24/11/2024
HTS Family:
A year ago, yesterday, we lost one of the most beloved members of the Harris family, my brother Daniel. I know this was a difficult day for all of us as we reflect on our experiences with him. I also know that we will find a way to get through it. I am still discovering every day just how amazing Daniel truly was by how much he affected the lives of those who were fortunate enough to have come into his sphere. I find it hard to express to you just how much his being gone has affected my life. It was only a couple of months ago that I realized I have been merely existing and not really living. I don’t do depressed, and yet I was allowing his absence affect my life. You see, I don’t have friends; I have acquaintances, and I have family. Sometimes acquaintances will become family, but I still don’t have friends. Daniel was the closest thing to a friend that I’ve ever had in my life. I shared things with him that I couldn’t or wouldn’t with anyone else. I still find myself reaching for my phone to text him only to be reminded that he’s not here. Because of the closeness of our relationship there were times our minds were so in sync with each other’s it was scary. Whether we were pranking someone, correcting them or just giving them a hard time, you didn’t want to be the center of our attention. It was like at those times we had choreographed what we would say or do. Of course there were things we disagreed on: his Raiders, my Steelers, his Dodgers, my Yankees, and his Trailblazers and of course my ninety’s Chicago Bulls. Yet we maintained a healthy respect for each other’s choices. When it came down to the important things in life, we pretty much agreed about everything else. Whenever a situation did arise where our opinions were different, Daniel trusted me enough to have a conversation and I would explain things in a way that helped him maintain an open mind and gain a different perspective. This isn’t to say that I was always right or that I was smarter than him it was because Daniel trusted me. Especially when it came to the things of God. I think that’s one of the things I miss the most is watching his face on Saturday mornings as he would wrestle with the things he thought were true and realizing they weren’t. Watching the arguments going on in his head as God kept revealing Himself. I watched as he slowly accepted these truths and slowly begin to change and become the man God intended him to be. This is what brings me comfort and strength at these moments, it’s knowing that Daniel came to know God and that he surrendered his life to God and now sits in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. I will continue to miss him until that day we are together again in Gods Kingdom. I know many of you miss him as well, Daniel prayed for you like I prayed for him and he wants for you what I wanted for him and that is for you to know God. There is only one way to heaven and that’s through Jesus. The greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, soul and mind and the second is to love each other as we love ourselves. Daniel is hoping to see you there one day and so do I.
Daniel, I love you and I miss you.
Tyrone and Lloyal Harris
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