The Preachers Boy

By Steven White

Steve Whites story began in January of 1950 after being born to an African American poor Pentecostal preacher and an Italian mother in a little town just north of New York City.
With his father passing away at an early age and his mother not really knowing how to manage a household, work, and raise three young children by herself, life was made very interesting, to say to least, for young Steven growing up. Young Steven did not always travel the right road or in the right direction and refused to learn many things that would have helped him, and he absolutely had his own mind and was very stubborn, but the religious training taught by his father, passed down through his mother, proved to be beneficial in the latter years of his very twisted life.
So sit back, and delve into the life of a man whose life most surely can and will help people with the same problems that plagued the life of Steven A. White.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781503583467

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1   The Beginning

Chapter 2   Obstacles Mixed With Bad Decisions

Chapter 3   Trying To Survive

Chapter 4   The Separation

Chapter 5   The Definition Of Stupid

Chapter 6   The Conditions

Chapter 7   I Can’t Believe It

Chapter 8   Here Comes The Devil Again

Chapter 9   The Move

Chapter 10 A Beginning

Chapter 11 The Past

Chapter 12 A Blessed Union

Chapter 13 The Joy Of Gospel Music

Chapter 14 March Awesomeness

Chapter 15 The Kidnapping

Chapter 16 Moving Again

Chapter 17 Welcome To Florida

Chapter 18 The Journey

Chapter 19 We’re Back!

Chapter 20 Finally

Chapter 21 Guess What?

Chapter 22 The Businessman

Chapter 23 The Accident

Chapter 24 The Calling

Chapter 25 The New Challenge

Chapter 26 Where To Now?

Introduction

Sometimes situations in life, molds the personality, the actions and the habits of a person to meet the needs for survival, and many times the conscience of that person, who would normally do the right thing is seared, because of needs that have to be met in their life.

The problem with that is; most times, a bad personality, and bad actions, and habits, escalate if left unchecked, and unattended. Those facts coupled with the lack of training in how to become a productive citizen, sometimes becomes disastrous in an individual’s growth to maturity.

Such was the case of Steve White, who was raised without a father or a father figure, whose mother did her best, but was very naive concerning what a man child had to go through on a daily basis, so in many areas, Steve White had to raise himself, which turned out to be not so good in years to come.

There was a strong point, however in the life of this young man and this strong point is probably the most important attribute that any child needs to receive, which is, the knowledge and belief of a kind, and merciful and loving God that loved us so much that he sacrificed his only son so that every man, woman, boy and girl who believes in the true and living God will never die, and Evelyn White gave her son this knowledge, so that less harmful decisions would be made.

This book is a tribute and is dedicated to Annette Osborne White, who gave commitment and unconditional love to her husband Steve, which basically and literally, saved his life

This book was designed to be a help to all of those struggling to do the right thing due to life’s conditions.

Chapter 1

The Beginning

It was early one Wednesday morning, January 18, 1950 when a little boy, weighing 4 pounds, 4 ounces was delivered into this world at St. Agnes Hospital in White Plains, New York.

His proud father was Reverend Johnson Caleb White, the pastor of Little Mt. Zion United Holiness Church, which had a very small membership. His mother, Evelyn Virginia White was now 38 years old and thought that she was finished having children, until she realized shortly before this little boys birth that she was expecting another child. His brother, Bobby was now 6 years old and his sister Jacqueline had just turned 4 years old, ten days earlier.

Things were much different back then. A gallon of gas was 18 cents, a slice of apple pie was 15 cents, and a brand new car averaged out at about $1,500 dollars, but this young lad; Steven Alonzo White, was determined to make his grand entrance into this world even though he was making a two month early arrival. Admiring his new son, this poor Pentecostal preacher, Reverend White was now proud to be able to move his family into the brand new Housing Projects built for low income families.

During the preschool years of Steven, Rev. White fell victim to the disease; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); better known as "Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, which eventually leads to death. Being properly diagnosed, Rev. White preached as long as he could but eventually could not eat solid foods, swallow, or even raise his head. Sometime in the early months of 1955, Reverend White passed away leaving Bobby (age 12), Jackie (age 9) and Steven (age 5), without a father.

Steven’s mother was a proud woman who refused to accept welfare, and was determined to raise her children in the Christian principles that had begun with the teachings of their father.

She was very detailed in the instruction of how to act like a young lady with Jackie, but with her two boys; all she knew was that they were to be providers which meant getting a job as soon as they were able to.

The only real father figure that I, Steven, had to copy was that of my brother Bobby who spent very little time with me, and was not really a great example to follow. Bobby quit high school at age 16 and got a job at a restaurant where he worked as a dishwasher. He got married and left home at a very early age, and I was left with no male figure in the home.

Being that Mom would not accept welfare from the government, funds and provisions were minimal to say the least. At times dinner consisted of a watermelon slice. New school clothes like the other kids had was very rare, and I can remember getting my feet wet when it rained, because the water would soak through the cardboard which had patched up the holes in my shoes.

My first bike was very old and was given to me by a lady in our church, and that day was one of the happiest days in my life, only to have it taken away from me several days later by my mother who had caught me riding down a busy street in heavy traffic, after she had warned me not to do so. I later had to donate my bike to the Salvation Army, never to ride it again.

But Mom did the best that she could and raised her