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Hello there world's it's me again.
I hope that ali-of-you had a good
week. I also want to thank everyone
that has been buying my book, it is
almost gone.
This week I want to dedicated
this column to the memory of my big
baby brother who left this Earth for
hisheavenlyhomeon May 20,1992.
His name was the Rev, Douglas
Wayne Maynor. and most of the
ones who knew him called him
"Brother Doug."
Douglas Wayne Maynor was bom
on April 10. 1953 in Prince George
County, Maryland. He was not a
small baby, as he weighed close to
10 pounds. He was not only of Lumbee
but also of German descendant
(and believe you me, we both had
the temper to show that our mother
was German).
His nephew, Charles, shares his
birthday with him.
Douglas received the first formative
yearsofhiseducation in Glen
Burnie, Maryland where we lived at
1730 Saunders Way. 1 can honestly
. say that if there was a person that
ever loved to sing it was Doug. We
attended Harundale Presbyterian
Church where Doug was the first
one in the family to join the choir.
And with his urging I soon followed
by joining the young girls choir.
Doug first sang at the Thanksgiving
Service on the day that my mother
left our family after the family dinner.
We both cried for a long time
but 1 really think that he shed more
tears than I ever could.
One day the Choir Director Dr.
Shurr called my father and said that
we needed to come out and see
what Doug was doing. This young
emotionally hurt child has thrown
himself into his music. Both of us
were amazed when we sat in the
back of the church and heard him
sing. He sounded so in tune with
the pipe organ that they musically
appeared to be as one. "I have been
teaching young boys how to sing
for 20 years and 1 have never seen
this happen," the choir director said.
"He is excellent".
Doug's first solo performance
was at the Christmas Eve Candle
Light Service. My father and I sat
in the back so that he could not see
us. We were expecting them to
enter from the front of the church.
As we sat there behind us we heard
something like a huge herd of
Buffalo coming down the aisle.
There was brother Doug leading
the boys in his white choir robe
, singing "Angels We Have Heard
On High." It was the first Christmas
without our mother but with
both of us being in choirs at church
it made the holidays alot easier
because we could not let our emotions
show.
We would go to the Television
studio on Saturday morning that
was close to the shopping mall and
be in the audience for "The Lorenzo
The Tramp Show." This was an
area show that featured local children
in the area. One day Lorenzo
wanted someone to get up there
and do his signature dance with
him called "The Stomp." Doug volunteered.
I never had a clue that he
could dance until that day. Then we
were on there every week and sometimes
my brother would dress up
just like Lorenzo and dance with
him.
I can honestly say that life was
better for both of us when we
moved to North Carolina. There
was no one telling us that we were
half black, burning our yards and
breaking our windows.
All of these events came about
when wecametoNorthCarolina in
1967 and found out that we were
Indians and not little white kids
with a suntan. We went back and
told the kids in our class that we
found out that we were Indians and
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hat is when all heck broke lose in
the neighborhood. Doug had gained
alot of weight and he realK could
not run and he could not light. One
Jay th,s bos who lived down the
road Irom us named David decided
0 beat up my brother. I tried to
ump in and his sister Patn decided
that she could beat me. After she
broke my glasses I ran to the bike
and got my lock, put it in my hand
and made a tight fist. I only had to
hit her once and she went crying,
Then I got between David and
Doug and I socked him in the mouth
and knocked out two of his teeth
I heir parents came to our house
and wanted my father to pay the
dentist bill, but they did not want to
fold ST m> glasses- So my father
told them where to go and if they
did not get out of the yard he was
going to show them how to get
there. Several weeks after that on
November 10. 1967 my father
moved us to Pembroke.
Brother Doug graduated from
high school at Pembroke and was
going w ith this girl in Laurinburg
Pa had lorgot to tell him about the
birds and the bees. Within the two
years that the> went together he
lathered two children. Doug was
ofT at college and they had made
plans to get married when their son
was 6 months old.
A policemen came to the house
one night in December in 1974 and
asked for Doug. We got him on the
telephone and sat there in shock as
the officer told him that his future
wife had been in a wreck and had
been killed. Hermother was handicapped
and could not tend to the
baby. My father would not let him
bring them to the house so he
signed the papers for them to be
raised by her sister and her husband.
