Birth date: May 3, 1929 Death date: Jun 8, 2016
Herbert Alexander Masters, born May 3, 1929 in Bocas del Toro, Panama died peacefully, surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. A graduate of Excelsior High School, Herbert worked for many years for United Sugar at their B Read Obituary
We just want you all to know how much we love you all and are praying for you all during this time of transition.
Love
Hazel Eubanks
Marcy Goldson
To know Mr. Masters (affectionately called "granddad", thanks to my dear friend, his granddaughter Joleen) is to love him. Granddad was a man of quiet spirit; he was peaceful, loving and sweet --truly a servant of God. For many years, he and grandma would travel many miles to New Testament Baptist Church in Miami Lakes for Sunday school and church service, until health concerns made it difficult for them to do. I really missed seeing them both on Sundays and being able to tell Joleen, "oh I saw your grandparents in church today". I enjoyed visiting their home, where both grandma and grandad would make me laugh as they would tell me stories about their lives and I would give them updates about church and my family. The day before granddad died (just one day before), I looked at my phone and for some reason his number appeared, it displayed "Joleen's granddad"; I turned to my husband and said "oh my goodness, I haven't spoken to them (Joleen's grandparents) in a while I need to give them a call." Regretfully, I didn't call that day, and the next day Joleen told me of granddad's passing. Lesson learned: "do not put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because you may never get a second opportunity to show or tell someone that you care." Granddad, you were a remarkable man; it was a pleasure knowing you, and you will be missed, but as the Word of God says in 2 Timothy 4:7-8, "(you) have fought the good fight, (you) have finished the race, (you) have kept the faith. Now there is in store for (you) the crown of righteousness..." 💗
To all of granddad's family, please know that you are in my family's thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏾
Our Thoughts Are With You
The tides recedes,
but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand.
The sun goes down,
but gentle warmth still lingers in the land.
The music stops,
and yet it echoes on in sweet refrains.
For every joy that passes,
something beautiful that remains.
From all of us who were baptized at Calvary Gospel Assembly October 1977.
May your soul rest in peace.
TRIBUTE FOR HERBERT MASTERS: "THE DEAN"
June 14, 2016
John 1:47 KJV
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
We are confident that just as Jesus said about Nathaniel in John 1:47, the Saviour would also have said about Herbert "The Dean" Masters:
"Behold a Jamerican indeed, in
whom is no guile!"
The Dean's legacy is this: he was "A MAN OF GOD " - pure and simple. He was a spiritual giant among men who walked and talked softly but wielded a big sword - the Word of God!
Sandra and I remember him not as a self-righteous, pompous, "holier than thou", "know it all", but as a truly humble, "top ranking" servant-leader who became a father-like, Christ centered role model for fledgling young Christians like us back in Hartford, Connecticut during the 1980s and beyond. Thanks Dean Herbert Masters for the precious memories!
We are privileged and blessed to have known this great man of the Word and the Spirit. He is dearly missed on this side of Jordan and we are looking forward to be reunited with him on the other side "some sweet day". For his beloved wife, "Aunt Moms" (our adopted mother ) and dear family and loved ones, be comforted with this blessed assurance, the Dean is now at rest from his labors safe and secure in the loving arms of his Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Christ.
Your "Adopted " Son and Daughter in Law,
Michael and Sandra Chambers and "grandchildren": Jonathan, Brandon and Bethany
Uncle Herby was the welcoming face of Christ that I saw when I gave my heart to the Lord at Calvery in 1975 . Looking forward to seeing him again.
