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Derrick Colbert Life Celebration Program

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J ULY3, 2000–AUGUST3, 2026

Pr e l ude

De r r i c kLo r e nz o" GWa y " Co l be r t , bo r nJ ul y3 , 2 000i nAt l a nt a , Ge o r g i at ot hel a t eDe r r i c k" Mo nk" Co l be r ta ndLa t i s haPa g e . Af f e c t i o na t e l ykno wna s" GWa y " . De r r i c kwa sana t ur a l l e a de rwi t hag e ne r o uss pi r i t , ade t e r mi ne d he a r t , a ndas mi l et ha tc o ul dbr i g ht e na nyr o o m. Heg r a dua t e df r o m hi g hs c ho o l a ndl a t e rs t udi e da tAt l a nt aAr e aTe c hni c a l Co l l e g e , whe r ehepur s ue dac a r e e ri nHVAC. De r r i c kwa sa l s oa n e nt r e pr e ne urwhobe l i e v e di nbui l di ngf o rhi ms e l f . Hec r e a t e d c l o t hi nga ndpur s ue df a s hi o n, a l wa y swo r ki ngt oma keawa y . Mus i cwa sa no t he ro neo fhi sg r e a tpa s s i o ns . Asar a ppe r , hef o und hi sv o i c et hr o ug hl y r i c sa ndl o v e dc r e a t i nga nds ha r i nghi smus i c .

Pr o c e s s i o na l Cl e r g y , Fa mi l y& Fr i e nds So l o Adr i aGa i ne rSmi t h Sc r i pt ur eRe a di ng Ol dTe s t a me nt Ne wTe s t a me nt Pr a y e r Tr i but e& Re f l e c t i o ns So l o Adr i aGa i ne rSmi t h

Fo o t ba l l wa st hehe a r t be a to fhi sl i f e . Hepl a y e df r o mc hi l dho o d a ndg r e wi nt oade di c a t e dc o a c ha ndme nt o r . Hepo ur e dhi st i me a ndl o v ei nt os ha pi ngy o unga t hl e t e s , t e a c hi ngdi s c i pl i ne , c o nf i de nc e , a ndhe a r t . De r r i c kde pa r t e dt hi sl i f eo nMo nda y , Aug us t3 , 2 02 6 , a tt hea g eo f2 6 .

Wo r dso fCo mf o r t Re v . J o eN. Pe r r y Ne wWa r d e l l Un i t e dMe t h o d i s t Ch u r c h , Ha mp t o n , GA

Hewa spr e c e de di nde a t hbyhi sf a t he r , De r r i c k" Mo nk" Co l be r t .

Re c e s s i o na l

Hel e a v e st oc he r i s hhi spr e c i o usme mo r i e s , hi sl o v i ngmo t he r , La t i s haPa g e , hi sde v o t e ds t e pf a t he r , Co r e yPa g e , hi sbr o t he r s , Ri c ha r dWi l s o nJ r . , Andr e wLa t i mo r e , a ndCo r e yPa g eJ r . , a l o ng wi t haho s to fe xt e nde df a mi l yme mbe r s , f r i e nds , t e a mma t e s , f e l l o w mus i c i a ns , a ndy o unga t hl e t e swho s el i v e shei ns pi r e d. Tho ug hhi s t i mehe r ewa sf a rt o os ho r t , De r r i c k' sl e g a c yo fl e a de r s hi p, c r e a t i v i t y , de t e r mi na t i o n, a ndl o v ewi l l ne v e rbef o r g o t t e n.

Po s t l ude

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e v o Il . t r a ndmyhe bya a b y , e m c e a r e e p w h t u o y uwi n, o o ey ts s s a e e r l a e r I . d l Myde o h r u n o a c Y u. ds r o ey v nwo a ha et r ntheg umo nme o l g l y i s s a Iwi e . h y t a k d o n a m ' d I o g n ngG wi i t no us k r t t s e R . e t e l mp o . s y sc ei wa r l a d, yhe r ne wa ur r o o j ef v o url o yy r r a c m. Mo , e v Lo


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