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[[Image:{{Infobox Biography| subject_name =Theophalis May| image_name =TheophalisMaryMay.jpg|thumb|right|250pximage_size =225px|image_caption =Theophalis & Mary May| date_of_birth =[[1927]]| place_of_birth =Castleberry, Alabama| date_of_death =[[February 26]], [[2006]]| place_of_death =Pensacola| occupation =Architect, builder, minister| religion =[[Theophalis :Category:Baptists|Baptist]]| spouse =Mary May| parents =| children =[[LuTimothy May]] }}'''Theophalis May''' ([[1927]]-[[2006]]) was a Pensacola architect, builder and minister.
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May was born in 1927 in Castleberry, Alabama. His mother died when he was only nine days old. His father, a strawberry farmer, died five years later, after which Theophalis moved to Pensacola to live with relatives. He began working odd jobs at age nine and later joined the Navy, serving as a cook. He attended Florida A&M University after leaving the military and graduated with a degree in philosophy and religion.
Reverend May received the Florida Folk Heritage Award in [[1991]] and was honored by the [[City of Pensacola]] in [[2005]] for "Dedicated Commitment in Affordable Housing." He died of emphysema on [[February 26]], [[2006]]. His son, [[LuTimothy May]], replaced him as pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.
[[Category:2006 deaths|May, Theophalis]] [[Category:African-American leaders|May, Theophalis]][[Category:Baptists|May, Theophalis]]
