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POSITIVE-INSPIRATIONAL-EDUCATIONAL Happy Father’s Day! FREE Friday SALUTE! Rosetta James Foundation June 18, 2021 Vol. 7, No. 41 ELDER OF THE WEEK Whatever the Father Does,” p. 6 ValleyWeeklyllc.com Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. “Old as she was, she still missed her Daddy sometimes.” - Gloria Naylor A Salute to Dads 2 June 18, 2021 UAH Alum Becomes Ms. Black Alabama USA 2021 Publisher Brittnie Granville, an In April, Brailynn’s provide clean water for Women’s History Month, The Valley Weekly, LLC alumna of The University first book in her series developing villages in Autism Acceptance Month, of Alabama in Huntsville “Adventures of the Au- Accra, Ghana, Africa. Endometriosis Awareness Editor-in-Chief (UAH) has been named Ms. some Kid,” “Brailynn Granville has also Month, Mental Health Dorothy W. Huston, Ph.D. ______ Black Alabama USA 2021 goes to Paris, France,” used her title to Awareness Month and and is using her platform was published. The se- encourage literacy in others. Editorial Consultant/ to advocate for Autism ries focuses on encour- children by reading Born and raised in Flor- Senior Editor Spectrum Disorder (ASD) aging children to let and donating over ence, Alabama, the UAH Jerome Saintjones, Ed.S. ______ awareness. their imagination take 150 books to local alumna has been involved Granville earned her B.S. them on educational elementary schools, with pageants for much of Editorial Assistants in Acquisition Manage- adventures around the helping dancers at her life, depending on her Linda Burruss ment from UAH in 2011. world. performing arts studio, inner strength to lift her Phyllis Chunn William Huston, Sr. After a stint with the federal Granville is a Social Club. Her passion speaking to groups of above the day-to-day chal- Gary T. Whitley, Jr. government as an Opera- member of multiple service for helping others has young girls and supporting lenges she was facing. tions Research Analyst, the organizations that give back expanded internationally to national causes during their - Russ Nelson, UAH.edu Advertising Associate alumna turned entrepre- to the community, includ- respective months, such as Phyllis Chunn support the Kliptown Youth neur, partnering with her ing the UAH Omicron Zeta Program in Soweto, South - Contributing Editors - daughter, Brailynn Camille, Chapter of Alpha Kappa Africa, with money and tim allston who is autistic, to create Alpha sorority, the National school supplies, as well as Minister Preston Brown a Mommy and Me brand Coalition of 100 Black Robert Drake contributing efforts to the Ron Hamm called ‘My RICH Little Women, Greater Huntsville Clean Water Initiative with Pastor Michael D. 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That’s PRESTON BROWN why we need to realize DEATHS that discipline is for our NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME A FATHER’S LOVE however, sometimes good, to bring out a good 2501 Carmichael Avenue NW THROUGH “time out” is just not purpose for our lives. Jer- Huntsville, AL 35816 - (256) 539-8189 DISCIPLINE enough. Like the writer emiah 29:11 says, of Hebrews says, it’s okay for I know the Graveside service for MR. SEAN MARTINEZ FRIEND (b. Hebrews 12:11 says, for discipline to “not be” plans that I have 1993) will be Saturday, June 12, at 12 p.m. at New Hope “No discipline seems pleasant. for you, plans CPCA #2 Cemetery with Minister Marcus Friend officiating. pleasant at the time, Now, the word disci- to prosper you but painful. Later on, pline means the practice good choices. and not to harm Public viewing for MR. JAMES WRIGHT (b. 1953) was held however, it produces a of training people to That’s why you, plans to give Thursday, June 10, at Nelms Memorial Funeral Home. harvest of righteousness obey rules using punish- God disciplines you hope and a and peace for those who ment to correct disobedi- His children as future. Graveside service for MR. SAM MOORE, III (b. 1977) was have been trained by it”. ence. Now I know that well, and it is designed You see, my fathers held Thursday, June 10, at Valley View Memorial Gardens. When I read this it doesn’t always have to produce a harvest of discipline was to benefit scripture, I thought to be physical, however righteousness and peace me, not to harm me. Just ROYAL FUNERAL HOME back to my own life it should get a child’s so that we can make like our Heavenly Fathers’ 4315 Oakwood Avenue when my father, the late attention. You see, I can good choices in our lives, discipline is to benefit us. Huntsville, AL 35810 - (256) 534-8481 Pastor John M. Brown, still remember the times just like my Father taught So let us not lose heart disciplined me but most when my father disci- me, our heavenly father when our earthly Fathers Graveside service for MRS. WILLIE ALINE NORVEL HAM- importantly when I plined me. And just for teaches us to choose this or our heavenly Father MONDS (b. 1944) will be 12:00 noon, Wednesday, June 16, disciplined my own chil- the record, most of the day whom you will serve, is disciplining us, but let at the Valhalla Memory Gardens (698 Winchester Road NE, dren as a father. You see, time it was not pleasant. will it be God or man. us celebrate the fact that Huntsville, Ala.) with Pastor Endia J. Scruggs officiating. my father and mother However, looking back Then He teaches us to God loves us and cares seek first the kingdom of enough about us to see Graveside service for MRS. NAOMI LILLIAN SHELTON believed in discipline and on those times I realized that we do well in all that CLARK (b. 1919) will be 11 a.m., Sunday, June 13, at Mead- so did I. I’m sure that that he loved me and heaven and it’s righ- owlawn Garden of Peace (450 Mount Lebanon Road,Toney, I can speak for both of cared enough about me, teousness and all other we do. Ala.) with Pastor Toussaint Williams officiating. my parents when I say to see that I wouldn’t do things will be added Happy Heavenly Fathers that they disciplined me anything to harm myself unto you. And just like Day, Dad, and thank you Funeral service for MR. KYREON TYRIQUE BONE (b. because they loved me. I or anyone else. This is my father shared with for loving me even when 2003) will be 2 p.m., Saturday, June 12, at Hopewell Mission- bring this up to say that the reason why any kind me, our Heavenly Father I needed discipline ... stay ary Baptist Church (292 Cemetery Road, New Market, Ala.). today we are living in a of discipline is neces- instructs us on how to encouragedm my broth- time where many parents sary, and we need to live a righteous life when ers and sister. Funeral service for MR. MARVIN LEON ROBINSON (b. are “sparing the rod”, as share with our children he says in His word, “I Make sure you pur- 1954) will be 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 12, at Royal Chapel it pertains to discipline.