Harvey Butaleon Degree Sr. has mixed Christian Praise and Poetry together to give thanks to my mother Margie Louise Wallace Degree who taught me to write, draw, to color, and to read when I was four years old. This was before mama had my ten other brothers and sisters, thus the stress of heavy responsibility. ÒMy mama left a strong impression on me,Ó said Harvey Degree. ÒThat as a parent and role model, not only do I teach my children, but my childrenÕs children, and their childrenÕs children after that. Thank you mama. I will cherish your memory forever.
Harvey writes song lyrics at Restoration Church International, where he co-wrote the television ministry theme song, ÒBlessed and Highly FavoredÓ.