Austin Emanuel Washington, Jr.

May 23, 1919 – July 21, 1995

     Austin Emanuel Washington, Jr. was born May 23, 1919 in Highbank, Falls County, Texas to Austin and Winnie Washington.

     He attended school in Highbank and was a graduate of Moore High School in Waco, Texas. He later attended Tyler Barber College in Houston, Texas.

     He joined Zion Rock Baptist Church at an early age under Rev. Kelly. He later united with the South Union Baptist Church where he remained a faithful member.

     He spent, ten years in the U.S. Army and fourteen years of Civil Service work. He was very devoted to his mother during her illness.

     He departed this life on Friday, July 21, 1995.

     He leaves to cherish his memory: two daughters, Bevlyn Washington of Takoma Park, Maryland and Lynda Perkins of Houston, Texas; one sister, Alsenia Brown of Houston, Texas; two nieces, one nephew, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.