My number one supporter, cheerleader, friend, and father. I wasn't ready for this and honestly, I don't think I ever would be. You moved here to Nevada to support me and my endeavors of trying to make this world a better place. Instead, I learned so much about supporting one another...family overall. We became so close daddy, laughing about the good old days, your many stories about your travels while in the military; your past...Big Mamma, your mother you mourned so. You taught me so much about resiliency, being the strength for my children, never giving up, and being the strong smart woman you raised me to be.
You raised me to believe that I can be and do anything, and you know what? I did! I could tell you anything without judgment, those expressive eyes would tell me everything I needed to know without you saying one word. Your encouragement carried me when I couldn't even carry myself. Because of the way you believed in me I have accomplished things I never thought I could or would. My children had a role model, a man they could trust to be there and look up to. Your tender words carried through the halls of our house, your light teasing made us rumble with laughter, the love you had for mamma taught me and Tralina how a man is supposed to love a woman. I am grateful to God for the lifeline, the time, the life we had. You are now my 1st Guardian Angel, the ancestor I will call upon. I will not stop, I am going to keep going. I need some time though okay?
Love you...your Big Baby Girl.
Toshia