James Ray Kirkwood - Online Memorial Website

  Memories, lets see endless singing phone calls, encouraging words, 'legend stories', hmmm...  One of my memories was when, Jimmy and I were riding the school bus when we were at Ripley.  This farm girl who lived close to us name Sissy was teasing me like she often did she was older on the school bus, I was probably in Kindergarten.  I was crying and Jimmy was sitting behind her.  He was chewing gun and rubbed it all over her head.  She started crying and telling him she was going to tell on him.  I think he was scared to get in trouble (we were young) so he told her that he'd give her his Coors hat if she didn't tell on him.  So she stopped crying and excepted the deal.  After that I don't recall her giving me crap or at least around Jimmy, he's always watched out for me like that.  I don't remember if he got busted or not.  I know that every since a little girl I have always been proud that Jimmy Kirkwood was my brother!  I love you Jimmy, Your lil Sister