Ballou Class of 1988 Reunions

WAKE AND FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS for our BELOVED BALLOU KNIGHT: Dimone Long

🕊️ In Loving Memory of Dimone G. Long Sr. 🕊️

All who knew and loved our friend and beloved Knight, Dimone G. Long, Sr., are invited him to join his family in the celebration of his life and legacy:

📅 Monday, October 13, 2025

📍 Wiseman Funeral Home
4591 Allentown Rd.
Suitland, MD 20746

🕰️ Viewing: 10:00 AM

🕰️ Homegoing Service: 11:00 AM

🕰️ Interment:
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
4001 Suitland Rd.
Suitland, MD 20746

🕰️ Repast: 4:00 PM
101 Whistling Wood Court
Accokeek, MD

🔗 For those unable to attend in person, the service will be live streamed via the funeral home’s website.

Though he may no longer walk beside us, his love, laughter, and light will live on forever in our hearts. 💛✨

Please join me as we provide 💙💛 KNIGHTS LOVE💙💛 to his children, his family, to our beloved Knight sister, Sherita McLamore Jones, and his current wife (Marie), and his ex-wife Jamie (Era).

📌 Please come is a sea of 💙BLUE💙.

📌 Karen Lucas will have yellow carnations and safety pins for our lapels to identify us as Alumni.

📌 Karen Lucas will also have yellow carnations with blue ribbons to place on the casket before he is interned.

📌 Karen Lucas and Lavonia Shirley can be texted via Facebook Messenger if you have questions about theday of the service.

Love you all!

Subject: In Memoriam: Dimone Long

Dear Knight Family,

It is with profound sadness that I share the passing of our beloved brother, Dimone Long.

A key part of our hearts and our Knight Family history now rests with God, but will never be forgotten. Dimone’s life and spirit are woven into the fabric of our shared journey—from the hallways of Ballou to the bonds that have carried us through the years. His presence, laughter, and love left an indelible mark on all who knew him, and his memory will continue to unite us as brothers and sisters in the Knight legacy.

Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. We ask that you lift up Sherrita, Jamie (Era), and Marie, along with his children, with your heartfelt prayers and wishes for love, comfort, and healing during this difficult time.

I am in contact with Sherrita and will share funeral and memorial arrangements with the Knight Family as soon as they are known.

Knights4Ever
💙💛 Karen

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Karen Williams, a wife, mother, sister, cousin, grandmother and a friend
passed away yesterday morning, December 25. As we reflect on our memories of her, we know she was an advocate, staple and pillar in
the Hillcrest community and all of Ward 7. Her documented and demonstrated dedication to improving education in addition to her commitment to community, especially the Hillcrest Community, were unmatched. Please keep Earl Williams and the entire family in
your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Celebration-of-her life arrangements have not yet been finalized.

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