Letter to my father

8-23-1997

Dear daddy,

Hi daddy, it's me! Your cotton-picker! smile
I miss you alot! You okay now daddy? I know now that you were in a lot of pain daddy! I know now! And daddy? I was following your footsteps, I was an alcoholic, and I used drugs! I hurt because I see you were in pain, and drinking a long time. But, you're gone now, and I'm going to try to live! If you were here, you'd be very proud of your lil girl! I'm a big girl now daddy! It makes me smile when I rember how you always todl me that I look like my mother. I just took a mug shot. I'm in prison daddy. For the 1st time, I see my mommie thru me. I see, what you saw in me. I think about you daddy, I miss you, I smile when I think about you, what time we spent together, it was good! I remember how glad you always was, when we came to see you, or when you picked us up. Always, had us in church with mother-dear. You and mommie raised us well! I love you always. Thank you for being my daddy! Looking forward to being with you in heaven!
Your baby-girl!
Reesalee!