Dawn Trumbull - 12/28/00 20:22:29 My Email:[email protected] State: OH

Comments: Nicolette's mother Cindy is my friend and I wish I could have known her Nicky

Cindy Voikin - 12/10/00 07:40:46 My URL:http://www.geocities.com/nicolettesmom/ My Email:[email protected] State: previously Florida

Comments: Christmastime - here it comes again. Decorating the house without Nicolette is more painful than ever. Avoiding it is easy, but not possible. Alex and Sydney deserve to have the same wonderful memories and anticipation that Nicolette had during the hol days. However, for me, the pain is as raw as the day she crossed over. Every ornament has a precious memory attached to it as does everything she possessed. All those "things" I jealousy guard simply because she once touched them. I imagine I can still feel her energy, her life. Now when I place her "Baby's First Christmas" ornament on the tree, I can only imagine what her life might have been had she not been killed. Would she have realized her dreams? Would she have somehow far surpassed our wildes dreams for her just as she always had? I miss her wit - she had a wry sense of humor that always managed to catch you off guard with it's sharp, intelligent humor and timely delivery. I was so incredibly proud of her. I think she knew it; at least, I hope so.

Cindy Voikin - 11/23/00 05:44:10 My URL:http://www.geocities.com/nicolettesmom/ My Email:[email protected] State: previously Florida

Comments: Yet another Thanksgiving without Nicolette's laughter - now the third. Everyone should be teasing her about how much she can eat without gaining an ounce. She used to love to play outside in the snow with her little brother and sister - pull them around and around on the sled until she collapsed from exhaustion and they were rolling off because they were laughing so hard. She made absolutely everything and every moment fun for everyone. She used to come up behind me and drape her arms over my shoulders and sort of lean her weight on me and then BEG me to let her eat some mashed potatoes before we were all seated. I always started out saying no, but would give in because she would just silently plead with me with her "puppy dog" look. So many warm mem ries . . . We are so thankful that she was in our lives, even if for such a short time. We all miss her so much - words are inadequate to explain our pain. Have a safe and loving Thanksgiving. Cindy Voikin, Nicolette's Mom

howard - 11/14/00 00:48:52 State: pa

Comments: your daughter was a very beautiful person. she will never be forgotten . her memories will be with you always. such a heartless crime. taking someone you love away from you. so many people taking lives, driving while drinking. when will it stop. i couldn' live with myself . it hurts me to see all the beautiful people taken at such an early age. they had so much to live for. your daughter taken from you .. nothing will ever replace her or bring her back . my heart goes out to you and your family god bless ou.

Eric Birr - 10/17/00 18:57:10 My Email:[email protected] State: Wisconsin

Comments: I did not know Nicolette but can share in the grief that such a senseless trajedy can create. I am 25 years old and in the past as the majority of people my age will tell you, I have driven after drinking several times, in high school, through college, tc. I ended up being arrested for it. Thankfully there was no accident and no one was injured but that's not to say that it couldn't have happened just up the road. I have thought long and hard about the consequences of such and have since found other ays around when drinking. I know that if I took someone's life that I could not go on with my own life and I try to relay those feelings to friends of mine who don't seem to get it. I don't want to see them make anyone suffer and I don't want to see the suffer either. I came across this site on a link from another site and just thought I would share some thoughts. My complete sympathy to the family of Nicolette, may you always know she's in a place of peace watching you and waiting for you.

Susan Tate - 10/10/00 13:07:23 My Email:[email protected] State: Florida

Comments: Dear Cindy & Family Sorry I have not sent anything in a long time. I still think of you often. I read your page and sat here cried. I hope God punishes him to the fullest. I miss you so much. Love,Susan}

Cassie Donnelly - 09/28/00 17:36:38 My Email:[email protected] State: IL

Comments: Cindy: It was great to meet you in Cincinatti. I am sorry for this tragegy that has pained your family, but applaude your beautiful efforts to honor your daughter and the family that continues to survive. May a drunk driver never hurt another human being ever. Cassie

Linda Snoek - 09/28/00 17:14:54 State: Michigan

Comments: I applaud your efforts to prevent this from happening to anyone else. You are in my prayers.

