Thinking of you.

Even after all these years have gone by, you are thought of every day.
Love, Patricia
01/01/2006

To my beloved Grandmother.... You were and still are the central core in the life of our family. With your skillful, loving care, you kept all of us children on firm and solid ground. When you suddenly passed away, you left behind volumes of stories and memories for us all to keep. Funny, I still remember you dancing to Madonna's Burning Up on that faithful morning in May! We all had a good laugh. Little did we know what would happen later that afternoon. Since then, there have been times when I believe I've gone a little crazy in life. But I always found my way back on the right road -- the right track -- only because I had one more angel in heaven looking over my shoulder. Thank You. I love you. And hey, you thought you'd never travel further than the county line.. Look at you.... New York, Paris, Rome ---- your spirit is traveling all over the world. Cheers!

Missing you always.
Gwen, Tom and Andy

It's so fast I can't even remember your name. Not mentioning your birthday and your deathday. Sorry for not knowing you so intimately, for not knowing you earlier, and for not giving enough memorial.
Anyway it's me.

Mom, I know without a doubt that you are in the presence of the Lord. I will try to bring honor to your name by being as forgiving a woman as you always were, I will always have your sweet face in my mind and the memory of your goodness will remain in my heart forever. I love you, I miss you. Terri

Tomorrow is your birthday Dad, we miss you more each day. Everyone misses your presence, you commanded so much family togetherness we already are numbered fewer this year because you are not with us and we remember last year how sick you were on Christmas Eve but insisted that we all be together as a family for Christmas. You ended up in the hospital the next day but we will always have had that last special family time with you. We love you.

The pain he suffered these last nine months, inability to breathe, a true testament to quitting smoking. I loved my Dad, so did my sister and two brothers, our Mom, his 5 grandchildren, his sisters and brothers. We shall all miss him. The void shall never be filled.

Hello Grandpa! I miss you. I think about you a lot. I remember when you would kiss my cheeks till they were red because of your stubbles! HA! You would hug your "Sugar girl" till she squealed! Then Dee and Pierce would call me squeal box! Life has turned out great for me and I think you would be proud. I often wish you were still here so you could see how things have turned out for me and Boogaloo! I love you and I will see you again someday.XOXO Love, Sugar Girl

Born in Appalachia during the height of the Great Depression, my father excelled at what was available to him. He was very stoic, and never spoke much to me about himself, his life or his times. Perhaps the stories were too painful. I wish I knew him better.

My dear baby girl I have missed you so much. I know that you are in heaven watching over me and that is some comfort to me. Devin misses you very much. You now have a sister named Lynsey(I'm sure you know this). I am so very sorry that I can not put flowers on your grave yet but it still hurts too much. At night I pray to dream of you to see your tiny face. I still cry at times and I am hoping that this is a way to let go of some of the hurt. I miss you and I love very very much. Love Mommy

How fine a thing is youth, but how short lived. Let he who wishes to be merry, be so. For there's no saying what tomorrow will bring.

A lovely person, who is still greatly missed.

Mum, you know the significance of this poem, it brought you comfort I didn’t understand when it was with the picture of your Mum --- now I understand. --- And it is now with your photo ----------

Just a Thought by Kathleen Partridge

No longer can we see her smile or listen to her voice. -
She is not here to sympathise with us, nor yet rejoice. -
But her influence is just as great as when she shared our ways. -
Her philosophy remains to help our problems and dismays. -
She cannot give advice on any hour of any day, -
And yet we know exactly how she’d think and what she’d say. -
We miss her cheer and wisdom, for her ways of life were kind, -
But we shall not be lost because she left her love behind. -

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I still miss you Mum, and always will, but as the above says, your influence is still with me, and I hope it always will be.

Dad I don’t have a verse for you like I have for Mum, but I know you’d understand. --- My regrets are that I didn’t listen to your army, and olden days stories --- Although I was married, I was still only 19 when you died, and I didn’t realise that one day the old stories would be an important part of understanding you. --- You’d have loved your Grandchildren; they’ve turned out pretty good. --- You knew my baby for only 3 weeks, but we always told him and his sister about you, and you were part of their lives. --- He is now nearly 30, and she’s marrying this year. --- You and Mum will be in my thoughts on that day, and I’ll raise a glass to you. (Whisky of course :) )

In memory of my Grandma Edna M. Quinn who lived to the fullest her 84 years and died warm in her bed. We will miss her dearly but remember her always with love and admiration. Time erased her body's abilities but when she was 84 years old she still had the spirit of a young woman.
Gram, I hope where ever you are that you are happy and that you will continue to guide us and protect us and intervine when you feel it is necessary!! You are a part of us even though we are separted for now. Until we are together again Hugs and Kisses and .... you know you Rocked!!!
All our love is sent to you accross the heavens... Robin, John, Johnathan and Jason

I love you Grandma, now and forever. Thank you for everything you gave to me. Forgive me for being such a spoiled brat that I did not appreciate you enough... I hope to one day be with you again, my one true friend. You are truely the wind beneath my wings.

We miss you and love you, saddened that we could not help you as we would have liked. I fondly remember holding you as a baby and watching you grow. I also remember how you took time to make the younger children around you feel special; something so rare in a boy in his early teens. The years roll on but we will all remember you. With great sadness and love, your Uncle Matt.

A talented Chef, a near scratch golfer, and the best little brother and friend I could have asked for. The world is missing a truly nice guy.

