"James with a 'Y'" - The story of a name!
Everyone is always intrigued by the ‘y’ in my first name… ‘Jaymes.’ I am always a little hesitant to tell the story I was told but the story goes like this: “My parents said that I was always going to be ‘James’ but a few days before I was born they were down by the river drinking wine coolers. They noticed the brand was ‘Bartles and Jaymes’ and thought it was a cool spelling. And so… I was born… Jaymes.” That’s right... My full name is Jaymes Grady Lackey. The 'Grady' comes from my dad's name. It is actually his middle name, but it is the name he has gone by since birth. My brother and I both share this middle name. Some people in my family (Mom) wanted me to give Titus my middle name. I figured that 'Lackey' was enough of a connection to scar him for life. So, as I received my Father's name as my middle name, Erin and I gave Titus my first name: Titus Jaymes. So, 'Bartles and Jaymes' lives on at least one more generation. Try an...