Hey Buddy,
we are back from UVA, Daddy, Bobby and Bry went to the caverns and I remember when we were small and went.. It was all I could do not to cry then a drop of water fell on my face and the tour guide told us it was from an angel,, then I knew you were with us; Paul I love you. I am trying not to get down but it is so hard. I love you.. please tell Mom and Sissy and NanNan and Granddad, hi for me. I miss you
Hey, little brother, will try this again, you were laughing when I had typed last night and my pc shut down.
I'll never forget when you were little and you were sleeping in the big bed with me in the big bedroom, you wouldn't shut up and let me go to sleep, you asked me were you had come from, I told you go ask Daddy and got us both in trouble fornot being asleep. There are so many memories from when you were small, you helping Daddy dig the new hole for the johnny-house at camp, and you telling Sissy you would be a mess if you stayed in the hole.
I wish we had been closer the older we got, but I was gone from home by the time the rest had grown up, but remember it didn't mean I loved you.
I was so proud to have a brother who was a fire-fighter, EMT, had his own charter business, I would always brag about it.
I hope you are at peace, and Mom and Sissy I'm sure watching after you now, along with rest of our family.
Rest in Peace little brother. I love and miss you every day.
just a lil note, i didnt want you to forget all to fun times we had growing up. All the times you scared the shit out of us, and catching sand dollars. and swimmingwhen you tried to drown us...ha ha You have not been forgotten, and will always be in my thoughts..... i love you
My memories of you could go on forever, I miss you so much and I still hear you talking to me. We sure had some good times together. how we didn't end up in trouble is beyond me. I remember the day you came home from the hospital, you were such a little thing and so very cute. I loved you so much and I had a brother which made you even more special to me. I remember all the good times we had and our trips to the greenbrier river to fish on a moments notice, we would just up and go. Our trip to Mom and Dad's after I moved back from La. we had a great 2 weeks of no husband or wife or kids, Mom knew what we were doing and she would fuss at us but we would just laugh and go on. I think thats why she fed us all those greens that night we went over to the circle at the beach in Morehead City, we went to the pool hall to shoot pool and you really had to go and the bathroom had no paper or seat on the commode, you ran 2 blocks down to a bar to use that bathroom and got there and had to run back I sat on the curb laughing my ass off at you so you made me stand gaurd so you could use the womens bathroom at the pool hall, I was the only women in there so I went back to the table, you came out and come back over feeling relief and some lady walked in and went straight to the bathroom, when she come out she serched the room and looked right at me as if lady what did you eat, we were so trashed all we could do is laugh, God we had a good time, I remember when you and Elaine got married and you took her to the Greenbrier to fish which she had no clue what to do, we were behind the island at the mill pond and you decided to leave her with me so you could fish, well after she hooked me I was ready to go back to the camp site and shoot you. We laughed all evening about it. There are so many other memories I have.
You were the best brother anyone could ever ask for we always got along and never disagreed about anything. Ilove and miss you so much and I would give anything to have one more time to tell you I love you and everything would be ok. I was so looking forward to you moving back to WV and in with me and Rodney.
I remember when you were playing Little League and Dad was the coach and the Ump did something that dad didn't agree with and went out on the field you could hear a pin drop and then Tabby only 2 yrs old yelled get him PaPa. It was so funny she was the mascot for the Lions team that you played for, they called you Peanut because you were so much smaller than the other players, but you sure could play ball and one heck of a pitcher.
Your with me everyday in my heart and thoughts and in my dreams. I'm so so sorry I didn't hear what you said to me and I will always have to live with that. I miss you little brother and wish I could hug you one more time .
Oh my little brother, what a sweet boy you were.. I remember sitting and rocking you while mom and Sissy were in the kitchen, then you grew up to be a wonderful man with your faults, but I loved you anyways. You told me to hang in there and made me promise I would, then you were gone, I know you are with me but I needed to hear those words one more time. The girls miss you and they remember the fun times and tell all the time. Daddy is doing ok, but God he misses you. I am keeping my promise to you and when that is done I will try and let you go.. I know you are safe... and what a wonderful fireman you were.. God Paul you had it all. You know I will keep you alive forever.. I miss you more today than yesterday but I am trying to stay strong. I love you little brother...
