Jzyk Ennis' Story

In My Own Words

As printed in Southern Calls Magazine
by Jzyk Ennis

Photos by Tommy Daspit

My good friend and colleague Pat Lynch gave me the nickname BMAV (Buy Me A Vowel) while on the Executive Board of National Funeral Directors Association. Pat also suggested I get Vanna White from The Wheel of Fortune game show to sell me a vowel for my name. My name-Jzyk (pronounced Jay-zick)-is not Biblical, as some might think, but came from old 'The Art Linkletter Show; popular in the black and white TV days of the 1950s. I am 'The Boy Named Sue' Johnny Cash sang about!

But as much as I'd like you to know how to pronounce my name, I'd like to share story about finding my passion. In the space of slightly more than a year, the deaths of three family members took me to the local funeral home - events which served to cement the foundation for my future.

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