Anthony Garland Morris

I'm writing this about my baby brother Anthony Garland Morris, who had the sweetest and most
contagious smile. Anthony was a very charming, handsome, young man,who loved his family and his
life.What happened to him was the biggest tragedy and the biggest heartache a family could ever have
happen.Anthony had a troubled friend that he adored and loved spending time with.This particular
friend stayed in and out of detention centers and was a couple of years older than Anthony.Well on a
hot July evening Anthony decided to go off with his friend who had just got home from the detention
center, he had spent the day with him and then decided to see him the next day, my mom worked third
shift and was very tired and Anthony came to mom's door and asked if he could go with our sister to
this young man's house for a second day of hanging out. Mom didn't open the door with her being so
tired she just said yes through the door expecting to see him and his new haircut later that day ,
little did she know that would be her last time to talk to him , she now wishes she would've opened
the door and said goodbye and gave him a hug and told him how much she loved him.Anthony and his
friend went walking after supper and decided to go to the nearby supermarket and purchase air
freshner which they both had done before, we just didn't know just how much until after the fact.
They decided to go behind the school, thinking because it was the summer noone would be there, They
proceeded to inhale the airfreshner, We were told by the friend my brother did a highly signifigant
amount. While in the process of inhaling they were both caught doing this and both of them took off
running. My brother was 6 foot 3 at 13 so he was the size of a grown man which confused the teacher
that caught them and when my brother fell she made no attempt to revive him ,a policeman showed up
and did everything he could along with the paramedics, but my brother as soon as he hit the ground
was gone to be with our precious Lord, he had a cardiac arrest and died instantly it's called sudden
sniffing death syndrome. I think of him every day , it has become somewhat easier. I have 3
beautiful girls , two of which will never know what a wonderful uncle they had . I think of how
much life he ahead of him , how much he's missed out on , like graduating high school, prom ,
marriage , kids and so on. I think of him mostly on sunny days because i know he would love to be
playing with my girls or outside swimming , two things he really cherished.Anthony was really going
somewhere in his life an a+ student , boyscouts , basketball, baseball, popular, a real sweetheart.
God had bigger plans for him.Anthony , i truly miss u, not a day goes by.LOVE your sister Chantel.
please if u know someone who is huffing or who has been huffing please get them help,please don't
let another family go through this kind of pain.One thing good came out of our loss , my mom donated
his organs , he gave site to two people and helped someone with heart valves.