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JJortlanh (Observer lu ne 13, 2012 (Obituaries In Loving Memory Harvey Lee Black Jr. Harvey Lee Black Jr. died on May 24,2012 at the age of 60. He was bom Feb. 20, 1952 in Klamath Falls, the youngest of seven children to proud parents Harvey Lee Black Sr. and Terry Emma Lou Dudley Black. His siblings were delighted to nickname the new baby “Junior” and “June Bug” and he good- naturedly answered to those moni kers for his entire life. He spent his early childhood in Klamath Falls and Portland. He attended high school in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., where he lived with his sister Denise following the deaths of their par ents. Harvey grew up attending the Freewill Holiness Church of God in Christ in Klamath Falls. He acknowl edged Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and spoke of that commit ment often during his last months. He met his former wife, Pamela Denise Torrence in Portland in 1975. They were blessed with two beauti ful daughters, Terreshia Denise Black and Sheree Lynette Black. In 1990, he moved his family to At lanta, Ga. The greatest loves of Harvey’s life are his two grandchildren, four year-old Jasmine Lashay Mathis, and 18-month old Jeremiah Lee Mathis. Harvey received his Associates Degree in Culinary Science from Portland Community College. He entered the culinary field as a sous chef and honed his skills to reflect his amazing creativity. He enjoyed frequent recognition for his exquis ite food art designs. He taught ice sculpture and received numerous recognitions in competitions for ice sculpture centerpieces. Harvey en joyed preparing extraordinary cui sine for a number of celebrities and notable individuals, his favorite of whom is Muhammad Ali. Harvey loved football and was always an avid fan of the Oakland Raiders and the Oregon State University Bea vers. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister Dor othy Dell Black; brothers Grady William Black Owens and Jimmy Bang-Bang W alker; and grand daughter Taleah Deshea Black. Harvey Lee Black is survived by his daughters Terreshia and Sheree; son-in-law Rocky Mathis; grand children Jasmine and Jeremiah, and his former wife, all of Stone Moun tain, G a.; a brother Ivory M . Walker of Hay ward, Calif.; three sisters, Irma Lee Black Halcrombe of Livermore, Calif., Leeoteen Denise Black Brown of Vancouver, and Gail Veronica Blackof Oro Valley, Ariz.; 32 nieces and nephews; many grand and great-grand nieces and nephews; and many cousins. He also leaves a multitude of wonderful friends and former colleagues in Atlanta, Port land, Eugene, Tucson and across the country. Prayer Project Portland M acceo Pettis has organized Prayer Project Portland to involve people in actively praying for Port land as a com m unity. A m eeting to o rg an ize the project will be held on Friday, June 15 at the Reflections C offee Shop, located a t446 N.E. Killingsworth. “Please join me in a conscious ness raising experim ent to im prove the quality o f life in Port land, O regon, said Pettis. F or p ro ject in fo rm atio n , visit p ra y e rp ro je c tp o rtla n d .c o m . Page 17 Church Hosts Golden Jubilee The Portland com m unity is invited to join Bishop H. B. Daniels Jr. and M other Betty Green as they host the Church o f God in Christ Oregon Northwest Jurisdiction 50th Golden Jubilee Holy Convocation, June 18-24, at Daniels M emorial C O G IC at 1234 N.E. Killingsworth St. Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake will give the keynote address on June 22 at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Tem ple, 1033 N. Sum ner St. A free to the public health and wellness con ference featuring form er Sen. Avel Gordly will be held on Thursday, June 21 at Daniels M emorial. The Church o f God in C hrist was founded in 1897, incorporated in 1907, and is the fourth largest denomination in the United States. COGIC is one of the largest A frican-Am erican denom ina tions and has a w orldwide m em bership o f seven million people in 60 countries. Bishop Blake has becom e the new face of and an international spokesperson for Pentecostalism as it is known today. He is senior pastor of the $60 m illion W est Angeles Church com plex in Los Angeles with over 24,000 m em bers, and is on President O bam a’s Faith Based Com mittee. Bishop Charles E. Blake ^ F A T H E R ’S M I N I S T R I E S Come and Experience Faith and Miracles! _____________________________________ _ I — 4, W' ’ Join us for a very special evening of ministry in the Word and in Song! As My Father's House welcomes internationally known singers and ministers and "Ptec/tu '~j) etwee Friday, June 22nd at 7pm New Song Community Center 2511 NE MLK Blvd • Portland, OR 97212 To Place Your Classified Advertisement Corner of NE MLK Blvd and Russell Street Contact: Phone: 503-288-0033 Fax: 503-288-0015 e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com DOORS OPEN AT 6PM FOR EVERY SERVICE. For directions or more information, call 503-488-5481 or log on to w w w . m f h m p o r t l a n d . c o m
