The Family at 515 Church Street: My 98-Year-Old Father, Ray Charles, and the Memoir Dropping Father's Day

What My Parents Carried

Two weeks ago, my mother became a published author at 96 years young. One week ago, my father joined her at 98. On today's walk, I talk about carrying — the stories we hold for years before we set them down, and why the moment to set yours down is never behind you. Naomi Good by Gladys Duhart and The Joneses by Lyrie Duhart are both on Amazon now. Naomi Good https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4F8GNW7 The Joneses https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4CB4XRQ

Father's Day Episode — The Joneses Launch

Today is Father's Day — and today my father, Lyrie Duhart, becomes a published author at 98 years young. In this episode I walk you through what it means to release a debut novel nearly a century into a life: the jazz years, the Army, the decades of work, and the story he carried the whole time. The Joneses is here. So is my mother's debut, Naomi Good. Two parents, two books, one family still standing. A Father's Day reflection on why it is never, ever too late to tell the story you were meant to tell. #FoodForThought #FathersDay #TheJoneses #NaomiGood #WeAreStillStanding

Special Launch Episode — Naomi Good Is Live

Today is a glory day. My mother, Gladys Duhart, 96 years young, releases her debut novel — Naomi Good, a story of faith, family, and grace. The ebook is live on Amazon today. In this special launch-morning walk, I share what the book is really about: a woman who falls, refuses to let her past be the final word, and rises. The same gospel I preach on this walk every day. It is never too late. My mother is the proof. Walk with me, then go download the Naomi Good ebook — live today. Paperback and signed copies coming soon. Food for Thought. Fired Up. God Bless. Peace Out. #NaomiGood #WeStillStanding #GeorgeGeesMediaNetwork

3 of the June launch runway

Two weeks out, and everything changes. On June 14, George's mother, Gladys Duhart, becomes a published author at 96 years young with her debut novel, Naomi Good. One week later, on Father's Day, June 21, his father, Lyrie Duhart - a jazzman who played with Ray Charles in 1943, an Army veteran, soon to turn 99 - releases his first book, The Joneses. In this walk, George counts down to both launches and carries one truth: you are never too old, never too late, to begin the thing God placed in your heart. Two elders. Two debut books. One bloodline still standing. Grab the free first chapter of both books (link below) and mark your calendar: June 14 and June 21. #NaomiGood #TheJoneses #WeAreStillStanding *  Free first chapter - Naomi Good: https://georgegeesmedianetwork.com/naomigood [https://georgegeesmedianetwork.com/naomigood] *  Free first chapter - The Joneses: https://georgegeesmedianetwork.com/thejoneses [https://georgegeesmedianetwork.com/thejoneses] *  George Gee's Media Network: GeorgeGeesMediaNetwork.com [http://GeorgeGeesMediaNetwork.com]

The Family at 515 Church Street: My 98-Year-Old Father, Ray Charles, and the Memoir Dropping Father's Day

My father, Lyrie Duhart, is 98 years young. Army veteran. Retired postal worker. In 1943 he shared a stage with a young Ray Charles at the South Street Casino in Orlando, Florida. For years he has told the story of the Joneses, a Black family who lived right there in his neighborhood at 515 Church Street, Church Street Alley. Now, at 98, he writes it down. His debut memoir, The Joneses, drops Father's Day, Sunday June 21. Free first chapter waiting for you at GeorgeGeesMediaNetwork.com/thejoneses.