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Craig Heard was born October 9, 1964, to Annie Mae Heard and William Cooper at Wake Memorial Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake County. Craig’s sudden departure on April 9, 2024, has left a void in all the lives who loved him. Craig was reared in Garner and Raleigh, North Carolina and attended the Wake County Public Schools.  In his youth Craig loved sports and he played football and baseball with his brothers in the IGO League. He played baseball with William...

Sarah-Ann Shaw passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at age 90. She was born November 6, 1933, in Boston. A lifelong resident of Roxbury, MA. She never strayed far from her roots on “Sugar Hill.”  She was the second child born to Norris King of Alabama, and Annie Belle (Bomar) King of South Carolina. She came through the Boston Public Schools and attended high school at Boston’s Girls Latin School where she received an excellent education. She loved to read, and...

Constance Elizabeth Jones Diggs was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 16, 1944. She was the fourth of five children born to Viola Key Campbell and Ralph Campbell. Her siblings included Gertrude Fullwood, Ralph Campbell, Diane Adams (Gerry Adams), Leslie Campbell (Jenetta Campbell), and Deborah Trotman. Later, she moved to Colorado, where she met James E Diggs, the love of her life. After completing her high school studies, Constance attended a college in Boston and earned a degree....

Leslie Yvonne (Williams) Adamson was born in the Orchard Park neighborhood of Roxbury on July 15, 1952, to Theola (Young) Williams and Robert Williams Sr. She was preceded in death by her six older siblings: Anita Williams, Jean Brinson, Barbara Garrett, Robert Williams Jr., Carol Brown, and Marie Evans. Despite living outside of Massachusetts for a period, Leslie was always proud of her Boston roots. She attended the Dearborn School and Jeremiah E. Burke High School. She began...

My Life Story I was born in Alabama but grew up in Jamaica Plain in the projects.  I have three brothers and one sister.  When we were young, one of my brothers was hit by a car.  That was really hard. Spending time with my friends during school while growing up was a good memory, and my favorite subject in school was Science.  One of my brothers was in the Air Force, too.  I did two years of school at Roxbury Community College. I joined the Army in 1982.  I...

In loving memory of John Wesley Young III, who entered the world on December 13th, 1966, to the late John Wesley II and Barbara Young. John’s life journey was rich with experiences, from his formative years in cities like Detroit to his eventual return to his beloved Boston, Massachusetts. He dedicated himself to education, graduating from Cambridge Ridge and Latin School in 1985 and later earning an associate’s degree in political science from Roxbury Community College, where he...