MY PRECIOUS SON

FOREVER IN MY HEART

AND IN MY LIFE






Thank you Keena

 I was proud to be your Bestman









David was born in Norwalk, CT  Feb 11, 1980 

Tragically taken from us Oct 30, 2005 


He was the most beautiful baby boy, 

who grew up to be a handsome, wonderful 

man with a heart of gold and a fantastic 

personality.  He had a special way of 

making everyone laugh. 
          

<sub><sup>When you lose a parent, you lose your past.
When you lose a spouse, you lose your present.
When you lose a child, you lose your future.

A child that loses a parent is an orphan.
A man who loses his wife is a widower.
A woman who loses her husband is a widow.
There is no name for a parent that loses a child, 
for there is no word to describe this pain.</sup></sub> 

                    

When he was little he did the silliest things.  He used to like wearing his father's work boots.  I don't know how he was able to walk in them, they were bigger then him.  He loved to wear some kind of costume or uniform.   He liked to show off.

David was a wonderful little boy.  Very loving, and he loved to be held.  I always said I was going to have him sewn to my hip.  He was always where I was no matter what I was doing.   He also had another side.  He was very, very spoiled, just ask his sister Melody.  Boy did he torture her at times.

When David was nine years old we moved to Phoenix, AZ.  He liked it there.  We went horse back riding alot because his sister had a horse.   He played baseball for awhile and loved to skateboard.  We lived there for 1 1/2 years, then him and I moved to Las Vegas to be closer to his Mia and PaPa.  His sister moved back to Connecticut.

He made several friends in Las Vegas.  He went to Cheyenne High School.  Unfortunately, he dropped out of school in his senior year due to emotional stress caused by my father who lived with us passing away and his girlfriend problems.  In 1999, I moved back to CT and he had a hard time with that.  He decided to stay in Vegas and got an apartment, but he didn't like being away from us.  So here he came to CT a year later.  He lived with me and Melody for a while, then moved in with a few friends.  

David was so torn between where he felt he needed to be. He moved back and forth two more times before he finally decided to stay in CT in early 2004.  He was doing very well.  He made alot of wonderful friends.  Had a great job at Best Buy with wonderful co-workers.  Especially his partner in crime Anthony.  His Uncle Nick helped him get his high school diploma.  His new step-dad was going to send him to college.  And he bought the one thing he always wanted, a 2005 Harley-Davidson.  How he loved that bike.  It was his pride and joy.

He was finally there. His life finally started to look good.  He was finally happy.  He was glad I met a wonderful man who he loved very much also.  His sister and Phil were going to have a baby girl in Jan. 2006, which was the best thing anyone could have given him--making him an Uncle, "Uncle D".  Can you picture a 6ft. 3in. man buying a Winnie the Pooh?  

On October 29, 2005, he was going to his first Halloween party with his cousin TJ.  Remember in the beginning I said how much he liked dressing up?  Well, he must have bought 4 different costumes finally going with Beetlejuice.  He looked and acted just like him, all the way down to the Zag-nuts. He was so excited.  I said good bye to him and to have a good time.  That was the last time I talked to him.  I got what every parent dreads, the phone call at 2:30 in the morning telling me David was in a very bad car accident.  That was the worst ride in my life.  I couldn't get there fast enough to see him.  When we got there he was already gone.

I have pictures of the party.  People told me he had a very good time. He danced alot (which he never did),  I just wish he could have told me all about it. I loved it when he was excited about something, I loved to see him like that.  

I miss him so much everday.  I miss our daily phone calls.  Most of all our laughing.  He would call me at work and talk in a different voice, but I always knew it was him.  He did alot of impressions and accents.  He was very good at it.  I still say he should have been a comedian,  He made everyone laugh.  He made every get-together fun.  Everything is so different without him.  Nothing is the same, and never will be.
                                             

David's niece Breanna "Dee" was born January 25, 2006, healthy and beautiful.  It hurts me so that she will never meet her Uncle "D", the little girl he couldn't wait to be here.  She would have had the best Uncle. There is alot of him in her.  We can see it already. 














May these candles forever light your way
Love,
Mom, Melody and Breanna





Me, Diesel and my Sis

"Don't Worry Mel I'll take care of Diesel Now"






"You'd better be taking care of my Sister"
Love you, Bro

Please light a candle  and add

 your farvorite memories and pictures 

of David....Please keep his memories alive. 










David, 
Your family misses you so something terrible .  Send them angel hugs and butterfly kisses to lighten the hurt today  Lots of hugs, Dianne






Please Don't Ask ~~~~~~~

Please don't ask us if I'm over it yet.....
I will never be over it, apart of me died with him~

Please don't tell me he's in a better place
David's not here with me, on this earth....

Please don't ask if I feel better~
Bereavement isn't a conditon that clears up.....

