06 Quotes
"Julius was generous, a person just had to ask and if he saw you trying he'd give you what you wanted." "Julius had to provide for himself… There was no food at Julius’s house. When I visited, we ate at the 7 Eleven and at McDonalds and we used the drug money to buy the food."
L.J. Britt, Friend & Co-Defendant
"I, along with the other coaches, thought a lot of Julius. He was a good, hard working athlete. Furthermore, we were all impressed with Julius when he brought his young cousin who had been getting into trouble to us, wanting to know if we could help. This happened after Julius had left the school. There was no indication that Julius was a gang member, either in his dress or in his behavior."
Willie Michael Nelson, Coach - Texas
"Julius was appreciative of any little thing. Even if I just sat with him on the bleachers and chatted, his thank-yous and his face showed that these moments meant a lot to him. Furthermore, Julius stood out in how receptive he was when a teacher called his attention to something he was doing. Sometimes after a game, the boys would get a little rowdy and the coaches would have to bring some order to the group. Julius was always responsive to our requests. He was a nice kid."
Willie Parker, Coach - Dermott
"I remember Julius because he was an athlete and because he was always very polite and sweet."
Julie Porter, Assistant Principal - Texas
"If Julius had grown up in a different environment, he would have had another life because he tried so hard to do well. He showed a real need to take care of people."
David York, Coach - Texas
"My husband and I care about Julius. I’m heartsick to think he may be executed and I pray that God will intervene. I’ve maintained contact with Julius all the time he’s been incarcerated. It has to count for something that Julius has been a model prisoner. Isn’t that taken into account? I am a political conservative but I am against the death penalty." "He was liked and respected… and very bright. And, I think, was in a hard situation."
Sheri Anderson, Friend
"Julius is my baby boy and I love him very much. He’s made mistakes but he has seen the light and believes in God. He has done many good things. He deserves a chance and the world should know who he is. I don’t want him to die."
Jimmie Robinson, Julius's Father
"We hope that you see fit in sparing our nephew’s life. He’s always been good and helpful to all his family and friends."
Willie White, Paternal Uncle
"At a young age, Julius had to grow up very quick… had to become the man of the house… especially with his mom dealing with her substance abuse… I don’t wish that on no child… because we look at parents as teachers… the ones that’s gonna show us the roads of life, and… Julius had already experience a lot of hardship in his life journey…"
Demorey Beasley, Friend
"I believe it was a heavy burden to have to bear… to have to be the son and the parent… feel like you have to be the parent. And be responsible for another adult. Who was supposed to be responsible for you. I think it forced him to make some decisions… to survive."
Jamila Camp, Friend
"Oh, man… when he was about fourteen years old, I believe… maybe fifteen… I remember him having to come up with money to pay his rent… at that age… and we’re like, wow… how do you afford that?... and he’s like: Well, I have to do what I gotta do… but his mother had an addiction problem, I would say at the time… and so she was kind of… not there at the home all the time… so he had to take the Man responsibility… and take care of the bills… electricity… He was like young… He was like maybe fourteen… fifteen… having to take care of all the responsibilities that a man should have been doing."
Damon Crenshaw, Friend
"He’s just a changed person. He says: If I knew then what I know now… I never would have got into that."
Josephine Dotson, Aunt
"He gives me good advice… because once you get back in the world… and start moving… you don’t sit down and think as long, as many hours as he does… so I would tell him what’s going on with me, and he would give me advice."
Nathan Henderson, Friend and Co-Defendant
"Julius didn’t have the direction that he needed from his parents, so he tried to do things the best that he could in the only way that he knew how to survive."
John Holiman, Uncle
"Julius means so much to me… I wouldn’t have a family if it wasn’t for him right now… He coaches me on life, to the point where… what a man should do… and how a man should operate and move… things to the point where I feel like I would give up, but… it might now come when I want it to come… but when it comes, it’s right on time… Julius, he’ll talk to me about the direction to go in life… education-wise… career-wise… He just directs that path the correct way for me…"
Robert Holiman, Jr., Cousin
"I just really feel like… he got a bad break in life… and, you know… even though we all have choices and decisions… sometimes, you know, life is forced upon you. And I think kind of life was forced upon him… and he didn’t get to live out his fullest potential."
Roderick Jamison, Friend
"I can share with him things that I’m going through, and he’s helped me with the things I’ve been going through. You know, just being a Black business woman… is a lot. Just being Black in America is a lot. And being a woman is a lot. So, just dealing with different things and relationships… business-wise… I can talk to him, and… he can give encouraging words or be like, you know, those days won’t last long… like, just stay positive…"
LaToya Logan, Friend
"I think if I didn’t talk to him all the time, I think I just would be out here… you know, goin’ the wrong direction. Because I was goin’ the wrong direction, and now that I talk to him all the time, I’m goin’ on the right path. I have two jobs, I have one daughter, and I own a trailer. You know, and I’m 25 years old. So, I’m headed to the top. Long as I got him right there by me, you know, telling me the right things to do, I know that I’ll be okay."
Shategra Robinson, Niece
"Julius has always been an uplifting spirit young man… he’s always brought so much joy to all of us… and he’s always advised me to do more, and… to do better… I started my own business… about ten years ago… thanks to him… he walked me through all the steps… and he taught me how to be a business woman… which I greatly appreciated."
Sharnita Tavatt-Moore, Friend