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His call is to 'dream ridiculous dreams'

Human and civil rights leader, pastor and chaplain, the Rev. Percy Happy Watkins, who died Oct. 25, leaves a legacy of and call to "dream ridiculous dreams."

At the close of the celebration of his life on Nov. 15, his wife of 61 years, Etta, said, "Remember the smile on Happy's face. He will always be with us and guide us as long as we put our lives in God's hands. I pray that his dreams and legacy will be uplifted by those here."

One of the ridiculous dreams Happy helped bring into being was The Fig Tree. When he was on the board of the Spokane Christian Coalition, he voted to start it in 1984. He served on The Fig Tree Board from 2008 to 2018 after it became an independent nonprofit.

Happy shared ideas for articles to give voice to people and issues of the African American, multi-racial, .. . . .

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