THANKSGIVING MEMORIALS

FOR OUR CHILDREN

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OVER THE RAINBOW AND THROUGH THE CLOUDS
(to the tune of Over the River)

Over the rainbow and through the clouds
To heavenly skies we go.
The stars know the way
To take us today
To the heavens from earth below....O!

Over the rainbow and through the clouds,
Oh how our love does flow.
It grips the soul
To fill this hole.
As over the stars we go.

Over the rainbow and through the clouds
To have a special day.
Oh hear these hearts sing
With love that we bring.
Hurrah for this trip away.

Over the rainbow and through the clouds
Go fast to reach this place.
Just look all around
At the peace they've found,
For this is our children's way. Hey!

Over the rainbow and through the clouds
And straight through the heavenly gate.
We seem to go
Extremely slow.
It is so hard to wait!

Over the rainbow and through the clouds
Now angel wings we spy.
Hurrah for the fun,
Don't let it be done.
Hurrah when there's no more goodbyes.

© 2005 - Christine Ross

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"DANNY" DANIEL SCOTT FORRESTER 30 Years	"LUKE" LUCAS CHRISTOPHER ROSS 21 years	"BEAU" JASON BEAU MORGAN 23 Years	"ALEX" ALEXANDER ZACHARY MATTHEW SALADINO 4 years

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RICKY JAMES DAVIS, JR. 24 years	JACOB KENNETH DAVIS 13 years	CADE DAWSON WRIGHT 3 Years	DEREK SEAN DYSON 19 years

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JAYDEN EARL ELLEFSON 13 months	"BRAD" BRADLEY LOUIS CORDIAL 17 Years	BRODY JASON MOUCH 2 hours	"JOEY" JOSEPH DAVID SORENSON 21 years

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AVRA MARIE JOHNSON RAMSAY 21 Years	"LUKE" LUCAS JAMES FLOREN 21 years	RAYLENE ALICIA GUTIERREZ 23 years	RICKY AARON PHILLIPS 22 years

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"JOSH" JOSHUA SAMUEL HUGHES 21 years	JUSTIN PIERCE 12 years	MICHAEL JOHN SHULTZ 8 months	"BECKY JO" REBECCA JO SESTER 15 years

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ARLYN MARIA BEAL 18 Years	"DONNIE" DONALD BERNARD HERBERT 9 years	"KATH" KATHRYN-MARY IRENE HERBERT 11 years	"BUTCH" WILLIAM EDWARD HERBERT 21 years

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"JOSH" JOSHUA PAUL COPE 21 years	CARTER GERALD SANDQUIST 3 days	"TAB" TABATHA LEANN WOOTEN 20 years	RODNEY ALLEN NISBET 38 years

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"JOEY" JOSEPH ZACHARY TAYLOR 4 years	JOEY MARSHALL WHITEMAN 21 years	JASON SCOTT GRIFFITH 24 years	STEPHEN MATTHEW WILSON 20 1/2 years

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MATTHEW JOHN BROWN 21 years	SKYLAR EDWARD AARVAG 10 months	JUSTIN MICHAEL ROBERTSON 17 years	ETHAN MICHAEL LYNN KILPATRICK 4 1/2 years

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JACE ALEXANDER GIKAS 6 months	SARAH JEAN DAVIDSON 3 years 11 months	TYLER BILLY TSCHESCHLOG 14 years	"ANGIE" ANGELA RENEE KRESGE 21 Years

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"ALEX" ALEXANDER CHARLES GILL 2 months	AARON SHOULDERS 18 years	AMANDA CHRISTINE WARNOCK 13 years	CAROL RAE SMART 18 years

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CANDICE KEIM 19 years	CHRISTOPHER RONALD FALLER 7 years	GALEN WAYNE MASTERSON 11 years	GILLES MICHAEL MOREAU 16 years

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HANNAH ISABELLA SNYDER 3 1/2 years	WENDY NICOLE DICKENS MCCAMMON 21 years	"ANNIE" ANNE MARIE BERND 24 years	ANTHONY PAUL WODZINSKI 15 years

