Friday, December 29, 2023
I am the cousin of Brenda Boyer whom married Alan, Monroe's uncle. They lived
next door to each other on Carlisle Street. My sisters and I (Lorraine, Gloria and myself Deborah) lived next door for a short time and then visited during the summers. That is when I meet Monroe. We were children. What I recall is his laid back presences. Present as that when he spoke, I knew then that he was very intelligent. When I found out he was a pilot for a Television station, I was not surprised. Something I felt was out of the ordinary. When I heard of the accident I did not think of him. But when I heard the pilot was a African American my heart dropped. I searched to find out the pilots name and sadly it was Monroe. I didn't know him as a adult but knowing him as a child and seeing the direction of his life, I wish I had that opportunity.