Herlen Bess:
CLASS OF 1968
Forest Park High School 406Class of 1968
Baltimore, MD
Herlen's Story
Herlen is from Baltimore, Maryland. He is married. His schools include Forest Park High School 406. He later attended University Of Maryland. He works(ed) at OMNI ELEVATOR COMPANY, INC..
Herlen's interests include Ray Rice, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Politics, NBA basketball, Baltimore Ravens, MLB, The Steel Curtain, Joe Flacco, Andrew Mccutchen, Derrick Mason. Music he likes includes ♥ Jill Scott ♥, Jennifer Hudson, Official Kirk Franklin. Books he likes include The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer. Movies he likes include 42 (film), The Greatest Story Ever Told. TV shows he likes include MSNBC Documentaries, Piers Morgan Live, The Cycle.
One of Herlen's favorite quotes is:"That which does not kill you makes you stronger.".
More about Herlen:"Born at University Hospital in Baltimore, Md. (April 29, 1950)
Isabelle Handy/Mother...
Alphonsus Albert Bess/Father
Lived at 607 Lafayette Avenue in Baltimore, Md. (1950-1953) with my two adorable cousins Michael and Wayne Wright
Lived at 1919 Arlington Avenue in Baltimore, Md, (1953-1955)
Partly raised by Laura Lee Barnes
Attended P.S. 121 Elementary School
Lived at 2401 West North Avenue in Baltimore, Md. (1955-1960)
Mother, Isabelle Handy married my Step Father Jasper Bernard Grady in 1956
Attended P.S. 142 (Robert Coleman
Elementary School)
Brother born/ Artemus Grady 1957
Lived at 4118 Fairview Avenue in Baltimore, Md. (1960-1972)
Sister Born: Alexis Grady 1960
Attended P.S. 64 Elementary School
Became a Boy Scout (Troop 261) from 1962-1966
(Robert Louis Harper/Scout Master)
Attended Garrison Jr. High School
Attended Forest Park Senior High School Class of 1968
Forest Park Activities (Football, Swimming, Track and Field)
First Afro-American to win the McCormick Unsung Hero Award in 1967
Attended The Community College of Baltimore Class of 1970
Worked during the Summers of 1970, 1971 & 1972 at WJZ-TV (Channel 13/ Baltimore) as an Audio Engineer (Robert Donahue/ Chief Engineer)
Missed out on going to the Vietnam War because of Asthma in 1970
Became involved with my father Alphonsus Bess and second mother Dolorous Bess along with my other brothers, George Conaway and Alphonsus Bess Jr. (Guy) and Sisters, Lynette, Darlene, Andrea and Valerie Bess
First Offspring Born in 1971 (Daughter Janean L. Bess )(Margaret Bernice Littlejohn /Mother)
Attended University of Maryland Class of 1972
Worked in the Elevator Industry as an apprentice and Mechanic for Otis Elevato...Expand for more
r from 1972-1981
Second Offspring Born in 1973 (Son, Herlen E. Bess Jr.)(Patricia Diane Smith / Mother)
Married Patricia Diane Smith October 1974
Grandmother died (Isabelle Handy
84 year of age/November 1977)
Divorced Patricia Smith Bess September 1978
Third Offspring Born in 1979) (Trevor D. Bess)( Margaret Bernice Littlejohn /Mother)
Became a Member of Wayland Baptist Church (Rev. Darneal Johnson Jr.and Rev. Hoffman Brown / Pastors) January 1979
(Sang on the Wayland
Baptist Church Male Chorus)
Married Margaret Bernice Littlejohn in 1983
Worked as a State of Maryland Elevator Inspector from 1981-1985
Attended New Psalmist Baptist Church Wednesday Services...First meet Rev. Walter Scott Thomas (December 1981)
Fourth Offspring Born in 1985 (Troy Walter Damien Bess) (Margaret Bernice Littlejohn Bess/Mother)
Vice President of National Elevator Company from 1985-1989
Bruce Pope/ President
Vice President of Omni Elevator Company from 1989-2008
Margaret Bess/President 1989-Present
First Grandson born in 1993 (Kenneth Smith)
Second Grandson born in 1996 (Quincy Jones)
Became a member of New Antioch Baptist Church of Randlestown in 2004 (Pastor... Rev. Kenneth Barney Sr.)
(Sang on the Men of Praise Choir)
President of Able Elevator Inspection Service from 2008-Present
Retired from Elevator Industry May 1, 2008 (36 Years of Service/ September 1972 to May 2008)
Member of New Psalmist Baptist Church (February 2011 to Present) (Bishop Walter Scott Thomas/ Paster)
(Presently Singing on the Brotherhood Choir)
I am the Sunday School Teacher for Mt. Pleasant AME Church in Owings Mills Md; (Rev. Clifford Sparrow/ Pastor) July 2011-Present
Enjoy Fellowshiping with My wife at her church, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church/ Bishop Leroy Gillard/ Pastor)
Had Third Grandson in 2009 (Jayden Blount)
Had first Great Grand Daughter in 2011 (Kemora Williams)
Fourth Grandson Born Feb. 9, 2011 (Grayson Michael Herlen Bess)
Traveled extensively from 1990 to Present
Have been in every state in the union except Oregon
Have been to Europe, Asia and Africa
Visited Australia in March 2013
Will visit, Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand in 2014
Will visit the following countries in 2015 Belgium, Denmark, Finland Germany, Ireland and The Netherlands
Will visit the following countries in 2016
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland
And The United Kingdom
Will Tour the entire Continent of Africa in 2017".
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