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                                                                                                                                                                           INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
                       A Mother’s               This woman was my rock, always praying for her children, made so many                                         FINAL
                                                sacrifices for her family....
                       Love                     Missing my mother moment....


                                                This pic is almost 20 years old and I remember her words that day.....                                                                                      OF WISDOM
                                                                                                   Mark Anthony                                               DRAFT                                                            by Mark Anthony
                                                                The First                                                                                             “Focus on you and your love ones…..
                                                                                                                                                                      Be a blessing to a stranger…..”
                                                                Princess                                                                                              “Being loving and kind cost nothing…..”
                                                                                                                                                                      “Some people believe they are so WOKE and everyone is blind, but them.....
                                                                                         Old man, affectionately is what I                                            The benefits of having a conversation with a fool, you know when to shut up.....”
                                                                                         would refer to him as from time                                              “Just because you have a degree and a big office does not make you profession-
                                                                                                                                                                      al.....”
                                                                                         to time.  Ultimately, he was                                                 “You should not marry the box, you should marry what's in the box.....”
            LOVE       The Only                                                          morning telling him “Good                                                    “Self examination is essential.....
                                                                                         Daddy!  I would text him every
                                                                                                                                                                      Check yourself before checking others.....”
                                                                                         morning, Daddy!  I love you!”
                                                                                                                                                                          “The closer your walk with God Almighty, the more you will see yourself.....”
                                                                                         When I would get busy and miss
                                                                                                                                                                          “You want to be successful, change the voice between your ears.....”
                       Son
                                                                                            sending him the text he
            OF                                                                              would respond “ I haven’t                                                     “Love is the cure for hate.....”
                                                                                            heard from you, checking on
                                                                                                                                                                          “You can walk away from
                                                                                                                                                                          foolishness anytime you get
                                                                                            you.”  He was never shy
                                                                                                                                                                          ready.....  Are you ready....?”
                                                                                            about sharing his love for his       you think a little different…..          “When getting older, it makes
            MEMORIES  Family Tributes                         Little did he know he was making it hard for someone to fill       “Looking in the mirror and making adjustments is a daily choice…..”
                                                                                            first born, his words not
                                                                                                                                 When getting older, it makes you reflect about your decisions yesterday,
                                                                                            mine.
                                                                                                                                 today and tomorrow…..”
                                                                                                                                 “It’s about change…..”
                                                              his shoes. I would talk to my daddy about everything, and no
                                                                                                                                 “Focus on being a better man……”
                                                              matter what the topic was he never judged and always gave
                                                              me sound advice, but always told me to pray first.  When I
                                                                                                                                 “You won’t have to chase true love because it finds you…..”
                                                              was a senior in high school I moved back to St Louis and I
                                                                                                                                 “Today will be a great day to refocus on you…..”
                                                              begged my father not to make me ride the bus, so everyday
                                                                                                                                 “People who are okay with loosing you, let them go…..”
                                                              he would pick me up.  One day he was running late per usual
                                                                                                                                 who asks for nothing but your
                                                                                                                                 company…..”
                                                              and I went back inside.  Well, he was not happy and got out
                             The Legacy
                                                              of his car, came into the school and found me talking to a
                                                                                                                                 “Once you experience pain from the
                                                                                                                                 You look at them different…..”
                                                              boy.  I don’t remember the whole conversation, but let’s just      “How beautiful it is to find someone         one you love.....
                                                              say the next day everyone was coming up to me talking                                                           “Friendship is never one-sided…..”
                  G-Man and I                                                                                                                                                 “When you have a lot on your mind and you have to make some major
                  would race often,                           about the encounter.  I have so many memories of our time                                                       decisions a good run / walk is always good…..”
                                                                                                                                                                              “Thanking God Almighty for another year…..”
                  the last time we                            together because they were usually filled with laughs.  I don’t
                  raced he beat me                            know if many know this, but my Daddy was funny!  He                                                             “Only if I could have had a conversation with myself 40 years ago…..
                  like always. He                             consistently made me laugh with his shenanigans. Our last                                                    What I know now versus what I thought I knew makes a big difference…..”
                  then took me to                             conversation was hard, but I will continue to keep it in my                                                  “How they say goodbye will tell you everything about why they are not the
                  listen to a band.  I                        memory. What stuck out the most was him telling me how                                                       one…..”
                  wanted to tell                              intelligent he thought I was and how proud I made him.  Well                                                 “Stay humble…..  Continue knowing who you are and your worth…..
                  him once more                               Daddy, I’m proud of     you too. I love you and will forever be                                              Don't get too cocky and think more highly of yourself than you are.....”
                  before he left this                         your baby girl.                                                                                              “Life has a tendency to make you shut your mouth and sit down some-
                  earth that he was                                                                        Marysia                                                         where.....”
                  a role model for                                                                                                       “The sun is shining and everything will be ok…..”
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