G od is m anifested by



individuals who com m it to G o d 's concerns for mankind. He believed th a t they m u st u se



th eir innate abilities a nd skills to make th is world a b e tte r place. He sh a red th is



philosophy with his children. He will be an influence o f g rea t significance throughout



th eir lives.







He leaves to ceiebrate his home going: four daughters from th e union o f th e Lily

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P eiores dhilpot o f A u g u sta : P usan (Ponald) Pawson, Cynthia (Craig) Green, Michelle



(Alonzo) Middleton, and Sharon (Crandall) Pavis all o f A ugusta.





A lso cherishing his memory from th e home in S t a t e College, Pennsylvania are his wife,



th e form er Gwendolyn M cIntosh and two so n s: M arcus a nd M atthew Green.







He also leaves a loving legacy o f three s is te r s : P eiores H ester, Ja n ice Sea ls, and



Patricia G reen; th ree b roth ers: Harold, S r., Eddie, S r., and iarry green, ail o f A then s,



Georgia. Fou r a u n ts: isoiene Clayton, Corine Green, Florence B a rn e tt and Lam ar G reen



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o f A th en s; two g re a t a u n ts: Hazei Jo n e s Lawrence, New York and Sta rk ie Sm ith o f



A th en s; four Grandchildren: Craig, Green, Jr., Christopher Green, Ponald Pawson, Jr.



a nd Alonzo Middleton, J r .; nieces, nephews, o th er relatives, colleagues and friends,.





dev. Pr. dooseveit G reen J r. Will be m issed by all who knew a nd loved him.






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S atu rd ay mornings was a special time We'd m arch to yo u r bedroom in a s tra ig h t line

Sharon would climb on your stom ach and 3 egin to piay
While "jum p boll weevil, jump, jum p " is what y o u 'd say

We'd a sk you which daughter was your favorite, only to d is c o v e r
You'd never favor one child over the oth er

G reakfa&t would soon be ready, b u t Sefore we'd go...
We'd have to "twink each oth ers twinker", which is to squeeze each others cheeks and noses

W ed a ll march in singing on the ju n io r choir
H e'd s ta r t his sermon with, "i 'mju s t a country preacher then he'd sing a song
He often s a id th a t he was c u t o u t to sing, b u t sewn up wrong
i remember, "d on 't you know I've g o t religion", an d "o lord, remember me"
"Don't you le t nobody turn you around", an d "rock o f aget^ d e ft for me"
it seems like d ad had every book known to man He often sa id to can a ll you get, and G et a ll you can
Dad had driven cynthia to a jo b w ithout qualification Then he said, "th is is why / s tre s s the im portance o f a
good education"

We h ad a weeklyjourney to the corner sto re to g e t some sw eets
P a d would finance it a ll by giving us a D ollar each!
He would buy a t le a st two newspapers an d some comic books
A n d he'd always encourage us to take a look

J used to wish for brothers an d then it came true i was blessed with marous ashante and m atthew garvey
too!
Dad tau gh t us to be proud o f our heritage, an d to learn it s plight
A n d the im portance o f our freedom, Civil and equal rights

Sometimes on Saturdays, he would cu t the grass Then take some church members to piay b-baii, or teach a
c la s s

We've had our ups and downs, and sometim es d idn 't set eye to eye
3 u t nothing quite prepared me fo r the tim e you had to

He would tease my m other with S tories ou t o f th is world
Like, "you can take the g irl ou t o f the country, b ut n o t the country ou t o f the g irl"
On Sunday m ornings we'd have a R itu a l I'll never forget
W atching "the parade o f q u a rte ts " while we were getting dressed
Sefore d a d brought his heavenly m essage with brim stone and fire

i t made me reflect on when we Talked on the phone
Haying our long good-byes', y e t s t iii holding on
We forgave each other fo r life decisions th a t d id n 't go we$* " cause you c a n 't please everyone, so yo u 've g o tta pleas,
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M y tears are an expression th a t my h eart feels within G o ahead an d re st in peace, daddy, i 'll see you again!!!