My friend passed away yesterday. He was 48 years old. He saved my life back in 1985. I was in jail and he kept some people from hurting me because they were gonna kill me. They had a knife and everything.
He said, if you if you lay a hand on him, you gotta fight me off. And he was a big man. He weighed at that time close to 300 pounds.
I met his kids and his wife once at Room In the Inn. They came and shot pool with me. I’m going miss him. I nicknamed him Big Bad John because he saved my life. He was a real good friend. He was at the Room in the Inn a lot longer than I was in an apartment. He worked. He took care of his family and he played rent living at the Room In the Inn even though he was not always there. His name was John Coleman. He’s a good friend I’m gonna miss with all my heart.
I lost my brother last month. I’ve lost quite a few friends at the Room in the Inn that have had apartments there. I just renewed my will today. So, I’m not looking forward to dying, but I am looking forward to going to Heaven. With my church there for me when I need them, the Contributor there for me when I need them, Room in the Inn there for me when I need them, that’s family. That’s always a new family that I consider family now. To have The Contributor to tell these stories and to hopefully help me compile everything I’ve written into a book this year. It will benefit my family when I’m gone.
I hope this story can benefit a lot of people who are going through what I’ve been going through. I think you for listening and I pray an hope things will go good for you in life. I’m 76 right now and I’ve lived a very very interesting life. When you get my book, you’ll see.