Goines, Hunter Scott

Submitted by
Sue Hearon, 2002-03
Sue & Earl's Web

HUNTER GOINES
12-19-2001 ~ 11-23-2002

MY NAME IS HUNTER

MY NAME IS REALLY HUNTER,
BUT I GO BY MANY NAMES.
EACH ONE HAS A SPECIAL MEANING,
AND I LOVE THEM ALL THE SAME.

I AM DADDY'S LITTLE "GOOBER".
HE ADORES ME SO.
AND I ADORE HIM ALSO,
THIS I'M SURE HE KNOWS.

BUT TO MOM I AM HER "PUNKIN".
"SUNSHINE" IS MY NAME.
I BRING JOY TO HER LIFE AND LIGHT UP HER WORLD,
AND FOR ME SHE DOES THE SAME.

AUNT ANGIE CALLS ME HER "SUGAR PLUM PRINCE".
SHE TRUELY THINKS I AM.
SHE LOVES ME LIKE I AM HER OWN,
I AM HER "LITTLE MAN".

TO ASHTON I AM "HUNNY BUNNY".
TO JACE I AM JUST "HUNTI"
TO ME THEY ARE MY BESTEST FRIENDS,
BUT MOST OF ALL MY BROTHERS.

MY GRAMS SHE CALLS ME "MY GUY".
AND SOMETIMES "ANGEL BABY".
SHE STARES IN AWE AT HOW PRECIOUS I AM,
HER WHOLE HEART AND SOUL SHE GAVE ME.

MY POPS, HE'S MORE THE QUIET ONE,
BUT BURST WITH PRIDE HE DOES.
TO HIM I AM A "PRETTY BOY",
THE APPLE OF HIS EYE.

OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED FOREVER.
FOR WE ALL LOVE YOU SO.
OUR MEMORIES ARE ALL WE HAVE LEFT
AND WE'LL NEVER LET THEM GO.

IN MEMORY OF MY ANGEL BABY
LOVE ALWAYS, GRAMS
1/22/2003

Used with permission of Debbie Goines.

Hunter and his father, Scott Goines.

Hunter was born with Down's Syndrome. He spent his short life in and out of the hospital with a severe heart defect known as an "unbalanced complete av canal." His immune system was also challenged because of his weak heart. Therefore, he was susceptible to illnesses that to most children would be a cold; to Hunter, they were life-threatening.

For eleven months, he fought hard and overcame so many close calls and complications that I finally believed he would make it. But, before he was big enough for the surgery that would save his life, he caught a virus that was stronger than him.

To say that he was adored is an under-statement. He was truly the "light of our lives," and we miss him terribly. His battle is over and ours has just begun.

Debbie Goines

Hunter Scott Goines, 11 months, of Coalgate, passed away Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002 at Tulsa. He was born Dec. 19, 2001 at Poteau.

Survivors include his mother and father, Scott and April Goines of the home; two brothers, Jace Hardy and Ashton Cripps, both of the home; grandparents, Lottie Flanary and Robert and Debbie Goines; great-grandparents, Anna Flanary, Buck and Elly Nickles and Earline Carter; one aunt, Angie Goines; two uncles, Joe Hardy and Justin James; and numerous other relatives and loved ones.

The family will be at Evans & Miller Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 to visit with friends and relatives.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with the Rev. Jimmy D. Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhill Cemetery at Cameron under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.

Pallbearers will be Robert Goines and Justin James.