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Allen Rohan Crite

March 20, 1910-September 6, 2007

^{Dear Friends:}
<sub>It is with deep sadness that the family of Allan Rohan
Crite wish to inform you of his passing, quietly at
home in his sleep, of natural causes, in the early
evening of September 6, 2007.

Arrangements are being finalized; and all will be
notified by email and through the local press.
Tentative plans are for an evening wake on Friday,
Sept. 14th 6-8pm</sub>

_at

_{J.S. Waterman & Sons,}

₅₈₀

_{Commercial Street}

_{North End.  Boston, MA}

 _{And a funeral service}

_{on Saturday morning Sept. 15th 11am-12:30pm}

_at

_{Trinity Church - Copley Square}

<sub>Boston, MA.

Thank you for all of your prayers and your many years
of loving support for Mr. Crite.

Jackie Crite</sub>

_{An e-letter written to Napoleon Jones-Henderson from Jackie Crite}

Eulogy by artist Aaron Ibn Pori Pitts ( Detroit, Michigan)

_{peace and blessingz}

_{a luta continuua and much luv . . .}

_{please enter bro' allan rohan crite into ur archivez (1910-2007)}

_{painter/illustrator and elder artist of the roxbury, massachusetts community since moving there az a child from plainfield, new jersey}

_{he captured the essence of not only the black community but of the importance of spirituality and community awarenezz}

_{meeting him back in the historical black artz movement and national conference of artists conferencez in boston re-opened the door of the harlem renaiasance pulse to another generation of afrikan diaspora artistz}

_{hiz graciouz style and humble depth of opening hiz studio visionz for uz to see az a broad community window rooted in the ritualz and urban landscapez}

_{he grounded himself into the social and historical motion of being an archivist artist in hiz paintingz and illustrationz . . . a lenz of visual depictionz from spiritual revelationz to the joyz and oppressivenezz of black urban life and in reality there'z not enough academia document material on thiz amazing artist} 

jujupome for the community visionary - allan rohan crite (1910-2007)

   _{he waz like that old grand-father who told ancient accountz} 

_{filled the soul and body with toe-tapping temptationz and made the grown-upz wanna shut him up 'cause he waz revealing too much blue-black bluez rhythm}

_{layering black visionz}

_{afrikanville remembrancez  makin' the tambourine groan}

_{whispering    and    hollering  in  majestic   purple    threadz   of    joy . . . being in love with rselvez}

_{showing u how to be proud of ur bad black ebony spirit}

_{painting soft lullabiez}

_{hard edge storiez of a people'z sorrow that illuminated the dark bright window of triumpted hope}

_liberation

_hallelujah

_{victory comin'}

_{yez sir !}

_{drawing victory signz in story bookz}

_{did u see them ?}

_{gracin' wallz in the chapel at m.i.t., grace church, martha'z vineyard, and holy cross church in morrisville, vermont, national museum of american art, museum of the national center of afro-american artists}

_{to just mention a few black visionz} 

_{a legendary visionary}

_{depicting life'z time motion   and neighborhood landscapez}

_{in ten movementz}

_{then after egunegun  sendz the message}

_{shango throwz some thunder}

_{allan'z spirit iz riding shotgun with ogun}

_{actin' out hiz last joy ride}

_{going home to the ancestorz}

_{leaving uz something to remember him by  -hope u can have a long and fruitful life too}

_{az he rode on off into that afrikan mountain landscapewith hiz head held high in victory . . .}

_ashe

_{asanta sana}

_{May God Bless you}

_{Soon to be placed in the memorial archives}

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