A Grand Celebration of Life for Apostle Gary Tremell Reese, Sr. Sunrise: September 4, 1953 - Sunset: March 22, 2016. "May the work I've done speak for me." John 10:25. Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 11:00 A.M. Calvary Gateway International, 844 Scott Nixon Memorial Drive, Martinez, Georgia 30907. Apostle Brenda Colbert, Officiating

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Sunrise
September 4, 1953
Sunset
March 22, 2016
May the work Ive done speak for me "
John 10:25
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
11:00 A.M.
Calvary Gateway International
844 Scott Nixon Memorial Drive
Martinez, Georgia 30907
Apostle Brenda Colbert, Officiating
Order of Celebration
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble
Isaiah 46:1
Presiding.........................................................Apostle Melvin Colbert
Calvary Gateway International Church
Processional
Prayer..........................................................Dr. Antonio Hatcher
Ebenezer Rock Church
Scripture Reading
Old Testament..............................................Pastor James Taylor
1st Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
New Testament..........................................Apostle Kenneth Johnson
Emmanuel Covenant Life Church
Solo........................................................Minister Lindsey Conley
Words of Encouragement........................................Dr. Pauline Hughes
Holy Spirit Refreshing Inc.
Solo.............................................................Natasha Thomas
Reflections (Limit 3 minutes please)
Musical Medley
.............Sis. Betty Griffin
Minister Shonta Gowdy
Dea. Michael Thomas
Sis. Angelia Meadows
..........Apostle Loretta Butler
Word of Faith Christian Church
Worship in Dance .
Acknowledgements
A Letter to My Daddy
Special Tribute...................
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... Prophetess Cinda Brown
Prophetess Yolanda Bouyer
.......TaWanna L. Foster
Minister Gary Tremell Reese, II
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......Apostle Brenda Colbert
Calvary Gateway International
Recessional
Interment
Bro. Verdery Murray
Bro. Melvin Butler
Bro. Tavares Jones
Bro. Marcus Tubman
Hillcrest Memorial Park
2 700 Deans Bridge Road
Augusta, Georgia 30906
Repast
Calvary Gateway International Church
Royal Hall
Active Pall bearers-
Bro. Kris Tubman
Bro. Eddie Madison
Bro. Dean Tubman
-Honorary Pall bearers-
Deacons of Life in the River Worship Center
Deacons of 1st Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Obituary
Psalms 91:2
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: My God; in Him will I trust,
Apostle Gary Tremell Reese, Sr. was born on September 4,1953 to Hattie Bell Martin Reese
and the late Arthur Robert Reese, Sr. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gregory
Vaughn Reese and his son R. James Jamie Harris. Gary accepted the Lord as his personal
savior at a very young age. He was a graduate of T. W. Josey High School in 1971. He later
attended and graduated from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Tabernacle Baptist Church.
In 1982, he married the love of his life, Apostle Nancy Tubman Reese. Apostle Reese retired
from Gracewood State School and Hospital in 2000 and pastored Life in the River Worship
Center formally Springhill Baptist Church for 37faithful years.
He leaves to cherish his memories are his loving wife, Apostle Nancy T. Reese; two devoted
daughters, Monica (Richard) Curtis, Westampton, N.J. and TaWanna (Brian) Foster,
Augusta, GA ; a son Gary Tremell Reese, II, Augusta, GA; his mother, Hattie B. Reese,
Augusta, GA; sister, Valerie (Ron) Hayes, Hephzibah, GA; brothers, Arthur R. Reese, Sr.,
Conyers, GA, Wayne Reese, Baryton Reese, all of Augusta, GA, and Darrick (Nancy) Reese,
Redcliff, KY; Seven grandchildren, Bradon T. Reese, Taylor Ellisor, Risaiah Curtis, Kalani
Reese, Meagan Marshall, Kyla Reese, and BriNyah Foster; Sister-in-law, Linda Reese,
Lexington, KY; aunt Geralyn Williams, Queens, NY, uncle, Clinton (Helen) Martin,
Cleveland, OH; great-aunt, Lula Bell Brown, Augusta, GA; daughter of the heart, Kristal
Capers Reese, El Paso, TX; family friend, Fostene Reese, and a host of nieces, nephews and
cousins.
A Letter to My Daddy
Now March 22nd is a day I won't forget
You took your flight with Jesus, but I wasn't ready yet
I held your hand so tightly as you looked me in my eyes
At first I didn't comprehend but now I realize
You were trying to tell me, "the pain I is none"
"It's OK to let me go my work down here is done"
I'm confident in knowing, you're in the presence of our God
But to function on this earth without you, is truly gonna be hard
You had a special ringtone when you called me on my cell
And if I didn't answer, you would leave a short voicemail
That simply said "Ta'Wanna, this yo daddy girl"
"Call me back" and when I did we'd talk about the world
No dialysis is needed, where you are today
Your days of feeling so much pain are all now gone away
I'm going to miss you Daddy, my life is not the same
But I know you had to travel on when our Lord and Savior came!
I will love you forever!!!
Your baby girl,
Ta'Wanna
Jm free
Dont grieve for me, for now Im free
Im following the path God has laid for me.
I took His hand, when I heard Him call
I turned my back and left it all.
1 could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play,
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow,
My lifes been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Dont lengthen it now with undue grief
Lift tip your hearts, and share with me,
God wanted me now, He has set me free.