Prince "Al" Kizer Sr.

Prince "Al" Kizer, Sr., 59, of Hartford, loving husband of Virginia Ann Kizer, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, (September 27, 2002) at Veteran's Memorial Hospital in West Haven. Born in Bamberg, SC to the late Willie Mae Kizer and Willie S. Kinard. He was educated in the New York Public School System. He was a proud veteran who served in the United States Army from 1961-1963 in the 82nd Airborne 1st Battalion 325th Brigade. Shortly after that he made his home in New Haven, where he began his missionary work, working in group homes for disturbed children. Around 1991 he relocated to Hartford where his mission was to aid the homeless, and so then volunteered at the South Park Inn Homeless Shelter for the past 11 years. He then became a volunteer for Community Partners in Action and later an employee. He also volunteered for the Department of Corrections Addiction Services. At his time of departure he was employed by the State of Connecticut Elderly Services. The most important mission of them all was to spread his words of experience, strength, hope, faith, and courage to alcoholics and drug addicts. He leaves to mourn his wife, Virginia Ann Kizer; three children, Prince A. Kizer, Jr. and wife Theressa of Columbia, SC, Angelina McNatt and Michael McNatt, both of New Haven; seven sisters and brothers, Gloria Taft of Leesburg, FL, Luberta Nixon, Daisy Chambers, Charles Nixon, Jr., Louis Nixon, Gregory Nixon, and Robert Nixon, all of New Haven. He also leaves to mourn, a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and many, many friends. He was predeceased by his daughter, Tiajuana McNatt. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, October 3, 12 Noon, with calling hour 11 a.m., at the First Church of the Living God, 70 Whitney St., Hartford. Burial to follow in State Veteran Cemetery, Middletown. FUQUA Funeral Service, 94 Granby St., Bloomfield, has care of arrangements.