Botham Jean was remembered Thursday for his dedication to service, his deep faith, and for having a ready smile and an open heart. He will be buried in Saint Lucia, but the service in Texas was a chance for American friends to say goodbye.
“A friend is the family that you choose. And let me tell you Botham chose everyone,” said his friend Alexis Stossel. “If Botham was in this room, nobody would ever feel left out.”
It was a service filled with music, a fitting tribute to a man who expressed his love of God through song, according to Minister Michael Griffin, who called him “Bo.”
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