Mr. Henry P. Dawson III

DAWSON III, Mr. Henry Pleasant. - Age 59, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at WakeMed Hospital-Raleigh, NC. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Christ The King Catholic Church , 1811 Seymour Ave. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Fr. Phil Schmitter officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Dawson III now lies in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 2 p.m-8 p.m. today. DAWSON III, Mr. Henry Pleasant. - Age 59, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at WakeMed Hospital-Raleigh, NC. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Christ The King Catholic Church , 1811 Seymour Ave. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Fr. Phil Schmitter officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Dawson III now lies in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 2 p.m-8 p.m. today. Mr. Henry Pleasant Dawson III was born January 10, 1954 in Flint, Michigan to Henry and Mona Dawson. He grew up in Flint and was the eldest son of 6 Dawson children. A sportsman by nature, Henry was an avid golfer and the star middle linebacker for the Southwestern Colts’ Varsity Football Team. Upon graduation from High School in 1972, Henry went on to Eastern Michigan University to experience college for a year, which included playing football. In 1982, Henry began working at Comcast Cablevision as a Maintenance Technician. After 30 years of service, Henry retired from Comcast as a Service Technician, II in 2012. In August of 2013, Henry, with Katrena Hannah, moved to Raleigh, North Carolina to retire in warm weather. Henry Pleasant Dawson III leaves to cherish his memory: his children Derrice (Necol), Keysa, Gia and Deandre; siblings Angie, Sabina, Bridgette, Rene (Traci) and Wallace (Aubrey); Grandchildren Zakai, Journi and Maki; mother, Mona Dawson; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father Henry Pleasant Dawson, Jr.; his aunts Gwendolyn Dawson-Robbins, Marie Dawson-Slayton “Aunt Bun” Jenkins Addie Barber and Shirley Dawson-Ferguson; and cousin Linwood Slayton, Jr.

Mr. Henry P. Dawson III

January 10, 1954 - November 15, 2013