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I Never Told Him That I Loved Him

If memory serves me right it was one year before he died .Before he was killed that I last saw him with my eye.
From kindergarten
 (he was in first grade,  nine months older than I was)
Though we were both born a mother's
 We were of different nationality colors
 We were next-door neighbors he was my friend he was more to me, he was my brother 
And yet tragically while on vacation coming from the West Coast. 
Through Arizona to his birth town of Omaha NEBRASKA. 
He and his his wife his high school sweetheart 
And their two-year-old son and their 16 year old niece 
Were tragically murdered by the escaped prisoner Tison.
All shot  at point-blank range left there to die.
 I never had a chance to say bye.
You see I never told my brother that I love him.
So you see the Tison father and his three sons and Tison cellmate all escaped.
And when on rampage  killing  spree. 
Arizona Prison in August 1978
Killing people for their cars the vehicles
As the Bible teaches forgiveness I must forgive those that murdered my family for you see. 
I have no Heaven or Hell to put anyone.  
Help them, Help us Lord.
For mercy and mercy sake help us all .
Lord till the day breaks
It's been 41 years now since the death the murders 
Of the Lions family.
And you will know the ironic thing is the nieces name is the same last name of her murderers
 No relations who knows???
 God does her last name was Tyson not the same spelling but same sounding don't know if we're related again while knows who knows. 
The Tison father was almost captured he got away but alsodisoriented
 And died in the desert one of the sons is dead.
 In the police roadblock. 
While the cell mate in the two other brothers all three are now behind bars .
To this day still in the pen. 
But life it's a shame

 I never got to tell my brother I love him

Believe it or not we only have one verbal / physical fight 
And it would be a grade of "A".
 I would say 
We were okay 

He was my brother and I love him 

Not boasting nor bragging we were the model for race relations.
Me being African-American 
While he was  Caucasian Oriental. 
If blending could be God cares not
About our colors he only cares about our souls 
And with that we should all remember 
There is only two ways Which way we can go
Only two places Heaven or Hell 
I have I have no judgement I have no spells.
All did I say that I mentioned that I have forgiven the Tison father and three brothers and the cell mate for murdering my brother and his family help us all Lord

This is a dedicated verse for John Francis Lyons
Born July twenty-three 1954 died August 1st 1978

Dedicated verse to wife Donna Chadwick Lyons
Born September 25th 1954 died August 6th 1978

Dedicated verse for Christopher Lyons
Toddler boy  born August 23rd 1976 died August 6th 1978

Dedicated to 16 year old Niece Teresa Jo Tyson
Born October 16th 1962 died August 6th 1978

Pray for me, I never told my brother I love him

On this day September 9th 2019  I visited the grave sites of 
                               the Lyons Family Plot

Consisting of the Grand mother  Johanna  Lyons Siri which was 9 days from being a hundred years old Uncle Francis E Lyons the Nephew John Francis Lyons his wife Donna Lyons the niece Teresa Joy Tyson and baby who was entombed in the coffin with the mother Christopher Lyons

My  only prayer, my only wish is that you love your brother Those whom are spiritual and those who mock physical love your brother and maybe you'll see them all again in heaven

9/9/19
Written by James Edward Lee Sr 2019

Copyright © James Edward Lee Sr. | Year Posted 2019

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 9/10/2019 9:44:00 AM This is so sad; so very very sad but full of empathy and love also. I believe his spirit in heaven is reading this one, James, and appreciates it and has always known that you love him. Login to Reply