North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James 'Big Man' Maxton, part of N. Phila. art project James "Big Man" Maxton, 57, a former drug addict who discovered a talent for mosaic sculpture through his involvement with classic Chinese artist Lily Yeh and helped transform a miserable neighborhood at ground zero of blight into an...
Read MoreI was deeply moved by the documentary i say featuring this amazing man, rest in peace. If anyone knows the mane of it , i would appericate it
Bintu Conteh
December 11, 2012 | Somerset, NJ
Big....
I am so late...this what i felt the day I met you. I am so very late. There isn't enough time, and yet...God gave me 5 years...and I am so incredibly grateful.
I will never forget.
Yetunde Pinckney
January 05, 2006 | Philadelphia, PA
My dear BigMan,
Best friend, I love you so very
deeply and I miss you.
How to say goodbye to someone as sweet and kind as you is beyond Me.
I can hear your sweet voice in my
mind, I can hardly believe you're
not here anymore. All of My love always!
Loving You,
DeLaney
Barbara DeLaney
May 01, 2005 | Charlotte, NC
To Family and Friends,
My deepest sympathies. I have not had the pleasure to know Mr. Maxton, but I knew of him through my sister, Staci Robinson. She was so fond and moved by him as a man, a co-worker, and a VERY good friend.
May god bless and keep you healthy!
Monica Payne
Monica Payne
February 16, 2005 | Lansdowne, PA
Big, words can not express the emptiness I feel since you are not at the village anymore. I know that NOW you are FREE to walk, run, jump and skip all around the throne of glory. So I say walk my brother, run my friend, until we meet again. Much Luv Peace
Felicia Williams
February 11, 2005 | Philadelphia, PA
Uncle Big,
There are no words to explain how I'm feeling right now. I just want the family to know that I love yall and I'm here for yall in this grieving time.
Uncle Big you was the light that shined on me and you will never be forgottened and always in my heart.
Love always
mamma Clara & the kids
Clara Phillips
February 10, 2005 | Philadelphia, PA
Dear one,
You, who was so taken with the Philadelphia Eagles, was yourself a bird...a phoenix reborn from the ashes of your past, channeling the fire to create. You transformed yourself as you teamed with Lily and so many others to transform your neighborhood. Big Man, your vision and heart spread the art of possibility and connection through the Village and beyond. Thank you for the beauty that you brought to the neighborhood and to me. May the angels and guardians you placed...
Sarah Martinez-Helfman
February 10, 2005 | Philadelphia
My deepest sympathy to the family.
Rebecca Harley (NAB)
February 09, 2005 | Philadelphia, PA
Dear Deborah and family,
This is not as personnal as I would like but comes with God's love and warm thoughts and heart felt grief for both you and your family. Remember that God is closs to the broken hearted. Psalm 34:18 May He stay close to you all.
It's in the name of Jesus that I wish this for your family.
God bless you all.
Sheila Greer (NAB)
Sheila Greer
February 09, 2005 | Philadelpha, PA
