Passed away on July 5, 2004.
Jerry,
You came into our lives at such an early age. You were in the 6th grade when I can remember you coming to our house. Sometime we would even come and get you. And carry you back home. Carla, would even get Michelle to come and get you sometime and bring you to see her. You were so much a part of our lives that when you and Carla got older and started dating that was great to us. You were the son that we never had. Michael, just took you under his wing and taught you things that you would ask him about and other stuff to I'm sure. I can remember him teaching you some of how to paint a vehichle. We Loved you as if you were our own child. I will never forget when you started staying with us when you just finished school. Then you and Carla wanted to move out on your own and you both did real good. You learned what it was like to take on a responsibility before you married on February 10, 2001. Then you decided it was time to settle down and have a little one. Then Justin, was born on August 20, 2002. That was something that was a gift from God! He is very precious and he still talks alot about his Dad. He will always know as much about you as we can instill in him. HE is so much like you anyway. His ways and his looks are so much like you and we are very proud of that. We have a part of you that we Love and hope we can teach him the things in life that you would want him to learn. Jerry you were a great Dad! I can remember when you thought you might not be a good Dad but, you were a wonderful Dad! I just wish that it wasn't time for us to let you go. It doesn't seem fair and we do still question that. We are trying so hard to learn how to do what God wants us to do but, sometime you don't even know what that is...Then, 1 year to the day of your death due to a 4wheeler accident we had to bury Michael. He grieved himself to death about you and so did we, but, I just had to do the best I could to be as strong as God intended for me to be to take care of Michael until God said Come Home My Son, You have went thru enough pain..Come Home and be with Me, Your Dad and Your son Jerry....He thought of you as his Son. That is why he loved you so much. But, we will see you one day! Just watch over us....Carla, Justin and Darlene
