During his conversation with the New York Times, Pastor Derrick Boseman, brother of Chadwick Boseman, detailed how his youngest sibling continued to live according to his faith until the very end. As Pastor Boseman noted, faith served as an anchor for him and brothers Kevin and Chadwick throughout their childhood. From Bible study to Sunday school, their former pastor, Reverend Neely, told the Times that the boys' parents were dedicated to their faith. "And that same faith was passed on to those boys," he said. "I can hear it; I can almost see it."
Thus, it's no surprise that, as Chadwick entered the last days of his all-too-brief life, the Boseman family held prayer calls with the actor. And, as Pastor Boseman said, no matter how Chadwick struggled, the star "never stopped" saying "hallelujah." But, the day before he died, Chadwick turned to football to convey one last message to his brother. "Man, I'm in the fourth quarter," Chadwick said, "and I need you to get me out of the game." Pastor Boseman knew his brother was ready to let go.
"When he told me that, I changed my prayer from, 'God heal him, God save him,' to 'God, let your will be done,'" Pastor Boseman said. "And the next day he passed away." While fans will surely agree that this talented young man left our world too soon, we're grateful that he was surrounded by so much love during his final days.
