DELROY

ANTHONY

DAWSON

January 6, 1966 - February 20, 2011

Thanksgiving Service for

the life of

Delroy Anthony Dawson January 6, 1966 – February 20, 2011

at

Wesley Methodist Church, Brown’s Town, St. Ann

on

Saturday March 12, 2011

At 10:00 am

Officiating Minister: Rev Athlone Harrison

Organist: Mr. Alwyn Lynch

Interment follows at the Brown’s Town Cemetery

Order of Service

Musical Prelude

Opening Sentences

Hymn: ―Praise My Soul‖

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,

To his feet thy tribute bring;

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,

Who like me his praise should sing?

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise the everlasting King.

Praise him for his grace and favour

To our fathers in distress;

Praise him still the same as ever,

Slow to chide, and swift to bless:

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Glorious in his faithfulness.

Delroy Anthony Dawson was born in

Kingston and grew up in Browns Town,

St. Ann Father-like, he tends and spares us,

Well our feeble frame he knows;

In his hands he gently bears us,

Rescues us from all our foes:

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Widely as his mercy flows.

Angels, help us to adore him;

Ye behold him face to face;

Sun and moon, bow down before him,

Dwellers all in time and space:

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise with us the God of grace.

Prayer

Tributes

Versair InFlite Services

Wesley Methodist Church

Mark Tracey (Neighbour—L’Aventura )

Kerrick Farquharson (Friend)

Offertory Hymn: ―Will Your Anchor Hold‖

Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,

When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?

When the strong tides lift and the cables strain,

Will your anchor drift, or firm remain?

Refrain

We have an anchor that keeps the soul

Steadfast and sure while the billows roll,

Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,

Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.

It is safely moored, ’twill the storm withstand,

For ’tis well secured by the Savior’s hand;

And the cables, passed from His heart to mine,

Can defy that blast, thro’ strength divine.

Refrain

Eulogy – Nadine Brown (Sister)

While in Browns Town, he enjoyed the

company of his many cousins, other

relatives and friends

It will surely hold in the Straits of Fear—

When the breakers have told that the reef is near;

Though the tempest rave and the wild winds blow,

Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.

Refrain

It will firmly hold in the Floods of Death—-

When the waters cold chill our latest breath,

On the rising tide it can never fail,

While our hopes abide within the Veil.

Refrain

When our eyes behold through the gath’ring night

The city of gold, our harbor bright,

We shall anchor fast by the heav’nly shore,

With the storms all past forevermore.

Refrain

Ministry of the Word

First Lesson Psalm 23

Akiel, Andreen, and Decoda, (Children)

Second Lesson Revelation 7 vs 9 - 17

Jody-Ann Barnett (Niece)

Sabrina Scarlett (Cousin)

Selection Mrs. Claudine Christie & Mr. Cornel Cameron

Sermon

Prayer for the Family

Prayer of Thanksgiving & Commendation

Benediction

Recessional Hymn – Through the Love of God our Saviour

Through the love of God our Saviour,

All will be well,

Free and changeless is His favour;

All, all is well.

Precious is the blood that healed us,

Perfect is the grace that sealed us,

Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,

All must be well.

He had a strong determination to

succeed in whatever he set out to do

and so he excelled in a career of his

passion, the culinary arts. He was a

graduate of Elim Agricultural College

and Johnson & Wales University.

Though we pass through tribulation.

All will be well,

Ours is such a full salvation;

All, all is well.

Happy, still in God confiding,

Fruitful, if in Christ abiding,

Holy, through the Spirit’s guiding,

All must be well.

We expect a bright to-morrow;

All will be well,

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,

All, all is well.

On our Father’s love relying,

Christ our every need supplying,

Whether living now, or dying,

All must be well.

Pall Bearers Church to Hearse

Everold Chambers (Cousin)

Marlon Scarlett (Cousin)

Ronald Brown (Brother-in-Law)

Garfield Brown (Brother-in-law)

Clive Barnett (Brother-in-law)

Joseph Roache (Friend)

Hearse to Graveside

Mr. Mark Dawson (Brother)

Mr. Lennox Reid (Brother)

Christopher Reid (Brother)

Ryan Dawson (Cousin)

Anthony Carby (Cousin)

Courtney Smith (Cousin)

Acknowledgment

The family of the late Delroy Anthony Dawson would like to express their deepest gratitude

and appreciation for all of the love, kindness and thoughtful gestures that have been bestowed upon them

during this time of bereavement.

