From day one you showed me nothing but LOVE.. I remember giving you that name "Stokes" you were like, "yo like that", and you ran with it. We were only a year apart and I always wanted you to know that I looked up to you, cousin. I miss calling you and asking you," Yo did you hear the new album from many of the hip-hop artists we liked, and talking about who was the best one, but we always came to the same conclusion that 2 Pac was our favorite.. LOL! I miss you Stokes, you will forever be my big brother, my best friend, but most importantly my FAMILY. I'm going to miss our talks about football and baseball "GO Yankees"! You were always there for me when I needed you, the word "NO" never came out when I needed to talk to you. One day when God blesses me to be a father, I hope I'm as good of a father as you are. It breaks my heart to say that because you always told me that I will be a great father, but he or she will never meet their Tio Stokes, and know how much you would have loved them...but I promise you this, that I will tell them about their Tio and how wonderful he was and how much of an inspiration he was to me. Words can't express the emptiness I have in my heart now than my cousin isn't here, but I know you watch over us from heaven, and I know we'll see each other again one day. Until that day, I will honor you in any which way possible. I promise you that Stokes! I'm doing what you choose me to do, and only you, me and the other person know what I mean by that. I hope I'm making you proud so far. I love you, Stokes...my brother ,my best friend, my family!
Forever in my heart, forever missed. I'll never forget you, I'll never let you go...
Gotti.