Tuesday October 22 2019
Brother James Matthew Cunningham was born on March 20, 1949, to the late Richard Cunningham, Sr., and Bessie Mae Brown Cunningham in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was the third oldest of ten children. One grandson, Daqwain of Greensboro, North Carolina, preceded him in death. He received his education at Old Dillard Elementary and Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Later on, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he fought in the Vietnam War with the 86th Maint BN. Returning back to the States, Mike did 14 years in the Army Reserve, earning his Staff Sergeant Rank. He furthered his education at Broward Community College. He retired in 2006, at the age of 57, after working for 35 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Services. He was born into a Baptist family, but he joined St. John United Methodist Church in 1992 to be with his wife and children, where he served on many boards, such as the Trustee, PPR, Usher #2, United Methodist Men’s Ministry, Boys to Men, Lay Leadership Committee, Male Choir of St. John, the New Generation & Mass Choir, and he was a church van driver to transport members to and from church and special events. Also, Mike came up with the name, “St. John On The Move”. Brother Cunningham was well known in Fort Lauderdale as Mike, Big Money, Too Tall, Slim, Puss, Pop, Dad, Grandpa, and Dr. Mike. Mike loved to travel, dress well, wear Stacey Adams shoes, sing, make Homemade Lasagna, and he was a yard man with an excellent green thumb, with plants, lawn and fruit trees. His favorite colors were black and burgundy. Being a Christian man, he had a strong belief in God, and believed that the family must pray together everyday before our day started. Mike lived in Fort Lauderdale most of his life, until April 2016, when he and his wife, Mary, moved to Tampa, Florida. Then later on joined First Baptist Church of Progress Village in 2017. On February 17, 2019, Brother Cunningham fell in his house. Due to Parkinson’s Disease, he broke his hip joint on the right side. From February 18, 2019 to July 26, 2019, two more surgeries were performed in the same area, and then, after rehab, he was never able to regain standing and walking on his own. By having Agent Orange from the Vietnam War, Parkinson took over his body functions, causing infections in his blood, bones, and lungs (bronchitis), which ultimately caused his death on October 22, 2019 at 12:50 p.m. God came and rescued his son. Read Less To send flowers in memory of James Cunningham, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. Afficher cette page en : Français Traduire Désactiver pour : Anglais Options ▼
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of James Cunningham Tuesday October 22 2019.
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