What’s in a name?
James Anthony…
James, or Jamie as I know him, is Sarah’s dad. Yes, he’s James Brown. He and Leslie raised 2 amazing daughters. He is a musician at heart, and works for Boeing, so he has a touch of mathematician in there as well. I remember the evening I asked for his eldest daughter’s hand. He never said yes. It wasn’t a blessing he was going to give lightly. I respected that immensely. I also had the opportunity to work with him on a production. I was impressed by his professionalism in what I consider to be a less than perfect situation. I feel blessed to have him as a father-in-law and to have Jack look up to him as a grandfather. With our son, we honor him.
Tony was my father’s youngest brother. He was close to my sister’s age. He went by “Dewayne” for most of his life. He was quite but very smart, almost an engineer’s personality, but a musician’s tendencies. He passed away of a heart…explosion…a few years ago. He was 40. He had had some rough years, a couple failed marriages, living with my grandmother off and on for years. He then turned his life around and started going by Tony. He was a computer genius. He had actually just flown back from the Philippines on pleasure, and they think he got a blocked artery from the long flight. He was the only one in my family who understood my choice to get a divorce. He was the only one who saw what I was trying to do for myself and Jack. With our son, we honor him.
July 31st, 2007 at 9:49 am
I already knew the name.. and that made me cry.
July 31st, 2007 at 9:53 am
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