Adrian Brind Gillespie

Adrian Brind GILLESPIE Adrian Brind Gillespie was born on Jun 6, 1951, to Mr. Lloyd and Mrs. Ezell Gillespie in Greeneville Tennessee. On August 20, God needed another angel to come and work in his vineyard. At an early age, he accepted Christ and was baptized at Friendship Baptist Church in Greeneville. After graduating from Greeneville High School, he attended Bluefield State College where he received an A. S. degree in Recreational Leadership. He also received similar degrees from the Community College of the Air Force and St. Leo College in Tampa Florida. Adrian served his country proudly in the United States Air Force until his military retirement. He joined the Federal Government Service as a Special Needs Advisor at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany where he received his second retirement when his health began to fail in 2014. Spending over half of his adult life in Germany in military and civilian service, he was an active member of the Vogelweh Gospel Service as a member of and later President of the Usher Board. Adrian enjoyed an extension to his football career as a running back for the Sembach Tigers where he enjoyed a 1000 yard season and continued to as a running back for the Ramstein Rams (both in Germany). He also was a volunteer coach at Kaiserslautern High School and later Ramstein High School where they enjoyed several championships. In October 2009 he was the first African American to be inducted in the Greeneville High School Hall of Fame. His main loves in life were his wife, children, grandchildren, cousins, friends, traveling, and sports, especially football. He was a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Adrian was proceeded in death by his parents: Lloyd and Ezell Gillespie; one sister: Allarue Gillespie; two brothers: George William Gillespie, Jimmy” Allan Gillespie; and one nephew: Brad Gillespie. He leaves to mourn his loving wife Terrelyn, one son Reginald Allan, two daughters: Amber Renee and Andrea Rochelle, grandsons, Kyzir and Kamryn. Three nephews, Darrell Gillespie, Thomas Lloyd Watson, Brenton Gillespie, two nieces: Tiffany Hinton and Ashley Gillespie; one aunt: Linda Schofield, very special and dear cousins: Ann and Jane Giles, Brenda and Brigitte Black, Judy Elder (Gordy), Shelia Washington, Daxton Barkley and other family and friends that will greatly miss Adrian. The family will receive friends from 12 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the funeral service following at 1 p.m. at the Mullins and Thompson Funeral Service, Fredericksburg Chapel. The Rev. C.C. Mills will officiate. Burial will be at Quantico National Cemetery.