Minister Bell

Angelo Anthony Bell was born on June 6, 1980, in Gary, Indiana to his parents, Kathy Lois Rogers and Darrell Anthony Bell, Sr. He was the second child born in the family. He was raised with his siblings, brother, Darrell Anthony Bell, Jr. and sister's, Twaniqua Nashee' Bell, Laniqua Torraine Bell-Matthews and LaTara Tenee' Bell. As a child, Angelo was obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, karate movies, historical documentaries, was meticulous and obsessed with his house cleaning chores and loved catching lightning bugs with his siblings, in which he developed a whole philosophy about their existence.

Angelo considered himself an accomplished basketball player despite scoring no more than 6 points in a game of 21 and often inflicting accidental injuries against his opponents. Since he never walked away from challenges, he continued to love and play the game despite his shortcomings.

Angelo dedicated himself to nurturing and protecting his family. He also loved to write poetry, read mystery, philosophy and history books, and would draw pictures almost every day. His favorite color was purple however, he also came to love the color teal because it represented the disease scleroderma which he learned to embrace with unimaginable strength.

During his teenage years, Angelo developed a great appreciation for the music of Tupac Shakur which he deemed as significant "poetic docudramas" to the difficulties many African-American young men and women like himself, experienced during his era. He was especially excited because Tupac shared the same birthday as his maternal grandfather. This inspiration followed him into adulthood and inspired him to develop his vision of "Unlimited Ministries".

When Angelo was young, he would often pretend he was a minister and privately practiced his sermons with his mother when his brother and sisters were not around. He dreamed of developing an organization in which he could practice his love of the ministry and help at-risk youth and teens.

He eventually designed and faithfully carried, a very detailed artistic blueprint of the envisioned "Unlimited Ministries" facility in his pocket "daily" and proudly shared the blueprint with his brother and sisters on many occasions. Angelo wanted to give back to at-risk community youth and teens in a learning environment enriched with art, faith, philosophy and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Angelo was always a free spirit and decided to forego traditional education for a General Educational Diploma. He went on to obtain a Minister certificate from Universal Ministries in 2016.

Angelo worked as an independent contractor for multiple construction corporations. He enjoyed diversity in the profession and meeting different people.

Although Angelo fellowshipped in many facilities, his love of God and the ministry led him to the formation of "Unlimited Ministries", a non-profit ministry he planned to develop with the intent of helping at-risk youths and teens. In his honor, his visions will continue through the efforts of his loving family.

In his free time, he enjoyed visiting and talking on the phone with immediate and local family members, he especially enjoyed talking on the phone for long hours with his maternal grandparents and aunt, he spent majority of his time working on his ministry, and he enjoyed talking and spending time with his nieces and nephews. His best friends were Darrius Taylor, Kurtis Jackson Jr., Roy Hibbert and Chuck, who preceded him in death. He will be remembered by his family and friends for his dedication to his faith, ministry, family and friends, for his kind and giving nature and his willingness to live his best life despite not feeling like his best self.

Angelo Anthony Bell departed this life into the embrace of the Lord on December 2, 2018 at home in Aurora, Colorado. He is survived by his mother, Kathy Lois Patterson (Denver), his father, Darrel Anthony Bell, Sr. (Gary, IN), one brother, Darrel Anthony Bell Jr. (Denver), three sisters, Twaniqua Nashee' Bell (Denver), Laniqua Torraine Bell-Matthews (Duluth, GA) and LaTara Tenee' Bell (Denver), maternal grandparents, Eugene and Queenlosha Rogers (Gary, IN), 8 nieces and 4 nephews (who affectionately called him "Uncle Lo"), 1 great niece, 1 great nephew, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and a multitude of friends.

Visitation : December 13, 2018 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Pipkin Braswell Chapel of Peace
6601 Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 996-0869

Celebration of Life : December 13, 2018 2:00 pm

Pipkin Braswell Chapel of Peace
6601 Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 996-0869

Reception : December 13, 2018 4:00 pm

New Community Seventh-day Adventist Church
2455 East 36th Avenue
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 329-0129