BLESSINGS & BLOVE
IT WAS INDEED A PLEASURE & HONOR TO BE ASKED TO COVER THE COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE FOR
BILL "BOJANGLES" ROBINSON,ON JUNE 28,2014
BY MR GARY HARLEMBROTHER YOUNG,PRESIDENT OF
THE LONGSTANDING,
"ASTORIA BENEFICIAL CLUB INC"
ORGANIZED ON AUGUST 8,1901 RICHMOND,VIRGINIA.
LIVE FROM MR ROBINSON'S STATUE @ADAMS & LEIGH ST,
THE MEN OF ABC INC,GAVE HONOR TO
THE "KING OF TAP DANCERS",BORN IN RICHMOND,VA ON
MAY 25,1878@915 N.THIRD ST.PAST PRESIDENT EDDIE HAMLIN PRESIDED OVER OUR PROGRAM,FOLLOWED BY CHAPLIN RONALD FORD FOR THE INVOCATION,
2ND VICE PRESIDENT JOHNATHAN JOHNSON,GREETING&PURPOSE &
FENNON HENDERSON PAST PRESIDENT,SPEAKER INTRODUCTION LEADING TO OUR BLOVEDED SPEAKER, REV BRAUNDA RIDLEY,CHAPLIN,GENTIVIA HOSPICE UNIT,
WHO'S WORDS REGARDING TODAY'S BLACK YOUTH ON MANNER'S&RESPECT, I'M SURE

WERE PLEASING TO MR ROBINSON'S SPIRIT TO HEAR,AS HE & ALL OF US WHO LOVE&FIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES & YOUTH IN ATTENDANCE, WOULD AGREE TO.PLACING OF THE WREATH,ON THIS 42ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATUE DEDICATION WAS LEAD BY MR JOSIAH GOODWIN HAMLIN, WHO'S YOUTHFUL SPIRIT,GAVE THIS CEREMONY, IT'S LOVE.
IN EXPRESSIONS;PRESIDENT GARY YOUNG GAVE WHAT THE ASTORIA BENEFICIAL CLUBS INC,GAVE REASON FOR & WHY THE ABC INC, DEVOTES ITS ENERGY,TIME & FIGHT FOR COMMUNITY LOVE.
IN MEMORIAM: LOVE&THANKS WAS GIVEN TO PROPOSAL PRESENTER & CHAIR,

CARROLL ANDERSON&DEVOTED MEMBERS OF ASTORIA FOR WELL PAST 66 YEARS.THEY INCLUDE
MARION N.ROBINSON,PRESIDENT DURING
1ST, DEDICATION,J,CARROLL BEARD,GEORGE TAYLOR JR
POWELL B.WILLIAMS,& REGINALD M.DYSON.

"THEY WERE WONDERFUL MEN,LOVED&RESPECTED BY ALL.THEIR LOSS IS STILL DEEPLY FELT BY EVERYONE WHOSE LIFE THEY TOUCHED".
BLOVE TV THANKS
THE ASTORIA BENEFICIAL CLUB INC
FOR ALL IT'S LOVE GIVEN TO RICHMOND,VA FOR 6 DECADES.PLUS.

SINCERLY
ANDRA JOHNSON ALI