Happy 42nd Birthday Eddie

Another birthday, another decade. I miss you. Save me a place at the table.

Love, Mom

Names that Need to be Remembered

Michael Britt-Henley 1990
Jimmie Wilson 1992
Brian Rohrer 1993
Jamie Hrenko 1993
Marv Fritz 1994
Jhon Casey 1995
Doyle Bymers 1995
David Bryson 1995
Morgan Peterson 1996
Mitch Gonzales 1996
David Seirda 1996
Eddie Sutliffe 1996
Russ Berst 1997
James Bryson 1997
David Nord 1999
Troy Zamora 2001
Patrick Lopaka 2001

April 5, 2006 Ten Years

Ten years since you left us Eddie. I searched for you in the stars last night and listened as the trees softly brushed against the sky. I wonder, can you see me from where you are, and can you hear me ask your forgiveness for any unkindness I caused?

Every day a part of you touches my memory for I learned more than I knew from your smile and your gentle way of living on this earth. I remember words you spoke as a child, their simple wisdom. I remember your shame at the cruelty this world can bestow to those without power.

These ten years have passed by quickly, yet I cannot say I have learned yet how to live in the world without you. You are in my days and nights and all my memories of laughter and dancing and colors and the lights on the Christmas tree.

I look for you and I wait for you to return.

Happy Birthday Eddie

Hello to you!!

Today, we might have gone to House of Pancakes for breakfast; you and I and lots of friends, to laugh, make gentle jokes at your expense, to hear you speak and watch you smile.

Happy Birthday to You

Memory and Imagination

October 10, 1964 - April 5, 1996

Edward Alan Sutliffe 10/10/1964 - 04/05/1996