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BRIAN JOSEPH PARKER 27 years	TIMOTHY PATRICK PARKER 25 years	BECKY VIDMOSKO 18 years	"CLINT" CLINTON TERRY MILAM 10 years

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COREY CHRISTOPHER JAMES 20 years	MICHELLE MARIE JAMES 22 years	"KRISS" KRISSTOFFER JEFFERSON 20 years	STEPHEN JARED EBANKS 17 years

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GEOFFREY PHILIP JAMES EDWARDS 18 years	SHERRIE REANNA MORELAND 15 years	CHAD KITCHEN 25 years	DANIELLE MARIE PLOURDE 11 years

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CHAD JEFFREY NORRIS 20 yeart	AMY LYNN ALSOFROM 25 years	BRANDON TYLER BESHADA 25 years	"JOEY" JOSEPH CHRETIEN JR. 25 years

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ROBERT WAYNE PRICE 21 years	TONY TREVHERON ELLWOOD 37 years	PETER RAYMOND ELLWOOD 33 years	TOMMY M. CHILDRESS 18 years

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JASON PAUL HILTON 24 years	"BOBBIE" ROBERT J. MCCARTHY IV 19 years	CASSANDRA LEIGH BAKER 23 years	KRISTA KATHLEEN KELLY 28 years

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"DAMO" DAMIAN REID CARVER 19 years	CORLISE DAWN LEHMANN 27 years	JESSICA KASSANDRA HAFFER 14 years	LEE WILLIAM HARRIS 33 years

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DANIEL VINCENT STAIB 23 years	CARL TAYLOR 1 year 6 days	PRISCILLA ANN FREITAS 1 year 4 days	"DEBBIE" DEBORAH JEAN FREITAS DAUGHRATY 42 years

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GARRETT DANIEL STAIB 1 hour	CHRISTOPHER DALE BOOY 21 years	TATYANA LORIANN CIRKSENA 1 year 2 months	AIMEE LYNN PLUMMER 20 years

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"ALLEN" PETER ALLEN ASENCIO, JR. 36 years	SETH NILES CROMER 5 years	"MIKEY" MICHAEL RAY CAGLE,JR. 17 years	"PAULIE" PAUL RYAN SHANNO 9 1/2 years

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BRANDON WESLEY SGAGGERO 29 years	MEGAN MARIE BAKER 21 years	ALLEN D. BORING, Jr. 32 years	MPUNDU HILDA KASUBA 15 years

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KANDA MICHELLE JACOBS 30 years	MICHELE JOY WARGO 29 years	JOSHUA DAVID GODDARD 27 years	DENISE MARIE MCCORMICK 40 years

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MICHAEL DONNELLY BUTKA 16 years	DEREK GEIBE 20 years	CHAD ERIC DAY 30 years	HAYDEN ALAN ADAMS 37 days

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JAMIE MARILYN VITELLO 24 years	"MACK" KENNETH MACK HILLERY CREAMER 17 years	ENOCENCIO KINTIA GRAVES 7 years	GARETT WAYNE CLARKSON 27 years

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JOHN TAYLOR LOMON 17 years	JODY L. GONYOU 30 years	MISTY ANGEL TRANTHAM 15 years	JEREMY DILLON WILLIAMS 18 years

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"JOSH" JOSHUA ENVIL 26 years	HEATHER LYNNE WILLIAMSON 22 years	JASON PAUL HARRILL 22 years	"GRANT" JERRY GRANT LEWIS 26 years

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DARYL ALAN JOHNSON 18 years	CRAIG BRIAN COUFAL 16 years	DANNY TAGGART 12 years	BUDDY SEGLER 17 years

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MATTHEW COMFORT 15 years	SHAWN PRESTON REGO 15 years	ANGEL CRYSTAL PLANA 13 years	KEAGEN RAY ALLEN 13 years

