His art pieces can be found at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, Florida; Bass Museum in Miami, Florida; the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington D.C.; the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia; the Smithsoniana American Art Museum in Washington D.C. and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He is survived by his longtime partner, Eddie Mae Lovest; two sisters, Betty Rodriguez and Shirley Byrd; a brother, Irvin Byrd; four stepdaughters; Kenyatta, Kentranice, Taketha, and Elisa; and 13 step-grandchildren.
He spent 2-3 years in a Florida prison for armed robbery.