Old School Fathers!!
June 20, 2015
Your story is almost exactly what mine would be about my Father. My Dad, George R. Holloway, Sr. was a man's man and 100% dedicated to his family!
I love you Alisohn!
June 18, 2015
Phonell was born to Andrew and Zora(Missouri) Floyd in Fairmont North Carolina. He was one of nine children, five sister's Snoe, Francis, Lorena and Linda and Thelma Grace Whitworth and three brother's Roland, Graham, Hope.(who all preceeds him in death).
He came to Detroit in 1935 and was educated in the Detroit Public School System and graduated from Northwestern High School. He was recruited in the United States Marines in 1944 and became a Mumford Point Marine. These Marines were to be trained at Mumford Point (later renamed Montford Point) at the Marine Barracks in New Point, North Carolina. Montford Point and Camp Lejeune (as the barracks were later called) were to become as synonymous with Black Marines in World War II, as Tuskegee would be with Black air pilots. After his tour of duty was completed with the Marines he was honorably discharged, he came back to Detroit and worked many jobs until he landed his position with the Detroit Board of Education as brick mason for over 38 years.
Daddy and momma were childhood sweethearts, they were married July 12, 1946, and to their union seven children were born, Vincent, Suzan, Bonnie, Lisa, Alisohn, Victoria and Lance. They were together for over sixty five years.
On a personal note, he was oh so loved, the best way I can describe my dad, he was a man of unconditonal love, integrity, faith, someone you could always count on, a man of his word and a great roll model. He was a man of old school morals, he was wise and had a great sense of humor. He was a very sweet and soft spoken man and he never complained about anything. He was generous to a fault, he would help ANYBODY and I feel he wasn't appreciated the way he should have been.
My daddy means the world to me and I feel so lost with him being gone and I have to get use to him not being here with me. I guess that I'm selfish when it comes to him because I'm a DLG (daddy's little girl) and even though I'm 50 years young I will never stop missing my daddy and probably will never get over him leaving me.
Phonell is grandfather to Whitney, Nageela, Dijon, Cortney, YaVonne, Antoine and Donald. He is g-grandfather to Kurt, Chelsea, Brooklyn, Tavonne, Antoine Jr, Deja' Dylan, Hailey and DeCarey and he has left behind a faithful pet poodle Bobo. He also has two favorite niece's Clementine McCarthy and Jacquelyn Scott who thought the world of him.