Cherished Photos and Memories~

On Christmas Eve, just 3 days before John's accident, he propsed to his girlfriend Summer, and of course she said yes.
He was going to graduate high school thsi year. He was going to college in August. He was a really really really great cousin and a great person.
And in the words of my friends who didn't know he was dead "Dang,he's hot". For my cousin he actually wasn't that bad looking. He was so young...so why would God want to take him?
Nobody knows, but one day, nobody knows when...We'll all get to see him smiling and hear him laughing and whistling again.
His wake and funeral were SO hard, I never could've imagined ever having to go to one of my cousin's funerals.
There were so many people. Every single seat in the chapel room were completley filled by family and friends,and in the room next to the chapel that didn't have any seats, there had to have been atleast 30 people in that room.
When we were following the hearse...when we got out of the car and were already at the burial site...there were still people trying to park. You could tell he was loved VERY VERY VERY much.

On a personal note I met Amanda on line after she left a message in my Guestbook for my two angels.
Amanda and I began to email each other, she is a very sweet young woman whom wished to honor the life of her cousin Johnny.
Amanda herself drew the photo above.
I wish for you Amanda, and all of Johnny's family PEACE. Time will go on as Johnny does.

Johnny,Billy...Billy is holding my little brother Frankie,and Amanda is the short girl in the pink pants.

Johnny, Billy, and on the floor is Me, Frankie,and Sammy.

Johnny (blonde hair),and his older brother Billy when they were younger.

26 Artwork by �Ivan Clarke . Used with Permission