Herman Monroe Osborne - Online Memorial Website

I remember when we were kids living in Montgomery, Alabama on 15 Dickerson St., Uncle Herman and Uncle Jimmy lived with us.  All of us kids used to run to the door when someone would knock.  One night they played a joke on us.  Uncle Jimmy dressed up and he and Uncle Herman were laughing in the bedroom and then Uncle Herman let Uncle Jimmy out the backdoor and he went around the house and knocked on the front door.  As usual, we all ran to the door and opened it to find a red devil complete with horns!!!!!! We all scattered out every door we could find.  When mama caught up with Snuffy he was six blocks from the house and still running as hard as he could.  When mama got back Uncle Herman and Uncle Jimmy were still laughing at us.  Uncle Herman said, that will teach you kids to be so nosy, lol

Herman and I used to dance together all the time. When he lived with Joy and me, he and I went at least once a week to a little dance place. By the time the people there saw it was us, they would back off the dance floor and put the spot light on us. Could not believe someone deaf could dance and never miss a beat of the music. I asked him how he could do that. He said he "felt" the music with his feet. Light as a feather, we danced slow and fast and everyone loved it!!!!  It was as if we were one person being able to know what the next step would be. It was a very good time in my HALL OF MEMORIES of my gentle giant brother...Joy and I both have always loved him so. The others too, of course, but Herman lived with us on several occasions and we seemed to be closer, obviously sharing time together.. I also remember when he brought his love Jackie, up to meet us for the first time. I knew from the start, something special was happening to Herman. He was totally smitten. Truly I felt like it was a match created in Heaven for the both of them. I have always adored Jackie, in part maybe, because she made Herman so very happy, so complete... He had had "puppy love" before but something made me know this was the true love of Herman's life. He was totally miserable when she was not around. When he came without her once or twice, first thing in the door after hugging and such, he would immediately say, "call Jackie" and of course I did. I am so blessed to have had him as a brother for nearly 70 years and as time goes on, I pray Jackie can feel blessed by the time they were together too. Some people never met someone like they did that totally made them complete. I am so thankful Jackie is a part of our life and always will be. I love you all, my new found brother and sister, Brent and Barbara... 3/8/2014

Herman, Mom and I would spend hours completing the daily crossword puzzles in the newspaper.  Usually we’d complete it throughout the day.  Herman always knew the hard words that I never heard. I will miss the little things, but I’ll think of you every time I try to complete the puzzle. Brent

Tons of memories getting my butt beat. You always gave me that slight smile when you left me no shot and you always made me feel like I had a chance to beat you, but I rarely did. I will remember our great times everytime I play. I love and miss you. Brent

I did not know Mr. Herman personally but recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Ms. Ann and Ms. Jackie. They shared several of their cherished memories with me and told me how blessed they were to have had him in their lives. I know he is truly loved and missed. My prayer is for peace and comfort for all of Mr. Hermans family and friends.May the memories of his life live on.

My deepest condolences.  May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...

John 11:32-45

32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;

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