3^o6t/e (^fp 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................... fZ"R.................."JoT/W&I (kM. jr/t 15:50, ... Prophetess Cinda Brown Prophetess Yolanda Bouyer .......TaWanna L. Foster Minister Gary Tremell Reese, II 'if ......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.