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“We are glad to do this because it was time.”

That’s what The Yellow Hat Society President Lillie Johnson said to describe the honorary dedication of Coach George Mosby Dr. next to Houston Avery Park on Tuesday.

The dedication of the street was for Mosby, who was a staple in the park and for the youth of the community.

Mayor Jim Staff said every time he saw Mosby in the park he had someone always working.

“He put a lot of his life in this community,” Staff said.

Mayor Pro-team and District 4 Councilmember Shawn Lassiter said while he didn’t know Mosby, from what he’s heard about him, he wishes he had known him.

“His contributions were many,” Lassiter said.

Greater Mt. Triumph Baptist Church the Rev. Willie Hawthorne sang Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” in honor of Mosby.

District 2 Coucilmember Jerome Webster said it’s with great pleasure that the street dedication was held in memory of Mosby.

A proclamation was read for the dedication by City Clerk Becca Smith.

Mosby’s son, Daryl, said he was honored and humbled that the street dedication was named after his father.

“He was a good man,” Daryl said. “My father was civic minded and he loved the Lord. He truly loved Atmore.”