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DONALD WARREN BARKER 33 years	TONYA LYNN HORTON 18 years	ROBERT JAMES DELOSH 24 years	JACKY MICHAEL DELOSH 1 hour

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MAKAYLA ALEXIS CHAVERS 5 months	"RONNIE" RONALD STEVE CHAVERS 24 years	MICHAEL MARIO MALUCELLI 18 years	BRIAN WILLIAM MALUCELLI 33 years

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JESSIE ROBERT RICHARDSON 24 years	JAMIE LEE RICHARDSON 20 years	JAMES RICHARD GRUBBS 28 years	JASON LEE GRUBBS 25 years

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JOSHUA RICHARD LEE VARGAS 29 years	AARON MATTHEW ORITZ 19 years	JASON LEE HAFFORD 22 years	JEFFREY ROBERT YULE 26 years

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JOHN ROBERT SPRINGER 40 years	KEVIN JAMES BOGERT 31 years	DANIEL EDWARD RICKETTS II 30 years	KENNETH EDWARD LONG 37 years

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JUSTIN MICHAEL EVANS 17 years	MICHAEL G. BURTON 46 years	"LOUIE" LOUIS MICHAEL JOHNSON 28 years	JOSEPH JOHN DIONISIO JR. 23 years

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JAVARUS MCCORMICK 17 years	ERIC SUTTON SKINNER 19 years	CHRISTINE MARIE KLEIN 27 years	CRAIG BALDRIDGE 31 years

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CORWIN JAMES FARMER 19 years	LAUREN RENEE BOLLES 16 years	JASON DEAN (BIG JAY) CULLUM 31 years	"JOSH" JOSHUA LEE FRITZ 31 years

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"JACK" JOHN JACK POLAND 20 years	DEREK RAYBURN HAWLEY 24 years	CHRISTOPHER ALLEN MORELL 23 months	AMANDA ROSE WAINSCOTT 20 years

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DAVID L. RATCLIFFE III (DIII) 26 years	KAYLA MARIE CHRISTIAN 16 years	MICHAEL SMICH 33years	RYAN ALLEN DAUGHERTY 30 years

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GARRETT DUSTIN FRAZEE 24 years	"SAM" SAMUEL SCOTT GEER 21 years	LAUREN ADRIENNE GREEN 21 years	"JOSH" MCCOY 25 years

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DILLON JOHNSON 19 years	BRANDON WILLIAMS TOMS 17 years	SARAH LISA GUERRERO 17 years	DAVID EVERETT KISER 24 years

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JACOB R. DURAN (JUNIOR) 19 years	MATTHEW TYLER HUDSON 18 years	MATTHEW KEITH MULLIS 19 years	JOHN WILLIAM JONES 33 years

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MICHAEL ANDREW VOGEL 19 years	SCOTT CORY PALOMO 17 years	BRETT ANTHONY GINDER 18 years	CRAIG BRESSON 21 years

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STEPHANIE DAWN BARRAGY 37 years	BRANDON JAMES PETERSON 18 years	CHRIS ALEXANDER 24 years	RYAN MICHAEL MANNA 25 years

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NATHAN LYNN FORD 18 years	BUCKLY M. ABOUKOURA 19 years	"EMMA" EMILY KIYA MACKENZIE RENAUD 9 months 20 days	ASHLEY RUSSELL JESSOP 30 years

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MINA MICHELLE ALVA 9 years	TAMI MARIE WOLFE 20 years	WAYNE WELLS 42 years	BOBBY MONTGOMERY 27 years

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JOSEPH A. G. TROTTIER 21 years	STEVEN VINCENT MIRELES 18 years	"RALPH" RAPHAEL CAINES, JR. 30 years	ADAM JAMES WAYMIRE 24 years

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"TAYLOR" BENJAMIN TAYLOR HUTH 26 years	TIMOTHY DAVID WATSON 27 years	AARON DWAYNE BREWER 26 YEARS	"TONY" ANTHONY RYAN MCLEMORE 31 years

