Funeral services for Mr. Chulsey Lamar Graham, 39 of McKinney will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday February 05, 2011 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Rocksprings Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Friday February 04, 2011 at the funeral home. On Sunday, January 30, 2011, surrounded by his family, he went home to be with the Lord. He is preceded in death by his father, Ernest Graham, Sr. Chulsey Lamar Graham was born on October 22, 1971 in Philadelphia, PA to Willie Dean (Turner) Graham and Ernest Graham. As a young boy growing up in Marshall, Texas, he loved to play sports with his friends and family, including soccer, baseball, and football. At an early age he joined the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Scottsville, TX where he served as an usher and Assistant Superintendent of the Sunday School. He later joined the St. Mark Baptist Church in McKinney, TX. He graduated from Marshall High in 1990 and later attended Arkansas State University, Texas College and Collin County Community College. He was a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the Black Freemasons. A dedicated and talented bodybuilder, Chulsey competed in many competitions and won numerous awards including the following: 2002 National Bodybuilding Championships - NPC (Men: Heavyweight); 2004 Junior USA Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships (Men: Heavyweight, 3rd); 2008 Junior USA Mens Bodybuilding (Heavyweight, 3rd); 2008 USA Championships Mens Bodybuilding (Heavyweight, 7th); 2008 North American Bodybuilding & Figure Championships (Men: Light Heavyweight, 1st); 2008 National Mens Bodybuilding (Light Heavyweight, 3rd). He also worked in law enforcement and as personal trainer. As a man who believed in the importance of enjoying life to the fullest, he always made time for his family while enjoying a good barbecue and, most importantly, a gathering with his closest family and friends. A devoted father, son and brother, Chulsey will be missed by all who loved him. Left to cherish his legacy of love are his wife of eighteen years, Tonia, his three beautiful daughters, Chelsea Denean, Cierra Danielle, Candis Deondra; his mother, Willie Dean Graham of Marshall, TX; his brothers, Craig Moore of Austin, TX; Ernest Graham, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA; and Bernard Graham of Stanton, NJ; and his sisters, Brenda Graham of Eden, GA and Ernesta Graham of Philadelphia, PA, in addition to many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends from across the country.