Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Proctor, Emory Paul, Sr. April 18, 2001
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Virginian-Pilot  April 20, 2001
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle, who earned his eternal 
resting place in the arms of our Lord on April 18, 2001, was the 11th child and 
third son of Lillian and Dudley J. Proctor of Washington, D.C. A faithful Catholic 
all his life, he served as an altar boy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 
Washington, D.C., graduating from its elementary school and finishing his studies 
at Dunbar High School.

He came to Norfolk in 1939, to test for acceptance into the Norfolk Naval Shipyard 
Apprentice School. He was accepted into the school and served a four-year 
apprenticeship as a ship fitter. Upon completing this training he worked in both 
the Norfolk and Brooklyn Naval Shipyards as a master ship fitter. Upon the closing 
of the Brooklyn Naval Ship Yard, he transferred to the New York City Postal 
Service from which he retired in 1976. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1944 
to 1946, training at Tuskegee Air Force Base and Williams Field, Arizona.

For over 20 years he served as a little league baseball coach in Queens, N.Y., 
positively impacting the lives of many young boys, including his own and that of 
his daughter, who served as his assistant for a portion of the time. This service 
was one of his proudest accomplishments.

He and his wife, Evelyn, moved to Atlanta, Ga., in 1986. His service to others 
continued there as a volunteer at a new complex for senior citizens, Quality 
Living Services, "The Haven."

The couple moved to Chesapeake in 1996 where they joined the congregation of the 
Basilica of St. Mary, Norfolk. He served this congregation as a gate keeper and an 
assistant in the Eatery.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council No. 367, the Tuskegee Airmen 
Inc., and the Prosperity Investment Club of Chesapeake. His memory will be 
cherished forever by his loving wife and children, Evelyn, Emory Jr., Carter, 
John, and Patricia Proctor; his grandchildren, Justin and Andre Proctor; his 
sister, Alice Parker; five nephews and three nieces; several grand-nieces and -
nephews; a brother and sister-in-law, Drs. John and Beletia Diamond, and another 
sister-in-law, Rozeal Diamond.

He will be remembered most for his indomitable spirit, his wry humor and his 
willingness to help anyone in need.

A homecoming service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Basillica of St. 
Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk, by Father Dorgan. Interment will be at 
the church cemetery. A wake will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Chapman-Hughes 
Funeral Home, Norfolk.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Palliative Care Program at the 
Veterans Administration Hospital's Hospice Unit in Hampton. In lieu of flowers, 
donations may be made to the International Myeloma Research Foundation.

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