Tina Hand Dixon

Tina Hand Dixon was born on April 10, 1972 in Stockbridge, Georgia to Lessie Naomi Pittman Hand, an English teacher, and Marvin Hand, a 30+ year veteran of the Ford Motor Company. Tina was an attentive and supportive daughter, and a wonderful sister to William “Bill-Bill”, her younger brother. As a young girl, Tina was the quiet one of the group. And while that’s a surprise, it’s not difficult to believe that in middle school, she was a favorite of her classmates. Her warm and caring personality and extraordinary interpersonal skills enabled her to make friends easily. Tina was a school leader, involved in drama, debate, Beta Club, JROTC, FBLA, softball, and several other activities. Continuing to grow in influence, Tina was a sought after advisor to many; in fact, she gave relationship advice to keep couples together for years. An excellent student, Tina was awarded a full scholarship to Tuskegee University, where she earned a B.S. in Accounting. A member of Delta Mu Delta (Business Honor Society), she excelled in academics, securing membership to both the university’s and the national Dean’s list. Tina found a new interest in 1994 when she met a quiet and tall young Construction Science Management major, Gregory B. Dixon. Even though she dated him and was active on campus, Tina remained focused on her studies and graduated with distinction in 1995, earning the honor of Magna Cum Laude. Tina went on to earn her MBA shortly thereafter (and while still dating Greg) from Brenau University in 1997. Marrying Greg on May 17, 1997, Tina quickly became an integral part of the Dixon family. Rahkel Naomi Dixon was born on September 17, 2002 and their family was complete. Tina’s career engaged her razor-sharp mind, enabled her to work in a myriad of industries and allowed her to travel the world. After an internship at UPS while in college, Tina’s first job at AT&T enabled her to meet some lifelong friends and to learn supervisory and business process analysis skills that would make her more than a numbers person. Moving along to Lucent Technologies after the spin-off from AT&T, Tina leveraged herself to the top of the technology industry after successfully learning the ins and outs of the hottest business software of the time, SAP and Peoplesoft. As the Global Payroll Financial Services Manager, she implemented the software, trained and managed teams of users, and supported different teams including day-to-day check and year-end tax statement preparation and distribution. AND, it’s important to note that all of this occurred before she turned 30 years old. After leaving Lucent, Tina moved to ADP to manage the workflow of payroll services. Meanwhile, as a young mother, she was pouring love and attention into her young daughter. With help from her mother, family and friends, Tina managed to keep Rahkel “Rockie” in the best schools, the cutest outfits, and the latest (and most intricate) hair styles! After ADP, Tina joined family and served as an Independent Business Consultant at H.J. Russell & Company. While she was working on the benefit enrollment program, it must have been something to have Tina and Greg both working at the same company. Next, she moved on to the London based company Xchanging Global Insurance Services, where she served as Senior Implementation and US Operations Manager while providing business consulting and process reengineering services. Tina was able to travel extensively and had a chance to live and work in Bangkok, Thailand and Singapore, in addition to London, England. She loved sharing her adventures, often bringing back trinkets and trunks…treasures and treasure chests, many of which adorn her “home” today. Deciding that she needed to get back home to care for Rahkel, Tina began her long partnership with Cool Girls, Inc. Running the Cool Sisters Mentoring program, Tina recruited and matched volunteers, the perfect job for her personality and passion. Tina didn’t just love helping people, she THRIVED on it! Meanwhile, she was teaching Change Management classes at Atlanta Christian College and serving as a BeautiControl Independent Consultant in her own cosmetics and pampering products business. All of these careers gave her a platform to share her gifts with others. Tina was no stranger to community involvement. A mentor herself for Cool Girls, Inc, Tina had over 20 years of service to the girls of our community. Additionally, as Secretary of the Community Advisory Board of the Grady Nia Project, Tina was fully invested in helping mentor women as well, especially women with suicidal and mental health needs. Tina served as a longtime Sunday School teacher and Lay Leader to the UMC Charge Conference at New Hope United Methodist Church. In fact, Tina’s home was filled last weekend with the materials she’d ordered as Director for this weeks’ Vacation Bible School. As Worthy Matron of the Ruth Murphy Chapter 112 in the Order of the Eastern Star, District 17, Tina invested over 20 years of service to the community, following in the footsteps of her parents. All while serving dutifully as daughter, sister, wife, mother, professor, program manager and consultant, Tina continued to run TD Business Consulting (her financial consulting business), help her brother manage his trucking company, and remain heavily involved in the community. Additionally, after the death of her sibling, Bill-Bill, Tina took over as CEO of Hand N Hand Trucking Company. Having already lost her mother, the loss of Bill-Bill was very tough on Tina. Her grief was a catalyst for her to do something to help others; hence, she founded “The White Peacock, Inc.” complete with a 501(c)3 status, a board of directors, and project implementation plans. A true business consultant, Tina approached this work with the myriad of skills she’d learning in corporate America. Her goal was “to address suicide prevention, provide suicide support groups for Survivors of Suicide (SOS), and make available “Serenity Homes” where individuals can reside while coping with suicidal thoughts, suicide aftermath and other mental health issues.” She was well on her way to launching the services of The White Peacock at the time of her untimely transition to heaven. Tina is survived by her husband Gregory B. Dixon, her daughter Rahkel Naomi Dixon, her father Marvin Hand, her godmother Antonia Hose, her sisters, Janice (Chuck) and Marjorie, a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and family friends. Her mother, Naomi Hand, and brother William M. Hand preceded her in death. Tina’s presence will be sorely missed by the people whose lives she changed through her giving spirit. With a myriad of friends, she laughed often and shared more of herself every day than many people will ever share in a lifetime. We know that we were blessed for knowing her and for spending time with her in her safe haven, her home. Her family asks that you keep her spirit alive by sharing and giving of yourself, just as she gave to us.

Tina Hand Dixon

April 10, 1972 - June 30, 2017