WASHUNGTON — Booker T., 76; born Nov. 4, 1944 Fort Worth, Texas; died July 4, 2021 Seattle, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Jacquie; son, Booker Troy; surrogate children: Tonya Blair (Samuel Sales), Venus Mollette/Glenn, & Ronald Lewis; brothers: Cliff Ellis (Althelia), Willie Washington (Charlotte); uncles: Phillip Jackson (Nancy), and Lewis Jackson; sisters-in-law: Regena Bethea (Joseph), Betty Chambers, Gena Burkley, Gilda Jasmine; brothers-in-law: Michael Bethea (Virginia), Robert Bethea, Jr. (Debra), Marion Chambers, Jr. (Joyce).