Inside Conditions… Portrait of Eternity—The life and journey of Bill Nunn Jr.

(This is the 3rd installment of a 5 part series on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Bill Nunn Jr. from the upcoming book “Portrait of Eternity; The Life and Journey of Bill Nunn Jr.,” by Aubrey Bruce.)
“In The Sweet Bye and Bye”
It hit me like a ton of bricks.  This would be the final time that the body of Bill Nunn Jr. would rest where the sunlight could adorn his physical being, alive or deceased. This would be his last worship service as part of the congregation of Grace Presbyterian Church.
The sanctuary adorned “sugartop” almost like a 6 feet tall crystal angel sitting atop a 60 feet tall Christmas tree. In case that there may be a few of you who aren’t aware, the name ‘sugartop” is the nickname for the area located in Pittsburgh named Schenley Heights, where the church is located.
The neighborhood remains a bastion for most of the “old money” made over the past 100 years by the elite African-American families that reside there.  It was an overcast day with the threat of rain looming when my friend and I, photographer Thomas Sabol (no not the NFL Sabols) arrived at the church.  I had suggested to Tom that we get there no later than 9:30 a.m. because the service was scheduled to begin at 11a.m. and if we turn up any later than 90 minutes before the memorial began chances were that we would have to park and walk a significant distance to and from the church.