Emanuel Butler, Sr was born September 16, 1925 to Bessie Butler and Howard Moore in King William County, Virginia. He is the oldest of three children, Raymond deceased and Josephine. Known as Bess to family and friends, Emanuel completed his early education in Wilmington and graduated from Howard High School in 1944 where he was a star athlete in football and track and field. Emanuel married his high school sweetheart Elaine Susan Young and this union lasted until her untimely death a few years later. He served in the United States Army during WW1 from 1944 through 1946. He served in Japan during that time. After the war, he attended Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia where he graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education. He earned a Master of Education Degree from Loyola College in Baltimore. Emanuel's first teaching job was at Jarboesville/ G.W. Carver School in St. Mary's County, Maryland. He married Rose Elizabeth Smith deceased while teaching in St. Mary's County in 1956. From this union came Beth Cyril deceased, Barbara Ann, and Emanuel Jr. Emanuel and Rose moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he worked different jobs until he started working for the Baltimore City School System. He taught Physical Education at Houston Woods 181 and Carver Voc-Tech High School 454. While at Carver, he a;so coached football, wrestling, and baseball. The height of his coaching career came in 1979 when the Carver Bears Baseball Team won the Maryland Scholastic Association "B" Conference Championship. He loved teaching and often worked durning the summer at Loyola College in Baltimore with youth in various sports programs. He also enjoyed bowling and for 40 years, he bowled on the duckpin team the Guys and Dolls that was part of the Public School Teachers League. Emanuel loved all sports and attended The Penn Relays yearly. He also enjoyed going to Philadelphia Eagels, Baltimore Orioles, and the Baltimore Bullets games and was a season ticket holder for the Baltimore Colts until the team left the city in 1984. After retiring in 1991, Emanuel enjoyed traveling to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Wilmington to visit with friends and relatives. He was loved by his students and neighbors who always had nothing but good things to say about him. he was a member of Union Baptist Church in Baltimore for over fifty years serving on the Trustee Board, Childcare Board, Me's League and Welcome Circle. He was selected Man of the Year in 2009 by the church. He was also a member of the Baltimore Hampton Alumni Association. Emanuel is survived by his daughter Barbara, son Emanuel, Jr; daughter-in-law, Roislin Butler; son-in-law, Lawrence Bobby Brisco, grandchildren, Shina C. Coclough, Vincent L. Harlee, Jr. Stacy R. Coclough, Sierra S. Scott and Derrick E. and Darrius S. Butler; great-grandchildren, Donald A. Meredith and Kyrell D. Grant; his sister, Josephine and many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews who all will miss him dearly.