GRANNY GEE/GLORIA BROWN BATES...2011
PA SKIP/SKIP...WITH KISSY (ROTTIE
AND CHADWICK)...2011
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TOMMY WITH HIS SON, TABAN...
TOMMY DIED MAY 29, 2010...
at the age of 40. He had 2 blockages in his heart and had a heart attack while running and playing with Taban on the sand at Myrtle Beack.. he did what he wanted to do ...that was to play the first time with his 3 year old son at the beach... he barely made it in time because he walked into heaven as he was videoing Taban looking at the waves.
A group of people had been watching this tall, blonde-headed guy running and squealing with joy with his little blonde-headed son... they thought it special... thank God they were there when Tommy collapsed...no one else was around. I wish I knew who they were.
The man called the last number on Tommy's cellphone, which was me (he'd called an hour earlier to tell me they arrived safely, I was so thankful). The first words I heard on the phone were 'Ma am, I have a man collapsed here on the beach, he isn't breathing'... my world almost ended.
TOMMY WITH HIS DAUGHTER, MCKENZIE...Tommy loved his beautiful little daughter, McKenzie. He never got to see her like he wanted to. She can grow up just like Taban knowing her father loved her just as he loved Taban.
Thank you for sharing your most precious possessions with us. Next time I would like to see a photo of you, maybe Skip could take it so your not hiding behind your camera.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of Tommy and Taban. You can just see so much love and pride Tommy has for that little baby. He is holding him like he never wants to let that feeling of love go.
Luv Nannie Gee ♥
Hi Nannie Gee,
ReplyDeleteI will do that sometime. I've looked so bad for almost 2 years that it's hard to know when I can look 'good enough' to take a photo. You saw into that special photo and you could 'see' exactly how Tommy was feeling. That was special. Love, Gloria