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Memories…

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When I was a child, I had a favorite boy cousin. I know we’re not supposed to, especially since boys have cooties, but I did anyway.  He was older than me, and clever.  He never failed to bring a smile to my face.  Once when I was about 10, I think…he dared me to try dipping snuff.  I did it.  It was horrible and I can’t believe I didn’t choke on the foul stuff that is “snuff.”

We called him Tiger, a nickname given to him by our Grandmother, but his name was Terry.  Terry Wayne to his mom, I think. I don’t remember her calling him anything else.

I haven’t seen Tiger in a long time; longer than I care to admit but I love him the same as I did then.  I have missed him these last long years, and now I will go on missing him I suppose.

If we know people in Heaven, that makes me smile.  It means he can say hello to my Daddy and the grandparents that he and I share.  It also means that I’ll see him again someday, and that would mean the world to me.

May you rest in peace, Tiger.

In Loving Memory

Terry Wayne Williams

February 05, 1972 – July 27, 2012

You are dearly missed.

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I searched for a while to find something that expresses how I feel.  I didn’t really find anything. All the verses, poems and songs I found sounded rather cliche.

I adored you, Momma Cat.  You taught me so much about Jesus, about spiritual warfare, about being a woman, and about love.  I’m so grateful to our God for every moment I had with you. 

Lately I’ve been thinking about middle of the night trips to Wal-Mart to buy comforters and things.  Remembering 09/11/01 when we were together and how much you reassured me that things would be okay.  We cried together that day, and I remember thinking that I would never forget it. 

Time kept going by, too fast, but I always think of you.  Some of the things make me laugh. Like the time Joey scared you, Johnnie, Jamie and I at Fuller’s Park so bad.  I still don’t know how he made it all the way out there and home before we did.  Or the time when Piggo got into Diddy’s bag and ate cigarettes and toothpaste.

Then the tears come; knowing I can’t see you again, that I can’t laugh and talk with you.  I have cried so much that I keep thinking it’s not possible to go on again yet the tears always return.  It broke my heart to lose you and a part of it went with you when you left.

I will cherish the memories with you forever, Catherine.  I loved you so much and I miss you more than words can say.

 

 

In Loving Memory
Catherine O’Linda Hawthorn
February 26, 1954 — August 10, 2011

 

 

With love,

Sara