RALPH IRVIN WEBBE WAS BORN ON JULY 7, 1958, IN HARRIS VILLAGE, MONTSERRAT, BRITISH WEST INDIES, TO JAMES MILTON WEBBE AND CATHERINE ANN WEBBE. AT THE AGE OF 11, HE MIGRATED WITH HIS FAMILY TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE HE GREW INTO A MAN KNOWN FOR HIS DEEP FAITH, GENEROUS SPIRIT, STRONG WORK ETHIC, AND UNMISTAKABLE PRESENCE. AT THE AGE OF 67, RALPH TRANSITIONED FROM THIS LIFE ON JANUARY 23, 2026.

RALPH WAS EDUCATED IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND GRADUATED FROM JEREMIAH E. BURKE HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE WAS KNOWN AS BEST DRESSED, EARNING THE NICKNAME "SUITMAN." THOUGH HE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS OR CLUBS, HIS INTELLIGENCE, CONFIDENCE, AND DISCIPLINE SET HIM APART. MANY BELIEVED HE WOULD BECOME A DOCTOR, EARNING HIM THE NICKNAME "DOC."

FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL, RALPH COMPLETED TRADE SCHOOL, BECOMING A PLUMBER AND CARPENTER, AND LATER MASTERING THE TRADE OF ELECTRICAL WORK. IN 2006, HE SUPPORTED WEBBE CONSTRUCTION WITH HIS BROTHER OSWALD ("BOSS") WEBBE, WORKING SIDE BY SIDE FOR OVER 20 YEARS UNTIL HIS ILLNESS MANY YEARS AGO.

A MAN OF UNWAVERING FAITH, RALPH'S SPIRITUAL JOURNEY BEGAN AT BEULAH PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH UPON COMING TO AMERICA WITH HIS FAMILY. HE WAS BAPTIZED AND RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST AT REHOBOTH BETHEL APOSTOLIC CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BISHOP R. O. MURRAY. IN 1992, HE CONTINUED FAITHFULLY UNDER BISHOP LUTHER WASHINGTON, SR. RALPH WAS LATER ORDAINED AS A DEACON, SERVING WITH HUMILITY, DEDICATION, AND LOVE. FOLLOWING HIS BAPTISM, HE OFTEN WAS ASKED TO PREACH AND TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL. HE SERVED AS YOUTH PRESIDENT, SUPPORTED FATHER'S DAY LUNCHEONS, AND LIVED A LIFE ROOTED IN PRAYER AND SERVICE. HE HAD A SPECIAL HEART FOR THE ELDERLY-OFTEN PICKING UP SAINTS FOR CHURCH, CARING DEEPLY FOR THE MOTHERS OF THE CHURCH, AND ENSURING THOSE IN NEED WERE SUPPORTED. HE TRAVELED WITH CHURCH LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORTED MINISTRY LOCALLY. HIS FAVORITE SCRIPTURES INCLUDED PSALM 91, PSALM 120, AND PSALM 121.

RALPH'S PRAISE WAS JOYFUL AND EXPRESSIVE. HE LOVED WORSHIP SONGS SUCH AS "WHEN I THINK OF JESUS (I CAN DANCE, DANCE, DANCE ALL NIGHT)," "LOOK WHAT HE DID WHEN HE WASHED ME," "SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NAME JESUS," "WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN," AND "GOING UP YONDER."

KNOWN AS A GIVER WITH A BIG HEART, RALPH WAS GENEROUS, SELFLESS, AND ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP OTHERS. HE QUIETLY AND CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND THE COMMUNITY. FAMILY MEANT EVERYTHING TO HIM. HE CHERISHED THANKSGIVING DINNERS, SUMMER FAMILY BARBECUES, AND SUNDAY TRADITIONS. A GIFTED COOK, HE WAS FAMOUS FOR MAKING GOAT WATER, SWEET POTATO PIE, AND PIÑA COLADAS. HE WAS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN FOR ASKING, "YOU GOT ANY SWEETS?"

MR. WEBBE WAS THE GODFATHER AND FATHER FIGURE TO MICHAEL JONES, WHOM HE LOVED DEEPLY. HE WAS ALSO LOVINGLY KNOWN AS "DIDDA RALPH," A CONSTANT SOURCE OF SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, AND A GRANDFATHER FIGURE TO MICHAEL'S CHILDREN, WHOM HE CHERISHED AS HIS OWN.

ALWAYS WELL-DRESSED AND STYLISH, RALPH WAS KNOWN FOR HIS SUNDAY BEST, LOVE OF SHOPPING AT GENTLEMAN'S WAREHOUSE, AND HIS COLLECTION OF WATCHES AND RINGS.

RALPH LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY HIS LOVING SIBLINGS: EILEEN GERALD, JOEL WEBBE, MILTON WEBBE, WILMOTH WEBBE, IRIS DILLWORTH, VERENA SPEARMAN, PEARL WEBBE, OSWALD WEBBE, HULDA TULLOCH, AND JOHN WEBBE. HE IS REUNITED IN GLORY WITH HIS DECEASED SIBLINGS, LENROY WEBBE, CATHLEEN WEBBE, DENI WEBBE, BRANDFORD WEBBE, AND WITH HIS PARENTS, CATHERINE ANN WEBBE AND JAMES MILTON WEBBE.

HE ALSO LEAVES BEHIND HIS BELOVED GODCHILDREN: MICHAEL JONES, ANIYIA MONTGOMERY, TUVA SILCOTT, AND SARAH WILLIAMS, ALONG WITH SISTERS AND BROTHERS-IN-LAW, A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, GRAND-NIECES, GRAND-NEPHEWS, EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS, CHURCH FAMILY, AND FRIENDS. ABOVE ALL, RALPH IRVIN WEBBE WAS A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF GOD, A DEVOTED BROTHER, MENTOR, DEACON, AND FRIEND. HE SPOKE TO EVERYONE, WELCOMED ALL, AND LIVED A LIFE THAT REFLECTED CHRIST THROUGH ACTION. HIS LEGACY REMINDS US THAT SERVICE IS WORSHIP, GENEROSITY IS STRENGTH, AND FAITH LIVED OUT LOUD LEAVES AN ETERNAL MARK.