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November 23, 1952 and served with distinction as a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi®, and was an active 50-Year- Member in the Jacksonville (FL) Alumni Chapter. He was also a member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Jack- sonville, Florida, and a proud member of the Royal Vagabonds Club, Inc., serving as the longest member of 42 years. One of his favorite quotes was “If the road to success is crowded, take the path.” He was preceded in death by his par- ents, Samuel Lee Williams, Sr. and Ms. Eleanor Jackson Gay. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Nixon Williams; children, Joi Yvonne Williams, Winston Antonio Williams (Denise) and Teresa Rainey; grandchild, Brittany Vander- linden; mother-in-law, Sallie Zimmon; sisters-in-law, Margaret Nixon McCrary and Connie Nixon Fountain (Donald); godbrothers, William DeVaughn Sweet, Jr. and Dwaine DeVaughn Sweet; god- daughters, Carla Jefferson Finney and Brenda Priestly Jackson, Esq.; many other relatives and friends.
Born on December 23, 1938 in Fair- mont, West Virginia to the late U.S. Congressman George W. Crockett, Jr. and Ethelene Crockett, MD. He gradu- ated in 1959 from Windsor Mountain School in Lenox, Massachusetts. George III served as the 1955 Windsor Moun- tain School Student Council President. He graduated from Morehouse College in 1961. Brother Crockett earned his juris doctor degree from Detroit College of Law (1964) and practiced at Good- man, Crockett, Eden, Robb and Philo in Detroit and with Alphonse Lewis, Jr. in Grand Rapids before entering private practice in Grand Rapids. In 1967, George III returned to Detroit and held positions such as Assistant Corporate Council (1967), Supervisory Attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Center (1967-1970) and Chief Deputy Defender at the Legal Aid and Defender Association of Detroit (1970-1976). Brother Crockett was elected judge of the Recorder’s Court of the City of Detroit in 1977 and joined his father Crockett, Jr. on the same bench. [He] was a courageous and independent jurist,” said Edward Littlejohn, professor emeritus of the Wayne State Univer- sity Law School. Littlejohn assembled oral histories and other records of the Crockett family, becoming “very close” to father and son, who at one point both served on Detroit Recorder’s Court – later merged into Wayne County Circuit Court – before the elder Crockett, George Crockett Jr., was elected to the U.S. Congress. George III held this position until retiring in 2003 from the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michi- gan. Brother Crockett lived in West Palm Beach, Florida at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, India Veasy Crockett, and two sisters, Elizabeth Crockett Hicks of Los Angeles, Califor- nia and Ethelene Crockett Jones, MD, of West Palm Beach, Florida as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Dr. White was predeceased by his parents, George Washington White and Mrs. Victoria Eva White and his sister, Mrs. Guelda Joyce White Walker. Sur- vivors include a devoted and loving wife of 39 years, Mrs. Brenda Lundy White; son, Marcel Kevin White; daughter, Ms. Altoria Elizabeth White; brothers, Dr. Julian E. White (Dennine) and Ernest E. White (Pearl); grandchild, Ms. Dani- elle White-Britt; great-grandchild, Isiah Britt; a devoted friend, Charles Flowers; a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, co-workers and friends. Memorial gifts may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Society, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 or St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church-Dr. Alvin G. White Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 12252, Jacksonville, FL 32209.
Samuel Lee Williams, Jr. 1933–2016 Educator
Samuel Lee Williams, Jr., entered Chap- ter Invisible peacefully on April 8, 2016 in a local hospital
George W. Crockett III 1938–2016 Lawyer and Judge
in Jacksonville, Florida. A native of Green Cove
The Honorable George Crockett was a no-nonsense sort of judge -- be in court
Springs, FL, he was born on October 11, 1933 having resided in Jacksonville most of his life attend-
on time, stay as late as needed, and care about the community after hours,” said former Detroit mayor Dennis Archer, who knew Judge Crockett from the years
ing the local public schools of Duval County and graduated from Old Stanton High School in 1951. After graduation, he enlisted in the U. S. Army where he served his country faithfully until being Honorably Discharged. Further- ing his education, he attended Florida A&M University where he earned a B.S. degree in Graphic Arts in 1956. Brother Williams was employed with Duval County Public School System before retiring after rendering over 36 years of dedicated service. He was initi- ated into the Alpha Xi of Kappa Alpha Psi® at Florida A&M University, on
during which both were members of the Wolverine Bar Association, the group founded by Black lawyers when they were forbidden to join the Michigan Bar Association. Son of the 38 th Laurel Wreath Laureate The Honorable George W. Crockett Jr. (Pi 1929), Brother George W. Crockett III, was also a 1958 initiate of the Pi of Kappa Alpha Psi at the Morehouse College. He entered the Chapter Invisible on July 1, 2016.
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