He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
My Brother, Leonard Edward Eugene Espinosa you are free and home!! You touched so many peoples lives in a positive way. Everyone you met became a friend. You were such a people person. I am so proud to say that for years I was known as Leonard's sister! My little brother, you were also my friend. I loved you unconditionally and we all thank God for you. You were a Blessing and a Gift!
You were a jokester and your Southwest Airlines family of 26 years have so many "Leonard" stories to tell. You loved them and they loved you!!
You were a loving brother, son, nino, uncle and great father to Danielle, Joshua and Jocelyn. They have always been your world. You were a kind gentle loving Godly man who would pray and show God's love to those you saw that needed a friendly moment.
Your wish for when you retired was to go fly fishing and finally buy a boat. Now you can in Heaven with no more pain, tears or fears. Jesus released you home, where all you are waiting for is for all of us that love and miss you to join you. This is not goodbye, but till we meet again on God's time in Heaven.
You were the Best brother in the world!! You loved the Bible verse Isaiah 41:10 and 13.
"So do not fear for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous hand."
"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear, I will help you."
Whenever I hear Janet Jackson's song, "Together Again, it reminds me of you.
Everywhere I go
Every smile I see
I know you are there
Smiling back at me.
Dancing in the moonlight
I know you are free
Cuz I see your star
Shining down on me!
I know we will be together again, all of us; you, me, mom and dad and our own beautiful families and their families. As I write this, I have had to have a few hard crying meltdowns and talk to God and ask, "Why?" Trying to find a closure to my thoughts is so hard, it is like I am saying "Goodbye Forever." I still don't sleep through the night and all day my mind wanders to the day before and the day of, that you left us. At night I pray and try hard to push it all away. I am sure you and Jesus have sent me many messages and signs that you are at peace, but my head and my heart are at odds with one another, so much that I think that I have missed those signs.
I am here my dear brother. You ain't heavy you are my brother!!
Written By Darlene Baca