George Rainey, 89, passed away Wednesday night due to natural causes.
Rainey became a member of the Zulu Aid and Pleasure Club in 1972, and reigned as King Zulu in 2019 during Mardi Gras. He was Zulu’s oldest king.
President George W. Bush and the Jefferson Award Foundation recognized Rainey for his civic and volunteer efforts during Katrina in 2005.
Rainey was born and raised in New Orleans. He graduated with the first senior class of Booker T. Washington High School in 1949.
After serving in the U.S. Army for six years, he returned home to open Rainey's Restaurant and Catering, an Algiers business which grew to become one of the largest African-American restaurants in the city. It became a well-known vendor at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage and Essence festivals.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Rainey became a member of the Zulu Aid and Pleasure Club in 1972, and reigned as King Zulu in 2019 during Mardi Gras. He was Zulu’s oldest king.
President George W. Bush and the Jefferson Award Foundation recognized Rainey for his civic and volunteer efforts during Katrina in 2005.
Rainey was born and raised in New Orleans. He graduated with the first senior class of Booker T. Washington High School in 1949.
After serving in the U.S. Army for six years, he returned home to open Rainey's Restaurant and Catering, an Algiers business which grew to become one of the largest African-American restaurants in the city. It became a well-known vendor at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage and Essence festivals.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
George Rainey, 89, passed away Wednesday night due to natural causes.
Rainey became a member of the Zulu Aid and Pleasure Club in 1972, and reigned as King Zulu in 2019 during Mardi Gras. He was Zulu’s oldest king.
President George W. Bush and the Jefferson Award Foundation recognized Rainey for his civic and volunteer efforts during Katrina in 2005.
Rainey was born and raised in New Orleans. He graduated with the first senior class of Booker T. Washington High School in 1949.
After serving in the U.S. Army for six years, he returned home to open Rainey's Restaurant and Catering, an Algiers business which grew to become one of the largest African-American restaurants in the city. It became a well-known vendor at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage and Essence festivals.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Rainey became a member of the Zulu Aid and Pleasure Club in 1972, and reigned as King Zulu in 2019 during Mardi Gras. He was Zulu’s oldest king.
President George W. Bush and the Jefferson Award Foundation recognized Rainey for his civic and volunteer efforts during Katrina in 2005.
Rainey was born and raised in New Orleans. He graduated with the first senior class of Booker T. Washington High School in 1949.
After serving in the U.S. Army for six years, he returned home to open Rainey's Restaurant and Catering, an Algiers business which grew to become one of the largest African-American restaurants in the city. It became a well-known vendor at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage and Essence festivals.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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