Birth date: Mar 18, 1933 Death date: Jan 8, 2023
James Marvin Coates, Sr., (“Manny”) 89 of Severna Park, MD passed away on January 8, 2023, following a brief illness at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, MD. James was born in what is known today as a part of Se Read Obituary
A Window At God’s House
“Who is that?” “ I don’t know, but he came here on January 8,2023 and he has been sitting in front of that window ever since he has been here.”
God called you to his house on January 8,2023 and I am certain that you are all settled in by now.
I am certain that when you first arrived at god’s house that you walked around silently, scoping out the spot with the least amount of god’s children, yet with the best view of god’s children to allow you to be the quiet observer that you always were on earth. Then, you looked for the largest, sunniest, picturesque window you could find, that had a spectacular window view and a comfortable chair to sit in.
You were a person who was always easy to find. All one had to do is just look for a large window, illuminating lots of sunlight with a picturesque view and you would be sure to be there sitting quietly in your own thoughts and being perfectly situated to be the quiet observer of all of the people around you.
At home your favorite spot was sitting in the kitchen chair and looking out of the large kitchen window for hours looking at all of the beautiful birds, trees and bright blue skies that eventually turned into spectacular sunsets at days end.
During your Sunrise days, one could always be sure to find you sitting at the largest, sunniest window in the sunroom, facing towards the beautifully landscaped garden, so that you could see the beauty of nature and feel the warmth of the sun, all while being perfectly situated to be the quiet observer of all of the people around you, while sitting on the sidelines.
On your first day at the Annapolitan, I could not find you and inquired about as to where you were and was told that you were walking around standing by and looking out of all of the windows. After a few days, you had settled in and found your favorite spot the Bird Room, which had a very large picture window with a view of chickens and large amounts of sunlight streaming through, with the calming sound of birds chirping in the bird cages. Not only that, the Bird Room had a large glass interior window that allowed you to be the quiet observer of everyone around you, though still allowing you to sit in a quiet area all by yourself.
It is said that when god calls us home and we depart this earth, that we become reunited with those who departed before us. So, when I am called to god’s house I will know just where to find you, You will be sitting in front of a very large window with sunshine and warmth radiating all around you with a very picturesque view. But what will make this your window of choice, will be that it is perfectly situated around all of god’s children that he has called home, but your window will be isolated enough, that you can continue to be the quiet observer in god’s house like you were on earth.
I am sure that you are enjoying your new window at god’s house. I have always heard that the views are spectacular at god’s house in the sky.
We will all miss sitting beside you, for hours at a time, as you sat peacefully each day , looking through all of your sunny picture windows.
Nadine
Mrs. Sylvia my condolences to you and the family. Mr. James was a very nice person. I will truly miss talking to him about his years serving our country and asking him questions about his veterans hats. I will keep you guys in prayer.
DeAnna
I remember when you first came into our lives when I was not yet old enough to have an adult perspective, I would get somewhat annoyed with the way you spoiled our mom (you were really over the top spoiling her) because she wanted us to spoil her that way too. As I grew older and viewed it from a more mature perspective, I realized what a blessing and total opposite of the rocky road she’d experienced during her earlier years you were. She deserved to be spoiled. And she deserved that quiet companion by her side who never wanted anything stronger than a Coca-Cola.
You brought so many new and happy experiences to my life and all of my future family (Thomas, Lamar, Randall, and Mariah – “Miss Muffet”).
I/we would have never discovered the joy of camping, glamping, RVing had you not come into our lives. Your journey from Sprite to Shasta to Southwind (“Don’t Worry Be Happy”) to Fleetwood penthouse on wheels was our thrill as much as yours. It was a sad day when our road trips ended but we hang onto the memories.
Obviously, I don’t understand why you were called home, but they say, “God is all knowing.” He knew what you needed. I am going to miss you. We are going to miss you.
Yolanda Parrish
