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Page 6-D Friday, September 18, 2009
Thomas H. Jackson III, 60, electrical engineer
Stephanie Guerilus
Tribune Staff Writer
Thomas H. Jackson III was a
big man who walked quietly
with a big stick. He died Sept. 4,
2009. He was 60.
Tom was born Oct. 5, 1948.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering from Penn
State University in 1971 and a
master’s degree in business
administration from Temple
University in 1979. He worked
as a project manager and technical
consultant during his
career at Honeywell Inc., IBM
and the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
He had a talent with electronics
and component systems. He
was a great mathematician and
utilized his analytical abilities,
which helped him obtain at least
one U.S. patent and contributed
toward several others. He started
his own company for
research and development projects.
Jackson Communications
Products Inc. partnered with
marketing and sales organizations
to get his products on the
market.
He was a former member of
Woodford Tennis Club and
Philadelphia Tennis Club. He
participated in many tournament
events in Philadelphia and
elsewhere for more than 25
years.
Tom enjoyed traveling with
his family and friends, going to
Jamaica, St. Thomas, Bermuda,
Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico and
the Bahamas.
He was a lifetime member of
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. His
fraternity activities brought a
strong bond of happiness and
brotherhood to his life. He was
active in the social programs initiated
by the Penn State Chapter
of the Kappas.
For the past four years, he
lived in Sarasota, Fla., where he
worked as a teacher.
Jackson was married to
Fredrica Massiah-Jackson from
1974 to 2004.
He is survived by: daughter,
Julia L. Jackson and son,
Thomas H. Jackson IV; mother,
Joan Jackson; two sisters,
Carolyn McIntosh and
Stephanie Porter; two brothersin-law;
and a host of cousins
and extended family.
A memorial service will be
held on Oct. 2 at Grace Baptist
Church, Germantown Avenue
and Johnson Street.
Thomas H. Jackson III
Virginia Ivadelle Tee, 81, wise
Virginia Ivadelle Tee, or Iva,
as she was affectionately
called, was a beautiful person
inside and out. Everyone who
knew her loved her because of
her kind and gentle spirit. She
was always thinking of others,
putting their needs before her
own, even when she was not
ANTROM lll, Bishop
DEATH NOTICES
Richard.
Viewing Fri., 9/18/09, 9AM. Service 11AM,
Open Door Mission Truelight, 401 N. 52nd
St. Int: Glenwood Cem. Arr. Julian V. Hawkins
Funeral Home.
BROWN, Arnold G. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 9AM. Service 10AM, 2530 N.
Broad St. Int: Chelten Hills. Arr: G. Choice
Funeral Chapel, Inc.
BRYANT, Nancy. Passed 9/10/09.
Viewing Fri., 9/18/09, 9AM at Mitchum-
Wilson Funeral Home, 1412 S. 20th St.
Service 11AM.
BURTON, Mary E. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 9:30AM, Savin Funeral Home,
802 N. 12th St. Service 11AM. Int. Mt.
Peace Cemetery.
CASON, Frances T. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 9AM. Service 11AM, Robinson
Chapel Church, 637-77 N. 52nd St. Int:
Private. Arr: Francis Funeral Home.
CLARKE, SR. Eugene M. Viewing
Sat., 9/19/09, 9AM. Service 10AM, National
Temple Baptist Church, 1628 W. Master St.
Int: Eden. Arr: Wescott Funeral Home.
COLBERT-COLEMAN. Pamela.
Passed 9/14/09. Viewing Fri., 9/18/09,
9AM. Service 10AM, West Oak Lane
Church of God & Christ, 7401 Limekiln
Pike. Int: Ivy Hill. Arr: Slater Funeral Home.
DAVIS, Henry. Passed 9/15/09. Viewing
Sat., 9/19/09, 9AM, Zion Baptist Church,
Broad & Venango. Service 10AM. Int. Chelten
Hills. Arr. Pelzer Funeral Home.
DRUMGOLD, Alice Hunter
Passed 9/14/09. Viewing Mon. 9/21/09,
10AM, Pinn Memorial Baptist Church, 2251
N. 54th Street. Service 11AM. Int. Greenmount
Cem. Arr. Wood Funeral Home.
DUNJWA, Thando Njoroge. Passed
September 8, 2009 - of Collegeville, PA. Beloved
son of Vuyo T. Dunjwa from South Africa
and Irene Mumbi Njoroge from Kenya.
