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Funerals/Death Announcement/Memoriam
WILLIAMS
MR. E’SHAUN ATKINS
Mr. E’Shaun Atkins, 25, of Tampa, Florida, passed away on March 4th. The family of Mr. E’shaun Atkins will be cele- brating his life on Saturday, March 21, 2020, 11 a. m. and viewing 10 a. m. up until hour of services at St. John Pro- gressvie MB Church, 2504 Chipco Street, Tampa 33605.
He leaves to cherish loving and fond memories with: his loving mother, Felicia Stewart; stepfather, Okeif Stewart; grandfather, Oliver Fields (Ethel); grandmother, Patricia Atkins; step-grandfather, Clyde Nedd; 9 siblings, Tyrell Fields, TSgt De’Shawn Brown, Terrika Kirnes, Terry Kirnes, Otesha Reynolds, O’maria Reynolds, E’Onna Atkins, Danielle Atkins, and Egan Atkins Jr.; 3 uncles, Oliver Fields, Jr. (Bernard), Wayne Fields, and Kerreth Atkins; 2 aunts, Tanya McMillian (Ty- rone), Quanda West (Cephas), 4 grand-aunts, Patricia Strawder, Patricia Walker (David), Gloria Carr and Cyn- thia Reeves; 2 grand-uncles; Ronald Gaines and Rueben Cherry; 6 nephews, 3 nieces; a host of cousins and relatives, and a best friend, Angel Rivera.
Services are under the di- rection of D Williams Mortu- ary Services (6120 SW 13th Street Gainesville, Florida 352- 204-2381). Please visit our website at dwilliamsmortu- ary.com.
Accident
Sports
Roger Mayweather, Mentor To Nephew Floyd, Dead At 58
WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. works on his timing with his uncle and trainer, Roger May- weather, at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Ne- vada.
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT
Ybor City Native Passes
Ybor City natitve, Jack Espinosa, age 88, died March 9, 2020.
He is survived by: his wife, Sally; their 2 sons, Christopher Espinosa (Myra), and Jack Espinosa, Jr.; grandchildren, Christo- pher Espinosa, II, and Kris- ten Lasanta; great-grandchildren, Cilian Espinosa and Evan Las- anta.
At his request, there will be no funeral nor any other ceremony whatsoever.
He left the following note to be published:
“Thanks dear family and friends for all the love and all the laughs. It’s been one hellava ride. Too bad I died just when I had it all figured out.”
-Jack Espinosa
BIRTHDAY MEMORIES
PRESTON LIVINGSTON TAVIUS EDWARDS 3/11/1968 3/28/1979
We will always remember and love you forever. Your mother and family, Patricia Cannon.
Meeting
Middleton Class Of 1960 Announces Meeting
The Middleton High School Class of 1960 will have Class Meeting on Saturday, Marcxh 21, 2020, at 3 P. M. The meeting will be held at Bridget’s Kitchen, 3501 N. 26th St., Tampa, FL.
The agenda will consist of completing the itinerary of the class fes- tivities; Team Leaders’ reports and feedback/payment plan/ status re- port on the DC trip to the African American Museum in Wash, D. C.
Please try to bring a classmate to the meeting. For more informa- tion, please contact the Corresponding Secretary at (813) 741-9294.
Fallen Tree Injures Grandmother, Infant
Roger Mayweather, trainer to nephew and cham- pion boxer Floyd May- weather, has died at 58 after a long battle with diabetes, his camp said on Tuesday.
Before becoming a leg- endary cornerman, the Grand Rapids, Michigan native was a champion in his own right.
He had a celebrated 20- year career, becoming a two- division world champion with notable fights against Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell Whitaker.
"The Black Mamba" held the WBA and lineal super featherweight titles in the mid-1980s and the WBC light welterweight title later that same decade.
He held the IBO light wel- terweight title and IBO wel- terweight titles in the mid-1990s and finished with a 59-13 professional record.
He first began working with Floyd in the late 1990s and over 12 years helped shape him into one of the
best pound-for-pound boxers of all time, amassing an un- blemished 50-0 record.
"My uncle was one of the most important people in my life inside and outside of the ring," Floyd Mayweather said in a statement.
"Roger was a great champion and one of the best trainers in boxing. Unfortu- nately, his health was failing him for several years and now he can finally rest in peace.
"Roger meant the world to me, my father Floyd, Sr., my uncle Jeff, our whole family, everyone in and around the Mayweather Box- ing Gym and the entire box- ing world. It is a terrible loss for all of us."
The loss of Roger is the second major blow to Floyd this month.
Last week his ex-girl- friend and the mother of three of his children, Josie Harris, was found dead in- side a car in her driveway in Valencia, California.
A grandmother and an infant were injured after a tree fell on their home. The incident took place Tuesday evening.
A spokesman for Tampa Fire Rescue said the grandmother, an infant, and the baby’s father were in the home in the 2200 block of N. Highland Avenue.
When Fire Rescue arrived, they transported the unidenti- fied grandmother and the infant to a local hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening, he said. The father was not injured.
The spokesman also said the family was renting the home and the owners came to the scene
A tree fell on this home in the 2200 block of N. Highland Avenue, Tuesday Evening.
and offered their help as well. TECO responded to the scene to stabilize any electrical
issues and Code Enforcement re- sponded to make sure the area was safe.
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