Dwight Louis Singleton's Obituary
Dwight was born in the winter on January 24, 1958, in Manhattan. The family had moved there from Atlanta, Georgia some years before when Dwight’s father answered the call to become the President of the Northeastern Conference. The family lived on the fourth floor of the building that housed the Northeastern Conference Offices and next door to the historic City Tabernacle SDA Church; both would have a profound effect on Dwight’s character. He was the sixth and last child born to Elder Harold and Mary Louise Singleton. As the baby, he became the focus of the family. He was a handsome little boy, born with bright red hair, and would sit for hours quietly in his crib. As he grew, he became inquisitive and loved to get into things around the house. He liked to get into Mama’s pots and pans turning the cupboards topsy-turvy in the process. The whole family just took to him and were dedicated to taking care of this happy little fellow.
When Dwight was about a year old, the family moved to a house in St. Albans, New York where Dwight grew up splashing in the fishpond and bonding with stray kitties. He would ride his tricycle vigorously up and down Quincer Road always trailing behind his older brothers and sister.
Elder Singleton, Dwight’s father, accepted a ministerial call to move to Washington, DC. in order to take up a position in the Worldwide Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The family relocated to Washington, D.C. and Dwight began home schooling with his mother who had been a teacher prior to her marriage. Dwight was a quick learner and his mother loved to teach him as she had taught several of her other children. By the age of seven, he entered the second grade at Sligo SDA Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland. He made many friends while attending Sligo in large part because of his warm personality and easy-going nature. After graduating from Sligo in the eighth grade, he attended Takoma Academy for the next four years, graduating with a high school diploma. He is remembered with great fondness by many students who attended Takoma Academy with him. He then matriculated at Columbia Union College, now renamed Washington Adventist University.
Along life’s way, Dwight became a very good athlete. He ran track, played tennis, basketball, football and baseball, which was his predominate sport. He was well-coordinated, strong and had a good eye for competitive sports and athletic activities. In adulthood, he maintained his vast knowledge of sports. He also enjoyed music and loved Ledo Pizza. One of his fun nicknames was, “Petunia,” but he had other nicknames, such as “Dight,” “Beasties” and the “Beast.”
Dwight’s career path led him to marketing and sales. He also developed an expertise in employee benefits and designed employee benefit packages for corporations. He was very good at meeting new people and helping them to determine their needs and then guiding them to fulfill those needs. Whether in sales or human resources he had a knack for helping people achieve their goals.
Dwight lived and worked in the Washington DC area and in Tampa, Florida before moving to Warrenton, Virginia. Dwight met Pam at IAC in Warrenton as they both worked there. Dwight started working there two weeks after Pam. Their very first conversation consisted of Dwight asking Pam where the bathroom was. He didn't really have to use the bathroom. That was just his way of breaking the ice. One of the first things that impressed Dwight about Pam was her purse that she had sitting on her desk. He always talked about noticing her purse. He was immediately smitten, with her and her purse, and within a week or two had made a decision to marry Pam. They dated for a year before getting married in a beautiful garden wedding ceremony on August 6, 2005, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Dwight had a great sense of humor, a quick smile and a ready laugh. As a child, he, Ken and Marilyn used to help set up booby traps for their older brother, Alvin. Dwight would gather the necessary materials that he, Ken and Marilyn would use to set a trap for Alvin’s return home in the evening. When Alvin opened his bedroom door, falling items would make clattering noises. Dwight would laugh with great glee when the trap went off. All of this was done in good fun and love. He was affectionate and liked to be involved with people. He was easy going, cooperative and did not complain when someone did him a wrong. He was essentially a kind person. He accepted people for who they were and did his best to help them become their best.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his loving wife, Pamela, step-daughter, Hannah Nara, his brothers Harold Singleton, Jr. of California, Alvin Singleton (Gloria), of Maryland, Dr. Kenneth Singleton (Ursuline) of Maryland, and sister, Marilyn Singleton Dimas, of Virginia. He also leaves his mother-in-law, Mary Clyburn, brother-in-law, Earl Clyburn, and sister-in-law, Teresa Sarver, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many close friends and co-workers, all of whom will miss him tremendously. Dwight was a friend to all and a stranger to none. His kindness and tender heart will always remain in the memory of those who knew him.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 8, 2019 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, VA.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel with Michael Webb officiating.
Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery.
Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is serving the family.
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