Gone too soon...

Today we are losing so many... Some in time, others by disease, drugs, killings, or in the mist of a night's peaceful rest. One death in 2007 made an immediate impact on my life... My moms only sibling, Uncle Willie a.k.a Sugar Boy passed away August 13, 2007 due to massive heart attack. He was at home with my great uncle at the time preparing for bed. He had the heart attack in his bathroom around 10:30, but because my great uncle can't speak, we didn't know it until the next morning about 10:30 when my mom went to his home to find him and my great uncle on the floor in the bathroom... Uncle Rufus had laid there with him all night. My mom had nobody to call, except me. I pulled up, left my truck running in the street, and ran into the house. I demanded that they let me see him, touch him, hold him one last time. I have NEVER seen my mom in such a broken place... Her bestfriend, big brother, her everything was gone, and nothing could ever replace him. During this time, months to come, I was challenged to be better, more, something I wasn't sure I could be. Through prayer and with faith my sister and I helped my mom grow through a very tough time. My Uncle's passing kept my mom here in Birmingham instead of moving to Florida, and it kept me here instead of moving to Atlanta. Death is inevitable and most times unexpected... We have to LIVE, DO, BE, GIVE, and LOVE while we have time! Live a rich life, and help someone else live an even better one! R.I.P Unc, we miss you, we love you, and I still have my NSYNC cd & remember your jokes about my head ;-)  Remember those wonderful people that have come and gone, and love on those that are still with us... Love is never Lost!