Who was George Floyd

Contact Your Elected Officials
George Floyd

About George Floyd

George Floyd, a resident of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at the age of 46. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in the Third Ward neighborhood of Houston, Texas. At the time of his death, he worked as a security guard at Conga Latin Bistro.

George Floyd went to Jack Yates High School in Houston. He played basketball and was a star tight end on the football team. He played in the 1992 state championship game at the Astrodome. 

According to a high school friend, Coach Chuck, “He was always towering over everybody, as a child through adulthood, but his character has always been the same. He really was a gentle giant. He really was about fairness and goodness for everybody, even at the expense of his own hurt, he still stood for that. That’s what means something.”

George became a known rapper in the 1990’s under the name Big Floyd, working alongside DJ Screw and the hip hop group Screwed Up Click.

Judge Judyโ€™s George Floyd IV Case

George got in trouble with the law when he was in his 20s and 30s, which included theft in 1998 and drug charges in 2002 and 2005. He was charged in 2007 with aggravated robbery in a home invasion with a gun in Houston and was sentenced to five years in prison in Texas in 2009 as part of a plea deal. He was arrested 9 different times.

After spending time in prison, George became an anti-violence advocate and he moved to Minnesota in 2014 to start a new life shortly after being released from prison. He tried to turn his life around, but he continued to be a part of the drug culture. According to his autopsy, he died while high amounts of Fentanyl and methamphetamine in his body and 911 was called for the police stating that an individual was “not in control of himself” and who had passed “fake bills”. Police officer Derek Chauvin recklessly controlled him with a knee on his neck, while arresting him for allegedly paying with fake bills. George’s death sparked nationwide protests against police brutality.

It is not known if Derek Chauvin knew George Floyd or if Chauvin knew about Floyd’s criminal past. It is known that the two worked security at the same local club, El Nuevo Rodeo, for much of the year. The owner of El Nuevo Rodeo said the two were in close proximity once a week for their Tuesday night shifts, though she did not know if they ever actually met while working at the club.

Friends and Family Speak About George

“He was everyone’s favorite everything,” his cousin Tera Brown told TMX.news.

Floyd was a longtime friend of NBA champion basketball player and ESPN analyst Stephen Jackson.

“Floyd was my brother, we called each other twin,” Jackson said in an Instagram post on May 26. In another, Jackson said: “If he needed me, I was there for himโ€ฆ I think he was closer to me than some of my own family.”

Floyd’s partner Courteney Ross told KARE-11 News in Minneapolis: “He was not only the man I loved, but the man I admired. He taught me how to be a better person.”

His childhood friend Christopher Harris told NPR: “If he had a stamp and it had his signature on it, it would be his smile. It literally lit up a room.”

“I want people to know that George Floyd was a caring person,” his Yates High School football and basketball teammate Jonathan Veal told KWTX News 10 in Texas. “His personality and his heart for others was equal or greater to his physical stature, and he always had a heart to give back.”

Floyd is also being mourned by friends from Houston’s hip-hop scene. “He believed in people,” rapper Trae the Truth told Rolling Stone, “to a point it seemed he believed in people more than he even believed in himself.”

“Everybody loved Floyd,” his employer Jovanni Thunstrom of Conga Latin Bistro told KARE-11. “We all have good memories of him.”

Floyd’s uncle Selwyn Jones told the Rapid City Journal that George Floyd is survived by three children, and that the six-foot-seven “gentle giant” had been a star football and basketball player in high school.

Funeral Services

Arrangements for funeral services in Houston are being made by Fort Bend Memorial Planning Center, which has announced a public visitation will be held Monday, June 8 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Fountain of Praise, 13950 Hillcroft Ave. A private funeral will follow on June 9, 2020.

Theย Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorderย reports that a public Minneapolis memorial service will be held Thursday, June 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. at North Central University, 1400 Elliot Avenue. In addition, theย Fayetteville Observerย reports that a public North Carolina memorial service will be held Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, 10225 Fayetteville Road, Raeford.

The Thinking Conservative
The Thinking Conservativehttps://www.thethinkingconservative.com/
The goal of THE THINKING CONSERVATIVE is to help us educate ourselves on conservative topics of importance to our freedom and our pursuit of happiness. We do this by sharing conservative opinions on all kinds of subjects, from all types of people, and all kinds of media, in a way that will challenge our perceptions and help us to make educated choices.

Why the Trump Administration is Sitting on the Epstein Files

President Trump, AG Bondi, and FBI Dir. Patel have the advantage over us in that they see the big overall picture when it comes to the Epstein List.

Trumpโ€™s โ€œMajor Statementโ€ On Russia Is A Clumsy Attempt To Thread The Needle

The โ€œmajor statementโ€ on Russia Trump hyped up turned out to be an attempt to thread the needle between escalating US involvement in Ukrainian and walking away from it.

AI Takes Customer Service from Doublespeak to Triplespeak

Corporations are replacing customer service agents with AI agents. Here's a real-life example of attempting to use AI to have my internet restored.

The Left’s Descent into Extremismย ย 

The political left, from mainstream Dems to radical Antifa, have embraced extremism, alienating swaths of the public and undermining their own influence.

Roger Stone Speaks About Trump at Turning Point USA

Longtime Donald Trump friend, Roger Stone, gave a speech at the 2025 TPUSA convention offering his take on the recent Epstein List controversy.

Border Czar Says Physical Appearance โ€˜Canโ€™t Be the Sole Reasonโ€™ to Detain Someone

Border czar Homan said comments were โ€œtaken out of contextโ€ and federal immigration enforcement agents can't detain people based on physical appearances alone.

Capacity of US Coal-Fired Power Plants to Fall Over 15 Percent by 2028

Total operating capacity of coal-fired power plants in US is set to drop to 145 GW by end of 2028, a 15% decline from the 172 GW in operation as of May.

Violence Against ICE Escalates Across America

ICE officers face increased confrontation on the street, which crosses the line between free speech and physical violence.

International Buyers Purchased $56 Billion Worth of US Homes in 1 Year

Foreign buyers purchased $56 billion worth of existing homes in the US between April 2024 and March 2025, up by 33.2% from the previous 12 months.

CMS Eyes 3.8 Percent Pay Hike for Doctors, Medicare Cost Cuts, and Chronic Care Expansion

Trump admin plan will save billions on wasteful spending, boost rates for doctors, and modernizing Medicare services, said HHS Sec. RFK, Jr.

DOGE Announces Billions of Dollars in Federal Contracts Terminated

In post on X on July 12, DOGE, stated that โ€œover the last week, agencies terminated 230 wasteful contracts,โ€ resulting in savings of $407 million.

Trump to Announce $70 Billion Energy and Innovation Investment in Pittsburgh

President Trump is meeting with business leaders to discuss how best to meet the energy and computing needs of the future.

Attorney General Pam Bondi Dismisses Justice Departmentโ€™s Top Ethics Lawyer

AG Pam Bondi terminated the head of the DOJโ€™s ethics division, according to a letter posted to social media by the fired official.
spot_img

Related Articles