Houston Pastor Remembers George Floyd As A Protective, Hospitable 'Gentle Giant'

Pastor Patrick "P.T." Ngwolo plans to honor his friend George Floyd by marching with community leaders and thousands of supporters in Houston on Tuesday.
Just over a week ago, Floyd died at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Before moving to Minnesota a couple of years ago, Floyd mentored young men in Houston’s Third Ward.
Prior to Floyd’s death, Ngwolo says he didn’t realize the full scope of his friend’s influence outside the Houston community. The outpour of support from people around the country shows Floyd meant a lot to many people, the lead pastor of the church Resurrection Houston says.
“I think before we can get to the repentance of racism as a country, we want to lament and grieve and process through the pain,” he says, “but then also the celebration of the life of somebody who meant so much to so many people.”