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A Christian send-off for Reggie Eaves in Atlanta

Reginald Eaves, Jesse Jackson and Hank Aaron at Andrew Young's campaign headquarters after Young’s election as mayor in October 1981. AJC file

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

Reginald Eaves, Jesse Jackson and Hank Aaron at Andrew Young's campaign headquarters after Young’s election as mayor in October 1981. AJC file
By Jim Galloway
June 12, 2015

Reginald Eaves, who died Tuesday at age 81, was the first African-American police commissioner in the city of Atlanta. Many will remember that he later served until 1988 as a Fulton County commissioner. But most have forgotten one thing about Reggie Eaves: He was Jewish.

Nonetheless, he’ll get a Christian send-off later this month, at an 11 a.m. Friday, June 26, service at Ebenezer Baptist Church. From the office of his nephew, Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves:

Those wishing to send cards and greetings to Mr. Eaves' family can direct them to his nephew, John H. Eaves, Chairman, Fulton County Board of Commissioners; 141 Pryor Street SW; 10th Floor; Atlanta, GA

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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