| 1 | Deborah |
Hall | Ron's wife. Aka: Miss Debbie, Mrs. Tuesday. |
| | Emmet |
Till | A black man who was beaten badly. |
| | President |
Kennedy | The U.S. President who was shot dead in Dallas. |
| | Denver |
Moore | Homeless man that Debbie & Ron met at the gospel mission. |
| 2 | Ronald |
Hall | Deborah's husband. Aka: Ron, Ronnie, Mr. Tuesday. |
| | Miss |
Poe | Ron's ugliest teacher. |
| | Lana |
| Ron's ex-girlfriend. |
| | Rita |
| Ron's ex-girlfriend. |
| | Gail |
| Ron's ex-girlfriend. |
| | Patty |
| A woman that Ron hired to manage his gallery. |
| 3 | President |
Roosevelt | A former U.S. President. |
| | Thurman |
Moore | Denver's brother. |
| | Big |
Mama | Denver's step-grandmother. |
| | Hershalee |
Moore | Denver's sister. |
| | Pawpaw |
| Denver's grandfather. |
| | BB |
| Denver's father. |
| | Chook |
| Denver's cousin. |
| 4 | Earl |
Hall | Ron's father. |
| | Tommye |
Hall | Ron's mother. |
| | Buddy |
Brooks | Tommye's brother. Ron's uncle. |
| | Elvice |
Brooks | Tommye's sister. Ron's aunt. |
| | Vida May |
Brooks | Tommye's sister. Ron's aunt. |
| | Jack |
Brooks | Tommye's father. Ron's grandfather. Aka: Granddaddy. |
| | John |
Hall | Ron's brother. |
| | Mawmaw |
| Ron's grandmother. |
| | Mr. |
Barnes | Jack's former neighbor. |
| | Kildee |
| A black shoe-shine man. |
| | Nigger |
John | Jack's loyal worker. |
| | Amos |
| Nigger John's friend. |
| 5 | James |
Stickman | Denver's uncle. |
| | Etha |
Stickman | Denver's aunt. |
| | Ginny |
| James's mule. |
| 6 | Scoot |
Cheeney | Ron's friend. |
| | Karen |
McDaniel | Ron's date. |
| | Jill |
| Scoot's date. |
| 7 | Bobby |
| Ron's new friend. |
| 8 | John |
Connelly | A Texas Governor. |
| 9 | Eustis |
Brown | A preacher. |
| 11 | Gretchen |
| Deborah's sister. |
| | Daphene |
| Deborah's twin. |
| | Glenn |
Whittington | Ron's friend. |
| | Frank |
| A delta tau delta hunk. Deborah's ex-boyfriend. |
| | Kelly |
Adams | Ron's roommate. |
| | Carson |
Hall | Deborah and Ron's son. |
| | Regan |
Hall | Deborah and Ron's daughter. |
| | Mr. |
Crowfoot | Owner of Charles Russell painting called "The Signal". |
| | Mr. Barney |
Goldberg | A man who help ron to sell his painting. Aka: Snookems. |
| 12 | Dan |
McCoy | An ex-TCU football player. Ron's friend. |
| | Patt |
McCoy | Dan's wife. |
| | Kirby |
Coleman | One of the men from the discussion group in Dan's house. |
| 14 | Michael |
Altman | An art dealer. Ron's partner. |
| | Brian |
| A ministry to homeless babies with AIDS. |
| | Billy |
Graham | Ron's friend. |
| 16 | Debbie |
Brown | Ron's friend who invites him to attend Union Gospel Mission. |
| 17 | Don |
Shisler | The director of the Union Gospel Mission. |
| 18 | Pam |
| The volunteer coordinator. |
| | Jim |
Morgan | The chef at Union Gospel Mission. Aka: Chef Jim. |
| | Brother |
Bill | A blind preacher. |
| 20 | Mary Ellen |
Davenport | Deborah's best friend. |
| | Tim |
Taylor | Ron's friend. |
| 22 | Charles |
Hodges | A Fort Worth architect. |
| 23 | Dr. Martin |
Luther King Jr. | An American minister. |
| | J. Edgar |
Hoover | The FBI's director. |
| 25 | Sister |
Bettie | Deborah's spiritual friend. |
| 26 | Alan |
Davenport | Mary Ellen's husband. |
| | Jay Mac |
Davenport | Alan and Mary Ellen's son. |
| 28 | Alexander |
Calder | A 20th Century master sculptor. |
| 29 | Neil |
Armstrong | An American astronaut. |
| | George |
Bush | A Texas Governor. |
| | Craig |
Dearden | Deborah and Ron's personal friend. A doctor. |
| | John |
Burk | Deborah's doctor. |
| 30 | Roy |
Gene | Deborah and Ron's friend. |
| | Pame |
Evans | Deborah and Ron's friend. |
| | Dr. Paul |
Senter | The lead surgeon of Deborah. |
| 32 | Tino |
| One of the people in Union Gospel Mission. |
| 34 | Robert |
Goldstein | A world renowned liver specialist. |
| 41 | Freckles |
| Ron's calves. |
| | Bubbles |
| Ron's calves. |
| | Rob |
Farrell | Ron and Deborah's friend who own a ranch in Rocky Top. |
| | Holly |
Farrell | Rob's wife. |
| | Scott |
Walker | Deborah and Ron's friend. |
| | Janina |
Walker | Scott's wife. |
| | Mr. |
Ballantine | A man who hates black people. |
| 43 | Pastor |
Ken | Priest whom Deborah wants to lead her memorial service. |
| | Dr. |
Redrow | One of Deborah's doctors. |
| 50 | Jack |
Altman | Michael's son. Ron's godson. |
| 57 | Tom |
Chambers | Deborah and Ron's friend who donated $350,000 dollars. |
| | Patricia |
Chambers | Tom's wife. |
| 61 | Pearlie |
| Denver's aunt. |
| 66 | Kenneth |
Barr | The Mayor. |
| | Mike |
Moncrief | The State Senator. |
| | Tom |
Frnaklin | The priest at New Mount Calvary Baptist Church. |
| 67 | Lupe |
Murchison | The richest woman in Texas. |
