The Truman Blog

  It was 11:45pm. Finally, the COVID cough was seeming to clear up. I was jolted awake by the ringing of the house phone. For a moment, I thought, “I want this to be a sales call. Please don’t be what I think it is…” The caller ID on the receiver read, “BAE Systems”. The ICU unit in Amarillo, Texas. I recognized it and just for clarification showed it to my wife, Heather. “That’s the hospital. Answer it.” I intuitively knew it was. This call was no cold call. I just wanted the go-ahead from her while I was still in a dim haze. My thumb started to tremble slightly as I touched the Answer button. “Hello?” “Is this Brian? “Yes, it is.” The voice on the other end introduced herself as a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit in Amarillo, Texas. They had tried to reach my mother, but she had not answered. She went on to explain what I feared. My father was taking a turn for the worse. COVID-19 had attacked his lungs, and he was not getting enough oxygen. The only option now fo...

     My name is Brian Little. I am the proud and loving son of Truman Dale Little, Jr.      On January 14th, 2021, the lives of my mother, myself, my sweet wife, Heather, close family, and friends changed forever.      After a brief battle in ICU with Covid-19, the Lord called my father to his eternal home in Heaven.      This is an introductory blog, for now. I already apologize for the brevity of this blog, as this will be the first of many to come. I invite you, the reader, to join me as I share many cherished stories from my sweet Daddy's life. This will be my way of coping with our loss. These stories will be from my perspective.       I will also welcome any of you that knew this man to share your own account of his life if you are willing to share them with me and the readers of this blog. They can be a 'guest blog' for a particular week.       This blog is NOT to be a means of any...