Poem for Dusty:Written Sept.1974  / Reba Brooks (Sister)

In the year of Nineteen and Fifty-Four

On a cool September morn

Up in the hills of Wilkes county

A baby boy was born

He was a handsome baby

So precious and so sweet

His parents finally decided

To call him Dusty Dean

He grew into a fine young man

And off he went to school

But after awhile school got tough

He didn't like the rules

So Dusty left the school one day

Never to return

For Dusty was a working man now

Money he had to earn

Once again he grew restless

He decided to work for another man

But this time it was someone we all know

A man named Uncle Sam

So he left his home in Wilkes county

In the hills of the Caroline

With a promise to return

After he served his time

Dusty was always close to home

Til one day there was a change of plans

Uncle Sam had told him

He had to go to a foreign land

He boarded the plane one cool June morning

With his family there to see

Where his Father kissed him

With a tear on his cheek

As he headed overseas

Almost a year passed by

Since the day he boarded that plane

Every one was happy

Our soldier was returning again

Then something happened

Something had gone wrong

It seemed there was an emergency

Our soldier had to come home

For you see his Father had passed away

And everyone was sad

Dusty would be coming home

To see them bury his Dad

But Dusty didn't make it home in time

He was already in the ground

This hurt Dusty very bad

And he just layed around

In days to come he grew to drink

To take things off his mind

I guess he couldn't seem to forget

How he never saw his Dad

That one last time

Dusty got into trouble and fights

Everyone said he was a mean lad

Couldn't anyone take the time to see

How much he was missing his Dad

Pretty soon things got to rough

And Dusty couldn't take it

As long as he just stayed around

He knew he wouldn't make it

So once again ole Uncle Sam

Called this fine young man

I want you to go back overseas

And serve the best you can

So over in a foreign land

There's a soldier tall and lean

He is my precious Brother

That handsome Dusty Dean

 

 

 

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remembering / Frelan (brother)
just thinking of you,missing you. remembering the good time's we had fishing in the creek's up in the mountains, or out on lake norman in that crappy little boat of mine.i'll never forget the weekend everyone was at the beach but me an you and we had a couple ounces that was too damp to light so we used mom's breadpan to dry it in the oven so we could roll it up.we stayed up all night drinking and smokin,playing rummy and loao!!! what a way to spend your fourtenth summer,gettin high and learning to fight with my hero! i'm glad you got to meet Teresa ,she's the love of my life!!!! Close

theres a heaven to gain and a hell to shun  / Matt Holman (nephew)
Dusty,

Uncle Dusty you may be gone but you have an advatage over us all, you have met the savior face to face. What a wonderul day it must have been when you entered into heaven. Heaven is real, and you are there because I believe you truly gave your heart to Jesus Christ and I remeber the change in your eyes and how you talked to dad about the things of God which you had never done before. That is evidence of a changed life, it didnt mean you would never sin or mess up, but it means you have the power of the holy spirit living within you heart giving you the power over sin and the things of this world. The thief on the cross beside Jesus asked him to remember him when he entered into his kingdom, Christ said today you will be with me in paradise. He believed in Jesus Christ and not with a head knowledge but with his heart and I truly beleive that is what you did that day on the hospital bed. People may doubt it, question it, but I beleive it because I believe the bible and i believe in Jesus Christ and I believe you knew hell was real and that hell was the place for those who reject the simple message of Jesus Christ. I thank God I can feel peace in my heart kowing you arent in that aweful place called hell but living in paradise with all your other family that have gone on before you, what a time you must be having! You arent only my uncle but you are my Brother in Christ and when I sing songs about heaven I think of you everytime. Romans 10:9-10 says "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the lord Jesus, and shalt beleive in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved,(10) for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Those that are truly saved will see you again soon. You have family and friends that need a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, not just a head knowledge, they want to see you again but the only way to see you Uncle Dusty and you know this is through Jesus Christ, being born again, excepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. I think of you often Uncle Dusty and I look forward to meeting you in heaven soon, very soon. There's a Heaven to gain, and there's a hell to shun whoever reads this it's my prayer that you will give your life to Christ today. I love my family, very much and I do not show it like i should but i pray for you guys and I want us all to be in heaven together. Remember the song we sing sometimes "I wonder will the family Circle be in heaven" It's my prayer that we dont have to wonder but that we can know. I love you all and I miss you Uncle Dusty and have many regrets for not getting down to see you more than I did. God will take care of Linda and we will too. God bless you all.

nephew, cousin, Matt
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I never got to tell you thank-you.  / Kristal Holman (Daughter-in-law)

Dusty,

We all miss you so much. I miss those great big bear hugs I always used to get. Jaylon misses you alot. He really opens up to Linda about you. I think  it's wonderful that they can share those moments together. Linda is doing well. She is the toughest women I know. I look up to her for so many different reasons. She loves you so much. Her and I were at the house one day, not to long ago, talking about you. We were talkin about good times and bad times, and somehow we started talking about Jason and mines wedding. And well, I just wanted to say thank-you. Linda told me what you did, and I wish I would have known it while you were still here so I could tell you myself. I know how much those things meant to you. So, Thank-you Dusty, we love you.

Kristal

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missing Ya!!  / Randy Brooks (Brother-in-law)

I was just thinking about when we went hunting out at the dam and the rest of you guys stuck me with George. And the time me you and Chester went up Devils Hole in my Jeep. We done some pretty wild things back then!! You were with me and Larry on a lot of our Off Road Adventures . I guess what i am trying to say is i miss ya and wish you were still around. Rest well my old friend, until we meet again in that house not made by hands eternal in the Heaven,  and we shall see each other again someday.

Love and miss ya! Randy

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