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. |