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"ADAM" SGT. ADAM R. FIOCK 26 years	VERNON EUGENE LIPSEY 18 years	AARON HEATH HARVEY 19 years	TRAVIS REX BARRENTINE 18 years

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STEPHEN MICHAEL NICHOLSON 18 years	"PETE" SGT. PETER A. MAGINNIS 37 years	BRANDON JAMES QUINN-GOMEZ 11 months, 9 days	STEVEN CLANCY 27 years

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JEANINE TAMARA JOHNSON 23 years	"CHRIS" CHRISTOPHER B. HOSLER 23 years	CORRINA JENNELL PARSLOW 19 years	KELSEY MARIE JOHNSON 21 years

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ERIC DONALD GROVE 13 years	JOSHUA DAVID UNDERWOOD 24 years	TRACY LEE COX 30 years	"MIKEY" MICHAEL PLATT 16 years

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LEVI M. ZORN 27 years	ORAN DANIEL JONES 19 years	SCARLETT MIKHAELA BARKER 14 years	JESSICA M. AMARAL 15 years

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JESSIE SCOTT MOATS 14 years	BREANN MARIE MOATS 8 years	"MACK" KENNETH MACK HILLERY CREAMER 17 years	"ROBBIE" ROBERT HAMPTON SMITH 16 years

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ASHLEY NIAMH MCCAULEY 13 years	JASON LEE WEST 19 years	JESSICA LOUISE WEST 17 years	MACKENZIE NICOLE WEST 13 years

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JAMES AARON GUREVICH 17 years	BRANDON SCOTT COPE 17 years	ALEXANDRA VICTORIA RENTFRO 8 years	RYAN MICHAEL HOOK 21 years

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AARON JOSEPH GOLDEN 22 years	KENZIE RAYANN GOLDEN-RODEN 26 years	LUKE DANIEL ROACH 6 HOURS	GREGORY SCOTT ROACH 8 YEARS

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DOUGLAS RICHARD MALONE MILLER 15 years	JACOB ANDREW REX SLUDER 17 YEARS	"MIKEY" MICHAEL SPENCER WILTSIE 12 YEARS	LORENZO IBARRA 7 YEARS

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REA NICHOLE KESINGER 18 YEARS	STEVEN M. BOYD 24 YEARS	JOSEPH E. KELLER 14 YEARS	EMILY LOU MILLER STILLBORN

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ROSS HUNTER WHITE 19 YEARS	LARRY LAFOY FLIPPENCE 41 YEARS	STUART TODD 18 YEARS	JILL RILEY 37 YEARS

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WHITNEY CARDIN SHARP 17 YEARS	JONATHAN STEVEN WITTY 16 YEARS	PAMELA SUE FOUNTAIN 21 YEARS	GERRY GRIFFITH PROVANCE 26 YEARS

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COLIN ROBERT HOPSON 27 YEARS	BILLY SULLIVAN 19 YEARS	RICKEY F. TACKETT II STILLBORN	JEREMY TODD TACKETT 26 YEARS

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SHELLY LYNN BEAM 32 YEARS	AMANDA NICOLE CURCIO 17 YEARS	"BOBBY" ROBERT DENNIS DIGAN 18 YEARS	MARY CATHERINE DIGAN SILENTLY BORN

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SCOTT M. SCHROEDER 20 YEARS	KEITH E. COMBS 23 YEARS	BRIAN EDWARD HINSHAW 32 YEARS	MIRANDA TRAVIS YOUNG 23 YEARS

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RYAN JAMES MCCARTHY 16 DAYS	JASON KEVIN MCCARTHY 26 YEARS	CODY TYLER CLIFTON 18 YEARS	JOHN DONALDSON MUYS 24 YEARS

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NATHAN ANTHONY ROYALTY 22 YEARS	NATHAN LYNN FORD 16 YEARS	SHERILYN ANNETTE ADAMS 16 YEARS	JAMES (JIMMY) DWYER 23 YRS 3M 29D

