This was written by another mom to her son, and she is very gracious to let me share it here thank you Thelma

" Remembering Tony " 19-04-1971 ~ 08-12-2000

My Son Lives in Paradise

The dust has settled on the things that I have stored away. A favorite toy, for little boy, a jar of dried out clay..A photograph when you were young sits quietly on the shelf, thoughts of you come drifting back I just can't help myself..A drawing that you made for me when you were very small is framed within this heart of mine and hangs upon the wall.. A scrapbook lies within the room where you once laid your head, your favorite book, a model car, the pillow on your bed..I miss you coming in from school "Hey mom, it's me, I'm home" I miss the little words and hugs the special times we've known..A part of me just disappeared the day you went away . An empty space now fills my heart there are no words to say..A closet filled with memories of happy days gone by. A baseball cap and souvenir why did you have to die?? The trophies that you won at school stand proudly on display. Your many friends can't understand why God called you away..I hear your voice within the halls it echoes in the night. I see you in the evening mist and in the morning light..So many things you left behind are now a memory but little arms that held me tight will always stay with me..An empty space now fills my heart my boy, my child, my son. You've gone into another world where golden dreams are spun..I do not know the answers it's not for me to know but I will know the truth one day just why you had to go..My turn will come to leave this world I'll gaze into your eyes, God's perfect plan will be revealed up there in paradise..

Always Loved & Sadly Missed,

Mom & Dad xoxo