| In Memory of Mr. Loyd Lee "Pete" McKenzie Mr.Loyd Lee "Pete" McKenzie- His death was only a short time ago. I remember I had been visiting with him, the night before he had his stroke and he hadnt been feeling good a while. Both his wife (Mrs.Faye) and I kinda knew something had been going on for a while and the next day, Mammaw Faye and I went to the funeral home to give respects to a lady from their church and Faye had come over to my grandads house to visit with us for a while and while we were sitting there, Mammaw Faye said let me call and check on Pete. He wasnt feeling very good when I left.When she called there was no answer and she thought about it for a little bit and she said Megan call over there again. Still no answer. She asked me to try one more time. Still no answer. She said I am gonna go home. I am sure everything is fine, he probably just took a shower and went to bed and cant hear the phone. She said I'll call you when I get home. So since she only lives like 5 minutes away, after about 10 minutes my grandad and I started to worry a little bit and after about 20 minutes Faye called and said, Megan I found him on the patio on his side the ambulance is coming to get him. I left immediatly from the house and jumped in my car. I remember my nerves felt like they werent there. I felt like I had gone weak and flemsy all over.But i kept thinking of how Mammaw Faye felt and it seemed like instead of taking 3 or 4 minutes to get to the hospital that it took hours to get there and I ran out of my car like a mad women trying to get to the emergency room and i just remember running in and seeing Faye and waiting to see what the doctor said and they moved him to another hospital with better equipment and what not and for a week and 2 days he stayed in ICU and for those nine days i was with the family for at least 6 days b/c we knew it was bad and I remember they told us there was nothing more that they could do and that they were gonna move him back to Homer Hospital so it would be easier on the family. I remember the Monday he died it was July 25th and I was at my cousin's babysitting and my mom called and said Megan you need to come home and I said why and she said, Megan, Mr. Pete passed away. I fell to pieces like I did when my grandmother died. I remember going over the memories i had. i remember him coming out and scaring me nearly everytime I was over there or the times that he would just sit there and grin big and stare at me because he knew it went all over me. But without God I wouldnt have made it through another death, period, friend or family with him and I know his family feels the same way that without God they wouldnt survive.....I loved Mr. Pete still do, and I know I will see him and my other family in heaven too.. R.I.P. "PA PETE" YOU WILL BE MISSED PETE MCKENZIE FEBUARY 20TH 1927-JULY 25TH 2005 |
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