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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 "JOEY" JOSEPH DAVID SORENSON 21 years |
 JUSTIN MICHAEL ROBERTSON 17 years |
"LUKE" LUCAS JAMES FLOREN 21 years |
"TAB" TABATHA LEANN WOOTEN 20 years |
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2
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WILLIAM "HARLEN" BAKER 26 years |
MATTHEW PAUL TRAVIS COLE 22 years |
LAUREN RENEE BOLLES 16 years |
TAYLOR BURGSTAHLER 17 years |
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3
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PAMELA LYNNE REID 17 years |
JASON LEE WEST 19 years |
KAYLIN MARIE MATHEWS 20 years |
BRANDON JAMES PETERSON 18 years |
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4
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WILLIAM "HARLEN" BAKER 26 years |
DOUGLAS RICHARD MALONE MILLER 15 years |
BRANT LEE "TEENSY" ALBERTY 15 YEARS |
BRANDON SCOTT COPE 17 YEARS |
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5
 JODY LAWRENCE GONYOU 31 YEARS |
PAMELA LYNNE REID 17 YEARS |
LUCAS DEE KLOUZEK 33 YEARS |
AUSTIN GRAHAM CHASE 15 YEARS |
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6
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MISTY AUTUMN DUBOSE 17 YEARS |
JAMES LLOYD WARMACK 24 YEARS |
ALICIA LANA MARIE GOLEMBESKI 26 YEARS |
ISAIAH THOMAS STEWART 19 YEARS |
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7
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DUSTIN LEE FITZER 18 YEARS |
REBECCA LYNN FITZER-GROVES 34 YEARS |
 AARON BENJAMIN KRAUT 6 YEARS |
ZACHERY TYLER GIBSON 6 YEARS |
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8
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BRETT ANTHONY GINDER 18 YEARS |
BOBBI JO SISK JONES 20 YEARS |
TIMMY CLARK 15 YEARS |
KIRA LYNETTE REDDICK 6 YEARS, 3 MO |
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RANDY REED HECOX 30 YEARS |
BRANDON JAMES PETERSON 18 YEARS |
KRISTA KATHLEEN KELLY 28 YEARS |
ROBERT WAYNE PRICE 21 YEARS |
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10
 MAXX WILLIAM ALBURY 4.5 MONTHS |
DOUGLAS RICHARD MALONE MILLER 15 YEARS |
CODY EDWARD SKOKAN 2 YRS, 2 M, 19 D |
TAYLER WADE HEAD 9 YEARS |
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11
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ASHLEIGH HUGHES 20 YEARS |
: RAYLENE ALICIA GUTIERREZ years: 23 |
: John Jones years: 33 |
: Cole Thomas Pargmann years: 17 |
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12
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: Pedro Ketron years: 23 |
: Jason Daniel Miller years: 21 |
: Brian Phillips years: 22 |
: Kevin Michael Kochan years: 22 |
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13
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: Kelly Jean Kirkpatrick years: 21 |
: "Manny" Manuel Marcopulos Lopez III years: 26 |
: Dawn Marie Walden years: 17 |
 : Kaleb Scott Lee Chidester stillborn |
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
JUST LIKE FIREWORKS IN THE SKY ....by Christine Ross in memory of Luke Ross
My mind is lit with memories
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
Just like fireworks in the sky,
Illuminating days of old
With explosions of goodbye.
The glimmer of your smiling face
Irradiates my consciousness,
While flashes deep within my brain
Ignite thoughts of happiness.
The luster of the distant past
Set my thoughts of you ablaze,
Reminiscing in the afterglow
Of burning pain I can't erase.
The beacon of your spirit
As it shines throughout the night,
Reminds me that the sunrise
Is just barely out of sight.
So I look up to the glowing flame
And see your brightness didn't die,
You light a spark in all of us
Just like fireworks in the sky.
© 2007 - Christine Ross
