Jeffrey Conrad Tymony was born January 3, 1953, to Norma Bash and John Tymony. Jeffrey passed away peacefully on November 28, 2018. He was born and raised in the Central Area of Seattle, Wa. Jeff went to school at Madrona, Meany, and Roosevelt High School. He later graduated from Evergreen College with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Dependency. He had a passion for helping the suffering Addict on their journey to recovery and spent 21 years as a Chemical Dependency and Mental Health Counselor until he retired. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his parents and older brother Kwame Turner. He leaves to mourn his siblings Darrel Tymony, Norma Turner, John Tymony II, and Tanya Tymony, along with his daughters Makayla Moore, Jamie Denton and Grandchildren Lexy, Luna, Lily, Ashlee, and Jack and his partner in life Bridget Sessum. Jeff’s Celebration of Life is Thursday, January 3rd at Billy Barroo’s Foster Link Golf Course 3pm.
Audria Ann Perryman
Clenten was born March 25, 1974 to Samantha R. Davis and Willie Terrell in Seattle, WA, and he was received in heaven November 23, 2018, in the living presence of both parents, his children Clenten Jr, C’Zhai and Clenisha and their mother Shabrina Rigney, his sisters Adra Waits and Tami Terrell, his babe Angelina Wilson, and a host of family and very dear friends. He was just 44 years young.
David Fredrick Mann, the youngest of ten children, was born in Dalton, Georgia, on February 16, 1933 to the union of King Solomon and Mary Mann located at 603 Spring Street. After attending first through eighth grades at Emery Street School in Dalton, David moved to Detroit, Michigan, to live with his brother, John “Snook” Mann. He finished his high school education at Miller High School in Detroit and soon after attended Wayne State University. In 1953, David had the privilege of being the first Sepia athlete to sign a professional baseball contract out of the State of Michigan. Adding to this historic fact, two black Daltonians, he and Harry “Suitcase” Simpson, were the first and only athletes to play pro baseball from Dalton,Georgia. David played professional baseball for 13 years with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians organizations. David holds the distinction of playing with and being the roommate of Satchel Paige, when they played for the Miami Marlins in 1960.
Another prominent memory for Dave happened in 1963 when he became the first black baseball player to play for the then Atlanta Crackers of the International League. In 1962, the year of the World’s Fair in Seattle, David moved out west to play baseball. He, along with Hall-of-Famer Carl Yastrimski and Earl Wilson, came from the Minneapolis Millers, a Triple A Club of the Boston Red Sox organization, to play for the Seattle Rainiers. David played with the Rainiers for three years before retiring in 1965. David fell in love with the Pacific Northwest and made Seattle his home. After retiring from baseball, Dave worked for Nordstrom. He was the first African American male model to be featured in the Nordstrom catalogs. His recognition and achievements in the black community were important, but David was even more passionate about the growth of mankind. He was an ambassador for equal rights and the struggle that brought all of us together.
In the early 70’s, David found an outlet to speak his truths from a black athlete’s point of view. He became the sports editor for The Facts Newspaper, a weekly publication with a focus on the black community in the Pacific Northwest. He wrote Mann’s Bits & Pieces, a newspaper column that was published weekly for over 40 years. David was also a photographer (Mann’s Photography) capturing the memories and moments of a lifetime. David was a man of habit. Healthy living was his obsession. He worked out relentlessly. After baseball, Dave played tennis, skied, and lifted weights. A true man’s Mann, David had three heart attacks on the racquetball court. But his love was golfing. For David, it was more than chasing rabbits and squirrels….it was about the individuals and people he met .
Fir State “David Mann Celebration of Life”
Sunrise: January 2, 1937 Sunset: May 6, 2018