Wayne Everette Coleman

Wayne E. Coleman was born March 9, 1957, on a Saturday in Ahoskie, NC. He was called to his alleged eternal rest on Tuesday January 3, 2023, after sixty-five years of a purposeful life. Note: Wayne became very spiritual with the universe & began to believe in reincarnation. He was the son of the late Mrs. Theresa “Evelyn” Walden Richardson-Coleman of R. Sq. NC & Mr. Hallie Eugene Coleman Jr. of Harrington, Delaware. He was the grandson of Mrs. Joanna Roberts Walden-Richardson-Majette & Mr. Graham T. Richardson, who was killed at the age of 30 at a brick yard accident in NY. Her 2nd husband was Mr. Lloyd Majette. Mrs. Joanna was the Willow Oak A.M.E. Church pianist for decades & 30 year plus educator at the W.S. Creecy School in R. Sq. NC. She lived to be 103 years old. Both of Wayne’s parents were educators as well. Wayne’s relationship with “GOD” began at an early age when he joined the Willow Oak A.M.E Church in Rich Square, where his Pope, Roberts & Walden ancestors were some of the founding members of the Willow Oak Church. Wayne evolved in his faith with the practice of meditation. He said he was coming back! Wayne held many cherished memories of his childhood in R. Sq. NC. He attended N. Hampton County Public Schools & graduated from the Historic W.S. Creecy HS. During his teenage years @ W.S. Creecy; Wayne was an Honor Student, Beta Club Member, Glee Club Member & he played 3 years of varsity football for the Panthers & was known as an aggressive hard-hitting LB. Wayne & his brothers had one of the best outdoor basketball courts in the city, thus many young boys showed up evenings & weekends to play ball in their backyard court on Roberts Rd. Also a few teenage neighborhood girls occasionally came by to sit on the picnic tables to socialize, listened to music & watch the boys kick up a lot of dust on the dirt court. After high school, Wayne attended NC A&T University in Greensboro. He also subsequently returned home & attended Roanoke Chowan Community College, in Herford County, NC. where he studied architecture & becoming an electrician. Wayne lived, studied, worked, played & meditated in Ahoskie NC, R. Sq. NC, Fort Valley GA, Greensboro, NC, Graham, NC, Murfreesboro, NC, & finally in Friendship, Maryland where he transitioned. A few words from Bernard Casterlow, about his longtime neighbor, playmate, schoolmate & W.S. Creecy Panther Football Teammate; “Wayne & I grew up in the same neighborhood, a block away. We played together all thru childhood. Wayne was very smart, somewhat precocious & gifted with his hands. It was as if he saw things in 3-D. He was a good artist & had a high mechanical aptitude. He could figure out stuff. Wayne built his own speakers once when he decided to give being a “Disc Jockey” a try. Wayne read, studied & learned things initially & basically on his own. I would go by his house to visit in our late teens & early 20’s & discover that Wayne had pulled the engine out of his Volkswagen & had the engine pieces laying out on cardboard to rebuild it. To my amazement a few days later the engine was rebuilt & put back in the car, & all done by himself & it was running! When I heard that Wayne was a home remodeler, I knew w/o seeing his work that it would be immaculate & his customers would be satisfied. So, Wayne was gifted, mischievous & sometimes incorrigible. He probably was misunderstood by some of his fellow peers & adults in the community but, he had a good heart overall.” Wayne E. Coleman, “Rest In Peace” Your neighbor, Bernard Casterlow. Left to cherish Wayne’s memory are his son Sterling Coleman & his son’s mother, Anesha McDowell of Greensboro-Raleigh NC & brothers; Jimmy Coleman of Delaware, Dana & Karl Coleman of Durham, NC along with these cousins, classmates, friends & neighbors; Annette Powell, Arleen Conwell-Mitchell, Bernard Casterlow, Eric Ray, Danny Sexton, Denise Conwell, Judy Tann, Lorenza Conwell, Delores & Elliott Mason, Vivian Conwell, Robert Price, Rosa Lee Thomas, Luke McCoy Ward, Vickie Ray & a host of other associates.

Wayne Everette Coleman

March 9, 1957 - January 3, 2023