Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Elijah "Buddy" Green was a long-time family friend. According to my mother, he "taught" me how to walk.
He was like a son to my parents and a big brother to me. I will cherish with fondness the great memories I have of his friendship with my family. After he moved away from Raleigh, he visited us yearly. Over the years his health began to fail and when Thelma called my mom for Buddy to talk to her, she would take such delight in hearing his voice and talking to him about old times. Her face would light up as she reminded me of how he "looked after" me like a proud big brother and was a best friend to my father and her.
Oh behalf of my mother, Minnie Buchanan Scott and, in memory of my late father, Roosevelt Scott, I extend most heartfelt condolences to Buddy's family.