Lonnie KING

With all my love to my "Arlington Neighbor" I'm going to miss you dearly, thanks for all the laughs and great stories!

Wish I could have walked with you, God bless ,and thank you for what you've done for all of us. To make life a little better .

Lonnie King was a great man and a great friend. He will be sorely missed.

Rest in Heaven Uncle Lonnie

Met Lonnie King in Washington,DC. Came to Atlanta, GA. Served with him when he was Président and Chairman of the Board of NAACP. He pas a dillegant organiser and activist.

I was the Accountant in the Office of the Comptroller, at Atlanta University. I was married with three young children. I wanted to be active in the movement. I was advised that men with families would be responsible for coordinating with the Atlanta Police Department to get students out of jail. Lonnie and I established a friendship that lasted over the years. The last time we were together was at his wife's funeral in Baltimore, MD. Our friendship lasted over the years although we ...

I shared this on my book's (Rich's: A Southern Institution) Facebook page last week and thought it was appropriate to share here as well:

It is with extreme sadness that I share the news of Dr. Lonnie King Jr.s passing today. How do I sum up what someone meant to me in a Facebook post? I dont know, truthfully. Lonnie King was not only an unsung hero of the Civil Rights movement who changed national history but also a friend and mentor, a towering giant of intellectualism.