William H. Blue
Published 12:26 pm Saturday, May 23, 2009
Name: William H. Blue
Age: 88
Occupation and title: Retired/NAACP president
Spouse’s name: The late Dotsie Blue
Children’s names and ages: Dorothy, Lionel and the late William Blue
Church affiliation: New Mount Zion Baptist
If I could change my name, I’d make it: : I like my name
People say I look like: A preacher
TV show I never miss: CNN
The secret to happiness is: Treat everybody right
I wish I knew how to: Be a better Christian
Song I’d love to sing karaoke to: “I’ll Trust In The Lord”
If I had to eat only three foods for the rest of my life, they’d be: Chicken, steak and fish
Three words that best describe me: Meek, outgoing and jolly
One superpower I wish I had: Have more of the Holy Ghost
Book currently on my nightstand: Bible
My proudest achievement: When I shook hands with Queen Elizabeth in October of 1959
My most humbling moment: Living alone at a very old age but God is able
My most recent trip: Baltimore
My life won’t be complete until: I see Jesus
My friends think I’m: An outspoken person
I really lose my cool when: I see other people treat other people bad
Favorite college sports team: Notre Dame
Favorite pro sports team: N.Y. Mets
Favorite color: Pink
the best life lesson I’ve learned and who taught me: Being a supervisor at St. Regis, union president for 33 years.
What is the best decision you’ve made in life?: Leaving North Carolina and moving to Virginia in 1941
THE local charitable or nonprofit organization I wish more people would support: NAACP
This gives me the blues: When I see people treat other people wrong
My best childhood memory: Slipping to the old swimming pool
My most recent venture: Going back home to Radford, N.C.