As long as I can remember, that store had been there. |
By the end of 2006 and before I leave again, I should finally get it up to par. Even after you get it all cleaned up, you have to find stuff to replace. I was hoping it wasn't very bad, but I got shocked once I got home. Everyone was in the same boat. Those who don't want to start over in New Orleans lost everything and have nothing to come back to. |
He is trying to make an investment in our community. We need to make an investment in him and provide a safe environment for him. |
He might be a little slow on some stuff, going right and left. Anything routine, he's going to make. |
He was a lot of fun. He woke up in the morning smiling and he went to bed smiling, and in between, he took care of business. ... He was special. |
I got to see him, he looked very peaceful. I guess when he met his maker, he decided he didn't want to come back. I've been talking to his family, and I'm just numb right now. |
I grew up in Highland Heights (housing development) just down from the store. If we didn't make three trips, we made five. |
I had it above the fireplace. I came back and found it down the hall, near the bedroom. |
I know he was fine (Sunday) morning and he felt like he needed a glass of water and that's when it hit him. He spilled it and that was it. |
I know it's one day, one place, one day, another place. It's a lot of traveling but I'm very excited. We'll see how they grill me and what happens. |
I left out of here and ran over there, and got him outside in the hallway. I broke down and cried a little bit. I don't cry. My wife says there's something wrong with me. I hold it in. But it was hard to hold it in yesterday. That really touched me. |
I still hope I made a good showing when I talked to them. I hope I impressed them. |
I told them when they were doing it, I can take care of my family. But they insisted. I realized, when I talked to other people about it, they said, that's all you can do is say thank you. You can't have no pride with something like this. |
I've known him since 1984. We talk every so often. We're close. He's a strong guy, a fighter and I want to think the best. We all know the bad part, but I don't believe in the bad. |
If it looks like New Orleans won't be coming back, then we're going to have to move somewhere else. And I have no idea where that's going to be. |