May he share the joy and laughter that filled
his short life with all who met him. Thando is
survived by his loving grandparents Ashton
and Virginia Dunjwa as well as Raphael and
Lucy Njoroge. Family and friends are invited
to a Memorial Service Fri. Sept. 18, 3:00pm
at St. Thomas of Villanova Church (Univ.
Campus), 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova,
PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
may be made to Mothers Love Outreach (a
non-profit foundation that helps children in
Kenya, East Africa), 105 Farrington Ct.,
Collegeville, PA 19426. Travel in peace
Thando for you are loved.
Arr. McConaghy Funeral Home, Ardmore
www.mcconaghyfuneralhome.com
EVANS, Rudolph. Viewing Tues.,
9/22/09, 9:30AM. Service 11AM, Rising Sun
Baptist Church, 12th & Fitzwater. Int: Greenmount
Cem. Arr: Savin Funeral Home.
EXUM, Richard. Viewing Fri., 9/18/09,
9AM. Service 11AM, Pinn Memorial Baptist
Church Chapel, 54th & Wynnefield Ave. Int:
Chelten Hills. Arr: Morse Funeral Home.
GRANDY, Lorraine. Service Fri.,
9/18/09, Community Baptist Church of
West Phila, 428 N. 40th St. (40th & Spring
Garden Sts). Int: Private.
HALLIDAY, Eugene aka “Pete”.
Passed 9/14/09. Viewing Mon., 9/21/09,
10AM. Service 11AM, Slater Funeral
Home, 1426 Fitzwater St. Int: Private.
HAYNES, Kareem. Viewing Fri.,
9/18/09, 9AM. Service 10AM, G. Choice
Funeral Chapel, Inc., 2530 N. Broad St.
Int: Chelten Hills Cem.
HENDERSON, Renee D. Viewing
Sat., 9/19/09, 10AM, Word of Life Church
Ministries, 1214-18 S. 23rd St. Service
11AM. Int. Private. Arr. Savin Funeral
Home.
INGRAM, Erma. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 10AM. Service 11AM, St. Francis
DeSales RC Church, 47th & Springfield
Ave. Int: Glenwood Memorial Gardens. Arr:
Morse Funeral Home.
JACKSON, Mae Lee. Viewing
Tues., 9/22/09, 9AM. Service 11AM, Beloved
St. John Evangelistic Church, 4541
N. Broad St. Int: White Chapel Cem.
JAMES, Willie. Services were held
Thurs., 9/17/09 11AM, G. Choice Funeral
Chapel, Inc., 2530 N. Broad St. Int: Merion
Memorial Park.
JENKINS, Eddie. Viewing Mon.,
9/21/09, 9AM. Service 11AM., New Birth
Baptist Church, 1710 S. 20th St. Int: Eden.
Arr: James. L. Hawkins Funeral Home.
JONES, Mabel L. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 9AM, Terry Funeral Home Memorial
Chapel, 4203-05 Haverford Ave.
Service 11AM. Int. Fernwood Cemetery.
JONES, Norrece T. Viewing Fri.,
9/18/09, 9AM. Service 10:30AM, St. Matthew
AME Church, 57th Vine. Int. Forrest
Hill. Arr: Julian V. Hawkins Funeral Home.
feeling well. No matter what
she was going through, she
considered herself “blessed.”
She died Sept. 10, 2009.
Iva was born on Jan. 27,
1928, to the Theopulis King
and Emma Weaver Walden.
She was a native of
Nancemond County, Va., and
LILLY Adriana Lisa. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 10AM. Service 10AM, Baker Funeral
Home Chapel, 2008 N. Broad St.
Int: Merion Cem.
LYLES, Robert. Passed 9/13/09.
Viewing Sat., 9/19/09, 9AM, Pelzer Funeral
Home, 843-45 S. 3rd St. Service
11AM. Int. Fernwood Cemetery.
MORRIS, SR., Richard. Viewing
Sat., 9/19/09, 9AM. Service 10AM, Mt.
Pleasant Baptist Church, 56th & Vine St.
Int: Mt. Peace. Arr: Julian V. Hawkins
Funderal Home.
PERRY, Esther. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 9AM. Service 10AM, Francis Funeral
Home, 5201 Whitby Ave. Int: Chelten
Hills Cemetery.
RANDALL, Cheryl Ann. Viewing
Sat., 9/19/09, 8AM. Service 10AM, New
Jerusalem Baptist Church, 2119 W. Diamond
St. Int: White Chapel Cem. Arr:
Francis Funeral Home.
ROBINSON, Eugene. Viewing Fri.,
9/18/09, 9AM, Terry Funeral Home Memorial
Chapel, 4203-05 Haverford Ave.