1 can say that he did the best
thing for them, both of them have
a successful life and they are in the
medical profession. Both of them
came in as consultantss when my
father, my husband and their father
Douglas got sick. They were there
and they do receive this paper.
It was after the death of his first
love that he decided to become a
preacher. He joined the Happy
Echoes when he was not even 20
years old and they traveled everywhere
and sang.
We always kidded Doug that if
he ever got another woman that he
would have to go out of the county
and get one. He went to Hoke
County and found BJ. When he
married BJ he was employed with
Robeson County Ambulance Service.
He was known as one of the
best EMT's in the county.
Because of love he left his 10
year career for ajob that did not last
six months. He began getting depressed
and wouldjust eatand sleep.
I have often wondered why no one
bothered to get him medical attention
until his body was damaged
beyond repair. They separated and
his heart broke as he heard his own
children call another man "daddy."*
When my father became sick it
became just too much for my
brother to bear. He had lost everything
and everybody that he had
ever loved and now he was going
to lose his best friend..his father
When my fatherdied, he felt that he
had lost everything and had nothing
to live for anymore.
I wish that I had been enough to
keep him here. He became ill five
days before my father died and
with his deep depression he became
sick once again. I know now
when he had the doctor cal I me that
night and said "Vinita your brother
has taken a turn for the worst. He
wants to know if he can go?" I
thought that he meant could he go
to ICU, but I was told that when the
doctor said to my brother "It's all
right Mr. Maynor, your sister said
that you can go." He died..
1 know that he is up there in
heaven with my father, ET, and
husband just playing that keyboard.
He walks with the angels
and the angels walk with me 1
never feel alone.
So, here is to you, my little baby
brother. Love you and I miss you
but I know that there is no more
pain and broken hearts where you
are. Take care of Pa and I will see
you soon.
Has anyone old you today that
they love you? Well I do and I
know that God does too!
Douglas Wayne May nor and his little sister Vinita on Easter
Sunday 1965 at their home in Glen Burnie Maryland. Do we look
James M ( Itavis anil Sac < 'liavis are shown 'with \liss l.amhee (Hernia
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licttic, A (lor l.inivry anil Marili'llu I on-cry.
Celebrates 85th Birthday
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Mis Ada Wilkins-Losscrs celebrated ha 8*lL hirthd.w s itnulus M.i\
l>lh the Pembroke Jasecc Mm
Mrs Losscrs ssas born on Mas 2(i. 1914 in ilw L'moi. Chapel area Ihv
daughter of the hue Sioii and Sarah Ann Locklcar-Wilkins
Mrs Ader married Clcinmis Lowers (now deceased) in 1928 in billion
SC Their children are John Weslcs (deceased) James L;irl (deceasedi
C'leinnneJi "JuneBug"(deceased)Paula"Bcllie"Losscrs Aegan andMnidella
"Babe" Lowers-Salsgiscr She has 16 grandchildren. 21 greal-granehildien
and 2 great-great grandchildren
Mrs. Ader lis cs in the West Luinbcrlon area and attends E.s ergreen Chinch
When asked s\ hat she attributed to her long life to. she said " I alwas s honotcd
and obescd nis parents and her obedience to God
Honored guest were Miss Lumbee 98-09. Glenda Madden. Kes A Mis
Cliarlcs W Masnor. Mr F.rncst Wilkins. Mrs F'Ua Noia Wilkins I owcrs
Fatnils Singers and Clemnvic Jr L owers Fainils Singers
The dinner s\ as gis en bs her daughters BcllicL.Osscrv-Aegan and Mardella
Lowers-Salsgisei Food svas scrsed bs her grandchildren Wanda lowusGrahahi.
Fred;i Lowers-Poinaski. Darlenc lowers, and Bobbi Ann
Woodell-Chas is. great gr;md children Rachel Graham and-Willinni ( has is,
Jr plus friends All guest were given flosscrs and gifts
Mrs Ader gis es thanks to esersone that was able to attend and lor the gifts
that she rcceised
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