
- January 12, 2011
- Springfield, Illinois
of Justin's Passing
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January 15, 2011
2:00 PM
Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation
745 Woodside Rd
Springfield, IL 62704
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Here is a candle for you on your Birthday my love. I wish that I could be handing you a gift instead I took Anastasia to your favorite restaurant tonight. We ate good food and I tried to share some memories with her. I wish you could have been there with us to eat Walt's Favorite shrimp and laugh with us. We miss you very much and love you forever.
Posted by: Valerie - Springfield, IL - wife Feb 19, 2012
Justin I can't believe that a year has passed, that just doesn't seem possible. :( I was thinking on New Years Day this year, that is the last time I saw you last year, and got my big tight hug that nearly crushed me everytime!
Certainly has been 1 hard year, but will always try my best to help out Valerie & Anastasia. I believe that you are up there somewhere with the moon & the stars, a few of your favorite things, looking down on us & you'll be forever in our hearts!
Danielle
Posted by: Danielle - Walnut, IL - Friend Jan 12, 2012
Happy Anniversary Justin, wherever you may be...
You are in our hearts, that's for sure!
Also during this Halloween time, I remembered when you, Valerie & I went to that Jaycee's Haunted House...
Fun times! Was just thinking about Goth Raggedy Ann as well & will forever LOL!
Danielle
Posted by: Danielle - Walnut, IL - friend Oct 19, 2011
Happy Anniversary my love. I have been missing you since the day you left this world for the next, but never so much as right now. I look back across eight years of time and remember one of the happiest days of my life. You had a vision of how our wedding day should look and you made it happen. Funny how that occurred when at first you didn't want to get married. A piece of paper meant nothing to
Happy Anniversary my love. I have been missing you since the day you left this world for the next, but never so much as right now. I look back across eight years of time and remember one of the happiest days of my life. You had a vision of how our wedding day should look and you made it happen. Funny how that occurred when at first you didn't want to get married. A piece of paper meant nothing to you. I think you finally understood that the piece of paper had nothing to do with wanting to marry you. It was standing up in front of our family and friends and letting them know that we had found each other and wanted to be together for the rest of our lives, no matter how long that was to be. You are my light and my rock Justin and you always will be, no matter where this road takes me a great part of my heart will belong to you forever. I went to the Beach House today and sat outside it, I remembered all I could about that day and I smiled and cried. I wish I could back there and do it all again, even knowing how it all would end. "Desperate for changing starving for truth I am closer to where I started chasing after you I am falling even more in love with you letting go of all of held on to I'm standing here until you make me move I'm hanging by a moment here with you, forgetting all I'm lacking completely incomplete, I'll take your invitation you take all of me, Living for the only thing I know running not where sure where to go and I don't know what I m diving into hanging by a moment here with you, There is nothing else to lose, nothing eld to find nothing in the world that could change my mind. " (LifeHouse) I love you Justin
Posted by: Valerie Prather - Springfield, IL - wife Oct 18, 2011
Also just wanted to say that it's comforting to see Eric driving around your Black Saturn because when I see it, I think of you, and the time you were following me in it LOL, so it seems you are still following me!
Also getting out my Halloween decorations today & remembering that was one of your favorite things to do was decorate with cobwebs & flashing lights & skeleton heads. Just ran across the picture of you dressed as a Wizard the first year you & Valerie had an apartment.
Miss you my friend!
Danielle
Posted by: Danielle - Walnut, IL - friend Oct 04, 2011
was thinking about you a few weeks ago on Valerie & Jean's birthday & remembering that was the first time I met you, at their birthday party 11 years ago maybe? You brought Valerie flowers for her birthday, not realizing it was also Jean's! You were actually very quiet, probably because you were meeting some new people but who knew behind that was someone who wasn't really that quiet LOL
Love you & miss you my friend, and think of you
was thinking about you a few weeks ago on Valerie & Jean's birthday & remembering that was the first time I met you, at their birthday party 11 years ago maybe? You brought Valerie flowers for her birthday, not realizing it was also Jean's! You were actually very quiet, probably because you were meeting some new people but who knew behind that was someone who wasn't really that quiet LOL
Love you & miss you my friend, and think of you all the time, and especially when I visit Valerie & Anastasia, keep thinking you'll come in the room & jab me or something...
Danielle
Posted by: Danielle - Walnut, IL - friend Sep 25, 2011
Hey Kiddo,
I can't seem to get you off my mind and out of my head the past couple of weeks. I figured it was a sign that I needed to drop in and send some love to your memory.
I'm excited to say that I feel as though I have a much better understanding of the amazing mind your body housed. I have stumbled upon a few books, two of which I'm currently reading and almost finished with which
Hey Kiddo,
I can't seem to get you off my mind and out of my head the past couple of weeks. I figured it was a sign that I needed to drop in and send some love to your memory.
I'm excited to say that I feel as though I have a much better understanding of the amazing mind your body housed. I have stumbled upon a few books, two of which I'm currently reading and almost finished with which I'm sure you already know this considering the connection I felt with these books when I saw them is unable to be put into words. (Which makes me believe it was a sign from you.)
It feels awesome to be a reader again. To be able to sit with a book and become so enthralled you can't put it down, is an amazing feeling.
I understand now (through the help and explanation in these books) what you meant when you would refer to your Spirit Guide and speak of Angels. I understand what you meant when you would speak of past lives, astral travel, etc. The best part about these books are that they don't step on my toes regarding my faith that is ingrained in me.
Justin, I live each day believing without a doubt that you come back to visit your family often and that you drop by and visit the rest of us too. I believe you are on the other side living it up and in perfect health from head to toe.
I promise from the bottom of my heart that although I am in no hurry to leave my life on this side, I do look forward to the day that I see you on the other side and can give you a big hug, tell you how right you were about many of the things you would try to teach/tell us that we would always think you had lost your mind, and just say thank you. Thank you so much Justin.
Love you forever,
Rachel
Posted by: Rachel - Melbourne, FL - non-biological Sister Aug 31, 2011
I heard this poem on a t.v. show and thought of you, so here it is.
What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
In years
I heard this poem on a t.v. show and thought of you, so here it is.
What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
In years that bring the philosophic mind.<
William Wordsworth
I miss you so much and I try to find comfort in the life of our Baby Girl, though finding any comfort in your death is extremely difficult. I pray everyday for you to walk through the front door. Even when I think I am doing well the flood gates open and out pours my grief. I will try to find strength and comfort as the days of your passing grow to be more and more, but the difficulty of it often finds me wanting to give up and sleep the eternal sleep. For our Anastasia I will keep going but I long to see and touch your face again. I miss you my love!
Forever yours
Valerie
Posted by: Valerie Prather - Springfield, IL - wife Jul 20, 2011
just thinking of you today & wanted to visit your guest book
:)
Miss you,
Danielle
Posted by: Danielle - Walnut, IL - Friend Apr 13, 2011
To my Justin on your Birthday,
Though your physical body is no longer here for me to whisper Happy Birthday in your ear, I will still celebrate the life that you lead and the uniqueness that you brought to my life and to the lives of others. There will be some sadness in my celebrating but many smiles as well. You died to young my love but you did your best to live while you were here despite all that life threw at you. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY! my Justin. I will celebrate you forever.
Yours Always,
Valerie
Posted by: Valerie Prather - wife Feb 19, 2011