Herbert A Cutts obituary

Herbert A Cutts Obituary

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

October 27, 1956 - July 20, 2021

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Herbert A Cutts obituary

Herbert A Cutts Obituary

Oct 27, 1956 - Jul 20, 2021

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"I paid attention along the way." Bro. Herbert Anthony

  On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Herbert Cutts returned to Allah. Three children lost their father; a life partner, her beloved; siblings, their brother and the community at large lost a great man and dear friend.

  It's surreal being tasked to write my father's obituary. Just seeing the word "obituary" under my dad's picture stirs so many emotions at once, I go numb. I haven't accepted it, but I pray that Allah brings my heart peace in time. While I knew there would come a time that I would have to write this, I never thought that time would come so soon, but as we know, "...of that day and hour knoweth no man.." I've known my dad my entire life and I'll spend the rest of it remembering him. As a Black woman in this society, I understand how privileged I am to say that and I am so deeply grateful for the father that he was to me and my brothers and ultimately, the father he will continue to be.

  I have many, many fond memories of my dad, but if I have to settle on one that is dear to us both, it would be the two of us in my grandmother's kitchen the day before my first day of school. I don't remember which grade I was in, but I remeber what I felt: love, comfort and nervousness. I'm sitting in a chair from the kitchen table and my dad is standing behind me, parting my hair into three sections: bang, middle ponytail and the hair in the back. I'm nervous because this is the very first time he's EVER done anything to anyone's hair other than cut it, but here we are. The curling iron from the brand new set he just bought is hot and ready and with the patience and focus of the artist that he was, he begins to curl my hair. When he finished, I had a bang, a curled ponytail in the middle and the hair in the back was flipped up. You could NOT tell me I wasn't fly and you couldn't tell him that he couldn't do hair! From then on out, in a very proud and obnoxious manner, I would tell EVERYONE, "my daddy did my hair" or "my daddy does my hair". It was my favorite thing in the entire world to say that out loud. I was a certified daddy's girl. I always will be.

  My dad, with great pride and accomplishment in voice, would often tell me, and whoever would listen for that matter, about the MANY books that he read over the years. He credited his love for reading, wisdom and understaning to placing him in rooms that a Black highschool dropout, from 27th and Dauphin in North Philadelphia, would not typically find himself invited into. He would passionately tell me about verbal "whoopings" he would readily hand out, "I spanked him so bad all he could do was submit." Anyone reading this, if you knew my dad well enough, was on the other end of a verbal "battle" at one time or another with that man. Lord knows I'd give anything to battle him once more.

As I mentioned, my dad did not finish high school. The brighest minds of our society can not grow in certain societal structures. His mind being one of them. With everything that knew and with all the skill and talent that he possesed, some people would be deeply impressed to learn that he didn't finish high school. He studied and taught himself the mastery of furniture refinishing. While those words alone wouldn't necessarily elicit high praises, if you've been a witness to his work, you can bear witness to his brilliance. He is a testatment to not needing an institution's permission to flex the God in you.

  My dad lived a full life. One, I'm sure, he couldn't have ever imagined was possible. From joining the Nation of Islam and doing security detail for Minister Farrakhan to going into business and being the head interior designer on a multimillion dollar project and everything in between. Those of you who knew my dad, I thank you for being whoever you were to him. He cared deeply for and spoke highly of his friends. Relationships were so very important to him. When you think of him, please do so with a smile in your heart and remeberance of a piece of wisdom he imparted on you.

  Herbert lives on through his daughter, Aminah; his sons, Ameen and Idris; his grandson, Neven and his beloved, Victoria.

  "Surely we are Allah's, and to Him we shall return." Holy Qur'an 2:156

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