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James Travis Morris
3-1-1977 · 11-6-2002
Age: 25
3-1-1977 · 11-6-2002
Age: 25
James Travis Morris, how do you put a price on something so precious? How do you put a earthly value on something that has heavenly value from our most gracious father? You cannot. It isn't possible to explain or put into words what Travis meant to me, to his family, to his friends.
How can I cope with the fact that I will never see the biggest most perfect smile that God ever made, I will never again on this earth hear his roaring laugh, and his quick wit, his compassionate heart will never extend itself again. his love and devotion to his family, his friends, and other special people in his life will never be embraced again. He will never have the joy of being self sufficient financially, although he was on his way. He will never get to say "I do" something he always dreamed of. He will never hold his babies in his arms and tell them "Daddy loves you." He will never walk his daughter down the aisle. He will never be there to say "Happy Mother's Day Mom" or "Happy Birthday, brother or sis" or "Merry Christmas." He will never make me laugh again. He will never make me smile the way only Travis Morris could. He will never pray for me again, and give me encouragement and scripture when i am in the midst of a storm. He will never be on the other end of the phone when I want to call. He will never be in the kitchen cooking up something, and asking me how big salad tomatos are supposed to be cut. He will never hug me or hold me again. He will never be so excited jumping up and down and praising God for something he has been so fervently praying for. He will never again, say, "I love you". He will never see his niecies and nephews born and grow up. He will never again, be on this earth James Travis Morris.
No matter what he physically or emotionally or financially contributed to society, he was a very important and meaningful and loved son, brother, grandson, friend, and more to many, many people. And that should be enough. He did many things for many people that "society" could say, "Oh, now your life is of value". But as a living human being, and one that was loved by me and his family, and most of all by God, that in itself, gives him value. His family and myself, have grieved, we have cried, we have felt empty, we have felt lost at times, and many hours spent in pain. We have suffered one of the greatest losses of our lives. The world has lost someone so valuable and so precious and so rare, and they will never even get a chance to know it. That in itself is the greatest loss. The things that were yet to come: the people who would have met him, and been loved by him, love him, and be touched my his life, and his humor and his testimony. There are many people who have missed out, and will never know.
I was priveleged and honored to know James Travis Morris, and I will forever have a small missing piece of myself that was him. Every human life has value, and I feel that to try to measure a person's value is just impossible.
But I know this, if I just had to do it, had to put a price on his life, I know that it is a love and a luxury I could never have afforded.
Sincerly,
Kristin Strain