May God Bless You!

Delroy enjoyed his work and

approached it with enthusiasm, joy and

creativity.

Treasured Memories of Delroy

Treasured Memories of Delroy

At the Graveside

Blessed Assurance

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.

Refrain:

This is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long;

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long.

The Lord’s My Shepherd (Happy Wanderer)

1. The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want;

He makes me down to lie

In pastures green; He leadeth me

The quiet waters by.

2. My soul He doth restore again

And me to walk doth make

Within the paths of righteousness,

E'en for His own name's sake.

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

angels descending bring from above

echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

(Refrain)

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest;

I in my Savior am happy and blest,

watching and waiting, looking above,

filled with his goodness, lost in his love.

(Refrain)

3. Yea, tho' I walk in death's dark vale,

Yet will I fear no ill;

For Thou art with me, and Thy rod

And staff me comfort still.

4. My table Thou hast furnished

In presence of my foes;

My head Thou dost with oil anoint,

And my cup overflows.

5. Goodness and mercy, all my life,

Shall surely follow me;

And in God's house forevermore

My dwelling place shall be

He met and fell in love with the girl of

his dreams, Patsy, a beautiful woman

with a gentle spirit.

They got married in January 1998 and

shared 13 years of joy, love, and

friendship

At the Graveside

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

1. I know that my Redeemer lives,

And ever prays for me;

A token of His love He gives,

A pledge of liberty.

2. I find him lifting up my head,

He brings salvation near,

His presence makes me free indeed,

And He will soon appear.

3. He wills that I should holy be,

What can withstand His will?

The counsel of His grace in me

He surely shall fulfill.

4 Jesus, I hang upon Thy Word;

I steadfastly believe

Thou wilt return and claim me, Lord

And to Thyself receive.

5. Joyful in hope, my spirit soars

To meet Thee from above,

Thy goodness thankfully adores;

And sure I taste Thy love.

6. Thy love I soon expect to find,

In all its depth and height;

To comprehend the eternal mind,

And grasp the Infinite.

7. When God is Mine and I am His,

Of paradise possessed,

I taste unutterable bliss,

And everlasting rest.

8. The bliss of those that fully dwell,

Fully in Thee believe,

'Tis more than angel tongues can tell,

Or angel minds conceive.

9. Thou only knowst, Who didst obtain,

And die to make it known;

The great salvation now explain,

And perfect us in one!

He fathered three beautiful children

and ensured that he encouraged them

to approach life with the same deter-

mination and focus as he did.

Dad, who will I turn to for answers

when life does not make sense;

Who will be there to hold me close

when the pieces just don't fit.

Oh, Dad, if I could turn back time

and once more hear your voice;

I'd tell you that out of all the dads

you would still be my choice.

Please always know I love you

and no one can take your place;

Years may come and go

but your memory will never be erased.

Today, Jesus, as You are listening

in your home above;

Would you go and find my dad

and give him all my love. - Judy Burnette

Dad... so many images come to mind

whenever I speak your name;

It seems without you in my life

things have never been the same.

What happened to those lazy days

when I was just a child;

When my life was consumed in you

in your love, and in your smile.

What happened to all those times

when I always looked to you;

No matter what happened in my life

you could make my gray skies blue.

Dad, some days I hear your voice

and turn to see your face;

Yet in my turning...it seems

the sound has been erased.

TO MY DEAR DAD

Memories of You

by Unknown

I remember everything about you,

your voice, your smile, your touch,

the way you walked, the way you talked,

the way you looked at me, meant so much.

I remember all the words you said to me,

some funny, some kind, some wise,

all of the things you did for me,

I see now with different eyes.

I remember every moment we shared,

seems like only yesterday,

or maybe it was eons ago,

It's really hard to say.

You are gone from me now,

but one thing they can't take away,

your memory resides inside my heart,

and lights up my darkest days.

He had a quiet, gentle spirit yet was

the first to offer a smile or enjoy a

good joke.

DELROY

ANTHONY

DAWSON

Programme produced by Nadine Brown