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for John Dukes
Tanya Jones
March 24, 2007
With hearfelt prayers. We love you--your extended family.
SHARON SHARPER TUBBS
March 23, 2007
TO THE DUKES FAMILY MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. AS A MEMBER OF THE PARTY WHO WORKED WITH ALACHUA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD I TRULY CAN SAY HE WILL BE MISSED.
Barbara Watson-Andrews
March 18, 2007
To Mrs. Dukes and Family,
The Watson family wants you to know that our thougts and prayers are with you at this time. Mr. Dukes was a great man. He dedicated his life to educating children. He will be missed by the entire Gainesville Community. The Watson-Andrews family will never forget Mr. Dukes.
May God Bless and Keep You All!
Martha Spikes Hudson
March 16, 2007
I am so sorry for your loss. Take comfort in knowing that God will
continue to Bless you and keep you. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
LHS c/o 1965 and former neighbor.
Class of 1960 LHS (Fighting Terriers)
March 15, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Kym Mobley
March 15, 2007
To The Dukes Family, Our prayers are with you in the time of your lost. Mr. Dukes has help many of us in many situations. He was a man that believed in what was right.Thank you for sharing him with us.May God continue to bless your family. Kym Mobley and Family, Gainesville, Fl
Alton Perry
March 15, 2007
May God be with you and your family through these times! John Dukes was a great inspritation in my life in the years of 1960-64. God Bless!
Debbie Thompson-Tussinger
March 15, 2007
I entered high school the same year Mr. Dukes left and went to the county office at the 1817 building. I always respected him as my principal and later worked with him at the county office. He is one of the most wonderful people I have ever met. He always had a smile and a possitive attitude. I will truely miss him. My prayers goes to his family.
Terri Perry
March 15, 2007
My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Dukes Family. Mr. Dukes was very inspirational to everyone he came in contact with and he is missed dearly.
Martha Dean
March 15, 2007
Mr. Dukes was loved by many and admired by all. I missed him when he retired but kept him in my thoughts and prayers.
Diane Corbett-Richardson
March 15, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Roslyn Davis
March 15, 2007
To The Dukes Family Mr. Dukes will always be fondly remembered as a truly caring and loving person. When ever I ran into his son I would ask him to tell his father that Roslyn Davis said hello, knowing he would know just who I was because he took time with all of his students, getting to know us. He loved all people, this was evident by the way he was able to convey peace to us during the turmoil of intergration. He once told us to think of him as the last three letters of his title, PAL. He was that and so much more. My prayers are with you and may you find comfort in God,s word, Philippians 4:6, 7 & 13 comes to mind. Roslyn Davis (Last 7th grade c/o LHS & EHS c/o 1975)
James & Aggie Thomas, Jr.
March 15, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Edward L Cason
March 15, 2007
Goodbye my principal and mentor, take your rest. You wil be missed. To the Dukes family our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sorry, be strong and just trust God and everything will be alright. From the Cason family.
Marion, Schuan, TaJuana & Ashlee Chisholm
March 15, 2007
To John & Audrey and Family:
May God give you the peace to walk through this journey. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you celebrate the Life of your Father. May God instill in you the Strenghth and Love that has been left by his legacy. We are sorry we are unable to be there with you as you celebrate, but know that our hearts are saddened as yours by your loss.
Agape Love,
Minister & Mrs. Joseph C. & Carma J. De Bose (Malone)
March 15, 2007
To the Dukes Family,
May God be with you during this time of bereavement. My family and I will always remember Mr. Dukes as a man of inspiration and a role model for those who knew him as the Principal and educational legacy in Alachua County for years. And knew him and his family from the early years of old Mt. Carmel. Our prayers are with you especially when everything is said and done and quiet times are upon you, and you reflect on his demise.
Cordially,
Myra (Eller) Lambert
March 15, 2007
To Audrey, John and family,
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family with the loss of Mr. Dukes. What a great man to have known. Always smiling and always remembering a face. He will be greatly missed by all.
Shirley Vinson-Johnson
March 15, 2007
Extending my deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Barbara Henry
March 15, 2007
May God continue to bless your family during this time of family loss! I will always remember the kind, caring, and dedicated person that Mr. Dukes was to me and so may others.
Barbara Henry
Charlene Cooper (Johnson)
March 15, 2007
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Leslie and Ashlei Chestnut
March 14, 2007
The Sharpe family is deeply saddened with Mr. Dukes' passing, but we are all so grateful for being able to share many years of hugs, laughs, and stories with him. We loved him very much. He was a wonderful man, a kind spirit, a gentle giant, and a distinguished gentleman. We are just proud to know him simply as "Friend". May the Dukes' family find comfort in God's word and may peace be with you. Much Love, Cleve/Barbara Sharpe (Gainesville), and Leslie/Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut (Charlotte, NC).
dannette peterson
March 14, 2007
i am sorry for your lost. my god be with you and your family.