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CYNTHIA FISHER SHELTON 56 YEARS	BRENDA FISHER STEVENS 50 YEARS	LLOYD FRANKLIN ROBERTS (DRACUS) 40 YEARS	JAMES GARY RODGERS II 24 YEARS

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KARI ANN RAMSEY 3 MO 2 WKS	JEREMY WAYNE ELDRIDGE 28 YEARS	KASEY LYNNE BRYANT 7 YEARS	SCOTT RUSSELL VOELKER 22 YEARS

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MIRANDA TRAVIS YOUNG 23 YEARS	KYLEE JAYNE COMBS SILENTLY BORN	BRADLEY GLEN QUALLS 26 YEARS	SEAN GRAY 19 YEARS

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NATHAN LYNN FORD 16 YEARS	MATTHEW ROBERT CHILDS 32 YEARS	ELIZABETH ANN HUDSON 20 YEARS	CERRIDWYN "KERRY" MAIRE URSULA BRIGID ROSEANNE LUJAN 19 YEARS

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JOSHUA AARON CADE 14 YEARS	ANGELA MICHELLE LOMENZO (and baby) 19 YEARS	KAITLYNN RENE FORET 7 MONTHS	ANDREW C. MARTINEZ (D.J. DREW) 26 YEARS

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JESSE RYAN TRACEY 22 YEARS	IESHA S.J. WATSON 14 1/2	SHANTA S.M. WATSON 7 DAYS	JOSHUA EUGENE HEDGLIN 18 1/2 YEARS

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TASIA QUACKENBUSH 16 YEARS	SCOTT ALLEN JOHNSON 46 YEARS	JEREMY JOHN JENSEN 17 YEARS	ZACHERY TYLER GIBSON 6 YEARS

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BRANDI LYNN MITCHELL-EDWARDS 29 YEARS	AARON HEATH HARVEY 19 YEARS	RYAN MICHAEL MANNA 25 YEARS	LAURA ANN KIMBLE 33 YEARS

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JUSTIN LEE SMITH 24 YEARS	SEAN D. CONNOLLY 20 YEARS	ROBERT (ROBBY) ROGERS III 19 YEARS	JOSHUA MCNULTY 20 YEARS

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RYAN PLATTSMIER 31 YEARS	JOSHUA "JOSH" BROWN 18 YEARS	VERONICA MARIE HARPER 16 1/2 YEARS	MICHAEL LEE NEVILS 23 YEARS

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THOMAS BECKETT HENSLEY III 21 YEARS	LUCAS DEE KLOUZEK 33 YEARS	JAKE ANDREW FEINBERG 31 YEARS	ELIZABETH LUTO 27 YEARS

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JIMMY REDENIUS 32 YEARS	JASON WAYNE EGGERS JR. 5 DAYS	JEREMY SCOTT KIRBY 23 YEARS	RANDALL JOHN SANTMANN 22 YEARS

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ROBERT PAUL TERRANOVA 42 YEARS	TRENTON "TRENT" ALAN DOVE 31 YEARS	TAMMY RENEE SMITH 21 YEARS	CONNOR WILLIAM GILBERT 6 MONTHS

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JONATHAN DAVID LEE 26 YEARS	JEFFERY ALLEN OLA 35 YEARS	JUSTIN TIMOTHY KING 10 YEARS	RANDY REED HECOX 30 YEARS

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CARA LEE PARKS BURAS 30 YEARS	ROB NORTHROP 26 YEARS	KATIE MARIE POMIRKO 19 YEARS	MICHAEL TROY ROGNES 17 YEARS

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RUTH EDWARDS 55 YEARS	BRADLEY EARL MORGAN 38 YEARS	JERRY SALVATORE GILES 35 YEARS	TIMOTHY LEE GARSOW 20 YEARS

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ANTHONY MICHAEL COLA 16 YEARS	JACQUES OELOFSE 28 YEARS	ADRIENNE LEIGH INGRAM 28 YEARS	RONALD LEE VANWINKLE JR. 19 YEARS

