Cleophas Ingram Program

H›ù Dƒ——ù , I remember I stood at your bedside next to you in your final hours and profoundly saying “Thank You” for raising me over the years to be the man that I proudly stand to be to this day. Honestly, the truth is that I am hurƟng because I wanted to say much more because I felt you would always be here forever and I feel like I lost a part of myself when you leŌ. But, I can say it all finally here and now. During my triumphs and trials, you taught me to stand strong and always gave me support and encouragement. Daddy, you were excepƟonally amazing and my first role model of what a man should be. Growing up, I always respected your paƟence, logic, knowledge, diligent hard work ethic as well as your

humbleness and natural simplicity. I feel more than blessed to be your son and to have you as my father. Over these last few years, I am proud that I stood strong with you through the tough fight because that is who you raised me to be. I look back on all the weekends down in the country, ball games, working on the cars, siƫng out in the garage, fishing, grilling or smoking meat….all the Ɵme we spent, I will cherish forever. I thank the Almighty for allowing you to bring me here. Being the family patriarch that you were, I will carry your spirit on within me….with all the values and lessons insƟlled in me; I will proudly transfer those on to Trent, Sydnee, and Daniel. D›ƒÙ Dƒ——ù , From a very young age, I have always admired the things you could do and what all you knew. You could find a way to fix anything, knew the farm and tech life, knew so much on world affairs, loved music, and, to many peoples’ surprise, could draw a liƩle something if we asked you (Jr. and I definitely got it from both sides of the family). I was scared that when I grew up, I wouldn’t be able to compare to all the things you were...being such a versaƟle father. I cherish every lesson you taught us; stressing the liƩle things, and being thorough with whatever our work included. From helping me with school work to pracƟcing baseball and even making us help you work on the cars just to get us out of the house. You showed me the importance of invesƟng into family. Seeing you leave in the physical form just makes me want to take even more ownership with insƟlling these lessons in Cameron, Jackson and Leila. Everyone that knows you knows you were a problem - solver, and observing that has made me always appreciate the process of things a liƩle more than the product. I think that is going to be the key to my healing. I’d give anything to enjoy one more hunt or just sit in the garage while the kids played in the backyard, but the memories will play in my mind forever. I love you and thank you for seƫng the standard to which I can only hope to relay to your grandchildren. Love, Junior

‘Til we meet in the next life, Cedric.

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