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April 24, 2010 at 12:00 pm
I have finally taken the time to go to your website, I was moved again in the audio section by “Reqium”. My son “came out” to his mom and I last year at the spring concert. He invited us to the concert but never said much more. I think my wife was far more cognisant of what the GMC was than I, I am alwys too wrapped up in myself to understand such things untill I am hit between the eyes with the reality, then I say “Oh I knew that!?!?!?” My son’s answer to me was “Well you could have looked at the web site!!” Who does he think I am, a well rounded and internet savy person of the new millenium? Fooled him I am just his dad.
I really do not know how to express to all of you how satisfied, happy, proud, jubilant;… oh I wish I only had a better command of the language to be able to communicate my feelings, but I hope that you understand where I am coming from. I am the father of Justin Hoffman. When he was younger his voice would sing out to the world in a way that would bring tears to my eyes, like it is doing now.
Then his voice stopped.
He and I did not communicate well enough for me to ever understand completely why it stopped, but it did. His mother and I always new he was special, he was gifted. We often hoped that he would simply come to us and tell us that he was gay, but that must require a relationship that we may not have had at that time. His voice has always been a gift to his family, his friends and to the world.
We heard his voice again for the first time at my mothers funeral mass in December of 2008; he sang for her, he sang for us. Now he sings for the world again.
He is providing his family with the joy of knowing who he is and with the joy of the gift that God gave him, in the voice to share with all.
I stood outside the 560 Center at the last concert during intermission, some hecklers were walking by making fools of themselves, I started to get aggressive when a hand was placed on my shoulder and I heard this statement “They are only words.” Those words have helped me to understand who I am. I am Justin’s dad!!
It was at this point in time that I realized how truely blessed I am to be my son’s father and in turn to witness a group of men who are so caring and understanding of all other people, even in the face of adversity, in the face of people that cannot accept other people for just who they are, not the label that people put on them.
The greatest gift my son ever gave me was the opportunity when he was in high school to sing along side of him. My, how I must have embarressed him, but in my eyes, it was the single most important event in our relationship. Now you have him with you and I can sit back and listen with the pride of a father that truely loves his son and everything he is, everything he stands for. I can sit back and enjoy that voice again, thank you.
I can only hope that all of your families have the same pride and love for each of you as Justin’s family has for him.
My wife and I look forward to many years of listening to all of your voices make the most beatifull and joyous sounds imaginable.
Well I guess I may have embarassed him again but so be it, his mother and I love him and are proud of him. You have brought his voice back and for that we are ever in your debt. Thank you and may God bless all of you.
We all look forward to seeing you perform on America’s Got Talent, so break a leg , give ‘em hell Harry, win one for the gipper, and any other old saying of _ood _uck withouyt saying it out loud, in Chicago.
We are proud of you all.