Callie Whitmore Jr.'s Obituary
Callie Whitmore, Jr. 62, died Friday April 5, 2019 at the Wellstar Community Hospice in Austell following a long illness.
He leaves four siblings , Cynthia Ivey, Aaron Whitmore, James Whitmore and Michael Whitmore; his five neices, Asha Ivey Stephenson, Rhea Best-Asante, Mirindi Niarra Whitmore, Ayanna Jendayi Whitmore, Sheriah Whitmore; his five nephews, Eugene Whitmore, Aaron Jamal Whitmore, Khari Jamal Whitmore, Ron Lee Stephenson III, Miles Ronald Stephenson; his brother-in-laws, Ronald Ivey, Benjamin Ivey; and many close friends.
Born and raised in Brooklyn NY, the son of Callie and Nancy Whitmore, he was a lifelong resident of Brooklyn until he retired and moved to Marietta Georgia.
In his early years, Mr. Whitmore excelled in sports and was a talented artist/painter. After graduating from Grover Cleveland High School in 1976, he worked as a school safety officer for the New York City Board of Education retired from the New York City Police Department as a school safety officer after 23 years of service.
Mr. Whitmore along with some of New York's finest risked their lives providing crowd control during the 911 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers.
Mr. Whitmore had a passion for sports football and basketball in particular. In high school he was an accomplished gymnast.
A funeral service is being held April 27th from Davis-Struempf Funeral Home of Austell, with family and close friends.
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