We
Remember
Them
… for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.
Rumi
If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.
Anon
One day, I hope to only think of the good, but for now, I struggle with the why.
Laurie E
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr
I want to let you know, that I’ve stopped wishing I could die. Instead, I seek to honor your life by continuing to live mine in the best way I know how.
LoveisVictorious
I will be forever grateful to have been your mom. I will spend the rest of my life honoring you and trying to be more like the amazing person you were. Till I see you again! I love you, my boy!
Shelia
I know my father would be proud of me. I am proud that I carry a part of him inside of me and see him in the gentleness of my children.
Anonymous
Let no one forget. Let nothing be forgotten.
Olga Berggolts
Part of our legacy will be telling our loved one’s story, the good and the bad. We are the truth bearers now, the ones who can keep their memories alive and bring a cautionary tale to others.
SadNGeorgia
I thought of you today
Unknown
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.
I think of you in silence,
I often speak your name.
… we have been heaven blessed to take with us to our final resting place an endless scroll amassing the kiss soft memories of time yore.
Kilroy J. Oldster, "Dead Toad Scrolls"
He was first to be there with a warm hug, a smile, or some off-the-wall joke or one-liner that would instantly raise our spirits. That’s who my son was.
Steve
It is my hope and dream that, as we heal our wounds, we become kinder and more loving. Let it begin with me.
Iris Bolton
Hope you are okay. Hope I see you again. In a better place. I hope.
NM
Sadly Missed.
Rhonda
Love you. Long Time ❤️
I miss you Dad. 😥xx💔
Hilary
Son, wherever you are, my love will find you. Missing you dearly.
Mom
Forever loved
Forever missed
Forever remembered
Trish
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world.
Robert Louis Stevenson
In a field of roses, you are a beautiful smiling sunflower with a heart of gold.
We shall never be ashamed of your choice, just heartbroken forever.
Marlene
Despite life being such an effort, you persevered and achieved so many of your dreams. Now, your struggles are over. Rest easy, my love, back in the arms of God.
You were who I aspire to be. Now I’ll carry on for both of us.
Tom
She had the curliest hair. Her smile would light up the room.
Her mom.
Your wings were ready but my heart was not.
Unknown
In everything I do and say, everywhere I go and everything I experience, I will try to make you proud. I’ll live this life in your honor for I am blessed to be your mother.
Alice Keyes
We love you so much and have cried many tears.
Brenda
… heaven is even more beautiful now that you’re there.
A loving wife
Mom will always love you ♥️
We internalize traits we observe in others as a way to honor and remember them. We are all living memorials.
Jomny Sun, "Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too"
And in the end, I will seek you out amongst the stars. The space dust of me will whisper ‘I love you’ into the infinity of the universe.
David Jones
He was the best big brother EVER.
Laura
A huge piece of our life is gone with your passsing.
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
Thomas Campbell
Have Peace
Jonathan
Have Understanding
Have Acceptance
You are the love of my life and I miss you more than words could ever say. Thank you for all you did for me and for loving me.
J.A.
I was still the boy on your shoulders, and when you disappeared, I fell.
Mat
Love you to infinity and beyond ❤️
Broken Hearted Forever
I will always honor your memory.
Erica
You spent your life trying to save others. My regret is that I couldn’t save you.
Mom
Peace be with you, beautiful son and brother.
Kari
Despite tremendous adversity, you persevered and achieved so many of your dreams. Now, your struggles are over. Rest easy, my baby girl. Fly high and know that I will always love you.
Mom
I am forever broken by your departure from this world.
Janis
Till Valhalla, my son.
Mom
You will be loved and remembered.❤️
Ruby
Your easy beautiful smile that would light up a room and your gentle heart will never be forgotten. We carry you with us, always and forever. Until we meet again. We love you.
Julie
I was forever changed when you came into my life, and forever changed again when you left.
Alice
We may not know how to find light in darkness, but it can be found; it can be created, if we are committed to the light.
