Bruce is an only child and his Mother passed recently and it has made me reflect on all of the people within my 55 years that have left a mark on my life or our lives together.
Esther Marie Davis Webb was born in India to Missionary parents where she lived until the age of 16 when they returned to the states and Waxahachie, Texas. I can only imagine the shock in change of territory and culture!
Esther was a loving lady with a personal style that bordered on outlandish, but she wore everything well and with dignity. You know that’s the key…wear whatever but you gotta really wear it inside and out.
Her passing has made me reflect on Johnny and Barbara Kauffman, Rev. JL and Ruby Hunter, Royal Robertson, James Harold Jennings, George Williams, Artist Chuckie, Hawkins Bolden, and a few handful of others who were just who they were 100% and gave us a huge slice or even just a glimpse into their worlds, but they shared themselves in some special way.
These people were creatives who molded and made how we think, perceive and act everyday. Each of the folks I think of and recall as leaving a mark on our lives, I can recall thinking when visiting them….”Relish this. There will never be this or anyone like this again.”