“My heart just fills up and stuff,” said a teary-eyed Dukes, who officially moved in with her children during the last week of December. “Um … I’m just really happy.” After considering several local facilities through which to find a family, Tolbert settled on Alexandria House after learning of its mission and being impressed with some of the added services its counselors provide for their clients.
Meanwhile, Marie Tolbert has come to expect no less acts of humanity on the part of her only son. “He is so giving, and he’s always been that way,” she said. Again, Tolbert reserves and steers all praise in the direction of his father, Jimmy, who now suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and resides in a nearby nursing home.
No doubt, however, Jimmy Tolbert would be moved to know his son still carries with him some of the most germane and valuable life lessons he ever strived to share with him.
“I think if we can share more stories about people doing nice things for other people, and fewer stories about people doing horrible things to other people, that’s a better world,” said Tolbert, who also recently began studying Tibetan Buddhism.
“A big fundamental concept of Buddhism is creating karma by doing good,” he said. Clearly, that’s not just a theory in the world of Tony Tolbert. No question, he’s internalized and taken all the principles to heart.
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Glenn Minnis is a NYC-based sports and culture writer. Follow him on Twitter at @glennnyc.
God is still awesome in all His ways!!!!
Mr. Tolbert, God will richly bless you ten times over, and over and over.
God Bless you, Mr. Tolbert. You will be blessed more and more for what you’ve done to help this family. God is so good!! And because of your up bringing God is working through you what we’re suppose to do as Christians. You have planted the seeds that needed to be “Harvest”. Continue doing what God has put in your heart to do. May God continue to bless you and your parents.
WHO DOES THAT ….. ONLY A MAN OF GOD. TI’S REALLY REALLY AWESOME !!!
I don’t want to be the Kill Joy here – but I just pray these people take care of his home.
Praise God!!! It’s so easy for us to hold on tightly to the money we earn and the things we posses in life . By Tony Tolbert’s example, I pray this helps us as a people realize that You alone gave us the ability to do our jobs, earn the money and buy the things we want/need. Help us to be open-handed such as Mr. Tolbert in our giving to show our thanks to You. God Bless you Mr. Tolbert!
God Bless Mr. Tolbert. He’s a beautiful soul as well as his father. I admire him fully.
Now this is a beautiful story, may Mr. Tolbert be richly blessed.
Beautiful!!!!….. Believe it or not this kind of thing happens quiet often in the black community but it’s not as news worthy as reporting our negative actions. Thanks Black America Web and I hope to see more stories on us like this because no one else is gonna show the REAL us.
upto I looked at the check which said $8669, I be certain that…my… best friend was like actualey receiving money in there spare time on their apple laptop.. there dads buddy haz done this for less than 9 months and resently repaid the morgage on there place and bought a gorgeous Alfa Romeo. I went here …… BIT40.ℂOℳ
Ever heard of if you have nothing good to say, don’t say anything. Everything does not need to be said and it sure does not have to be said by you. I will bet your afflicted soul can’t comprehend what I am saying.