i talked to jimmy's father today. he and his son, jimmy's brother, do not believe that jimmy meant to die. jimmy hung out in his storage all the time, i know that much. he had had an accident two days before he died and his truck was wrecked in front. when it got cold jimmy sometimes would run the motor for a little bit. his dad believes that the way jimmy was found slumped over his truck right next to the door indicates that he was trying to get to the air. but the wrecked bumper got stuck on the door and jimmy ran out of time, and out of air.

they may be right. i am not so sure. because - at any time - jimmy could have turned the truck off. according to the paper the truck was still running when jimmy's body was found.

i know that nothing jimmy ever did or said in the almost fifteen years i knew him suggested to me that he would ever try to kill himself. so another mystery commits itself to the other side...amen jimmy be happy have peace with your mother...give a hug to my little girl.
we connect via love. amen
- posted by barbara @ 4/18/2002 10:01:00 AM