THIS PAGE IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY UNFORGETTABLE FATHER, REV. BOYKIN HUNTER (48), MY DEAR BROTHER, REV. MICHEAL DEAN HUNTER (41), MY  ADORABLE SISTER AND BEST FRIEND, JACQUELYN HUNTER - KENDRICK (39), AND OUR PRECIOUS SON, PAUL" ANDRE " WILLIAMS, JR. (24)." OUR LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU! "                              VISIT; pandrasreflections.com                                            

       

  Family Forever

     Daddy you'll always be my Family Forever. But tragically on the morning of August 23, 1984, my beloved father, Rev, Boykin Hunter, suddenly died of A massive heart attack!  The night before his death,  while my sister Christola and I were on our way to church, she told me about some very disturbing dreams she had about Daddy dying.  And she was so upset that she actually cried all the way to church and throughout the remainder of the night!  I kept reassuring her that Daddy was fine, and hopefully it was just the enemy trying to make her fearful! But she kept saying," Pandra God said it's going to happen! " So we agreed to pray that God change his mind. We also agreed that we'll go the next morning and spend the day with our parents.  But we never got the chance! For early the following morning we received word that Daddy was rushed by ambulance to the hospital , and he was unconscious at the time!  I literally fell apart because I'd never heard the word unconscious and Daddy in the same sentence before!  Daddy was so vibrant, and just loved life so dearly! Daddy unconscious! I knew it had to be critical! Unfortunately by the time we rushed to the hospital, It was too late! Daddy, my Family Forever,  was gone!    Needless to say, our lives were totally shattered, for he was the back - bone of our entire family! And it was equally devastating for our church members also because he was our pastor and the Overseer of our Florida jurisdiction. He was very charismatic and had A pure heart of ' golden - love ' for everyone he encountered. I felt as though the whole world literally changed on that day! This was our immediate family's first experience with death, and it felt like nothing would never, ever be the same! And that's exactly what happened! Our lives were changed forever! " Daddy, my Family Forever,  we'll love you always, even into eternity! "     

            It was nine months before our son's death that we received extremely shocking news, that my loving brother, Rev. Micheal Dean Hunter, was accidentally struck and killed while attempting to change his tire on the side of A lonely Georgia road. It occurred on the morning of August 20, 1999, while he was on his way home from work. It seemed so unbelievable because my sister and I had both just talked to him twice the day before! He was very excited because he was buying A car for our mother and was planning to bring it to her on the weekend! So he kept calling because he wanted to tell Mother the news himself. But by the time Mother arrived home late that evening, he had already gone to church, and then went to work immediately afterward.  To all our dismay, he never got to tell Mother the news! Tragically we received the horrifying call early the following morning! Micheal pastored A church in Eastman, Georgia where he lived. He was A unique, high - spirited and lovable person. " We miss you dearly Mike! "   

   This is my beautiful, sweet, very humorous and loving oldest sister, Jacquelyn Hunter - Kendrick. As she and her husband were getting ready to come pick up my husband and I to spend the day out on the town, we suddenly received A life shattering call from my nephew, Kendall,screaming that his mother fell in the yard and she can't breathe, and 911 is on the way! By the time we rushed to the hospital it was too late! Jackie, my best friend, died from A massive heart attack at the age of 39! And I'll never forget the date, April 7, 1993! What was even more tragic, is that she died two months before her sons, Kendall and Toby, graduated from high school! And she was so ecstatic, and looking forward to seeing them finally march down the isle and receive their diplomas.  We were all completely and utterly devastated and shocked! It was just too unreal! " Jackie we miss you with A passion, and we'll always love you! My sister forever! "    

               NIGHT DRIVING

       Night Driving after work can be especially risky for the shift worker, particularly since they have been awake all night. For the evening worker, coming home around midnight increases the risk of meeting impaired drivers. One obvious reason is the darkness. Ninety percent of a driver's reaction depends on vision, and vision is severely limited at night. Depth perception, color recognition, and peripheral vision are compromised after sundown. And older drivers have even greater difficulties seeing at night. A 50 year old driver may need twice as much light to see as a 30 year old during Night Driving. Another factor adding danger to Night Driving is fatigue. Drowsiness makes driving more difficult by dulling concentration and slowing reaction time. People think that opening the car window or listening to the radio will keep them awake; But studies show that these methods don't work. Realistically, these actions should be a red flag that fatigue has set in. So you need to pull over immediately. If you're sleepy when your shift is over, try to take a nap before driving home. Remember, sleep can quickly overcome you, especially during Night Driving.