Service 11AM. Int. Fernwood Cemetery.
ROBINSON, Leon C. Viewing
Mon., 9/21/09, 9AM. Service 10AM, Julian
V. Hawkins, 5306 Haverford Ave. Int: Rolling
Green Cemetery.
ROBINSON, Sherman. Viewing
Wed., 9/23/09, 9AM. Service 11AM, Love
Missionary Baptist Fellowship Church,
5801 Ogontz Ave. Int: Chelten Hills Cem.
Arr: Sheffield Funeral Home.
RUTLAND, Inez. Viewing Fri.,
9/18/09, 9AM. Service 11AM, Metropolitan
AME Church, 20th & Fitzwater St. Int: Rolling
Green Memorial Park. Arr: Morse Funeral
Home.
SIMPSON, Hallie. Viewing Sat.,
9/19/09, 10AM, Christ Memorial Baptist
Church, 2132 Germantown Ave. Service
11AM. Int. Northwood Cem. Arr. Savin
Funeral Home.
SOUTHERLAND, Mamie R.
Viewing Tues., 9/22/09, 9AM. Service
10AM, Julian V. Hawkins Funeral Home,
5306 Haverford Ave. Int: Glenwood Cem.
THOMPSON, James A. Viewing
Fri., 9/18/09, 8:30AM, Cookman United
Methodist Church, 12th & Lehigh Ave. Service
10AM. Int. Mt. Peace Cem. Arr. Savin
Funeral Home.
TILLMAN, Michael D. Memorial
service Tues., 9/22/09, 11AM at Greater
Bibleway Temple, 1461 N. 52nd St. Arr.
Waller-Robinson Gray Funeral Home.
WALKER, Elizabeth. Viewing Fri.,
9/18/09, 9:30AM, Rome Emmanuel Baptist
Church, 11th & Lehigh. Service 11AM.
Int. Chelten Hills Cem. Arr. Savin Funeral
Home, Inc.
WARRICK, Angela Ilona. Viewing
Sat., 9/19/09, 9AM, Grace Tabernacle
Christian Church, 5124 Greenway Ave.
Service 11AM. Int. Private.
WASHINGTON, Helen. Viewing
Fri., 9/18/09, 9AM. Service 10:30AM, Julian
Hawkins Funeral Home, 5306 Haverford
Ave. Int. Rolling Green Cemetery.
WHITE-JOHNSON. Anna Marie.
Viewing Sat., 9/19/09, 1PM at Terry
Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, 4203-05
Haverford Ave. Service 2PM. Int. Private.
WILLINGHAM, Michael. Passed
9/14/09. Memorial service Thurs., 9/24/09,
11AM, Slater Funeral Home, 1426 Fitzwater
St. Int: Private.
WILSON, Karl. Viewing Mon.,
9/21/09, 10AM. Service 11AM, G. Choice
Funeral Chapel, Inc., 2530 N. Broad St.
Int: Private.
WOODSON, Gertrude. Passed
9/14/09. Friends & Relatives are invited to
attend Services, Tues., 9/22/09, 9AM. Service
11AM, Third Eternal Baptist Church,
5354 Chew Ave. Int: Northwood Cem. Arr:
Congleton Funeral Home
WOOTEN, Eris L.
Passed 9/11/2009. Viewing,
Sat., 9/19/09, 9AM
at Wharton Wesley
U.M.C., 54th & Catherine
Streets. Service
10AM. Int. Mt. Lawn
Cem., Sharon Hill, PA
Wood Funeral Home.
WYLIE, Sarah. Viewing Tues., 9/22/09,
9AM. Service 11AM, St. Raymonds Catholic
Church, 1350 E. Vernon Rd. Int: Ivy Hill
Cem. Arr: Savin Funeral Home.
ZEIGLER, St. Eva Mae. Services
were held Wed., 9/16/09, 8PM, United
House of Prayer for all People. Int: Ivy Hill.
Arr: Deborah L. Wilson Funeral Home.
was the second of six children.
She moved to Philadelphia as a
child with her family and was
educated in the Philadelphia
School District.
Iva married the love of her
life, Gregory W. Tee at the age
of 19 on Dec. 15, 1947. They
had five children.
She accepted Christ at the
Vine Memorial Baptist Church
in February 1941 and rededicated
her life in recent years.
She loved and adored her
family. She was an attentive
and loving wife, as well as caring
and compassionate mother.
Being a wife and a mother was
Ken Ritter
LAS VEGAS — Zakes
Mokae, the Tony-winning
South African actor best
known for his work with playwright
Athol Fugard in such
apartheid dramas as “The
Blood Knot” and “Master
Virginia Ivadelle Tee
her full-time occupation.
