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Obituary For Fay Hawkins

Fay Hawkins ("Hawk" "Scat" "Junior" "Poppa") 72 of Tallahassee transistioned from this world on Sunday January 19, 2020. Funeral Service will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 27, 2020 at Old West Florida Enrichment Center 2344 Lake Bradford Road with burial at Southside Cemetery. Cherishing his love and memories are his devoted and caring wife, Brenda (Holiday) Hawkins; daughters, Retavia Davis (Darryl) of Bradenton, FL and Faydre Hawkins-Brown (Derrick) of Tallahassee; son, Anthony "Tony" R. Hawkins of Albany, GA; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters, Alice Stephens of Quincy, FL, Geri Hawkins of Newark, NJ and Kathy Hawkins of Tallahassee; six godchildren along with several nieces, cousins and others relatives and many sorrowful friends. For those attending the service, please wear your favorite original Lincoln High School shirt or your FAMU orange & green. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lincoln Center Foundation, Inc., 438 West Brevard St., Tallahassee, FL 32304; FAMU Rattler Boosters/FAMU Foundation, Inc., 625 East Tennessee St. Suite 100, Tallahassee, FL 32308 (Athletics); or Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. c/o Vogter Neuro Intensive Care Unit., 4th Floor Mustian Bldg., 1331 East 6th Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32303. Special appreciation is extended to Attorney Gwendolyn J. Spencer, Dr. Matthew Lawson, Neurosurgeon; Dr. Carlos Campo; Nurses; Tiffany, Meredith, Zxya, and Kathryn; Josette, Physical Therapist; Margie, Traveling Nurse and other staff members who assisted with Fay's care.

Guest Book

hawk was a good man he will be missed

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To the Hawkins family For your kindness whenever we met Always pleasant note the last time I saw you You were you THANKS!!! FAY Ms. Eva son !!!! Crip

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To my 1st cousin Aka as Junior (my aunt Missy son). Although you have gotten your ‘wings’ to go now to meet the Master. *From my family to yours; God says, blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 The memories of Junior will always be his laughter, and when he watched over my daughter when she came to Tallahassee,Fl in 1997 for college. He would say, Cousin Belle you are so far away, I will keep a check on her from time to time. This he did and would let me know. Our last conversation this past June 2019, he had me to chuckle about something, I had forgotten. Junior,I will rejoice for your transition to a better place, no more hurt, pain, or sickness. Joyful days in the presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Love in my heart always, Cousin Bea Foster Aka as ‘Bell’ Washington State

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Thank you for all of your love and support when I was at FSU. Your kindness and that of your family will never be forgotten. You all will always be in my prayers. ~Cousin Rita, Los Angeles, CA

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To the Hawkins-Brown families: The Bible says that "Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted." I pray that God will bless all of us and give us the strength to carry on without Fay. Just a few words about how I feel about Fay (the “HAWK”, as I called him), and the first word that comes to my mind is ‘unchanged’. Fay’s personality never changed in the 60 some-odd years that I had the pleasure of knowing him. From the very first time that I remember meeting him, up until the last time that I recall seeing him, (either in front of Dr. Roberts’ drugstore for a FAMU homecoming parade or at the K&G clothing store, in Atlanta, Fay always had the same BIG smile, the same loud ‘Hey Boy’; followed by the shouting of my name “GEE”; followed by: “how is your brother, Eddie” and “how is the ‘PIG’ (one of the nicknames for my best friend Willie Scarborough)”? The Hawk always made me feel as if he was glad (happy) to see me: THAT NEVER CHANGED…………………. I pray that God's choicest blessings will be bestowed on Fay’s wonderful family. May God grant you the peace and strength to carry on in faith. Until we meet again, Willie GEE Anderson, Atlanta, GA

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My neighbor, my friend, my homeboy. You can't crown him till I get home. To Brenda and the hawkins-brown family, earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal. With love always, rev. Ernestine brown-hodges.

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