That's Not Tommy ...

That's Not Tommy ...
By Gloria Faye Brown/ aka Granny Gee

 Tommy ... and his precious son ... (date is wrong on photo) ... My son, grandson ... Taban

 Tommy  ... and Taban ... My son, grandson

 Tommy ... and McKenzie ... My son, granddaughter

 Tommy ... Taban when he was born ... My son, grandson

 Tommy and Taban ... like father, like son ... My son, grandson

 Tommy 'crying' with Taban ... My son, grandson

 Tommy making Taban not cry ... being so silly ... My son, grandson

 Tommy and I, living at Lake Royale ... my photo damaged by housefire ... lucky to have it

 Tommy, my son, on the road ... big, gentle guy ... tough, only if had to be

 Tommy, my handsome son ... I was so proud of you

 My son, Tommy ... age 11 with me, Gloria Faye Brown Bates /aka Granny Gee

 Tommy, age 11... as tall as me, in this photo... my precious Son

Tommy, on the last day he lived on this earth ... hours before he collapsed on the beach, sand ... at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  May 29, 2010.


　

Tommy! My eyes follow the young man as he walks tall, proud ... he has on sunglasses ... hair, beard nicely trimmed. Big guy, gentle guy ... a force to be reckoned with, if pushed ... a big teddy bear any other time. I look down to my lap, where my hands clasp each other ... that's ... not Tommy. A tear falls on my hand ... I wipe it away.

The gate rattles, Tommy's coming through the gate. He's here to visit! I think I hear him speaking to the Pups. I am excited ... instead of going to meet him, I sit ... wait. The wait goes on ... I know it ... that's not Tommy.

I hear a soft voice, speaking ... it laughs. Tommy! Hey, that's my son, Tommy. My lips begin smiling, I feel sunshine in my eyes ... lightness in my Heart. I close my eyes, enjoy it as long as I possibly can ... because ... I can only 'hear, see' my son in other people, now. I pretend for a few minutes, 'just to see how happy it feels' ... then, real life sets in ...

That's not Tommy ...



Note:  These photos are my property, I own them/and story.  Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee ...     Remembering Tommy