NewYork - Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts dies at the age of 73.

 NEW YORK - - The dearest Fire up. Dr. Calvin Butts has kicked the bucket. He was 73 years of age.

The Abyssinian Baptist Church shared the news Friday morning on its virtual entertainment pages.

The congregation said the reverend passed calmly early earlier today.

He filled in as the minister for over 30 years and abandons a fantastic tradition of administration to the two his confidence local area and to New York City.

Gov. Hochul: Fire up. Butts "exemplified certified powerful power"

I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend, Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III. Rev. Butts embodied true spiritual leadership — with a commitment to faith, community, & mentorship that I was honored to witness in our work together. My heart is with his family in this difficult time.

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) October 28, 2022

"I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend, Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III," the governor tweeted. "Rev. Butts embodied true spiritual leadership - with a commitment to faith, community, & mentorship that I was honored to witness in our work together. My heart is with his family in this difficult time."

 Previous Gov. Cuomo: "Public assistance" doesn't start to depict his effect

Previous Gov. Andrew Cuomo put out the accompanying announcement on the death of Rev. Butts:

Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III was a godly man, a scholarly focused on shepherding the up and coming age of New York pioneers, a helpful dedicated to working on the existences of his kindred man, and furthermore a companion.

As minister of Abyssinian Baptist Church, he invited me ordinarily into his home with great affection, and as leader of SUNY Old Westbury, we cooperated to reinforce and reconstruct its grounds.

In particular, he was a man of substance and of values to whom the term 'public help' doesn't start to portray the effect he had on this city and this state.

I will continuously esteem his guidance and his kinship to me, as well as my dad, throughout the course of recent years and extraordinarily grieve his passing. My contemplations are with Mrs. Butts, his family, his assemblage, and the numerous New Yorkers grieving him during this troublesome time.

Sharpton: Rev. Butts "irreplaceable"

Rev. Al Sharpton gave the accompanying assertion on the death of Rev Butts:

Rev. Butts was a significant support point in the Harlem people group and is indispensable. He was a prevailing confidence and scholarly pioneer for a really long time. We knew one another for over 40 years, and keeping in mind that we didn't necessarily in every case concur we generally returned together. Throughout recent years, he and I worked intently as co-seats of the Pick Sound Life public mission to assist the African American population with battling Coronavirus. We talked as late as two or three weeks prior about this work, as he was all the while battling disease. He will be immensely missed.

"Profound sadness"

It is with profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, lll, who peacefully transitioned in the early morning of October 28, 2022. The Butts Family & entire Abyssinian Baptist Church membership solicit your prayers. pic.twitter.com/fBzJBoUe3v

— Abyssinian Baptist (@AbyssinianBC) October 28, 2022

 

Rev. Butts was a significant support point in the Harlem people group and is indispensable. He was a prevailing confidence and scholarly pioneer for a really long time. We knew one another for over 40 years, and keeping in mind that we didn't necessarily in every case concur we generally returned together. Throughout recent years, he and I worked intently as co-seats of the Pick Sound Life public mission to assist the African American population with battling Coronavirus. We talked as late as two or three weeks prior about this work, as he was all the while battling disease. He will be immensely missed.