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IN MEMORIAM: “He Took A Bullet for Me,’’ Famed Wilmington 10 Leader Remembers Comrade, Marvin “Chilly” Patrick

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Chilly took a bullet for me,” Chavis, the President, and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), somberly recalled as he stood outside at Evergreen Church Cemetery in Columbus County, North Carolina, where his friend Patrick was laid to rest on December 26, 2020.

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5 years ago

December 27, 2020

Stacy M. Brown

Marvin "Chilly" Patrick, who was born in Wilmington, NC in 1952, died Saturday, December 19, at the age of 68 from complications of COVID-19 and heart problems.

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Stacy M. Brown

A Little About Me: I'm the co-author of Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway and her son, Stevie Wonder (Simon & Schuster) and Michael Jackson: The Man Behind The Mask, An Insider's Account of the King of Pop (Select Books Publishing, Inc.) My work can often be found in the Washington Informer, Baltimore Times, Philadelphia Tribune, Pocono Record, the New York Post, and Black Press USA.