LEONA HAD JUST TURNED 30. TWO WEEKS BEFORE HER DEATH, SHE AND SAM HAD RENEWED THEIR WEDDING VOWS AT MY WEDDING TO MY HUSBAND, JIM. LEONA HAD PLANNED THE WHOLE AFFAIR AND DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE. HOW WAS I KNOW THEN THAT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WOULD BE FACING THE MOST TERRIBLE DAY OF MY LIFE. LEONA WAS MY OLDEST CHILD, THE FIRST ONE TO STEAL MY HEART WHEN I WAS ONLY 19.
I MISS HER SMILE AND I MISS HER TOUCH, BUT MOST OF ALL, I MISS HER BEING HERE WITH US WHERE SHE SHOULD BE. LEONA LOVED HER FAMILY, THEY WERE HER WHOLE LIFE. SHE LOVED TO GO TO GARAGE SALES AND TO GO CAMPING IN THE SUMMER TIME. AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO ALWAYS MADE SURE HOLIDAYS AND BIRTHDAYS WERE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR EVERYONE. SHE LOVED CHRISTMAS MOST OF ALL. THE HOLIDAYS ARE REALLY HARD FOR ME NOW WITHOUT HER HERE.
SHE LOVED TO WATCH THE OLD SHOWS ON NICK AT NIGHT. AND SHE REALLY LOVED MICKEY MOUSE. IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE HER HAPPY, JUST BUY HER SOMETHING WITH MICKEY ON IT. I BOUGHT HER THE LAST MICKEY MOUSE SHE'D EVER GET THE DAY I SAID GOOD-BYE TO HER.
PLEASE MAKE THE WINTER GO QUICK LORD, SO THE FLOWERS AROUND HER CAN GROW
CAUSE I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF MY DARLING, LYING THERE BENEATH THE DEEPENING SNOW
SAM WAS 29. HE DIED A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS BEFORE HIS BIRTHDAY. I MISS HIS LAUGH AND HIS JOKES. AND I MISS HEARING HIM PLAY HIS MUSIC SO LOUD, YOU COULD HARDLY HEAR YOURSELF TALK. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH SING. SAM COULD SIT AND LISTEN TO US FOR HOURS AT TIME (ESPECIALLY THE OLD COUNTRY MUSIC THAT MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LOVE) LEONA AND SAM WERE OUR TWO BIGGEST FANS. JIM AND I ARE STARTING OUR OWN KARAOKE BUSINESS AND IT MAKES ME SAD THAT SAM AND LEONA AREN'T HERE TO SEE US MAKE THAT DREAM COME TRUE. THAT'S WHY EVERY SHOW WE DO, IS DEDICATED TO THEM AND THEIR MEMORY. SAM ALWAYS HAD A POT OF COFFEE ON THE STOVE, STRONG ENOUGH TO GIVE A JOLT IF YOU NEED IT. AND HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO DROP EVERYTHING TO HELP ANYBODY OUT THAT NEEDED HELP (ALTHOUGH, HE DID HATE MOVING MY RECORD COLLECTION WHENEVER I MOVED. HE ALWAYS USED TO TELL ME THAT HE DIDN'T CARRY MOVER'S INSURENCE)
THE SNOW MAKES ME THINK OF MY DARLING, HOW HE HATED THE SNOW AND THE COLD
NOW HE LIES THERE NEATH A TOMBSTONE THATS JUST 2 YEARS OLD
IT'S SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ALL WE HAVE LEFT NOW ARE OUR MEMORIES OF THEM. SOMETIMES WHEN THE PHONE RINGS OR THERE'S A KNOCK AT THE DOOR, I STILL EXPECT IT TO BE THEM. BUT IT NEVER IS. AND WHAT MAKES IT EVEN HARDER TO BEAR FOR ALL OF US, IS THE FACT THAT NONE OF US HAVE THEIR CHILDREN HERE WITH US. LEONA AND SAM DID NOT HAVE A WILL (WHO EXPECTS TO DIE THAT YOUNG?) SO, WHEN THE LEGAL GOT INVOLVED, THEY DECIDED THAT NONE OF US WERE GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE THOSE PRECIOUS CHILDREN, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US WHO WANTED THEM AND STILL DO. WE CAN'T EVEN SEE THEM AND THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW THAT FEELS. IT HAPPENED TO US, IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU. DON'T WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM OR TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY FOR SOMETHING YOU DID OR SAID, BECAUSE TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME.
LEONA WORLEY SAM WORLEY
AUGUST 24, 1970-SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 OCTOBER 13, 1970-SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
A MILLION TIMES I'VE NEEDED YOU. A MILLION TIIMES I'VE CRIED.
IF LOVE COULD HAVE SAVED YOU, YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER DIED
IN LIFE I LOVED YOU DEARLY, IN DEATH I LOVE YOU STILL
IN MY HEART YOU HOLD A PLACE NO ONE CAN EVER FILL
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
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