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Roy Baxter
Roy L. Baxter III met Dr. Raheem Ali Gardner some forty years ago at Irvington Vocational Technical High School in Irvington, New Jersey. Raheem executed a dynamic kick in 1975that Roy analyzed and...view moreRoy L. Baxter III met Dr. Raheem Ali Gardner some forty years ago at Irvington Vocational Technical High School in Irvington, New Jersey. Raheem executed a dynamic kick in 1975that Roy analyzed and filed away in his memory. He thought, He’s not like us. That kick was special. Raheem decided to join the US Army. Roy went into the US Air Force.
Dr. Gardner went on to live a remarkable life. In the spring of 2008, Mr. Baxter was working out of town in Connecticut. He purchased Black Belt magazine at a shopping mall. There was a fuzzy image of Raheem, and he said, “I know that guy!” He found his phone number, and they reconnected.
Four years later, the magazine picture and the memory from thirty-three years before merged as one. With any minute difference between those two days, none of this would take place. Someone else would have done this project.
Neither Roy nor Dr. Gardner could have orchestrated this chain of events. Only God could use a brief snapshot to create all of this.view less