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A Sister’s Love Hey Ole Man, •I remember anytime we’d talk, you would say “what’s
There’s so much that I want my name?”, I’d say JOHN STRAIT, then you’d say “now
My oldest brother is to say. So many things that I what’s your name?”, I’d say JHONITA STRAIT, you’d say
what you are, but you wish I had said. The way that okay then. That was to simply say that I belonged to you.
turned out to be so I’m feeling is unexplainable •I remember as an adult, I got into a fight with a girl&
much more; my teach-
because I don’t know how to
JOHNNY’S partner but most of You always a young age. We shared so “oh he must not know that I got a daddy too”), I called&
er, my protector, my
deal with this pain of losing
her dad told me he was going to slap me (I said to myself
listener, my hangout
both of my parents at such
told you and you came running with my brothers with
all my friend. There’s
many laughs together. I re-
only $2 in gas. You pulled up and all I did was point, you
a lot I can say about you
member telling you about a
pulled off and chased that man down. Police took y’all
but the respect has always
man going fishing and ev-
to jail. I asked you were you mad at me, you laughed and
been real. JB, you would wear
m y
ery time he came home his
said “Nah, I ate and slept good for two days” LOL.
arm out hitting me from laughter...
wife was pregnant. The man
hip me to the game. Oh how I miss our conversations,
thought some man name Joseph was getting
your laughter, your voice and just you. Until we meet
her pregnant. But he was actually the father.
ride over his house & act a fool of course, I thought you
again...
Every time we got together you would ask
were going to talk me out of it but we got the gun and
me to repeat the story and we would burst •I remember I was mad at my boyfriend & was about to
Love you always, your baby sister, Lynn out laughing. Dad, you taught me never to you rode out with me. You told me to always do my dirt
fear no man. There are things I learned from alone, because I would never tell on myself.
(Johnny’s voice) Now hear this... you without even realizing, like me driving
For all that you were to me in life and all the joy with two feet just like you. As a kid I always •You taught me to never back down from nobody, but
you brought, your memory is with me in every sin- thought you were being hard on me but now be smart “know when to hold ‘em and know when to
gle thought. The pain I felt at losing you will never I know that everything you’ve ever done for
go away but knowing that you’re me Dad was to make me a better man. Well fold ‘em”
in my heart helps me through I hope that I made you proud. Tell my mama
each day. I hope you have a great that her baby misses her. •The last memory I have; Roles reversed, I called you
second life, I know you’re in Love you forever.... and you told me to come get you. I told you to hold on
heaven as you take to the skies Tony or as only you would call me Mr. T until your birthday & I was coming with a surprise. I
and receive your place behind told you not to worry or cry and that I was getting our
heaven’s gates. Rest peacefully Dad, new home finished so that you would have your own
into his arm and tell Momma, space. I was so excited, I had planned so much more and
Uncle Walt, Jamal, Collie and I remember when we were knew that you would be so happy, I mean really happy.
Brenda I will see them soon as little, every time we would
well. (Johnny’s voice) Hell, shit, get in trouble, mama would •I remember our last Facetime, how I dare not cry, show
yes sirrrr, yes sirrrr. call you to come over and emotion or weakness even if that meant our last time…
whoop us. You would make So I smiled, and joked and told you that you better talk
P.S. Don’t be up there arguing me go grab a book to read to me.
with your baby momma. and do math. If you taught
me nothing more, you taught We told you goodbye and that we’d talk to you later. There
Your nephew, Mike me how to read and make was no later and I’m tired of being strong. Daddy I’m hurt-
my own money. Thank you ing, my heart
for that.
Cuz, is broken and
I don’t know
You were the one that started calling me Your Son,
“Little Mister” & my brother “Meech- Walt how to stop
ie Man”... I can remember me, the tears. I
you and my dad,Sam sitting A Letter to My Daddy missed you be-
at the dinner table laugh- fore you died;
ing and eating when your the little girl in
front tooth fell out, we was What’s Up Homey?!!! me lay many
laughing so hard! There Let’s get to it; I’ll start at the beginning. As a kid I thought nights longing
was another time you & my you were the meanest, most strict parent ever. You never
dad were in to in with some let me go anywhere, always required excellent grades, made for your arms,
guys over on 17th Street, I was me read all the time, clean up and cook your lunch every your approval
in the backseat of the car. My morning @5am before work & school. I couldn’t stand you and that un-
mom Pat kicked my dad’s a** and and I couldn’t wait to leave home, so I did… Little did I know, conditional
Brenda kicked your a** for having me in love. I thank
the car. You never told me no for anything I didn’t have it figured out but what I did have was the dis- God for the
that I asked of you. Your were a great friend cipline, work ethic, pride and character to stand on m own
and cousin to my dad. Let him know I’m still because that’s what you instilled in me. I never appreciated Man, Friend
winning, failure is not an option. it until adult and parenthood. So all of me, is because of who and Father you
I love you Cousin, you are! Thank you Daddy, for everything; every whooping, were to Me. You were the funniest, most country guy in the
Brian tear, NO to the questions that I never got to ask, every cur- world to me. I Love you Daddy.
few and most of all, your love. But before I let you go, I’d like
Johnny, to take you down memory lane… Love Your Baby Girl,
I remember my momma Nita.
always picking you up on •I remember your touch as a child, the way you held me
the weekends and holding while I was asleep.
you hostage, lol. You
never played about your •I remember you bringing me a yellow heart box of
kids. We done did some of chocolates and my mom a red box for Valentine’s Day.
everything together from
stealing cars to going to •I remember us riding the bus.
jail. One thing I knew is
that if I called on you and •I remember you always asking me for something and
you would come running. when I tried to say no, you’d say “you gone miss me
Boy I’m going to miss you. when I’m gone” (And that I do)
You was more than a father figure, you
were a friend. •I remember every time I called, you came running; I
Ron thought you were Superman & nobody could touch my
daddy.