Rev. Dr. Albert Ernest Hutcheson Ii, J. P.,

Rev. Dr. Albert Ernest Hutcheson II, J. P. Age 80 Years of #21 Greenway Drive, 
Golden Gates #2 Nassau, New Providence, the Bahamas, went home to be with the Lord at 
North Shore Medical Center Hospice on Friday, August 31, 2001.

Asquith or Uncle Asquith as he lovingly called by his family and friends was born in the 
quaint and historic settlement of Alice Town Eleuthera, Bahamas on Thursday, March 17, 1921.

The Rev. Dr. A. E. Hutcheson received the greater portion of his education 
under the tutorship of the Rev. Dr. Percy Alexander Gibson at the elementary 
school at Hatchet Bay Eleuthera to whom he is very much indebted.

On Sunday, August 20, 1944 he met and married Belle Emerald Hepburn. 
This union produced four children.

He enrolled at the University of the West Indies in Kingston Jamaica in 1971 
and also the United Theological College on the Mona Campus. He was successful 
in obtaining his Bachelor of Theology Degree at the American Baptist Theological 
Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee. He successfully passed the high school 
achievement test in Nashville; he was ordained to the Christian Ministry the 
year of his graduation at Spruce Baptist Church, then pastured by the 
Rev. Caesar W. Clarke. After graduating from American Baptist Theological Seminary, 
Dr. Hutcheson served as the editor of the Baptist News Weekly and was a founding 
member of the first black political grouping in the Bahamas, called the Citizen's 
Committee in Nassau. He was also a founding member of the People's Penny Savings Bank.

Dr. Hutcheson has had more than nine years experience in welfare work in the United States 
and the Bahamas. In the United States, he pastured a church in Perrine Florida, he also served 
as a presiding officer in general elections in the Bahamas. He served as a probation officer in 
Kendall Florida for a number of years and he served as a minister at the 
Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Miami Florida. During the early 60's, 
he became a Civil Rights Activist in South Florida and had the opportunity to 
march alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he played an instrumental role in 
participating in boycotts and other struggles for civil rights. During the years, 
he received notable commendations from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and former 
United States President William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton.

He served as the first Probation Officer in the family islands. At Freeport Grand Bahama 
in the Ministry of Labor and Welfare, and was elected President of the Grand Bahama Christian 
Council, he also formerly served as an administrative assist. While in Grand Bahama, 
he was a member of the Hurricane Committee, the Grand Bahama Cemetery Board 
and the Grand Bahama Bible Society. He has also served as the Historian of the 
Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention and has been 
heralded as an Historian of the commonwealth of the Bahamas. He is a member 
of the Bahamas Writer's Society.

In 1973, he served as liaison Officer of the Bahamas Christian Council and 
Independence Secretariat during the independence era. He played a key role 
in directing the National religious program for the Independence Day Celebration 
of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. In 1974, on the recommendation of the 
Prime Minister Pindling's Cabinet, the late Sir Milo B. Butler appointed him as a 
Justice of the Peace throughout the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

His beloved uncle, the late Rev. Dr. H. W. Brown was his personal mentor and 
he served as Associate Minister under his pastorship for a number of years. 
His nephew and confidant, the late Archdeacon William Thompson and he 
served together in the Bahamas Christian Council for many years. 
He also served as the associate Pastor at Mission Baptist Church under Rev. Dr. R. E. Cooper.

Most recently, Dr. Hutcheson served as the Associate Pastor of the 
Kemp Road Union Baptist Church, of which Rev. Ivan Ford Butler,
B. A., is the pastor. He was the expositor of the church, he is the author 
of This Is Their Story-Independence 1973, a book that traces the life stories of some of the 
most distinguished Bahamian Clergymen who have helped to shape the history of the Bahamas, 
before it became an independent nation on July 10, 1973. In addition, he was noted for his posture 
in society for speaking out on a number of issues that affected the people of the Bahamas and was 
found writing a number of articles in the Nassau Guardian, the Journal and the Tribune.

Dr. Hutcheson was an active member of the Bahamas Christian Council and 
appeared on its television programs. He was recognized by the media on several 
occasions and was known to have preached on Morning devotions as well as on 
the "In Touch" radio program.

On the recommendation of the Rev. Dr. Philip Rahming, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Robertson, 
the President of Richmond Virginia Seminary in Richmond Virginia on Monday, June 25, 1990 
awarded Dr. Hutcheson the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity at a service at 
Messiah Baptist Church in Nassau, Bahamas.

He was the first to advocate that the Nassau International Airport, 
should be named the Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling International Airport. 
But most of all, he was a man that truly loved God and all of his service 
was based on his adoration of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To God Be The Glory!!