Rabbi Baruch HaLevi
You are there. I am here. Worlds separate us. … Yet I say your name, and waves of light wash to me silently from your heart.
Rumi
I love you. I always will. I wish you more peace and comfort than anyone could ever imagine.
Anon
Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.
WS Merwin
Thank you for the joy and inspiration you brought into our lives. You were a great man – a great artist – a great friend and a great father.
RW
The mountains are calling and I must go.
John Muir
Goodnight moon. Goodnight stars. Goodnight my son, my heart. I hope to see you in my dreams. Love you always.
Mom
Missed & Loved Beyond Words.
Michelle
I miss you, buddy.
Dad
We put you in the ground … but I see you in the stars.
Rebecca
They didn’t know him, yet they honored him with their words and tears. In their minds, how he died bore less importance than that he died.
In Shock
I could not follow you to Viet Nam. I cannot follow you now. Although at times I want to. … I will pick up your missions of P.O.W. and M.I.A. And help honor you. I wish you would have stayed.
Sharon - Your Loving Sis
I love you more ❤️
Jennifer
I’m gonna love you till my heart stops beating.
Carol McCoy
Go ahead, Son. Go home to Heaven.
Mom
Much loved. Much missed. Forever in our hearts.
Susan Auerbach
Your life and death won’t be without meaning. … If even one life can be saved from telling our story, then the ripples of your legacy, your life and even your loss will be without end.
Deborah Greene
We miss you. We miss your smile. We miss your laugh. We miss you being on this planet with us — every single moment of every day.
Estelle
Every minute of every day you are loved and missed, my beautiful son. God keep you safe and loved, forever.
Fiona
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7
A loving son, brother, friend and uncle. Why did you have to leave us?
Braidi
Your wings were ready, but my heart was not.
Broken Hearted Forever
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
You will always be my Beautiful Boy. XOXO.
Mom
Right now, my beautiful boy is walking through the Pearly Gates of Heaven. He is walking straight up to Saint Peter with an extended hand and saying “Hi! My name is Pat.”
Steve Shannon
Time travel me back.
Sarah Crossan, "Moonrise"
Let me say good-bye again.
A minute more,
a moment,
a chance to see. . .
May the four winds blow you safely home…
Franklin's Tower by the Grateful Dead
We still walk along side by side, he on his side of the universe and I on mine.
Jan McDaniel
You are my greatest gift!
Sandy
We miss your funny sayings, stories told and retold, how proud your grandchildren made you, and your amazingly beautiful piano playing.
Laurie E
To the world he is just a man, but this man meant the world to us!!!
Ashley
Live for yourself and your loved ones. Live for the sky, the birds, the wind, the rain, the earth. Live and feel the beauty of the nature. Live for nature if not anyone else but never give up.
Pompey
Life is like climbing a mountain there are avalanches on the way to the top.
Ben Shealy
No One Else Can Play Your Part.
Wendy Wenger
We miss you beyond words!
Traces
The world is a little darker without you in it.
Forever Your Loving Daughter
Your loss is immeasurable. But so is the depth of the love you leave behind.
Alison
As much as I miss you, I’m thankful for what you taught me while you were here, and what you’re continuing to teach me now that you’re gone.
Holly Riordan
Remember is the name of all children. In that name is the seed and the thaw.
John Larison, "Whiskey When We're Dry"
Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.
C. S. Lewis
When the music’s over, turn out the lights.
Jim Morrison
Although your music stopped, the melody softly lingers.
Anon
And it’s okay to be sad, but you can’t love someone only with tears. There’s got to be laughter too.
Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina
The law of love knows no bounds of space and time.
Mahatma Gandhi
The legacy of love and life that he and I shared together is so much bigger than his death. His life meant – and means so much more than that moment in time where it ended.
In Shock
My son knew I could survive his loss. I miss him, cherishing every moment and memory. I love him enough to let him go and be at rest, free from his pain.
His Mom
