What We Called Jarrett by Steven and Namir Shaba
Jarrett was our best friend. We met him four years ago. We lost him on April 27, 1987. Jarrett loved outdoors and nature with all its animals, creatures, sea animals, trees, lakes, hills, deserts, high fences and poles. School work was not his favorite thing because it was an indoor activity.

Many things we see and do remind us of him. Tall trees remind us of him climbing on them and swinging on the rope. For that we called him MONKEY. Swimming pools remind us of him swimming and diving for hours without getting tired. For that we called him DOLPHIN. Fishing reminds us of him because every time he went fishing he would catch a fish. For that we called him the GREAT FISHERMAN. A baseball game reminds us of him because every time we played the game he hit so many balls over the fence and we couldn't find them. So we replaced real balls with newspaper balls. For that we called him THE BALL LOSER but GREAT HITTER. Animals and little creatures remind us of him because he taught us how to like and play with dogs, cats, birds, and rabbits that he had at home. For that we called him THE LITTLE ZOOKEEPER.

Girls weren't one of his favorite things but he had to play with them because all of his neighbors were girls. At school and at home we scared the girls to get them away from us. Once we camped out in their yard and his sister, Jenny, joined us in the tent. We looked at each other, winked and said, "We hope rattlesnakes don't come in and bite us." That took care of her for the rest of the night.He liked calling people by their first names because he said first names were easier than last names and it sounded more friendly. We like his idea too. We shared a few secrets and we had great times together. For that we called him OUR BEST FRIEND. We are glad he was part of our lives. We will always remember the happy times we shared. Jarrett, what a FRIEND! What a guy!