YOU WILL TRUELY BE MISSED.

I give my condolences to Mr Nixon and his family and offer my prayers to senselessly violent communities across this nation. This is truly a senseless heartbreaking crime. Though I stopped clubbing nearly 10 years ago I encountered this gentleman on several occassions selling his roses. On occasion i was a customer who knew nothing about this man other than he is such a kind thoughtful person to go from club to club to deliver his cheer in the form of a rose or stuffed animal. He was truly a special man and now its his turn to receive bundles of roses. Mr Nixon you will be soarly missed…GOD BLESS

Just want to say you would be missed and loved. I know when a special holiday like valentine comes around everyone would want to buy roses from you but you is gone to an better place. Also my heart goes out to your family who love you. May you rested in peace.

God bless Mr Nixon and his family as they go through this deeply sad time. Im highly disgusted with this violent mind set that has grasped and is choking the hell out of the black community. Though there is more than one reason for this, I strongly feel the biggest reason is violent rap,videos,and violent movies. Rappers driving their violent hoodlives to the big screen and glorifying it in music and movies. This gangsta rap has made many rich but look at what it has done to our misguided youth across this country. Noone wants to revoke free speech but free speech is destroying the black community. No other race of people in AMERICA behaves this way and we need to be purely honest with ourselves about why. What are young black male youth exposing their minds to that makes them so much more violent than any other race of males. Although males of other races commit violent crimes, the sad fact is black males do it in epidemic proportions. Parents beware of what your highly influential teenage sons are listening to, read the lyrics to these rappers songs and you will see why many are becoming so violent. This is NOT just music, its an influence. Although I know it will never happen, I wish gangsta rap was banned from the USA but unfortunately the pandoras box has been opened and the damage is done. The one thing that connects most young violent black offenders is the music they listen to.

What a shame for the life of one who has brought many of us here in the STL together, to be snatched away by the wreckless acts of hatred; and to add injury to insult it was hatred between Black men or should I say boys. I’ve known the Rose man ever since I was in High School at U.City back in 1986. He was one of the first men I ever bought something for a girl from as a matter of fact. His memory shall perservere in the hearts of all who were ever Blessed to have met him, for those who only had just enough money to purchase a simple Rose, and for those who created “families” from the Rose itself. I know I almost had a few “Baby Mommas, quiet as kept, because of Mr. Nixon. God Bless his family and I give my condolences. Mr. Nixon you shall be missed and will forever be remembered.

We all are sad since the new came out. i’ve known lee for over 15yrs. He will be missed very much. I only hope his son that was working with him finish what he started.( HUGGS & KISSES) To the family & friends . He truley became family to all. His love shall never be lost. Keep your head up and be strong. WE must figure out a way to stop these sinceless shottings. MUCH LOVE FROM STL-LINDAP

To Gloria Nixon Pone, Lar Nixon Watkins and family:

My prayers and love go out to you during this very difficult time. I do not know how we can make any sense of this tragedy now but I know that God will reveal the true meaning of Lee’s life and death to us in God’s time.

I love you and will continue to keep you in my prayers.

Gloria, Lar and the Nixon family:

My love and prayers go out to you - my wish is to bring to your some measure of peace in knowing how much you are loved and cared about during this nightmarish time. It was my pleasure to have known Lee as brother of my two friends and friend of my brother, John. God knows the meaning of this tragedy and , no doubt, in time will reveal the true meaning to us. Lee was a VERY SPECIAL MAN - a beloved man - what a legacy he has left for us all!

God grant you some peace and know that I love you.

Alma Jones Norment

We will miss you, Lee. You have brought joy to the lives of countless people over the years. WOW, your last act on earth was to underscore the senselessness of violence. God Speed, Rose Man!

I still can not believe what has happened to this great man. I remember the first time my friend and I saw him at Spruills with all the roses. He stopped and said to me, “you remind me of my daughter”. Then he got into a long conversation about her and we talked like we knew each other for ever. the next time I saw him at the loft and it was my Birthday. I asked him can I have a rose and he said ‘I gotta make my money”. but it’s my birthday I said. he replied then if I give it to you I’ll have to do the same for everybody else. I said Im not everybody else and he smiled and walked away. a few minutes later he came back and said your right your not. Not only did he give me a rose…he gave me two balloons and a teddy bear which i still have til this day. from that day on I would see him in every and he would give me a kiss on the hand everytime. That man who I didnt know personally but from what I saw he was a kind hearted man. And for that I will truely miss him. R.I.P. MR. LEE

MESHA