Flukey “Big Time” Stokes|Buried His Son In A Cadillac Coffin

William Morris "Flukey" Stokes (December 12, 1937 – November 19, 1986) was an American reputed mobster from Chicago, Illinois. Stokes was from the South Side and well known for his silk suits,[8] diamond rings, and flamboyant lifestyle[9] as a drug trafficking kingpin and pool hall owner.[10] Stokes immortalized himself in Chicago by throwing a US$200,000 party on his 30th wedding anniversary in 1985 and for the decadent funeral he arranged for his murdered 28-year-old son, Willie "the Wimp" Stokes, Jr. in February 1984.[10][11] The elder Stokes had his son buried in a Cadillac-style coffin with $100 bills stuffed between his diamond ring-laden fingers.[12] Two years later in November 1986, Flukey would also be murdered, along with his chauffeur, sitting inside a 1986 Cadillac limousine[5] while talking on his wireless telephone. Stokes was 48 years old.