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7n iouing m em o ry of
Pastor Clarence Duke Martin Sr.
Sunrise May 5, 1943 to Sunset October 18, 1999
Pastor C larence D uke M artin Sr.
was bom in Kansas City, Missouri
to Frank and Ealer Martin. Clarence
w as the first bom o f six children.
He m oved to Portland w ith his
parents in 1957. He was a graduate
o f Jefferso n H igh S chool in
Portland. In M ay o f 1999, Pastor
M artin received his B achelors
Degree ofTheology from the A. L.
Hardy Academy ofTheology.
At the age o f 17, C larence joined
the U.S. A rm y, w here he served for eighteen m onths. During his
service in the U.S. Arm y, C larence becam e a para-trooper.
He met and married his first wife Carole, who preceded him in death.
T ogether they brought five sons into the w orld; Shawn M artin,
Labarron M cClendon, C larence D. M artin Jr., Kenneth E. Martin,
Stephen L. M artin, and tw o daughters; R achelle (K aye) Hall, and
Ionka Martin.
On June 30th, 1990, he was married to his beloved wife, Gwendolyn
Faye M artin. Four children w ere bom from this union; Latanya
Denise, Renae Viola, Yvette M icheleand W illiam A. Shephard II.
In July o f 1991, He began his Pastoral work at the Hagios Missionary
T em ple on the com er o f 26th and Alberta.
He is survived by his lovely wife, Gwendolyn, 5 beautiful daughters,
6 sons, 36 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Final resting place, W illam ette National Cemetary.
CeCe Winans Song by Song
"Fill My C up”
“Fill My C u p ” was the first solo I ever sang, so 1
just put the little chorus in. I always used to sing
this chorus at a certain tim e o f the year at our
church. 1 guess 1 was probably about 7 years old
when I started. An I w ould cry - actually it’s a
victory that I m ade it through the session w ithout
crying -1 w ould cry every year through this song,
ljust didn’t want to sing in front ofpeople. 1 would
have to lose m yself in order to get through it, and
afterw ards, 1 would see the response o fth e people
and realize that there was som ething to it. But as
a child, I d id n ’t really understand it.
"Kings O f K ings”
My sister heard "K ings o f K ings,” and she was
like, "Y o u ’ve finally found a song that lines up
with the w ay you praise G od.” I’m kind o f a loud
w orshipper and p raise r at tim es. I w anted
something that had a congregational feel more
than an artist’s feel, and the Lord just gave us this
song. We wanted to hit it hard, but we also w anted
it to be something that people can sing in churches.
“ It W asn’t Easy”
My pastor preached a m essage on this tour or five
years ago. It hit me; it convicted me. He was
saying how we talk about the crucifixion and
Jesus dying for us, and w e talk about it like He
really d idn’t fee! anything. He really explained
that Jesus took on flesh and the human part -- He
felt every pain, every hum iliation. Basically, his
message was, “ It w asn’t easy, but it was worth it.”
“A labaster Box”
For me, "A labaster Box” ju st sums up w hat we
should all do. It should be everybody ’ s testimony.
“You don’t know the cost o f the oil in my alabaster
box” - I’m through after I hear that. It puts all the
attention on him.
“Comforter”
Randy Phillips o f Phillips, Craig & Dean sent me
this, and, boy, he sang this song so well, I was like,
“You know , m aybe you should ju st sing it. "But
what can I say? 1 felt it. G od has definitely been my
best friend and com forter. N o m atter w hat I’ve
gone through, H e’s been there to carry me along
the way. I ju st love to talk about it. And I live this
song.
“ Love O f M y H eart”
Jesus is the love o f m y heart - it’s a love affair. A
lotofpeople looking from the outside don’t really
understand it. T hey’ll look at It and go, “You can’t
do this, you can ’t do that, y o u ’ve got to be careful
o fth is” - b u t, w hen it’s a love affair, you d o n ’t w ant
to do this, you d o n ’t w ant to do that. You love Him,
because first o f all, you realize how m uch He loved
you.
“W ithout Love”
Y ou look at all the things that w e do and that we
strive to do, and you realize that if you d o n ’t have
that one ingredient, nothing else matters. It d o esn ’t
add up to anything. You have to love everybody.
Y ou have to show love; you have to alw ays
represent love represent Him.
“ H e’s N ot On His Knees Y et”
This is a personal prayer song. Even though it’s
scary som etim es, everybody has to com e to that
point w here they realize that they need the Lord.
Some people have to suffer more things than others,
you know.
“O ne And The Sam e”
Take 6 sent m e this song and asked me i f I w ould do
on T erry’s role as a family man. The great love that he possessed was
genuine. It w as the love o f a son, a father, a nephew , a brother, a
friend. It w as the bridge, he was the bridge, that kept the fam ily
Terrence “Terry” Andre Norris
Sunrise
Sunset
December 25, 1970
October 13, 1999
Seattle, Washington
Portland, Oregon
Terrence “Terry” Andre Norris was bom in Seattle, W ashington on
D ecem ber 2 5 ,1 9 7 0 to G len N orris and Brenda Davis.
Terry attended and graduated from Jefferson High School. H ealso
attended college at Oregon StateUniversity.
Being the studious and ambitious young m an that he was, it was
Terry ’-s desire to start and run his ow n business. Prior to his passing,
his focus was to become an entrepreneur in the industry ofautomotive
specialties. You know, m aking the consum er’s car look good!
Many will rem ember in their hearts that Terry was loving, caring, and
dedicated to his chi ldren and long-time companion, Tammi Brightmon.
His love extended not only to his children, but other chi ldren as w ell.
Terry spent countless hours volunteering at his daughter’s school. If
there was a child w hose parent was unable to attend an event, there
was Terry, no questions asked, just standing in the gap. He w as a
people person, very generous, and also considerate o f others.
Numerous times, both T erry and T ammi would receive compliments
together.
Terry leaves to cherish in his loving memory: A loving companion o f
seven years - Tam mi Brightmon; Son - Terrance Joe Andre Norris,
D aughters - T erraesha J . N orri s and T erreece M . Norri s; M other -
B rendaJ. Davis; F a th e r-G le n N orris; S iste rs-T e re sa Davis and
W innisha N orris; G randm other - M rs. Elsie M. Clay; A unts -
Charlotte Brandon, Elizabeth Lawrence, and M yra Lewis; Uncles -
Charlie Brandon, W ayne Lewis, Ronald Carter, and Kenneth Carter;
a special m om - G race Brightm on, and a host o f other relatives and
friends.
Final Resting Place, Lincoln M emorial Park
(Llje ^ o r tla n h (©bsertier
offers it's deepest sympathy
for the losses to the
city and community
it on their album . In exchange, I put it on mine.
T hey had been asking me to do som ething for
years actually, and this tim e I think 1 was going to
be in deep trouble if I had turned them down.
“ H igher Place O f Praise”
“H igher Place o f Praise” talks bout being on the
m ountain in your praise tim e and in your worship
time. Y o u ’re not burdened dow n, because you’ve
praised y o u rself to another elevation w here you
can look dow n on w hat’s going on instead o f ju st
being in the m idst o f it.
“ Blessed B roken & G iven”
“ Blessed, Broken & G iven” is the w ay to the
m ountain top. and it’s the w ay you stay on there.
Because w hen you really see Him, you can ’t help
but be broken. You ’ re like, ’ Oh, m y God, I am so
unw orthy.’ It’s a process, b ut it’s som ething that
w e have to continue to be in order to be in the place
w here He w ants us to be.
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