Le'Rance William Finks

Le’Rance William Finks was born on July 18, 1976 at the Naval Hospital San Diego to Sone-Seere’ Aloha Wilson and Wallace William Finks. His formative years were spent in Norfolk, Virginia; Silver Spring, Maryland; and San Diego, California as he traveled globally with his military parents.

Childhood hobbies included T-Ball, basketball, baseball, sailing, bowling, fishing, swimming, skiing, and boogie boarding. His passion, however, was rap music and he aspired to produce music videos in that genre.

Le’Rance graduated from Morse High School (San Diego) in 1994 and matriculated at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts in the Communications Division of Mass Media Arts/Radio-TV-Film in 1998.

Le’Rance had a sundry of jobs after graduation which included cable production for Ted Turner, camera man for the Jewelry Channel, and both sound engineer and camera man for the Atlanta Braves. His passion remained music video productions so he successfully completed The New York Film Academy’s Eight Week filmmaking Workshop in 2005 and became self-employed as DB ProEdit. He was involved in music video production locally and throughout Europe at one time.  His most recent endeavor was DBS Consulting Firm, LLC wherein his goal was to advise, guide and produce young rap artists.

Le’Rance William Finks was called home on April 18, 2016, while in Atlanta. Le’Rance joins his grandparents Katie Lee and William Clark Wilson, Laura Mae Wells and James Finks. Le’Rance  is survived by his parents Sone-Seere’ Aloha Wilson and Wallace William Finks; stepmother, Sharon Finks; Fiancé, Selena Silpin and their Yorkshire Terrier Chapo; brothers, Terry Austin and James W. Bowie.  He is also survived by many aunts and uncles to include Rance Clark Wilson and Jacqueline Wilson, Lei-Chala I. Wilson, Che-Lees Batson and Joe Batson, Myran Clark Wilson, Arra-Mela Venzelia Wilson, Walter W. Kizzie, Charles D. Wells, Arthur L. Wells, Mary A. Cunningham  and Laura M. Dawes Johnson and a host of other relatives and friends.