“Tiny No Small Matter”

Ouinton “Tiny Ming was known as a (Dock Hill Bye) he may have been small in stature but he had the boldest demeaner anyone would ever see. Tiny as he was known was a people person and he had no problem socializing and sharing his wit. He always shared the story of why he was called “Tiny” and one certainly did not disbelieve him. He had some very close friends that were not much bigger than him. Melvin (Mel) White and Raymond (Ray-Bac) Baxter, Tiny and Raymond were the Sports fanatics.

Quinton was a sports lover and played football in his earlier years for Dock Hill Rangers, Devonshire Lions, and Key West. He was a dynamic football player and because of his small stature he could move like streaks of lighting. He was a stanch supporter of North Village Football team and Devonshire Cougars. Tiny also threw his hat in the ring with soft ball. He was a mentor extraordinaire. Not only was he the coach to the soft ball team the Diamonettes, P.C.C Royals and the Eaglettes, he also worked along with Harold (Doc) Dowling in helping some of the young boys of the North Village football teams reach their potential. Tiny can be credited for training many young people and by doing so lots of players made the National team. A formidable softball player he was among the trainers for the legendary women’s team THE BIG BLUE MACHINE in the 1960-70’s.

He was not a judgmental person and definitely well known, one could hear him coming a mile off with his hearty laughter when he wanted you to know he was around in the area. He was not adverse to taking newspapers to seniors throughout his beloved North Village. He loved the Village and joined with an elected team of Villagers Etc. Ottiewell Simmons, Nelson Bascome, Edwin Wilson, Stanley Morton, Kenneth Dill, Joy Wilson-Tucker , Violet Brangman and Helen Dowling known as the North Village Action Group to help clean the neighbourhood up of it’s vast drug traffic and very seldom did he miss a meeting to discuss what action should be taken for the task.

Quinton (Tiny) worshipped at the Heard Chapel African Methodist Church on Glebe Road in Pembroke. He believed in getting involved. He taught Sunday School and served on several boards, He was a Trustee, served the Missionary Society, Prison Ministry Team, Sons of Allen and Christian Education. He could be seen on many Sundays packing his car with a young boys football team and taking them to Sunday School and Church. On many occasions he would be seen marching up the Isle with the St. Paul’s A.M.E. men’s day choir. He just loved to help where ever help was needed. One of his last notable task was to assist the North Village Action Group in dedicating a park in memory of William Francis Wilson 2nd. on St. Monica’s Road in Pembroke.

In the Spring of 2023 a bench was dedicated in his memory at the well known play ground commonly known as “PIG FIELD”. An honour well deserved. You will be missed my friend but your memory will live on forever.

Submitted by Joy Wilson-Tucker Researcher