Wesley Earl Gant Sr.

October 4, Wesley Earl Gant was birthed to Mr. O’Neal and Mrs. Lillie Mae Norris Gant and Mr. James McCraw in Center, Shelby County, Texas. Brother Wesley Earl Gant attended the Historic Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston ISD. He married Miss Robbie Jean Hutchinson, who predecease him, on June 28 and they were married for over 50 years. To this union six blessed children were born.

Brother Wesley Earl Gant, Sr., is a Chartered Member of Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church of Houston, Harris County, Texas.

He retired from Local ILA 24 as a Long Shoremen serving over 40 years, seeing many ships come and go from the Port Authority of Houston from across the global world daily loading and unloading various goods rain, shine, hot or cold.

Wesley Earl Gant, Sr., charming smile and warm fatherly touch shall never fade into oblivion but will forever be felt flowing through the life of his loving and devoted family: Wesley Earl Gant, Jr. (deceased), Brenda Joyce Gant-Jasper (Marshall – deceased), Timothy Louis Gant, Sr. (deceased) (Tracey), Yolanda Denise Gant (Lisa Mitchell), Michael Ray Gant, Larry Dwayne Gant (Vivian).

16 Grandchildren, 19 Great Grandchildren, 1 Great-Great Grandchild.

Sisters: Mrs. Linda Wilson, Mrs. Margie Brown, Mrs. Gladys Garrett

Sister-in-law: Mrs. Rose Thibodeaux Gant

Aunt: Mrs. Esther Bledsoe Norris

Close Friend: Mr. Van Johnson

Special Cousin: Bishop Datron Dock

Dialysis Technician: Ms. LaShawn Thorne

Nieces and Nephews and Myriad of cousins and friends and the Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church

He is preceded in death by Wife: Mrs. Robbie Jean Hutchinson Gant; Grandson: Wesley Earl Gant, III; Parents: Mr. O’Neal and Mrs. Lillie Mae Gant, and Mr. James McCraw; Father and Mother-in-law: Mr. Ewell Hutchinson and Mrs. Thelma Fletcher; Brothers: Coach Johnny Louis Gant and Mr. James McCraw, Special Cousin: Ms. Irene Dock whom he considered a Sister

At last, thanks be unto God for giving to us, the gift of a hero, a champion, warrior, an inspiration to many, a friend to just about everybody-everywhere, the compassionate, one of a kind-indeed, one of the greatest men who ever lived.