It's hard sometimes to remember that a family is forever...
now the room is so empty...only memories remain
Oh how I long to hold my brother...to ease my constant pain
A family is forever...though separated by time...
it's hard to remember that what remains needs attention
My mind drifts to the moments that we all shared...when
my family was forever...before my brother was dead.
Forever is longer than we shall ever know...Forever is
longer even when there is time to grow.
A family is forever...that much I do know.--Unknown
I thank God for my family everyday and hope you do the same. I have learned that life can change in a heartbeat. Let's all try to be happy and may God bless America.
Gone are the days we use to share...(shopping, laughing)
But in our hearts you are always there (just look around the website)
The gates of memory will never close...we miss you more than anyone knows
With tender love and deep regret...we who love you will never forget!!!
To the living...I will reamin
To the sorrowful...I will never return
To the angry...I was cheated
But to the happy...I am at peace.
To the faithful...I have never left
I can not speak...but I can listen
I can not be seen...but I can be heard
So as you stand upon the shore...gazing at the beautiful sea...
remember me.
As you look in awe at a mighty forest and it's grand majesty...
remember me.
Remember me in your hearts, in your thoughts,and memories of the
times we cried, the battle I fought, and the times we laughed.
For if you always think of me...I will have never gone.--
Unknown
Though I must leave you for a little while...
please do not grieve and shed a tear
reach out your hand in comfort and cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near
and never, never be afraid to die..for I am waiting for you in the sky!!
Remember the joy, the laughter,the smiles...I've only gone to rest for awhile.
Although my leaving causes pain and grief...my going has given me relief.
So dry your eyes and remember me not as I am...but as I use to be.
Because I will remember you and look on with a smile.
Understand in you hearts that I've only gone to rest for awhile.
As long as I have the love of each of you...I can live my life in the
hearts of all of you!!!-
Unknown
Keep my memories in your pocket
and my picture in your mind,
I'm leaving here forever...
to a place of another kind.
As the years will pass
And time will push you on,
to the very place
I will go when I am gone.
So, 'til that very moment
when our paths shall cross again,
Please accept my thanks
for always being there,my best friend
Love and miss you always...
From vinny
Frank was a cool dude to all
when you were with him...you had a ball
Laughing and always a smile
For my kids he always went the extra mile
What a life cut so short
What a horrible disease my brother fought
What a brave, courageous soul
On our lives, his death took it's toll
My brother, my buddy, my friend...
I will miss you forever..and it's never the end!
Written by: Eileen 2003
I look in the mirror and who do I see??
this person with sad eyes..Is it me??
I turn on the music and what do I hear??
Everything about you..and my biggest fear
I fear you won't be remembered by all
I fear your star will someday fall
I watch TV and I see the laughter that once was you
I often sit and wonder are you watching me too??
I can feel you here in my life
Losing you--the pain was the sharpest knife.
Now I see better, more clear
I know you are watching..I know you are near.
Now I will look in the mirror and who will I see??
I will see a brave soul...I will see me.
Now I will turn on the music and I will sing
remembering all the joy you did bring.
Now I will keep your memory alive on this website
I will give it my all..I will stay and fight.
I promise you Frank from this day on..
to be your sister and to never let you be gone!!
Written by: Eileen 2003
In loving memory of my brother Frank
When you needed me Frank...I hope you know I was there
When you cried... I hope you know it was too much for me to bear
When you looked at the kids...my eyes filled with tears because I knew it would end too soon..
what happened Frank...to all our years??
Now when I look at the kids...I see their tears
What happened Frank to all our years??
Written by: Eileen 2003
celebrate how brightly it once burned.
Some say you are too painful to remember...
I say you are too precious to forget.
My loss has left a hole in my heart..that hole nevers goes away..you learn to live with it
With time, acceptance of the loss and changes in your life lessen the pain.
Eventually memories fill up the spaces but it never goes away.
Then when you least expect it, a memory spills out of the hole in your heart..
and washes you clean again with tears..think of this as a memory hug!--unknown
If roses grow in heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me...
place them in my brother's arms and tell him they are from me.
Tell him I love him and I miss him..and when he turns to smile..
place a kiss upon his cheek and hold him for awhile.
Because remembering him is easy..I do it everyday but there's an ache in
my heart that will never go away.--Unknown
Then I think about all the people who never got the chance to meet him...
then I start to feel sorry for them-
No one sees the lonliness that's with me all the while
Silent tears gently fall
that others do not see
For my precious brother
who meant the world to me.--Unknown
he left us so quietly
His thoughts unknown
He left us memories
We are proud to own
So treasure him Lord
In your garden of rest
For on earth
he was one of the best!!
Happy Birthday to my dear brother...in heaven
I can't believe you had to leave...you were only 27.
I miss hearing your voice and seeing your face
In my heart you will always have a place.
I try to keep you here with all of us safe and sound
I always feel your presence around.
Happy Birthday my brother, my buddy, my friend...
I will love you forever and it will never end.
Happy 29th birthday in heaven Frank!
Written by Eileen August 4, 2003
Part of the healing process was accepting
that not only has my own life changed,
but I am becoming a different person.
I may look the same as before my brother died..
but I look at life in a new way.
I have more understanding and compassion
I cannot know why sad things happen
I can only know
That nothing beautiful in this world is ever really lost
Because all precious things live in memory
Forever
Anonymous
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Christmas / Castles / Painting / Thank You / Chemo Angels
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