I just got off the phone with my great friend, Lacie, who told me more information than I wanted to know. My friend, Danny Green, was murdered in his sister's house in Kansas City, Missouri. Not only was he murdered, but his younger sister and her two babies, ages 1 and 2, were also killed. There isn't a whole lot of information online about how he was killed; actually, they haven't released that information. I feel so torn between wanting to know how he was killed, and just wanting to let it be. Unfortunately, I have so many visions in my head of him struggling for his life. Not only was he struggling for his life, but for the life of his sister, his nephew, and his niece. The main suspect in this case is his brother-in-law, who beat Danny's sister and attempted to strangle her a week earlier. Knowing he was dead was hard; knowing he died alongside family members is even worse.
I know Danny Green; he would have fought and struggled valiantly for life. He was a devout Christian. He was over at my house many Saturday nights for my SNL parties I used to have. I remember him talking about his sister and her children. I wish I could have been at the wake and the funeral, but I found out to late. Lacie and I are planning a memorial web page for him, I'll be putting it on this site. I can only hope and pray that he is at peace now, even though his last hours were hell.
I can't bear not knowing how he died. Otherwise, my imagination takes over, and I see him dying horrible deaths. I have sobbed and wept today; it has been so hard to sit at work and pretend like nothing is wrong. I'm glad I'm home now. Austyn made me dinner, that was nice of him. He's a good kid.
Now, a plea to all of my friends, where ever you are: Please be careful. Take care of yourselves. Call me. If you don't have my number, email me. Lacie also has my contact information. I miss all of you; every single one of you. I miss our choir class. I miss Kathy's rages. I miss singing and dancing with you all. I miss Gemini's Twin. I miss our SNL parties. Right now, I wish life didn't have to be a journey so we could all stay in one place and be together. But we have all moved on; we have different places to go. We couldn't spend our life at Longview. I loved our time together, and will cherish it. We will always have these memories to share. I will love you always. Stay safe. Be good.
Jake
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