Iva was wise, strong, courageous
and full of knowledge.
People always called on her for
advice. She enjoyed the challenge
of word games and loved
to win.
She leaves to cherish her
memory: husband, George
William Tee Sr.; four daughters,
Marilyn James (William),
Marsha Washington, Constance
McLean and Michele Tuck
(Bryant Sr.); son, George
William Tee Jr. (Robin); two sisters,
Nell Flemming and
Barbara Walden; brother,
Walter Walden; seven grandchildren,
Kimberly Lyons, Allison
Colvin (Jawanza), Rikki DeVise
(Jason), Shire Cannady, Bryant
Tuck Jr., Alexis and Erica
Harold ... and the boys,” has
died at the age of 75.
Mokae died Friday at home
after suffering a stroke in May,
the actor’s wife, Madelyn, said
Tuesday. She said Mokae also
battled Parkinson’s in recent
years and returned to the
United States for treatment
after initially retiring to South
Africa.
In addition to his stage work,
Mokae appeared in such films
as “The Comedians,” “Darling”
and “Cry Freedom” as well as
television series such as “The
X-Files” and “Oz.”
But it was his work with fellow
countryman Fugard that
brought Mokae his greatest
artistic success, including a
Tony Award in 1982 for his
portrayal of a servant and surrogate
father for a young white
man in “Master Harold.”
The friendship between
Mokae, a Black saxophone
player who wanted to be an
actor, and Fugard, a white
journalist who wanted to be a
playwright, was forged in the
Black ghettos of Johannesburg
in 1958. The men first met at
places like Dorkay House, a
club for Black artists and a
meeting ground for people of
both races.
“The club was pretty close to
the wind. It was under police
surveillance,” Fugard said in a
1985 interview with The
Associated Press. “The authorities
busted in on occasion to
find out what was going on. All
they found were a lot of musicians
and would-be actors
hanging out, talking and trying
to do some work.”
That work included “The
Blood Knot,” which tells the
story of two men, both Black
but one light enough to pass
for white. The play created a
sensation when it was first performed
at Dorkay House in
September 1961.
It was the first time a white
man and a Black man
appeared together on a South
African stage. Audiences
jammed the tiny theater, and a
one-night stand became a sixmonth
run. The play’s success
cemented a bond between the
two men that withstood the
brutality of apartheid in those
early years.
“I didn’t know it then but
Zakes had the word ‘survivor’
McLean; five great-grandchildren,
Barry Jr. and Emmanuel
Lyons, Asher and Philip Colvin
and Saniah Tuck; special family
friend, Cecelia “Dee” DiRidolfo;
and a host of nephews, nieces,
She was preceded in death
by her brother, Dudley Walden;
Wyalusing Ave. The viewing
will be at 9 a.m. The service
Wood Funeral Home handled
cousins and friends.
and sister, Theo Walden
Puebla.
Services will be held
Saturday, Sept. 19, at
Camphor UMC, 5620
will start at 10 a.m.
the arrangements.
Obituaries compiled by
Stephanie Guerilus
Zakes Mokae, 75, actor
Zakes Mokae
written all over him. Not just
‘survivor’ but ‘magnificent survivor,’”
Fugard said in the AP
interview. “I saw Zakes at the
receiving end of a terrible system,
and we shared some pretty
dark moments.”
It was Mokae who was
harassed and arrested by
authorities for refusing to carry
a passbook, an identification
necessity for South African
Blacks. When “Blood Knot”
went on tour across South
Africa, Fugard rode first-class
on the trains. Mokae traveled
behind in third-class.
Born Aug. 5, 1934, in
Johannesburg, Mokae had no
formal stage training.
“You don’t have that in
South Africa; it’s for white
folks, not Black folks,” he said
in an AP interview. Mokae left
South Africa in 1962, going to
England — the place where he
first considered himself an
actor — and then to United
States, working on and off-
Broadway, in regional theater
and in films and television.
In 1970, he starred off-
Broadway with Ruby Dee and
James Earl Jones in the
American premiere of Fugard’s
“Boesman and Lena” and in
1985 in a revival of “The Blood
Knot,” sharing the stage with
the playwright. Mokae received
a Tony nomination in 1993 for
his work in the Broadway production
of “The Song of Jacob
Zulu” by Tug Yourgrau.
In addition to his wife, Mokae
is survived by a daughter,
Santlo Chontay Mokae, and
three grandchildren. — (AP)
AP Drama Writer Michael
Kuchwara contributed to this
report.