WILHEMINA VINSON
March 14, 2007
MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY WITH YOU AT TIME OF YOUR LOST MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
Jacquelyn Williams
March 14, 2007
With deepest symathy to the Dukes family in your time of bereavement. We are in prayer every day for your family. We will miss Mr. Dukes. May God Bless You and Keep You. Williams Family from Sugar Hill.
Timmothy McCann
March 14, 2007
May God look upon your family. Your father/husband was truly a great man and one who left a mark in a community which will stand for many years to come. We were truly blessed to have a man like John Dukes Jr. in our midst and he will be sorely missed. I had the great benefit of attending school with his children and always wondered why they walked with so much pride. Years later after knowing more about their father, I could see why and as a parent that is indeed a legacy we all strive to leave. I am sure he is in heaven smiling down upon his seed...even in their darkest of moments. May God contiue to be with you.
Chandra Cooper
March 14, 2007
To the Dukes family my prayers and thoughts are with you.
Mr. Dukes was a dear friend to everyone that knew him. He will be missed by us all, but we realize that he is resting in a better place. May God continue to give you strength daily.
God Bless,
Cynthia and Adrian
March 14, 2007
Aunt Bernice and my entire family. I know Uncle Johnny is resting in the arms of God. Once again he's with Grandma,Aunt Arlene,Uncle Richard,Ma and the host of others that have gone on.What a great time I know they're having!I know I'll see them again.Always remember,Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. I love you all and wish I could be there to Celebrate the life of Uncle Johnny. Love,
Jane (Bergadine) Goettling
March 14, 2007
I was saddened to learn of Mr. Dukes going to be with the Lord, but I am confident that he is now with the Lord and heard those words we all long to hear one day, "Well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of the Lord." Mr. Dukes was a great man who led Eastside High School with dignity during a very difficult period in the history of our school system. As a member of the class of 1974, I will always remember him with love and respect. I pray that God's grace will comfort your family during this very difficult time.
Frances Bessent-Dixon (Class of 1973)
March 14, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Clint Jones
March 14, 2007
To John Dukes III, God placed an angel of light within our lives to brighten up our darkest days, your father was an inspiration to everyone that had the opportunity to meet him. Although God has called his angel home to rest, we will always be able to see the fruits of his labor in every person that your father had the pleasure of meeting and greeting. Yes, he is gone from us for now, and he will be truly missed by us all; but, he will live forever in all of our hearts and souls. God will never put more on us than we can bear.
Cindy & Lawrence Vinson
March 14, 2007
Carmen and Family:
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. We did not attend school here in Alachua County, but we have always heard of the "goodness" of Mr. Dukes.
Willie, Dora, and Katie McKnight
March 14, 2007
Our family extends our deepest felt sympathy in the loss of such a great man. Mr. Dukes will always be remembered in our hearts and the instructions that he has given us will never be forgotten. Prayerfully submitted.
Maryann Lawson Jones (class of 1973, EHS) & husband, Min.Jerome Kinsey Jones
March 14, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Dukes family at this time of bereavement. We loved and appreciated Mr. Dukes, but God knows best. It was a blessing to have known a man with such compassion for education and human kind. Mr. Dukes always offered encouragement to his students. He was our principal and our friend. I am proud to have been in the first graduating class from EHS. Our continuous prayers are with the family.
Rev. Jonathan and Mary Mosley
March 14, 2007
Mrs. Dukes and the Dukes family, our prayers are with you at this time, may God hold you in his wonderful care.
Louis & Juanita Camps
March 14, 2007
A true legacy of LHS will be missed. Dr. Dukes will remain in all of our hearts for life. God is on the throne - have no fear.
Wanda Ellerbe
March 14, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Leo and Taylor Stoney
March 14, 2007
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.
Gloria Jones
March 14, 2007
The Jones family of Atlanta,Ga.
Our Deepest Sympathy
"Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our
Lord Jesus Christ unto enternal life." Jude: 1st. chapter-verse 21.
March 13, 2007
To the Dukes family you have my deepest sincere sympathy.
Now may GOD the FATHER keep you and bless in your hour of need.
A Lee
Detroit & Bettye Stoney Allen, Mrs. Beatrice Stoney & family
March 13, 2007
Knowing that God is with you even now, makes all the difference. He promised never to leave you, nor forsake you. Our prayers along with others are being made for you.
Belinda Morris
March 13, 2007
My thoughts and prays go with your family at this very sad time.
Memories of Mr. Dukes, my beloved Principle, are just as clear today, as when I attended EHS. His passion for eduation, leadership, charity and humanity, showed us his students the qualities we all should aspire to have. In the years following school, he was always a welcoming face in this community. Always with a smile, alway with a word of encouragement, alway looking sharp.
He called you by name, asking about your loved ones, never forgetting a soul he ever met.
He will be greatly missed by us all.
