Until yesterday night, I had never lost someone I love dearly due to death. I can’t describe the hurt I feel right now. I’m not going to lie, it doesn’t feel good. A very good man that helped shape who I am today and helped me in my restoration process 10 years ago has died and will no longer be on the other side of the phone if I call. I will miss him. I am sure that God will want us to remember the good things we did together and the positive impact he did have on my life, but right now it’s hard. Please pray for me and that I can be a strength and a help to his beautiful family who were like brothers to me and his wife who was like a mom to me. Please pray for the Winstead family. I love you Keith…you will be missed. I will forever remember all the good you did.

—Raul Tirado