MEMORIAL DAY
....by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
Your child left this earth not long ago
On a day that's difficult to recall.
That day that ripped your heart out.
A pain not understood at all.
I know the deep wound it has left you.
You see, I have that open wound too.
Because....my child was taken from me
Just as your child was taken from you.
It doesn't matter how long it's been,
A year, a few years, or many more.
I share how it seems only yesterday
Your child was with you and safe as before.
The days gone by are lonely echoes
Of a much happier life and time.
I wish for you the comfort of memories
Held forever in your heart and mind.
Just know your child is reaching out
To announce that life is not through.
To tell you that the spirit never leaves
And is always watching over you.
So on this special memorial day
Let there be honor and memories and pride.
May you feel the spirit of everlasting love
On this day that your sweet child died.
© 2002 - Christine Ross
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1
 "LUKE" LUCAS CHRISTOPHER ROSS 21 years |
AVRA MARIE JOHNSON RAMSAY 21 Years |
 MICHAEL JOHN SHULTZ 8 months |
JAYDEN EARL ELLEFSON 1 year 1 month |
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2
 HANNAH ISABELLA SNYDER 3 1/2 years |
JASON SCOTT GRIFFITH 24 years |
STEVEN M. BOYD 24 years |
 JOSHUA LEWIS DARNA 15 years |
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3
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LYNDON AVERY DERRICK 29 years |
ANGELA MICHELLE LOMENZO (and baby) 19 years |
SEAN HARINGTON RILEY 21 years |
JOSHUA S. JOHNSON 21 years |
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4
 CRAIG BALDRIDGE 31 years |
JOHN "JACK" POLAND 20 years |
 LAUREN MARIE WALLER 9 years |
JAKOB NELSON ANDRIACCHI 3 1/2 years |
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5
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HEATHER DAWN CRAWFORD 17 years |
MARK ANDREW M. 24 years |
LUCIANA BAYNE 15 years |
BILLY KAYSER 16 years |
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6
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BUDDY SEGLER 17 years |
JAMIE VITELLO 24 years |
PAUL DWAIN COTHRAN 29 years |
BRANDON TYLER BESHADA 25 years |
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7
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GARRETT FRAZEE 24 years |
KANDA MICHELLE JACOBS 30 years |
SCOTT LYLE HERSHBERGER 39 years |
ZACHARY "ZAC" CONN-SPRINGER 15 years |
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8
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CHRISTOPHER BEEBE 18 years |
 ROBERT PAUL TERRANOVA 42 years |
DANIEL KIERAN OLSEN 6 days |
JEREMY TODD TACKETT 26 YEARS |
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9
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ELIZABETH ANN HUDSON 20 YEARS |
PATRICK NEIL DU BROCA 24 YEARS |
CHAD WERSHBALE 31 YEARS |
JASON KEVIN MCCARTHY 26 YEARS |
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10
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NATASHA LYNN GRIFFUS 6 YEARS |
DILLON WAYNE JOHNSON 19 YEARS |
 : Talya Rose Formaneck Bornstill |
: Steven V. Mireles years: 18 |
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11
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: Jonathan David Lee years: 26 |
: Ryan Allan "R.J." Gruber, Jr. newborn |
: Heather "Nikki" Weed years: 18 |
TODAY I CRIED
~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
Today, I cried
ONE LAST KISS ~ by Christine
Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
Oh, there you are,
THE PLACE YOU WENT ~ by Christine
Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
When the morning sun gets in my eyes
THE FACES OF APRIL ~ by Christine
Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
Yesterday's visions
click on each month to see our children's memorial butterflies
Because you died.
Today, I smiled
For just awhile.
Today, I laughed
And then I gasped.
Today, I cried
Because I laughed.
© 2003 - Christine Ross
So still, so cold.
No more breathing,
No growing old.
As I touch you,
Nothing is real.
Your skin is cold,
Your body still.
My eyes see you.
My heart wonders,
Beneath this shell,
Do you slumber?
I listen close,
No sound from you.
I whisper soft,
My voice eludes.
Air engulfs you,
Frigid and stale.
I breathe in deep,
Capture your smell.
Upon your lips,
I press my own.
The taste of death,
It lingers strong.
Lips cold and sealed.
Your life dismissed.
Tears warm your face,
With ONE LAST KISS.
©2003 - Christine Ross
I can almost see your hidden face.
When the evening winds blow fiercely
I feel the strength of your embrace.
When an autumn breeze becomes a whisper
I can almost hear you quietly speak.
When the snow falls from a winter sky
I feel your touch upon my cheek.
When the starlight casts a shadow
I can almost see your spirit drift.
When the rain in summer trickles down
I taste your kiss upon my lips.
When the flowers in the springtime bloom
I can almost smell your faded scent.
But... where the mountains touch the sky
My heart knows the place you went.
© 2008 - Christine Ross
Still drift through my mind,
Of springtime and laughter
When life was so kind.
The world reawakened
From slumberous sleep.
The faces of April
Forever to keep.
Presently visions
Reveal a new face,
Of angels and sorrow
And death in this place.
Forever in slumber.
Awakened no more.
The faces of April
Like never before.
Tomorrow's visions
Will take me away,
To springtime and laughter,
In that heavenly place.
My world will awaken
From slumberous sleep.
The faces of April
Forever to keep.
© 2006 - Christine Ross
