Elton Deon Ekornes my baby brother... Elton went through alot in his lifetime here on earth... As i sit here thinking of what to say about him now that we don't have him with us anymore. My mind just goes blank. You know people do have that great of an impact for the loss of a loved one... Elton will always have a place in my heart, mind, and soul. He was apart of me,that no one could ever replace. Elton was hurt so badly 12 years ago, See i only thought i new how hurt he really was. He watched our oldest brother become lifeless and die right in front of his face. He could not save him, no one could. The difference in elton and i was he watched him die. i was on my way but not soon enough. That always bothered me. And elton always told me (you did not want to see him like he was). Well Jan. the 24,2007 our older brother would have been 37. Well, Elton was not here and i got a call from our grandma that my uncle was in ICU... i went to were he was, it was the most horrible thing to wittness as i talked to my uncle, he passed away right in front of me. Thats when i new the grief elton was caring around for years. The night before Elton died i was in the ER with my son. all night i worried about my son. Needless to say the phone call we got the morning of NOV.16,2007 broke my heart. No way... i thought. I went with my mom to identify eltons body. It was him.... You know they say theres no greater loss than a parent losing a child. I've watched my mom lose 2 children. And i always thought, that i wanted to die before my mom. Well, not any more. There was one moment, as she closed eltons eyes, my eyes played a trick with me and i thought i seen his chest moving.But he never moved. I kept myself busy planning his funeral. I tried so hard to make sure it was perfect. And when it was all over it hit me as my son and i buried Eltons body. His girlfriend also. I watched my little boy, whom is only 10 years old... pick up a shovel and get dirt over and over until the casket was no longer visible. All elton ever wanted was peace and respect. And thats just what was happening. We lost our cousin, our uncle, and our dad (eltons bio. dad but he was all of our dad) Now and then, enough said... When our dad died sept.19,2007 something happened to my baby brother when he went to tell him he loved him. We fault alot(elton and i)when our dad died... but elton never did get over the loss of timmy(our older brother)and he and our cousin, our uncle And our brother, then our dad. Thats alot of people. The only thing no one seems to unerstand is when our olest brother passed i felt a pain in my heart that i had never felt and never wanted to feel again. And when i seen my baby brother layin there lifless i felt a heart break that i'd never felt in my life... I can not say it was like losing a child, because thats never happened to me... But i used to carry elton around on my hip as a baby, a small child and i'd put ribbions in his hair, (see he was supposed to be a girl the DR. had told my mom)the sister i never had... But i have 4 brothers 2 our twins and 2 our no longer with me any more, they're in heaven. And i love them all. But the 2 that are dead, they- were my best friends... so when i think of my baby brother ELTON< it always makes me feel like crying> but just knowing his child will be born in feb.08 makes me smile. He was so excitied that he was having a baby and i was too. I will remember all of the good in elton, that alot of people never seen... only i'll be there to tell his child what a great person that elton is.... I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ELTON, with love, your only sister(tanya)