BLAST'S WIFE AND GIRLFRIEND HAD COMPETING OBITUARIES PUBLISHED IN THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY

When Leroy Bill ‘Blast’ Black croaked, he left behind a bereaved wife, a bereaved girlfriend and dueling obituaries

The Unconventional Gazette
August 7, 2016

When Leroy Bill ‘Blast’ Black was alive he must have had a blast because he had a ‘loving wife’ as well as a ‘longtime girlfriend. Blast croaked of cancer Tuesday at his home in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

When Blast’s wife and girlfriend couldn’t agree on an obituary, the funeral home accepted one from each of the bereaved survivors. Both obits were published Friday in the Press of Atlantic City, stacked one on top of the other. The wife’s obit was on top.

Here is the obit by Bearetta Harrison Black, his loving wife:

BLACK, LEROY BILL - 55, of Egg Harbor Township died August 2, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 30, 1960 to Ethlyn and Wilfred Black. He is survived by his loving wife, Bearetta Harrison Black and his son, Jazz Black. He was also a father to Malcolm and Josiah Harrison Fitzpatrick. Funeral services will be 2PM, Sunday, August 7, 2016, Greenidge Funeral Homes, 301 Absecon Boulevard, Atlantic CIty, where friends may call from 1PM. An additional viewing will be from 4PM - 6PM, Saturday, August 6, 2016, also at Greenidge Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.greenidgefuneralhomes.com.

And here is the obit by Princess Hall, his longtime girlfriend:

BLACK, LEROY "Blast" - 55 of Egg Harbor Township, passed away at home on August 2, 2016 from cancer of the lungs due to fiberglass exposure. He is survived by: his son, Jazz Black; siblings, Donald, Faye "Cherry", Janet "Vilma", Lorna "Clover", Audrey "Marcia", Sandra "RoseMarie" and a host of other family, friends and neighbors; and his long-tome girlfriend, Princess Hall. He is predeceased by his parents. Bill was employed as a fiberglass technician at South Shore Contractors and Ocean City Water Park. Funeral services will be 2PM, Sunday, August 7, 2016, Greenidge Funeral Homes, 301 Absecon Boulevard, Atlantic CIty, where friends may call from 1PM. An additional viewing will be from 4PM - 6PM, Saturday, August 6, 2016, also at Greenidge Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.greenidgefuneralhomes.com

What can I say other than that all good things must come to an end. And so it was with Blast, who had a blast until the very end. My condolences to Bearetta and Princess.