I am blessed to have had Opal in my life and wish I could have seen her more and stayed in better touch over the years.
Opal and Sammy took me into their extended family based on just a phone call from Rev. Rawlins and a brief meeting with my parents when I was dropped off at LeTourneau University to start college in 1995. The next four years I always had family because I always had Opal and Sammy. They got me to church, took me in for Thanksgiving and Easter and countless other meals and treated me like one of their own. Opal was one of the most wonderful people you could ever hope to meet. She was always so positive, so encouraging and a great and patient listener. She was always an example of Christian love and faith. I was privileged to be there the Sunday she got re-baptized, showing how even someone of such strong faith can long to draw nearer to Jesus. Her calm demeanor and love for her family, the church and the community are an example I hope to live up to.
I have missed her so much over the years and wished I could bring my family to meet everyone while she was still with us. That chance is gone but it is so wonderful to know she is with Sammy and Estelle again and that we will see her again.
Debbie, Mark, Brian, Nicole, Courtney, and family, I am so sorry for your loss and so sorry I cannot get to Longview for her services. Steph and I grieve with you. You are in our family’s prayers.
Jason
