Manny Steward Funeral Pics

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As many of you guys know, my father was a former fighter (fought some pro, but did most of his work as amateur). He was an outstanding fighter out of St.Louis and thanks to boxing, he had the chance to meet many great fighters and trainers from the past. One of the those trainers was the great Manny Steward, whom my father met when he was a teenager (I met Manny as well). That was also the time that my dad met my godfather, Milton McCrory and a host of other guys from Kronk gym. Guys like Hilmer Kenty, Stevie McCrory (RIP), Tommy Hearns, and the list goes on. My dad went up to Detroit for Mannys funeral. He took a pictures with a bunch of people and I wanted to share them with everyone. He said he had a great time with all of the old guys, and he kept bragging about how Aretha Franklin hugged and kissed him. Sad that the service for Manny was a great one and that he will be missed. Anyways, thought you guys would appreciate these.



Evander



AP



Milton McCrory (godfather) -left
Floyd Favors (like an uncle to me) - middle
Vincent Webb (dad)- right



Aretha Franklin

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SRL, Tommy



Evander, SRL



LL, SRL



LL

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K Brothers...alert Freedom



K Brothers, McCrory



K Brothers, SRL



LL, Hearns, Barkley

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Wow, lots of boxing loyalty in there. Still saddened by this - just crazy.

[RL_GMA]

Amazing pics man.

RIP Manny

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Manny



My old man, Hearns



Barkley, my old man



Breeland

[deanrw]

It goes to show how many far and wide that Manny touched. Boxing lost it's last great Ambassador. He had a way of coming across like someone you knew personally when he spoke, like a close friend. That is a truly rare quality.

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AP and AP



Uncle Bob



ROY!!! Alert REED AND DAZED!!



LL, Hearns

[V.WEBB]

Wow, lots of boxing loyalty in there. Still saddened by this - just crazy.

Absolutely, man.

Amazing pics man.

RIP Manny

Thanks. RIP Manny!

It does to show how many far and wide that Manny touched. Boxing lost it's last great Ambassador. He had a way of coming across like someone you knew personally when he spoke, like a close friend. That is a truly rare quality.

You are right, man. When I met him in Vegas, it was as if I had known him forever. He was a great man and its sad to see him go. God Bless his soul.

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Will post more pics later.