A Cool Daddy-O...

Cool (adj)- marked by calm self-control(especially in trying circumstances) also fashionable and attractive at the time...

He was born in the mid 1950's... in the beautiful island of Haiti... he was the 2nd born and 1st male son... has grew he became his parents favorite... he was a go getter and was poised to make something of himself... he was a leader and did things at the beat of his own drum... he grew into his own... and was well known and thought of by those around him in all facets of his life... he was a people person ready to carry a conversation with jus about anyone, his personality was cool, he was calm, level-headed and jus laid back... his smile warmed your heart whenever he flashed it... there was jus something bout him that everyone seemed to like... he was always ready and willing to help those in need, didn't even matter who you were he was there to lend a helping hand... he was very fashionable and a site for single females looking to be his main squeeze... he had a way about him that people jus couldn't put their finger one... they could never figure it out, all that was certain was that he was a good dude... a cool dude and they enjoyed being around him... he wasn't the smartest guy but he worked hard and he had a passion about him whenever he put his mind to what it was that he was doing... around his neighborhood he was that dude, that dude that could get you whatever you needed... he loved his family and he loved people all together... whatever he could do for a family member he would do it... didn't matter how old or young, he was there for each... his only nephew looked up to him, copied his every move... his younger brother did like wise... both trying to be who he was... that cool dude that had that natural charism... it was his gift and it came natural to him... sadly his life was cut short(too short if you ask me)... at the young age of 28 he passed away, leaving behind a beautiful wife and a young son... a neighborhood back in his country land to mourn his presence... parents who till this day wonder what could have been if their son had lived passed those 28 years of life... brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces and other family members to wonder how their lives could have been much, much different had he still been around... but only God knows why this cool dude only lived for this short while... and someday I hope to ask Him WHY as well!... till then I too at times wonder jus like everyone else "what if"... but at least they got to experience that coolness and see that charism at work... as I've gotten older I've heard so many wonderful stories about people who came cross him and always hear the same thing each time... how much of a cool, nice and good man he was... how he loved them or what he did for them... how he was a great husband, brother, uncle, and friend... the more stories I hear the more I realized that I have so many of his qualities... his smile, his look, his persona, his charisma, his passion for life, his love for his wife, his love for family and his love and loyalty to friends... I jus wish I can leave such a lasting impression as he has with everyone that was cool with him... its been almost 26 yrs since his passing and yet he's still remembered as if he was still here... his family still cries for him and still wonder what if... when they see me they cry tears of sadness and tears of joy... sadness because of how much I resemble him and how much they remember him... and tears of joy because he still lives on through me... the smile I have they see has his, the charisma he had they see it, they even see the walk he used to have... Its my hope as I continue to learn more about him to carry on his name with pride and joy... and to know that I've got a standard to live up to... I may never reach it but I hope to always embody his love and caring spirit that he had for those around him... he was definitely a cool dude... and I'm proud to say that he was my father! A COOL DADDY-O!...