My Dad
Lester turned his life around, thanks to Jesus. He was a good person and helped me with everything. He made me become an A student before he passed away. I wish he was still here to see me go to college. He was a special person to me.
It was hot outside on January 31st, his birthday. Lester was in West Suburban Hospital. When he passed away, we all took it very hard. He was glad he was going to a good place; he was going to heaven. He was like a father to me, and gave me money and provided for me; I called him my dad because my real father got locked up when I was twelve.
First he was a drug addict. Lester stopped smoking and started going to church every day. He turned his life around, like his wife Ruth had done before him. My dad became a deacon in Fellowship of Revival Sender Church between Spalding and Christiana, 449 N. Spalding on the West Side. He was a good husband. When his wife was down, he made her feel good. He was a good father and a good grandfather. He liked to play board games and watch the Bears and Bulls with his grandkids. He was a helpful person, very kind, and gave money to beggars on the street. He housed foster kids in his home and bought them shoes and clothes, and made sure they had a roof over their head. He went to see his son Lester Jr., my dad, in prison. He had bailed him out on his first time but by the third time he let him stay in there. He helped me get a job at a grocery store.
I want to be a lawyer when I grow up. I want to go to DePaul University. My favorite subjects are math and art. I like 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, and R Kelly. My favorite athlete is Kirk Heinrich, but I like Ben Gordon’s three-pointer. I play football every Sunday with my cousins and friends in Keels Park at Kinzie and Ohio. I like to travel, and my family is going to Milwaukee in April and Georgia in June. My dad taught me to respect adults and help people when they need it.
I like to help my grandma with things, like cleaning up her room, taking out the garbage, going to the store for her, and washing the dishes. I give her money when she doesn’t have any. When my grandpa died, I took over these responsibilities.
