Mrs. Gail Ann (Thomas) Roland

(THOMAS) ROLAND, Mrs. Gail Ann - age 63, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Roland will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday. Ms. Gail Ann (Thomas) Roland was born May 1, 1951 in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of James H. and Bettie R. Thomas. She accepted Christ at an early age and attended several churches before finding her church home at Vernon Chapel AME Church. Gail graduated from Flint Northern High School, “Class of 1969.” She was an outstanding Track Star at Northern. She won many trophies, medals and ribbons. Gail held various jobs in Flint and New York. She decided to go back to school at Baker College. Gail became an Office Coordinator for Flint-NIPP where she worked until her health began to fail. She was an accomplished Seamstress and made most of her clothes. She also made many clothes for her pride and joy, her daughter, Tania. We hope her Heavenly Mansion is right next door to her daughter, who left us 4 short months to the day Gail went home. Ms. Gail Ann (Thomas) Roland leaves to cherish her memory: step-son, Min. Ronald Roland of Flint; 9 grandchildren, Teshaun Crawford, Shurmon Orr IV, Nak’o Orr, Monica Cole, Ricky Thomas-Orr, Jr., Cameron Johnson, Kamija Orr, Tristian and Mason Huddleston; 2 sisters, Coleen Carlysle and Silena Thomas; brother, Samuel J. Thomas; 8 nieces, Michelle, Josette, Ebony, Evones, Lorrie, Rachel, Debony and Dashonda; 5 nephews, Fred Jr., Dalis, Dustin, Delon and Deveion; 3 aunts, Nancy Lee Lynch, Evones Dixon and Ruth Weathersby; uncle, Larry Floyd; sister-in-law, Lenora Thomas; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends including special friends, Sharon Wesley, Linda Robin, Petenia Atkins and Min. Tonya Peterson. Ms. Roland was preceded in death by her daughter, Tania Thomas-Green, parents, James H. and Bettie R. Thomas; grandparents, John & Anne Floyd, James & Anne Thomas; brothers, Eric Thomas and Fred Thomas; niece, Shylae Thomas; nephew, Keland Ashford II. The family would like to express special thanks to McLaren-Flint 5th floor, Nurse Avis and University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.

Mrs. Gail Ann (Thomas) Roland

May 1, 1951 - October 1, 2014