SAMUEL "DR. ROCK" LEWIS , SENSEI

OCTOBER 27, 1951 - JUNE 6, 1998

SAMUEL LEWIS JR WAS BORN IN MANSURA, LOUISIANA.

HE EARNED HIS DIPLOMA IN RADIO BRODCASTING ON AUGUST 8, 1980 AND HIS ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN 1982. HE WAS(THE FIRST) EMPLOYED BY MORRIS COLLEGE WQMC-1290 AS PROGRAM DIRECTOR. AND WAS LISTED AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN GOSPEL RADIO ANNOUCERS IN THE NATION. DR. ROCK WAS ALSO EMPLOYED BY WSSC-1340.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF ENON BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS PRESENTLY ATTENDING SAMARIA HEALING TEMPLE, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF REVEREND VERNETTA BENNETT. THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, HE CONFESSED JESUS CHRIST AS HIS SAVIOUR AND WAS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS TRIAL SERMON WHICH WAS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 27TH, BEFORE HE WAS CALLED HOME TO BE WITH THE LORD.

DR. ROCK STARTED HIS MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING AT A YOUNG AGE, STARTING WITH BOXING AND WRESTLING. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOR TEN YEARS AS A SECURITY POLICE OFFICER, UPON WHICH HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION, AND ALSO LEARNED MORE MARTIAL ARTS SUCH AS TAE KWON DO AND SOME FORMS OF KUNG-FU.
IN THE 1980'S DR. ROCK BEGAN TAKING KARATE IN BARKOOTS ALL AMERICAN STYLE WHERE HE EARNED HIS BLACK BELT. IN 1995 HE OPENED HIS OWN SCHOOL "DR ROCK'S SCHOOL OF KARATE TECHNOLOGY, WHERE HE HAD A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS. HIS SCHOOL RECEIVED MANY AWARDS INCLUDING THE J.C PENNY GOLDEN RULE AWARD FOR COMMUNITY APPREICIATION. THE SCHOOL WAS VERY SUCESSFUL PERFORMING IN DEMOSTRATIONS AND COMPETING IN TOURNAMENTS ALL OVER THE STATE.

MORE COULD BE SAID ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PERSON BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE IN THE WORLD TO WRITE IT.

THIS IS DEDICATED TO YOU DR. ROCK FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT MISS U ALOT, AND WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.

WE LOVE U
I LOVE U , SENSEI CHARLIE MYERS JR