There isn't sufficient room to share all the memories we have of Byron.  He has been so special to Diane, Meredith, Conner, and me for many years.  From wonderful times with the MBC youth group in our front yard,to teaching Byron in Sunday School, and teaming up for FAITH sessions, we will always remember Byron with smiles and warm thoughts.
What a blessing for Diane and me to be able to spend extra time with Byron and Cindy in the special months leading up to his return to be with the Lord. I'll never forget his quiet confidence and never-ending optimism.  Byron and I sat in the stadium restaurant watching an Astros game as he shared his business plan on his trusty PDA for his soon to be launched website consulting business.  Later, we had a great time watching 'The Hulk' and sneaking ice cream in to the show.  We laughed uncontrollably one night at an incredibly embarassing slip of the toungue I made which Byron so eloquently refused to let 'slide'. Byron introduced us to the finest restaurants in Houston...no one had the appreciation and great taste in restaurants that Byron did.  Diane and I watched with great pleasure as Byron would order the most extravagant, delicious meals large enough for two or three....then eat every bite. We loved observing Byron's cravings transition from chili,to candy,then DP and cheetos, then the burritos at M.D. Andersons cafeteria seriously. And everything with the hottest hot sauce....and I mean everything.
I remember one of Byron and Cindy's last nights in M.D. Anderson especially well. Byron was about to be released to go home and he really wanted to go out and eat...but the hospital had'nt given him the 'ok' to leave. Now Byron was always one of God's very special, very sensitive, and very obedient deciples.  He use to say with the kindest correction 'Laarrrry' whenever I kidded him about the girls or messed with the McDonald's drive-in employees ordering 'McFries & a McCoke'. He never wanted to hurt or offend anyone. So on this last of nights at the hospital, Diane and I made a big deal out of 'sneaking him' out of the hospital with Cindy for a great supper.  When we returned to the hospital promptly at his insistence, I made him wait in the truck while I 'scoped out' the hospital lobby to be sure we could sneak him in without getting arrested by 'hospital security'.  You would have thought Byron had just swiped the Lobo statue from Lgv High and put it on the Pine Tree 50 yard line before homecoming.  I never saw him so thrilled at 'breaking the rules'. I love his spirit and purity so very much...He was and is a joy to our family's life.
In closing, my heart hurt one late night in the twilight of Byron's life as I held him in my arms in MDA's ICU. Cindy allowed herself this one precious and all too infrequent night of sleep and blessed me with getting to stay in ICU with Byron.  He was recovering from an amazing cycle of brain surgeries that the majority of creation could not have endured.   I prayed during that difficult night for Byron for healing, mercy, and God's very best for this very special child of God.
God answered the multitudes of prayers offered by thousands from the Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York to Texas to folks all over the world.  Byron got out of that ICU bed, took a Cruise with Cindy, and ate Emeril's finest food in New Orleans...then returned home to rest in his blessed mothers arms.
I thank God everyday for my beautiful wife, my daughter, and son.  And I thank Him that I witnessed the amazing, unconditional, love of Cindy for Byron and Bethany.  And now...I continue to praise and thank God that our family was allowed to love and be loved by our friend Byron.  He's going to be one of my very first visits when I get to Heaven...I know he will be able to get me to the absolute finest food there...because he will likely have prepared it himself.
Cindy, may God continue to bless you, Bethany, and all your extended family with fresh and happy memories of your wonderful years with an amazing son.##imported-begin##Larry & Diane Wilson##imported-