Rev. Dr. Albert Ernest Hutcheson II is preceded in death by his:
Father: Rev. Albert Ernest Sr.;
Mother: Mrs. Alma Jane Brown-Hutcheson;
First Wife: Belle Emerald Hepburn-Hutcheson;
Son: Albert;
Brothers: Rev. John Mervin and Melvin Hutcheson;
Sister: Erma Hepburn;

The Radiance of this "Bloodstone of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of his:
Wife: Ruby Hutcheson;
One Son: Albert E. Hutcheson III; 
Two Daughters: Ernestine Major and former Senator Alma A. Adams;
Three Step Children: Petrona, Shenette and Shawn;
One Grand Son: Pete Hutcheson;
Two Grand Daughters: Alana Apryl Ingraham of Miramar, Florida and Albertha Hutcheson;
Three Great Grand Children: Patrel, Emerald and Nyesha Hutcheson;
One Brother: Cardinal Hutcheson;
Five Sisters: Corene Thompson, Almatha "Mattie" Hutcheson and Rhona Bethel;
Thirty-One Grand Nephews and Nieces: Detective Constable of Police 964 Robert Jr., 
Trevor, Michael, Candida, Tshura, Makelle, Tanya, Kovan, Leslie, Shenique, Sherelle, Nicole, 
Anishka, Kenton, Melissa, Zina, John, Shamila, Kendria, Maurisa, Raymond, Sharmaine, Alena, 
Uriza, Victoria, Anthony, Denzel, Miaeda, Leah, James II and Kellen;
Three Adopted Sons: Police Constables Jack and Jimmy and Floyd Walker;
Six Aunts: Dorell, Fredericka, Miriam and Helen Brown;
Two Brothers-in-law: Claudius Bethel and Roscoe Wilberforce Hepburn;
One Sister-in-law: Natalie Hutcheson;
Seventeen Nephews: Suffragan Bishop Gilbert and Dr. Philip Thompson, Leonard Jr., 
Jerry, Lindbergh, Customs Officer Albert, Assistant Superintendent of Police Kirkland, Edward, 
Whitfield, Victor, Maurice and Police Sergeant 503 James Hutcheson I, Barry, Glen, Garth and 
Julian Hepburn, Harry and Walter Rolle and Robert Higgs of Miami, Florida;
Fourteen Nieces: Maria Ferguson, Andrea Pinder, Nellie Strachan, Janet, Germaine, Janice, 
Theresa and Orrine Hutcheson, Melony and Crystal Hepburn, Gloria, Naomi, Joan and 
Albertha Rolle of Miami, Florida;
Three Nephews-in-law: Police Inspector Robert Pinder Sr., Kenneth Strachan and Matthew Ferguson;
Seven Nieces-in-law: Gaynell, Darnell, Karen, Vanrea, Bernadette, June and Robyn Hutcheson;
Other loving family and friends including: Marie Hutcheson, Dr. Portia Jordan, Rosie Schmutz, 
Gail, William "Billie", John, Victor, Christopher, Owen, Whitington, McNair, Les and Partick Brown, 
Terecita Carey, Wendell G. Dean II, Rev. Sandra Neville, Dr. Levania Stewart, Tony Percentie, Sybil Miller, 
Cassandra Bethel, Miriam Curling, Calsey and Stephen Johnson,Beverly Archer, Julio Thompson, Norma, 
Yvonne Williams, Jouette, Veronica Duncanson, Allen Ingraham, Pedro Adams, Calvin Major, Linda Rolle, 
Pastor Ivan f. Butler Jr., Rev. Dr. Philip Rahming, Bishop Ross and Ebony Davis, Bishop Samuel Greene, 
Rev. Dr. John Roker, Pastor Glenroy Deveaux, Bishop Neil Ellis, Bishop Victor T. Curry, Herb Coleman, 
Shelia Hall, Eric George, Sister Winder, Sister Audrey Taylor, Sister Webb, Rev. Jeffrey O. Murray, 
Sister Thompson, Rev. Thurston, Mrs. Wallace, Rev. Dan Scott, Mr. Kendal Hepburn, Rev. Robert Colebrooke, 
Mr. Hervis Bain and their families, the Brown, Coakley, Dean, Farrington, Johnson, Kemp, Stewart, 
and the Hatchet Bay Eleuthera Community, other member of his family for which spacing does not allow.
Special Thanks to: St. Annes School, Dr. Gershwin Blyden, Bethel Baptist Church, 
Kemp Road Union Baptist Church, St. Agnes Parish and The New Birth Baptist Church.