Reginald Wheeler

Reginald “Reggie” Wheeler, son of Willie Joseph and La Vista Wheeler, was born on January 25, 1964, in Baltimore, Maryland. He entered into eternal sleep on Thursday, November 8, 2001. His youngest brother Everett preceded him in death on January 19, 2000. He received his early education in Baltimore City. Reggie’s love and talent for cooking has allowed him to travel and learn from some of the best chefs on the East and West Coast. Hi early training began at home with mom and Uncle Freddie. That knowledge took him to some of the best restaurant right here in Baltimore, giving him the opportunity to develop his own special technique. Upon relocating to Seattle, Washington in 1994, he worked at various restaurants perfecting his craft. It was there in 1996 he met Faye Sisk, of Little Rock, Arkansas and Rev. Steve Allen married them on May 19, 2001 in Tacoma, Washington. From a young age he was nurture in Christian training under the pastorate of the late, Bishop Milledge Golphin, of the New Galilee Church of God in Christ Jesus. He actively participated on the Sunday School Choir and the Junior Usher Board. Whenever, he came home he always visited his church, no matter where he was he always remembered his church and his teaching. While living in Tacoma, Washington he attended the Freedom Missionary Church of Seattle, under the pastorate of Pastor Bruce. Reggie was a very out going person. One who was very caring and loving and love to laugh. Always concern of the well being of others before him. He was very devoted to his wife, family, parents and those he loved.Reggie was happiest when cooking some of his favorite dishes for family and friends. You always knew you were included in his circle of friends when he would refer to you as “Who-En_Dolf” or tell you to “Drop Two Tears In a Bucket”. Whether it was a kind word of encouragement or when he prepared your favorite meal and decided to give you his secret recipes, you knew he was thinking of you. Reggie was known for his “signature hats and his lectures on the importance of precise creases in pants and the correct way to prepare a perfect dish.” He touched the lives of many, many people and made many, many friends State side. Cherishing his legacy is his wife Faye Wheeler, his parents, LaVista and Willie J. Wheeler, mother and father-in-law, Viola and Nathaniel Thompson; three daughters Lisa Croon, Dewanna Williams and Nicole Sisk; two sons, Rodney Sisk, Fredrick Wheeler; three grandchildren Kiana Croon, Marquez Croon and Taejhon Saunders; one brother, Delma Bryant; one sister, Travis Henson; one son-in-law, Mark Croon; five brothers-in-law, Herbert M. Henson, Nathaniel Thompson, Ronnie Thompson, Carey Adams and James Brooks; seven sisters-in-laws, Karen Bryant, Ernestine Brooks, Carolyn Davies, Vicki Jones, Sandra Daniels, Randy Adams, and Velda Shaw; five uncles, Frank Wheeler, James Bryant, Freddie Bryant, Roy Mills and Rudolph Booker; five aunts, Rosa Mae Jordan, Shirley V. Bryant, Juanita Mills, Shirley A. Bryant and Mary Wheeler; two great-uncles, Frezel Wheeler and Lawrence McKenzie; two great aunts, Estelle Wheeler and Gladys Lee; a host of nieces, nephew, grandnieces and grandnephews; two godmothers, Nadine Bradley and Eula Frazier; special friends, Anthony Cox, Tony Lacy, Elaine Burgess, Jesse Galloway, Lonnie Fishes, Mike Ousley, Clarence Clark and Jeffery Brown, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Tributes

Reginald Wheeler

January 25, 1964 - November 8, 2001