tom wicker
Contributor
Its funny some times how life can play jokes on individuals. Monday I was blessed with a beautiful Daughter all 6# 7.5 ounces of her. In my mind a future dive buddy Ive been on cloud nine all week
Today I received a call at work pleading with me to come home quick! There has been a death in the family my knees wobbled and my throat closed on me my kids and wife raced through my mind I was able to ask how is my kids dad is my wife ok? There was silence for what seemed an eternity. In a failing voice he said Son their fine but your Mom and Sister needs you as fast as you can get there. As I approached Moms place there was my Sister on her knees with her hands in her face and my Mother on the porch.
As I ran to my Mother to ask mom are you ok my sister looked up at me and I knew the moment I seen her face it was something to do with her.
Today I lost a nephew the same as a son to me. Not only was he like a son he was my dive buddy and fellow Spearo partner. He was born and bred a Dixie diver. Life is funny sometimes me and Mike has dived the Alabama beaches for some time now looking for sharks just to get a look at one, heck we was in the water the next day after the old boy got attacked in the water at the Pink Pony. We separated ways when he went to Iraq where he was wounded pretty bad with a road side bomb but still managed to pull 17 of his fellow Marines from what was left of there transport before collapsing into what would be a close call on his life
Now after all this and months on the road to a full recovery "Mike Browns" heart decides to call it quits. You tournament Spearos count yourself lucky we were planning on giving you a run for your money this year.
People do yourself a favor hug your kids and tell them you love them, you never know just what the next day will bring
Today I received a call at work pleading with me to come home quick! There has been a death in the family my knees wobbled and my throat closed on me my kids and wife raced through my mind I was able to ask how is my kids dad is my wife ok? There was silence for what seemed an eternity. In a failing voice he said Son their fine but your Mom and Sister needs you as fast as you can get there. As I approached Moms place there was my Sister on her knees with her hands in her face and my Mother on the porch.
As I ran to my Mother to ask mom are you ok my sister looked up at me and I knew the moment I seen her face it was something to do with her.
Today I lost a nephew the same as a son to me. Not only was he like a son he was my dive buddy and fellow Spearo partner. He was born and bred a Dixie diver. Life is funny sometimes me and Mike has dived the Alabama beaches for some time now looking for sharks just to get a look at one, heck we was in the water the next day after the old boy got attacked in the water at the Pink Pony. We separated ways when he went to Iraq where he was wounded pretty bad with a road side bomb but still managed to pull 17 of his fellow Marines from what was left of there transport before collapsing into what would be a close call on his life
Now after all this and months on the road to a full recovery "Mike Browns" heart decides to call it quits. You tournament Spearos count yourself lucky we were planning on giving you a run for your money this year.
People do yourself a favor hug your kids and tell them you love them, you never know just what the next day will bring
Congratulations on the new kid though.
