My Beloved Friend Phillip Duan (Phat Phat) Jones

On August 22, 2007, Phillip ceased to run on earth, only to run on forever in our hearts and minds. He was a senior and the funniest person you could ever meet. He was my first friend (guy friend that is)ever at PCW.One day I was just sitting at the lunch table by myself just looking around when he came to my table and introduced himself as phat phat! He asked me a few questions then invited me to go sit with him and a few of his friends, so I did. I loved that boy with all my heart!! He had this thing for white girls. It was soo funny...everytime I would ask him to do something for me, his reply was "anything for a whitegirl" and it wasnt a racis thing either. About 2:50 p.m. on Aug 22nd , several students were running along the trail when they came to a flooded section along the North Canadian River, where the water was about 8 inches deep. Phillip didnt know how to swim and had bad shoulders. He was about out of the water when his shoulders gave up. When I seen it on the news I didnt even realize that it had been him. Well the next day I went to school and realized it was my Phillip. I cried my eyes out. I had just seen him in the hall right before he ran and he ran to me and gave me a hug. His last words to me were " I love ya lil ma, dont forget we have plans to hang out this weekend" and took off running down the hall again. Me and phat were sooo close...it was like a older brother I never had. He had a logo and it was "If there's not a track in heaven, I dont wanna go". Thats how much he loved to run. To this day I still have the hardest time believing he is gone. Its been almost a year, but feels like yesterday. Phillip will forever run on in my heart. I know that God has taken him to a better place and he can run all he wants now.I LOVE YOU PHAT PHAT!!!