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GERARD "SCOTT" FAZZIO 35 YEARS	ARYN JO HYMAN SILENTLY BORN	TIEASE BROWN MILLINGTON 26 YEARS	JUSTIN BROWN MILLINGTON 22 YEARS

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SAMUEL WILLIAM RICKMAN JR. 36 YEARS	ALEXANDER JAMES RANDALL RICKMAN 10 DAYS	CHRISTIAN VICTORIA (CHRISSIE) CARRIGAN 15 YEARS 22 DAYS	ALEJANDRO IGNACIO MATEO SOLTYSIAK 20 YEARS

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MICHAEL BOGEL 19 YEARS	CHAD MICHAEL WERSHBLE 31 YEARS	BRANDY ANN HICKS 18 YEARS	AUSTIN GRAHAM CHASE 15 YEARS

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WAYNE LEE WALKER 34 YEARS	MACIE "TIMMONS" SMITH SILENTLY BORN	MARK ANDREW M 24 YEARS	GRACE NICOLE MICELI 20 YEARS

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JENNY ANN KIMBALL 12 YEARS	DUSTIN MARSHALL RAWLS 25 YEARS	DAMON A. SMITH 23 YEARS	PAMELA LYNNE REID 17 YEARS

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DANNY STEWART 29 YEARS	REBECCA ERIN KISER 18 YEARS	ERIC OGAN 18 YEARS	CLISTY RUTH HALL 17 YEARS

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JEFFREY MICHAEL FELIX 27 YEARS	JOSHUA SCOTT JOHNSON 21 YEARS	ISAIAH THOMAS STEWART 19 YEARS	KATHRYN "KATIE" JEAN FISHER 18 YEARS

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JASON ALAN SCHUMANN 23 YEARS	ROBERT "BOB" WILLIAMS 19 YEARS	CASSANDRA "CASSIE" JAYNE TAYLOR 18 YEARS	TERESA "TRISSIE" FETTER 37 YEARS

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ROBERT LAWRENCE BAGSHAW 36 YEARS	SETH BOWDEN TIDBALL 19 YEARS	LEE HENRY AGUILERA 25 YEARS	"ADAM" PO1 JOSEPH ADAM MCSWEEN 26 YRS 8M 6D

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KAYLIN MARIE MATHEWS 20 YEARS	DERICK JAMES SPRINGER 23 YEARS	BRYAN JAY REID 15 YEARS	MARIE GREEVER 9 YEARS

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JOEY SCARPA 23 YEARS	CRAIG MICHAEL COPSEY 28 YEARS	MARK PRICE 5 YEARS	MICHAEL BRANDON MOTTERN 25 YEARS

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WILLIAM H. (BEAU) COX, II 18 YEARS	KYLE JANSSEN 17 YEARS	BENJAMIN SMITH 18 YEARS	TYLER WADE HEAD 9 YEARS

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CYNTHIA TAMMY HERNANDEZ 20 YEARS	ZACHARY TYLER BROWN 11 YEARS	SHELLY SUE PIERCE 19 YEARS	JARROD CHRISMAN 23 YEARS

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PEDRO KETRON 23 YEARS	SCOTT MICHAEL GRANGER 22 YEARS	ELIZABETH SUE RICHARDSON 19 YEARS	BOBBY JAMES (BJ) WHEELER 18 YRS 10M 29D

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AMANDA ALICIA MARIA MORROW 19 YEARS	SHAWN GIGLIO 29 YEARS	BOBBIE GIGLIO 19 YEARS	AMANDA NICOLE CURCIO 17 YEARS

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THAT EMPTY CHAIR

As I bow my weary head today
And I say my Thanksgiving prayer,
I look up across the table
And I see it... that empty chair.

Oh God, what can I be thankful for?
I miss that smile, I miss that kiss.
But I will try to be thankful
Though all I feel is emptiness.