Mr.Dukes legency will remain behind with us, we, who had the great pleasure to have known him, the lives he touched everyday he graced this earth.
My Love to your family as you say good-bye.
Belinda Susan (Godwin) Morris
Class of '74
vivian Porter- Ham
March 13, 2007
My deepest sympathy. May God be with you during this time of loss.
Vivian Porter (Hamm)
Teresa Leach
March 13, 2007
Yvette,My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Ann Gooden
March 13, 2007
I will always remember Mr. Dukes as my principal, my boss at EHS, and my friend. My God be your strenght.
Becky Mann (Batchelor)
March 13, 2007
What a wonderful person we have lost, but what a blessed gift Heaven has gained. Mr. Dukes was my principal at Eastside High School and loved by everyone, he will be greatly missed. My thoughts are with the family at their time of loss.
Brooks Robinson
March 13, 2007
To the Dukes Family,
It is rare that an entire family can touch one's life. When one of those family members departs, it creates an opening that can never be filled. It reminds us of how fragile life is.
To John III and Carmen, the elementary school mates with whom I opened my eyes to the world, I extend my deepeset condolences.
Likewise, to Ms. John Dukes, Jr., I acknowledge the role that your husband of 52 years played in my life as Principal of Eastside High School. A member of the second graduating class of that institution (1974), I watched and learned from Mr. Dukes what it meant to be a leader of men and women and a role model to rising young adults.
It is now that these realities come to mind, and I wanted to share them with you.
May the Creator sustain you during this period of grief.
With deepest sympathy,
Brooks
P.S. Mrs. Dorothy Newkirk must be smilling now, knowing that her favorite employer is also at rest.
Elizabeth WALTON-COLEMAN
March 13, 2007
In his prayer, in Eph. 3:20, Paul procalims that God is able to do more than we could ask or think. I Pray to today that God's peace be with you, John III- my class mate and your entire family.
Dresden Hayes Baker
March 13, 2007
May you hearts soon be filled with memories of of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
A life long neighbor and friend,
BRENDA MCGLON
March 13, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Sabrina Tucker-Brown
March 13, 2007
Yvette, My prayers and thoughts are with your and your family. May fond memories of your father and his contributions to our community bring a smile upon our faces.
Jerri & Marissa Richardson
March 13, 2007
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life’s routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Stephanie Walker (Dean)
March 13, 2007
What a "WONDERFUL" man, he was my Principal at Eastside High School, he was the most caring and compassionate educator I ever had. He was a blessing to everyone who knew him and will be missed dearly.
Even though I graduated 30 years ago I still talk about him to this day. Bless your family during this difficult time.
thea horne
March 13, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Gabrielle & Lois Johnson
March 13, 2007
To the Dukes family, remember to look to the hills in which all your help comes from, and remember that joy comes in the morning! I know that this is a difficult time for all of you, but remember that he is in a better place now. May God bless you all and keep you during this time of sorrow. You can call us if you need us!
Reba Welch-Irving
March 13, 2007
To John,III and family
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. May you cherish his memories and let in continue to manifest in your daily life.
Bob and Anne Hughes
March 13, 2007
Fondest memories of an outstanding educator and friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Duke's family in their time of sorrow.
Sincerely, Anne and Bob Hughes
Angela Davis - Monroe
March 13, 2007
May the peace of God dwell in each of you richly! The entire Gainesville community and many others has been greatly blessed by the contribution of Mr. John Dukes, Jr. Thank you for sharing him with us!
Be blessed!
Priscila Hale
March 13, 2007
To John Jr and Carmen may God bless you and your family during the loss of your father. You have my deepest sympathy!
Priscilla Hale
Lorenza Durr
March 13, 2007
To the entire Dukes family my prayers and thoughts are with you during this difficult hour.
Leo and Taylor Stoney
March 13, 2007
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life’s routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Lillian Peterson
March 13, 2007
I shall always remember the beautiful memories of Mr. Dukes who was not only my boss for thirty-four years, but a loyal friend as well. Love, prayers, and condolences to Mrs. Bernice Dukes and family.
Sharon Hale
March 13, 2007
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Sharon Hale
March 13, 2007
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Darrell Johnson, Sr.
March 13, 2007
We are sorry to hear that you have lost your loved one. May the Lord give you all of the strength that you need during your time of sorrow. Cherish all of the many loving memories that you have of your husband, father, brother, and friend. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. St. Matthew 5:4
Love,
Darrell Johnson, Sr. and Family
John Middleton
March 13, 2007
Mrs. Dukes and Family:
I extend to you my deepest sympathy in the passing of Mr. John Dukes, Jr. I also wish to express to you the profound impact that Mr. Dukes had on my education and my career. I could always look to him for wise counsel from his years of experience.
Although Mr. Dukes has passed, his legacy will continue to live in the hearts and minds of those whoes lives he impacted. You are in my prayers.
Sincerely,
John A. Middleton
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