Today is your birthday, August 9th. I'm missing you today as I do everyday, but more than that I'm missing wishing you a great day and an awesome year. My birthday was 5 days ago and I'm missing teasing you as I did when we were growing up; "You can't boss me around now, because we're the same age". Then, your birthday would come around on the 9th and I could no longer hold that over your head. I missed my first text message of the day wishing me a "Happy Birthday", you were always the first one. Oh how wonderful it would be to have just one more joint birthday party as we used to have when we were growing up.

I miss you and love you dear brother. Praying for peace for you and all of us still here missing you today. Happy, Happy Birthday!

Lance with his grandfather "Pops" in New Orleans 1961.

One summer Lance came to Los Angeles for a visit and business trip and stayed with Lynette and I. No matter how much he had to do, he noticed a few of the projects around the house that I had either started or still to start. He said that he can take of them.  I told him that he had plenty to do visiting family and his own business things to do and not to worry about them.

Well as you can imagine when I came home from work 4 speakers were installed inside and outside our back room and music playing.

Lance loved to tinker, fix and complete tasks especially for someone else, always taking care of others.