My son Ryan would be turning 19 this summer. I often wonder what kind of young man he would have been. Ryan's birth and death has been very difficult to deal with until the last few years. I understand now that although he was with me for a short period of time he was a precious gift from God. Ryan your Dad and I, your sister Megan and brother Jason love you very much and I look forward to the day I can hold you again. I Love you
Mom

An outstanding Dad, and the funniest man I ever knew. Embraced life with a zest and zeal I strive for. My father enjoyed everything about life. I wish I could tell him how grateful I am to have had him for a dad growing up. I know Jeff felt the same way, and I pray that they are together now....

Murió como deseaba, al lado de los suyos y sin enterarse.
Descansa en Paz, Papá. No te olvidaremos.

Selena Quintanilla was the hottest star in Tejano music, adored and loved by millions of fans. She was known and idolized from her caring and easy going personality, and her catchy tunes. Yet her shinning star faded too soon when she was shot to death in early 1995. Selena, we hope that some how you know how much you mean to us, and how we miss you terribly. Your legend will forever live in the hearts of those who love you.

To Selena: What I feel cannot ever be said or written down. But I do want to thank you: I didn't know you until after your death,but when I heard your music,I knew that you were something special. Thanks to you,it seems like I have something to live for now. You have given me a new look on life,and even though you are not here,you are my best friend. Your music gives me courage,hope,and laughter. You were such a wonderful person...I wish I could have known you. It took alot away from us when you died,but I know you are in a wonderful place now. Thank you for the happiness you brought everyone. I visited your grave and put a faberge' egg there...it's not much,but you gave so much to me and many other people,that I wanted to give you something I knew you'd love! I'm almost crying writing this,becuase I want this message to be special. But I can promise you that I will pass on your music,your morals,and your spirit to future generations of people.And I promise that I will treasure you as a role model,a wonderful person,a talented singer,and as a friend....Para Siempre. Love always, Ashley Edington

Dearest Selena, (wherever you are) I hope that God has you with him and you are safe, you are dearly missed by all of your fans and i hope someday i will be able to meet you in heaven. I am so sorry about what happened to you, you surely didn't deserve it. Your soul will live on forever in our hearts and through your music, my heart goes out to your family, who i know must be suffering due to your death. I hope that you are happy where you are, and I will try not to feel sorrow, I will try to feel happy, now you are safe from all of the Yolanda's of the world, you are in the safest place you could ever be, you are with our Lord, where there is no pain, or sorrow, or death. You will live on forever, and I will make sure of that. God bless you Selena, we miss you and love you dearly, lots of hugs and kisses! sincerely, EFRen, Courtney, Cindy, and Diego

This Memorial is dedicated to the Tejano Queen of Tejano Music, Selena was murdered over 4 years ago by Yolanda Saldivar. I would like to say a few things about Selena, First of all, I love Selena! And I would like to help keep her memory alive. Selena was a young and beautiful singer also a very down to earth person that loved all of her fans. She was sincere and true to her nature. Never turned down a fan for any reason. I would like to tell Selena that I love her and I will never forget what a beautiful person she was, inside and out. She will be forever in our hearts and to all of the people that never knew who she was or what she stood for, remember this, Selena will go down in history just as JFK and Elvis. Selena is our Elvis and she is missed so much! She was a great entertainer that died way too soon. Selena was only 23 years old and was cheated out of everything that she worked so hard for all her life. We love you Selena! Te Quiero Con Todo Mi Corazon. Te Extrano!!!!!! VIVA LA REINA!!!!!!! ALICIA MARTINEZ

Selena Quintanilla Perez was Born April 16, 1971 on Easter Sunday. She was known as a wonderful Mexican American Singer, very popular in the West Coast and Texas. She was the Queen of Tejano Music! She was known not only for her ability to sing, but.. for her kindness, she was a Superstar who never let money and fame take away what she really was...A texas resident who loved Pepperoni Pizza, and shopped at walmart. She was the all american girl who touched the lives of millions of people. She was shot to death by her fan club president, Yolanda Saldivar, who is currently in jail serving a life sentence for the killing of Selena. A lot of people never heard of her until she died, because as you know she sang only in spanish, even though her first language was english. In 1995, she was in the process of making her first english album that was expected to launch her into a crossover career, where everyone across the nation would know Selena. She was cheated out of all that and I would like to dedicate this memorial to her. She will always be in our hearts and her true fan's will help keep her memory alive! We Love You Selena! Sing with the Angels! Love Always, Courtney and millions of your fans!!!!

This is a memorial to Selena Quintanilla-Perez. Selena was a beautiful and very talented young woman. She took both the Tejano and English music worlds by storm. She was well on her way to superstardom,when her life was brutally cut short. Selena was gunned down by her fan club president Yolanda Saldivar over money that Saldivar had been stealing from Selena's fans. Selena's fans were very important to her. She always went out of her way to accomodate them whenever she could and would not tolerate Yolanda stealing from them. When she went to meet Saldivar about the matter,Saldivar shot her in the back with a 38 caliber handgun as she left the room. Selena died at 1:05pm of total blood loss. This has been a tremendous loss for her fans ,but, she left behind a husband and close family that are suffering even more. I want this to be a memorial to her,but,I also want to let her husband Chris and other family members know that my thoughts and prayers are with them always. Selena is gone. Her stage here on earth is silent. But,I know that she is singing in her most beautiful voice to all the Angels up in Heaven. She will always be young and beautiful. God only takes the most beautiful flowers to put in his garden and I know Selena is the most beautiful white rose in His garden. Selena, you are loved and missed here on earth by all your many fans and your husband Chris and Family. I know you are looking down on us all as our guardian angel. We Love You. Star Connor,Whitney Connor and Diane Hardy