Mr. George Alvin "AL" Moten

MOTEN, Mr. George Alvin "AL" - age 74, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Hurley Medical Center.George Alvin Moten (AKA) “AL,” was born in Flint, Michigan on 11-25-1939 and deceased on 6-18-2014. The Moten estate has suffered significant losses and devastating embarrassments. To reserve what little dignity our family was allowed to have, we decided not to have a funeral or a memorial service. For all who wish to send condolences, please address them to Estate of George Moten, P.O. Box 815, Mt. Morris, Michigan 48458. For many years our dad has suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); we don’t know whether it was the result of witnessing his foster mom decease from a diabetic stroke at age 4 and laying with her for 8 hours until his foster dad returned home from work and told him that she had passed and would never wake up again. Or from being in the army when the military was extremely segregated or a combination of both. Dad was not perfect and he knew that but he tried his best to be perfect as he could; when he fell short, he spent a great deal of his time pointing out the unfair imperfections of others at anytime and anywhere. This personality flaw rubbed a lot of people the wrong way and turned a lot of former friends and family alike into enemies and now his children have inherited his enemies. Dad usually meant well but did not know how to convey the difference between constructive criticism and destructive criticism. It takes a very resilient person to survive our dad’s environment. Speaking from experience, as a son, I took his criticism as a challenge and did my best to prove it wrong. For those who know our dad, know that he was truthful in what he said but it was painful. Those of us who were resilient, appreciated dad’s critiquing of our flaws and his truthfulness after we learned not to take it personal. It takes a great deal of time to recover from our dad’s arsenal of insults and many never did recover. We as his children don’t have a clue as to who or how many people our dad has offended; all that we know is that we have paid a steep price for it. As we ask God to forgive us for our trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against us; we personally want to apologize to the greater Flint community for our father’s inconsiderate insults and any that we may have committed. “We send our greatest sympathy.” The new generation of Motens “understands that the best offense is to never offend at all.” Thanks to all of my dad’s friends and family who showed support in our times of need. Please pray for us in our time of healing.

Mr. George Alvin "AL" Moten

November 25, 1939 - June 18, 2014