I have some very special memories of this sweet, talented, gorgeous man. There's my first summer at The Springer in 2005 - a life-changing experience - when Rea proved to me that I *can* dance. And there's 2006, when we were in Romeo & Juliet. I was an insecure and very depressed 16-year-old. Rea used to greet me with a big hug, best hugs I'd ever had, and say things like, "how are you, beautiful?" I'll never forget his sunshine smile.
"TODAY will be a wonderful day, because I have made a positive change in my life! I made a choice to be all I can, so I know that everything will work out right, if I have faith. I can do anything if I try. I know that I can, I know that I will, today!" - Rea
12 comments:
Just... yeah.
Why Rea??? Of all people???
*sigh*
lovely entry - we miss him and will never stop missing him.
Hi, MK. My name is Xavier and I was very close to Rea. I am also at Mercer and I am sitting here stunned about his passing. If you like we can get together and reminiscence about him. I would really like to meet you. Xavier Davis - davis_xd@mercer.edu
Hi, My name is brittany. I worked with Rea for many years at The UPS Store in Macon, I just got news of his passing.I am in shock. He was such an wonderful person and will be missed dearly. So true about the hugs...the best hugs.
I'm Carla....another very, very "good girlfriend" (as he'd call me) of Rearcous! I loved him dearly and he was the best. There was no one like him. We would sing together, laugh together, dance together, eat together, he'd even spend weekends with me and my husband. WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH. I'm still in shock...just in shock.
My name is Pamela Mullins-Warren,
Rearcous was like a son to me. We had a special pray...
Lord lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take....Lord Bless my family and then Bless poor little me.
I will miss you dearly...Pamela.
Mary Kathryn...I am so sorry to hear of Rearcous' passing. I did not know him, but it sounds as though he was a wonderful person that touched many people's lives. A girl in my class knew him and mentioned his passing on the bus today, and it struck me how many people he loved. I wish I had known him. You don't meet a person like that every day.
Much love.
Noelle
thank you all for leaving your thoughts about Rea. I'm struck by how many people know and love him. peace to you all
I literally just thought about him . . . hadn't heard from him since December . . . googled him and found this. I am literally dumb-founded right now.
This can not be happening...
If anyone has information about how to send condolences to his family, funeral arrangements or where to mail flowers please contact me at (718) 228-7839 / ninjzz@gmail.com. - Anthony
Anthony
The address is his mom's house
Rearcous Ramon Smith, 35, entered into rest on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. A memorial service will be held on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 5:30 P.M. at The Springer Opera House in Columbus, GA. Homegoing services will be held 11A.M.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Greater Bellevue Baptist Church, 4041 Mumford Road, Macon, GA. Interment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Macon, GA. -Mr. Smith will be placed in church at 9:30 A.M. The family will greet friends and family through Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 1043 Waluhiyi Trail, Macon, GA.31220 -Hutchings Service.
I had 2 wonderful years with Rea in the SouthWest High School adv chorus. He encouraged me to sing more and made me feel better about myself. When I got on facebook he was one of the first ppl I searched for, the last time we chatted on facebook he promised we would do lunch soon, and today I buried a friend who inspired me to do my best in all things. It still seems surreal that he is gone. I wish that I had another chance to tell him what he meant to me. The world is a little dimmer now without his light.....I love you Rea, you changed my life, thank you for being in my life.
I grew up with Rea in the very beginning of my life, in Thomaston. He was one of my first friends, you know the ones, the ones who, even after they move away, even though you are still too young to visit, you still think about often and miss terribly. He was one of the first people I reconnected with at UGA. Imagine my suprise when the guy who won't stop string at me in the elevator of my dorm is none other than my long-lost best friend Rea. We reconnected again, thanks to Facebook, a little over a year ago. I was looking forward to going to Columbus to see him in a play. My heart is broken over this. I will miss him always.
Thanks for letting me vent.
misti.carpenter@gmail.com
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