Beau is loved and missed by
his Mom, three sisters, Angela, Aleasha & Brandy, and his Step-father Jeff
Hello my name is Beverly and this is my son Angel Beau. William H. Cox II. He was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on April 28, 1977 and left this world on Aug. 15, 1995. He was 18 years old.
Beau was so full of spirit and made lots of friends in his life. He touched everyone he met. Beau was a hyper baby when he was born and just didn't want to sleep like newborns do. I had to rock him or drive him around in the car till he dozed off and then he would sleep in his crib for maybe an hour or so. At night he slept next to me and had to be tapped all night on his rump. If I stopped he would wake up. Sure made my arm sore but he was worth it. Beau was my second child. He had an older sister. She was very jealous of the new baby but soon got used to him and loved him very much. They were only 18 months apart, I had another girl after Beau. So that made Beau the middle child.
Beau was about 4 years old when his father and I split up for good. He only remembered a few things about him. That's when I moved to TN with my children. We had been living in Leesville, Louisiana. And that was the last time he ever saw him. Beau started Kindergarten in Millington, TN. He was made Poppy King and had his picture in the paper. He was shy a little at that time. Beau did good at school in his younger grades. He was a typical boy growing up with the frogs and toads, turtles and snakes, rocks in the pockets, typical things boys pick up. When he was around 12 and 13 his best friends were John and Benny. And what one didn't think of the other 2 would! We lived in a trailer park and the boys got in their fair share of trouble. They knew what spankings were.
When Beau was about 14 he started baby-sitting for this family right down the street from us. It was a little boy and girl. Come to find out, the mother had molested my son and when I was told about it, she found out I knew. I told her I was pressing charges against her. And the next thing we knew he was going to court because of her saying he had molested her daughter. But... The courts proved he hadn't. He had only spanked the little girl. It was her stepfather that had molested her. But because of him spanking her, he spent 2 months in a children's jail in Memphis, TN. Now the Judge was told about her molesting my son but that didn't matter to anyone. So she got off scott free, except for when she has to answer to God. Now while he was locked up, He gave his life back to God. Beau went to church all the time. He fellowshipped and was in plays. He was the kind of man who would help anybody.
Beau was my strength and was always there for me. He was the BIG brother to his 3 sisters. Beau stood at 6'3" and weighed about 180 lbs. But when He was born he was 8lbs 2ozs..23 inches long.. I remember when Beau started working and wanted to buy his 1st car.. He asked me if I would help him get a car and I said yes I would. So to the car lot we went. He picked out a 1986 Chevy Celebrity. He was very proud to have it.
The day of his accident, I had just come back from getting groceries. Beau had to take his friend Josh home. I looked at him and told him I loved him and to be careful and to hurry back because I was having pizza delivered by 6. He said he would and He loved me too. I will never forget the look he had in his eyes. I went on and got the groceries in. Doing everyday things. I have asthma, so I sat down before attempting to put things away. I remember how Beau use to ask me to quit smoking. Sorry it took his death for me to quit.
Josh's stepmom came to my house and told me Beau and Josh had been in an accident. Told me what hospital to go to. Well, I had to go to the scene. They had to use the jaws of life to get him out of the car. Josh was being taken by ambulance and Beau was airlifted out. To the hospital I went. When I got there they wouldn't let me see Beau. Said they were evaluating him to see what all was wrong. I begged them to let me see him. I told them if I could just look at him I would know if he was going to be ok or not. Who knew my son better then me! So I waited (which seemed like eternity) and they finally came to me and said they were rushing him to surgery. He had taken the full impact on his head. I guess I should explain. Beau and Josh was going down a country road which is not wide at all. He swerved to miss a truck coming from the other way. His right back tire went onto the gravel and it slung the car across the road 10 feet into the air. Threw Josh out of the car. The car hit the tree and flipped. When it came down Beau took the full impact on his head. Now I had to wait till surgery was done. Still haven't seen him. All his family was there. Beau had went to 2 different churches. I called our Preacher and he came immediately. They escorted me and the family up to ICU waiting room. Thank God it was big enough. I had two different churches there with me. And I mean the whole congregations. To this very day I couldn't tell you who was there. I have to say this, my heart was ripped out of me that day. It wasn't for 5 hours later is when I got to go back and see him, around 11 PM. I looked at my son laying there with all the tubes. His head shaven and a perfect question mark on his left side. I wiped blood from his ear and leaned down and said the Lord's Prayer to him. And told him I loved him so, and to hang in there. To focus on God.
OH how I prayed. By Sunday morning, he was in surgery again. This time on the other side. By Sunday night he had to go back again. So for a total of 3 surgeries to his brain, it sure wasn't looking good. I kept my hopes up. This was my only son. Surely to God He wouldn't take him.
He lived 10 days in ICU and the night before he died his cooling blanket quit working and his nurse wasnt paying any attention to it..So his fever went to 107 and what brain he had left, fried. I will always blame the nurse and hospital for that. Sometimes i wonder if he would have lived if that hadn't happened. They already had said if he did live he would have to learn all over again like a baby..Which I know he wouldnt have wanted that..he was too full of life for that.
 
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