RememberMe

Juanita’s RememberMe Story

“My son, he’s gone, we can never see him again”

She lost her son Erik in 2008, when he was 29. She shared this the day after his song arrived.

An illustration of Erik, smiling with a shaved head in a light plaid shirt, in front of golden trees, a lake and mountains under a blue sky
Erik’s songTapping On My Shoulder
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IErik’s song

“Tapping On My Shoulder”

A pop song for Erik · 4:13

0:00 4:13

Tap any line to hear it.

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

Verse 3

Final Chorus

IIHer words, in his song

What she wrote about Erik, word for word, and the lines it became.

  1. A memorymom, I’m making me a spread. A spread to him was getting a bowl and mixing Roman noddles, tuna, boil egg, ham, cheese, peanut butter, pickles, Tony Chachere’s
    In the song 0:13

    You'd walk right in and tell me, "Mom, I'm making me a spread"

    Mixing ramen, tuna, pickles, right before you went to bed

    A dash of Tony Chachere's, peanut butter, ham, and cheese

  2. A memorywatching the Astros game, detailing his car, reading, baking white plain cakes
    In the song 0:34

    Detailing your car with the Astros on the screen

    Baking plain white cakes, just to share a sweet surprise

  3. Who he wasHe was a character, loved to be the center of attention. Always made everyone laugh
    In the song 0:55

    Oh, Erik Joseph, you were the center of the room

    You made everybody laugh, you made everybody smile

  4. What she misseshis funny jokes, him making faces, and his Micheal Jackson moon walks dances… Especially tapping on my shoulder to get my attention… He was momma’s boy
    In the song 1:05

    I miss your funny faces and your Michael Jackson dance

    The way you'd moonwalk by if you ever got the chance

    A momma's boy forever, always getting your own way

    Tapping on my shoulder just to brighten up my day

  5. A memoryrenting movies to watch with his twin brothers… For snacks he loved popcorn with Tony Chachere’s, hot sauce, pepper and a whole pickle
    In the song 1:35

    Movie nights with your twin brothers, renting something new

    Popcorn with some hot sauce, and a whole pickle too

  6. What she wanted saidHe loved Mexican and rap music. Polkas was what he always dance because he was always standing as a Chamberline on quinceanera parties
    In the song 2:39

    I can hear the rap music playing way too loud

    Standing as a Chamberlain, looking so proud

    Dancing to the polkas, spinning round the floor

  7. His legacya beautiful daughter named Savina. WE the family didn’t find out until his beautiful daughter was 6 years old. She looks just like him. If she would have been a boy it would have been his twin
    In the song 3:04

    We didn't even know until she turned six years old

    A beautiful girl named Savina, looking just like you

    If she had been a boy, she'd be your twin through and through

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IIIErik’s story

Erik was a very caring person, well mannered and loving. He was a character who loved to be the center of attention, and he always made everyone laugh.

He would tell her, “mom, I’m making me a spread.” That meant a bowl of ramen noodles, tuna, boiled egg, ham, cheese, peanut butter, pickles, Tony Chachere’s, salt, pepper, “or what ever else he would find.”

He watched the Astros, detailed his car, read, baked plain white cakes and rented movies to watch with his twin brothers. He wouldn’t eat tacos unless they were homemade, in homemade tortillas.

“I can go on and on.”

What she wrote about him

He loved Mexican music and rap, played loud. He danced polkas, always standing as a chambelán at quinceañera parties, and he did Michael Jackson moonwalks.

His mom misses his voice, his laugh, his funny jokes and the faces he made. Most of all, she misses him “tapping on my shoulder to get my attention.” He was a momma’s boy.

“I miss him dearly.”

What she wrote about him

What Erik never knew was that he had a beautiful daughter. The family didn’t find out until she was 6 years old, and she looks just like him. “He will live on in her.”

He was “only 29 when he got shot.” She asked for an uplifting pop song about Erik and the legacy he left.

IVEverything she said

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How long does it take?
Erik’s song arrived four days after his mom ordered it.
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