John Lawrence Ethridge
September 25, 1943 - February 1, 2005

It Was An Honor To Have Known You

are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them,
but I can look up and see their beauty,
believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."
by Unknown Author

go directly to Park Place and put your life there, on the line, with all the emotion, power and passion and insight in you."

from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down."
by Natalie Goldberg

for love but to love more."
by Henry David Thoreau

Would you rather be riding the Merry-Go-Round, or the rollercoaster?

If you're one of the rollercoaster people, willing to take the lows along with the highs, but really experiencing everything, then you're with me!

I may not lead.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
by Albert Camus

Just tune in."
by FireFly

is doing what you're afraid to do.
There can be no courage
unless you're scared."
by Eddie Rickenbacker

Is Just To Love And Be Loved In Return.

Lie With Me
The Godfather
Stranger Than Fiction
The Incredibles
Apocalypse Now Redux
Star Wars Trilogy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Braveheart
Spiderman 2
Dune
Practical Magic
American Beauty
Moulin Rouge
The Matrix
Lord of the Rings
Gladiator
Grumpy Old Men
Tombstone
Shawshank Redemption
The Village
Patch Adams
Dead Poets Society
The Mists of Avalon
Gettysburg
Good Will Hunting
Amistad
The Last Of The Mohicans

and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

...that's why you have to love those worth loving like there's no tomorrow. Because when you think about it,

there isn't.

To My Dear Friend, Steve Sewell

I miss your song, I miss your companionship, and I miss you. I wish you didn't have to go. Thank you for all the music you showed me, the smiles you could so easily get out of me, and the good times we found together for so many years. You introduced me to Jimmy Buffett, Bacardi Limon, off-shore fishing, the Florida Keys, pig roasts, the Blues Brothers, and to what it is to know a friend's door is always open, day or night, especially while holding a bottle of rum. You even taught me how to stay out of trouble. One day I may even apply those staying-out-of-trouble techniques I learned.

Thank you for everything, especially all the things only you and I know about. I love all the adventures we had. I am sorry we won't get to have any more. I am still getting used to no response when I send up the bat signal. Only you could ever possibly be the one to respond. One day I may even forgive you for referring to me as "one of the boys" while I was wearing that bikini in Islamorada in the Middle Keys that Memorial Day Weekend. Maybe.

I love you, Stevie

Steve Sewell
a.k.a Stevie
a.k.a. Piano Man
a.k.a. Spiderman
a.k.a. 007

You forever left your mark on my life. I will never forget you.

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Mr. Stephen Robert Sewell, age 38, died Dec. 2, 2005 at Hospice LaGrange, Georgia.

As a musician, Sewell was known for his dedication to developing his considerable talents. Always eager to share that which he loved, and being proficient on keyboard, piano, drums and trumpet, he had taught many students in this area and performed in bands, both here, and throughout the southeast. He was always secure enough in his abilities to take on the challenge of being the leader of the band.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Gordon Sewell.

Surviving him are his mother, Linda Jackson Sewell of Newnan; a sister, Jan Sewell of Mableton, Sewell's close friend, Laura Benjamin; an aunt, Diann Green and her husband, Richard; an uncle, Wade Jackson and his wife, Donna; cousins, Kim Green, Kay Summers and her husband Matt, Conner Jackson and Morgan Jackson.