Master Jai Ali Stokes

                                                                     Remembering Master Jai Ali Stokes….

Our beautiful Angel Jai Ali Stokes entered God’s Golden Gate Sunday, November 10, 2019. Baby Jai Ali was born September 5, 2019 in Albemarle, North Carolina. His parents Jaleesha D. Lilly and James A. Stokes, Sr. are heartbroken, but they are comforted in knowing that Jai Ali is resting in the arms of Our Lord and Savior.

Jai Ali lived amongst us for a short time, but doing that time he was loved, and his memory will remain the hearts of his parents, Jaleesha D. Lilly and James A. Stokes, Sr., Albemarle, North Carolina; siblings: James A. Stokes, Jr., Jordan A. Stokes, Jay A. Stokes, Juliana A. Stokes, Jamiya A. Stokes and Joy A. Stokes; maternal grandparents, Regina Lilly and Lamont Baldwin, Albemarle; paternal grandparents, Katrina L. Harris and Willie J. Stokes, Albemarle; maternal great grandmother, Brenette Lilly, Albemarle; uncles: Montego S. Baldwin, Reginald Shepherd, Jamarcus H. Lilly , Michael Forte, all of Albemarle, Marcus J. Stokes and Cornelius L. Stokes, both of Mt. Gilead, NC; aunts: Michelle Stokes and Shaquarius Lilly, both of  Albemarle, NC; Godmother, Manisha Easton, New Dehli, India;  a host of other relatives and friends.

                                                                                      Baby Boy Jai Ali

Now we lay you down to sleep.
Our baby boy's soul to keep.
We pray you feel how much you're loved.
So many hearts you've surely touched.

You've had our hearts from day one.
A blessing above to be given a son.
I'd hoped to cradle you and rock you fast asleep,
Holding you so close feeling every single heartbeat.

To hear your first sweet words or watch that first step,
Playing peek-a-boo with you, our hearts would surely melt.
For this is not goodbye; God has promised this to me.
You will always be our baby, and in our hearts you'll always be.

For our sweet baby boy, today you've gained your wings.
As we hand you back to God, we can hear those angels sing.
Heaven will be waiting for you, and until that day you greet us,
Our baby you'll always be; letting go unto the arms of Jesus.

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