Wednesday, April 19, 2023
We became friends in the 5th grade. He was still on crutches from the accident with his Mom. My Grandparents lived 2 houses away and I lived a few blocks away. Needless to say, I was always over there playing Pick Axe Pete on the Odyssey game console. I remember their dog with bad breath named Princess. His Grandparents treated me like their own. We went to Baptist church together behind my house. He became a hell of an athlete considering having 2 broken legs previously. We were always together playing basketball in the driveway and football, baseball, and slip n slide in his big yard next to the house. We were partners in band playing the baritone. He was very good at that. I never could beat the beautiful sound he created. We played tennis together all through middle school. We lost contact after high school but he will always have a special place in my heart. He was my first best friend and I considered him like the older brother always in competition to be better than him. He probably thought I was a pain in the butt but that's what younger brothers are for. Gone to soon Clint. I have missed you since High School. Rest In Peace Brother.