Through the emptiness I am thankful
For all of those wonderful years.
The times we spent together.
The happiness, love, and tears.

I'm thankful for the memories
That drift through my mind from the past.
Those glowing eyes, those amazing hugs,
And that big incredible laugh.

I'm thankful for the things I've learned
From someone that really mattered,
Who taught me what's important,
Who always had room for laughter.

I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving day
My remaining family shares.
But most of all I'm thankful for...
All the things in that empty chair.

© Christine Ross
~ in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001

I'M THANKFUL FOR...

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001

I'm thankful for
many things...
peaceful dreams,
angel wings,

memories, photos,
baby books,
special keepsakes,
remembered looks,

winter's snow,
springtime's rain,
summer's sun,
autumn's flame,

Easter eggs,
Christmas trees,
jack-o-lanterns,
New Years eve,

puppies, kittens,
little boys,
little girls,
favorite toys,

sleepy sunrise,
whispered talks,
golden sunsets,
evening walks,

burning candle,
silent prayer,
flowers, music,
breath of air,

family, friends,
heaven above,
earth below,
cherished love,

holding hands,
saying goodbye,
hugs and kisses,
wondering why,

laughter, giggles,
lots of smiles,
happiness
for awhile.

All these things
I'm thankful for
because in them...
there you are.

© 2007 - Christine Ross

We can only be said to be alive
in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
~Thornton Wilder

THANKSGIVING

The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway -
Thanksgiving comes again!

~Anonymous

WHAT MATTERS IT THE COLD WIND'S BLAST

What matters it the cold wind's blast,
What matters though 'tis snowing,
Thanksgiving Day has come at last;
To grandmamma's were going.
Wrapped in furs as warm as toast,
O'er the hills we're fleeting;
To welcome friends, a merry host
And grandma's smile of greeting.

The sleigh bells jingle merrily,
And though the flakes are flying,
At last beyond the hills we see
A little mansion lying.
I'm sure we'll find sweet cakes and fruit
And pumpkin pies so yellow;
For grandma knows just how to suit
Each hungry little fellow.

~Unknown

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts.
No Americans have been more impoverished than these who,
nevertheless,
set aside a day of thanksgiving.

H. U. Westermayer ~

One can see what will trouble
This sleep of mine,
whatever sleep it is.
Were he not gone,
The woodchuck could say whether it's like his Long sleep,
as I describe its coming on,
Or just some human sleep.

Robert Frost

Forever on Thanksgiving Day
The heart will find the pathway home.

~Wilbur D. Nesbit

Gratitude is the heart's memory.

French Proverb

Ah! on Thanksgiving day....
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before.
What moistens the lips and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich pumpkin pie?

~John Greenleaf Whittier

This is the finest measure of thanksgiving:
a thankfulness that springs from love.

~ William C. Skeath

I would thank you from the bottom of my heart,
but for you my heart has no bottom.

~ Author Unknown

GOODBYE PUMPKIN PIE!

Year after year after year
I go crazy!
Every Thanksgiving
I sit with the babies!

It's the little kids' table;
The table for tots,
Where my mom makes me sit
If I like it or not.

The table for grown-ups
Is fit for a king,
With goblets And giblets
And gold napkin rings,

And bread rolls and salad
And dressing with drippings,
One glass just for drinking,
And one just for sipping!

But here all the kids
Drink from Styrofoam cups,
We eat small turkey bits
That our moms have cut up.

Our plates are red plastic
And so are the spoons,
And we eat by ourselves
In a small dining room.

I have dozens of cousins
Age one and age two
Whose Thanksgiving feast
Is a greenish-brown goo.

They slop up their faces
With vegetable mashes
And after they drink
They all have Milk mustaches.

They urp, And they burp,
And they belch And they gulp;
Oh, why can't I sit
At the feast for adults?

All the mooshing And mashing
And smooshing And gnashing!
I put down my fork
And I thought about fasting!

I'd never eat turkey
Again in my life!
Never pick up a fork!
Never pick up a knife!