Cindy Voikin - 09/26/00 14:45:16 My URL:http://www.geocities.com/nicolettesmom/ My Email:[email protected] State: MI

Comments: Today is Nicolette's birthday. She would have been 19. Four days from today she should have been realizing her dream of high jumping in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. I remember commenting to her several years ago that she would likely be high jumping on he birthday since the Olympics were probably going to be held in September during Australia's springtime. She really liked that idea. All of her dreams - and our dreams for her - never to be realized. Tonight Nicolette will not be with us to eat her birthday dinner. She won't be mixing her corn into her HUGE mound of mashed potatoes with TONS of butter. She won't be ignoring me when I tell her that is way too much butter. She won't be trying to beat me to the last of the mashed potatoes in the bottom of the bowl. I won't need to peel ten pounds of potatoes because she won't be sharing them with us. She won't be able to see that her little sister, Sydney, loves mashed potatoes just as much as her. There is so much more she won't be doing. She is missing seeing Alex in his Cub Scout uniform and how proud he looks in it. She can't go into Sydney's classroom and read her class a story. She isn't able to talk to Stephanie about their latest boyfrien s or what is happening in their respective colleges. She isn't here to watch her friends graduate from college, get married, and have children. She isn't able to do any of that herself. I wonder if the young man that killed her will do all of that when he gets out of prison. Will he think of Nicolette when his bride walks down the aisle? Will he think of Nicolette when his first child is born? Will he ever worry that a drunk driver mi ht not care about his child? He says he is sorry and that he wishes he could take it all back or change places with her. News Flash! - It is too late to wish for those things - he killed her - she is dead. If you have a friend that drinks and drives and refuses to give up the keys, then PLEASE call the police and report them. They may hate you for it, but at least you won't hate yourself if your friend kills someone and you did NOTHING to stop it. The say ng, "Friends don't let friends drive drunk" should say, "TRUE friends don't let friends drive drunk". Be a true friend.

Margaret Oster - 09/20/00 12:47:58 My URL:http://www.geocities.com/ferraroart/karen/ My Email:[email protected] State: New Mexico

Comments: I too lost my girl to a drugged driver. No jail time this man gets can ever ease the pain of losing my child. Your daughter as well as mine did not deserve to lose their promising lives because of the irresponsabilty of those who chooses to drink and driv .My prayers are with you.

Beth Davis - 09/10/00 11:58:40 My Email:[email protected] State: Michigan

Comments: I am so very sorry for your loss. I can only imagine what it would be like to lose a child. You are in my prayers. I would like to invite you to join my yahoo club, "A Little Bit Of Heaven" a place to talk about a loved one you have lost. If you would like to send me your e-mail.... God Bless you Beth

Susan - 08/19/00 04:38:26 My Email:[email protected] State: Michigan

Comments: What a beautiful tribute too your daughters memory. My heart goes out to you and all that knew and loved this beautiful child. It is such a sensless tragedy that could have been avoided had someone excercised human compassion and decency for other peoples lives, by just staying out from behind that wheel. My prayers are with you and your little girl. She is very beautiful.

Teresa - 08/16/00 01:15:11 My URL:http://www.geocities.com/teresatrimm/troy/index.html My Email:[email protected] State: WA

Comments: Hi. I am so very sorry to read about the loss of another promising young life due to thoughtlessness and ego! It would be SO unmanly to ask someone else to drive, don't you know!? This is not meant as a slam to men (although I AM capable of it), but just a stating of facts. Too often, they (male and female) 'know' their limits. Well, they don't. You have a beautiful memorial site here. Teresa PADD Message Board

Michelle - 08/08/00 03:45:16 State: CA

Comments: I am so sorry for your loss. I promise to never drink and drive and I will try to make sure my friends don't either. Michelle

Jim - Dianne - 07/04/00 22:23:16 My URL:http://members.xoom.com/duilist My Email:[email protected] State:

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Comments: Wall memorial for all DUI victims

Susan Tate - 06/26/00 13:26:45 My Email:[email protected] State:Florida

Comments: Hello, Cindy I was thinking of you all day yesterday. I still remember that lovely young lady. She is so tall and pretty. She could get on my horse, Jackie, bareback with no problem. I cheated; I always used my tailgate to climb on my horse. Love, Susan

Cindy Voikin - 06/26/00 07:23:23 My URL:http://www.geocities.com/nicolettesmom/ My Email:[email protected] State:Previously: Lecanto, FL

Comments: Hello again, I have now archived the previous posts, which will mark the two year anniversary of Nicolette's death. I had to archive the posts due to some problems with the guestbook, loss of many entries, etc. So, if you notice that a previous entry you have made i missing, I am terribly sorry. Unfortunately, I had not downloaded a copy in some time and lost many of your beautiful and touching memories of Nicolette and expressions of thoughtfulness. Please be sure to visit what remains of those entries in Nicolette's Archived Memory Book. Thank you, Cindy Voikin, Nicolette's Mom