On Thurday Morning, 57-year-old Reverend Howard Creecy Jr. passed away of a
heart attack. Martin Luther King III, President and CEO of the King Center
released this statement Early Friday Morning:
“I join in mourning the death of my good friend, Reverend Howard Creecy,
Jr., a very kind and caring man who served with energetic dedication as
S.C.L.C.’s president in a time of challenge. But I also join in celebrating his
life and his wonderful example of service to God, to the cause of social justice
and to humanity. My prayers go out to Reverend Creecy’s family. He will be
missed by many, and his spirit will live on in our hearts.”
The funeral is set for Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 11:00AM at Jackson
Memorial Baptist Church. Creecy was a Civil Rights Activist.



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