I'd fast like a mountain-top
Indian swami;
I wouldn't touch mustard
Or bread Or salami!

"I'll never eat mushrooms
"Or green beans "Or squid!
"And I NEVER will eat
"At the table for kids!"

"What's wrong?" asked my mom,
She was pouring some drinks;
"You haven't touched dinner...
"Not one single thing!"

She straightened the napkin
Tucked under my chin,
She gave me a hug
As she pushed my chair in,

She cut up my turkey bits
Two sizes smaller,
She held up my glass,
"Have a sip of some water!"

She dished up a spoon
Of potatoes and gravy;
My mom tried to feed me
Like I was a baby!

Well, my face turned as red
As the rhubarb pie filling!
I quick turned away,
And my cup went a-spilling!

BOOSH! Water splashed on
Mom's face and her hair,
And it looked like some gravy
Was mixed up in there,

Because polka dots spotted
My mom's bright white dress!
Her Thanksgiving suit
Was a gravy-brown mess!

I should've said "Sorry!"
I should've said "Oops!"
I should've helped mom
Wipe the gravy-brown goop.

What happened instead
Is a mystery, my friends.
But there's one thing for sure- - -
I won't do it again!

I opened my mouth- - -
Do you know what I did?
I sassed my mom back
Like a spoiled snotty kid.

"I can use my own fork!
"I can use my own knife!
"And I don't want to sit
"At the table for tikes!"

"I can't stand all the gunk!
"I can't stand all the gak!
"I won't watch little Timothy
"Eating like that!"

"He's got yams in his hair,
"He's got yams North and South,
"And there's food everywhere
"But inside of his mouth!"

"Then there's Sarah and Icky
"And Jimmy and Franz
"Mixing peas in their milk!
"Eating with their bare hands!"

"This is NOT what the Pilgrims
"And Indians did,
"I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE
"AT THE TABLE FOR KIDS!!"

Then mom said,
"I think your Thanksgiving's all through,
"And I think that it's time
"You go up to your room."

"In my ROOM?!" my brain thought,
This just couldn't be true!
In my ROOM?!
Why, WHY, WHY??
What on earth did I do??

My tummy got grumbly,
My feet both felt stumbly,
I wanted to shout,
But my mouth was all mumbly.

I walked past the turkey,
The dressing and trimmings,
My feast was now ending
Before its beginning.

"Goodbye, pumpkin pie!"
I said, as I walked by it,
"So long, green bean bake!"
Though I never would try it,

"Farewell, acorn squash,
"And potatoes au gratin!
"Ta-ta, apple tart
"With your whip-creamy topping!"

I sat all alone
On my bed feeling hungry.
It felt like I had
A stone knot in my tummy.

I could still hear
The forks and the knives and the spoons
Clacking and clinking
And scraping up food;

My sniffer sniffed smells
Drifting up from afar,
And on Thanksgiving Day
I was sure I would starve!

So I played with my toys
Then I sang a few numbers,
I stood on my head
To get rid of this hunger,

Then somersaults, Push-ups,
I played tiddly-winks,
But Thanksgiving turkey
Was all I could think!

My belly growled out
Like a great grizzly bear,
And I knew, Pretty soon,
I'd need something down there!

Anything, ANYTHING!
Liver, or beets!
Even heaps of
Hungarian pickled pigs' feet!

"I'll eat wood like a termite!
"Or flies like a frog!
"I'll chew catnip like kitties!
"Or shoes like a dog!"

I was just about ready
To snack on my hat,
When I heard someone knocking,
RAT-TAT-A-TAT-TAT!

It was mom with a plate
Piled high with a feast,
And it didn't seem
that she was mad In the least.

She set up a TV tray
Right by my bed,
And she gave me a kiss
On the top of my head.

"You're growing up fast,"
She said, hiding a tear,
"Won't you join the adults
"For Thanksgiving next year?"

© 1992 Howard D. Fencl

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

John Howard Payne (1791 - 1852)

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