Please don't tell me you know how I feel,
Unless you've lost your child, you don't have a clue.....

Please don't tell me at least I had him for 
twenty five years, I'm grateful I did~ 
At what age would you choose to lose your child??

Please don't tell me,at least I have other children  
Thank God I do
Which one of your children would you not miss and grieve for??


Please do say:

Your sorry~
Say you remember him, share your memories with me~

Let us talk about David's life....
Mention his name, often

Remember his Birthday, Holiday's and Angel Date
And ~~~~~~~
Please let us cry........

MOM and MELODY






Gail  I pray God will give you comfort and peace
Ashley's Mom 
Sue




Thank you Diane
Mom of Jimmy Brozzetti

Where you one of the lucky ones?

Did you get to meet the one that lived every day as if it were his last?
Did you see that smiling face, Did you hear that infectious laugh?
Did you know the one that had a hug for even the ones who fussed with him?
Did you ever go somewhere and know when the life of the party has arrived?
Did you know the one that could make the best out of the worst situation?
Did you feel like a special person around him?
Did you ever feel so loved?

You were one of the lucky ones...
You got to meet my son






HAPPY 1ST HEAVENLY THANKSGIVING








Bereaved Parents Wish List 

I wish you wouldn't be afraid to speak my child's name. My child lived and was very important to me. I need to hear that he was important to you also.

If I cry and get emotional when you talk about my child, I wish you knew that it isn't because you have hurt me. My child's death is the cause of my tears. You have talked about my child and you have allowed me to share my grief. I thank you for both.

Being a bereavead parent is not contagious, so I wish you wouldn't shy away from me. I need you now more than ever. I need diversions, so I do want to hear about you, but I also want you to hear about me. I might be sad and I might cry, but I wish you would let me talk about my child; my favorite topic of the day.

I know that you think of and pray for me often. I also know that my child's death pains you too. I wish you would let me know these things through a phone call, a card or note, or a real big hug.

I wish you wouldn't expect my grief to be over. These first years are traumatic for me, but I wish you could understand that my grief will never be over. I will suffer the death of my child until the day I die.

I am working hard in my recovery, but I wish you could understand that I will never fully recover. I will always miss my child and I will always grieve that he is gone.

I wish you wouldn't expect me "not to think about it" or "be happy". Neither will happen for a very long time, so don't frustrate yourself.

I don't want to have a "pity party", but I do wish you would let me grieve. I must hurt before I can heal.

I wish you understood how my life has shattered. I know it is miserable for you to be around me when I'm feeling miserable. Please be as patient with me as I am with you.

When I say, "I'm doing okay", I wish you could understand that I don't "feel" okay and that I struggle daily.

I wish you knew that all of the grief reactions I'm having are very normal. Depression, anger, hopelessness and overwhelming sadness are all to be expected. So please excuse me when I'm quiet and withdrawn or irritable and cranky.

Your advice to "take it one day at a time" is excellent advice. However, a day is too much and too fast fo me right now. I wish you could understand that I'm doing good to handle an hour at a time.

Please excuse me if I seem rude, certainly not my intent. Sometimes the world around me goes to fast and I need to get off. When I walk away, I wish you would let me find a quiet place to spend time alone.

I wish you understood that grief changes people. When my child died, a big part of me died with him. I am not the same person I was before my child died and I will never be that person again.

I wish very much that you could understand - understand my loss and my grief.
But.......
I pray daily that you will never understand. 


Melody's Baby Shower
12/10/05
How she cried opening all the presents you bought
she missed you so deeply


Found this in your photo album
 thought you would like to have it








MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY
WE COULDN'T CELEBRATE THIS YEAR









not so happy for us



















If I had a single flower for every time I think 

about you, I could walk forever in my garden." ~  

I Love you, Baby,

Mom~



HI MOM


HI MY ANGEL 




Picture of David's 1st Birthday

such a beautiful baby!

Happy Birthday 

My Sweet Baby Boy

FEBURARY 11, 2006

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY IN HEAVEN
























^{HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY BABY}










MISS YOU SO MUCH TODAY!!!!!






Happy April Fool's Day
I wish I had one of your silly pranks now!!!





A POOH FOR YOU UNCLE "D"













HAVE YOU MET UP WITH THE FROGS YET??  
LOL LOL DID I MAKE YOU LAUGH?

 Mom is a Survivor

My Mom is a survivor,
or so I've heard it said.
But I can hear her crying at night 
when all others are in bed.

I watch her lay awake at night
and go to hold her hand.
She doesn't know I'm with her
to help her understand.

But like the sands on the beach
that never wash away . . .
I watch over my surviving mom,
who thinks of me each day.

She wears a smile for others . . .
a smile of disguise!
But through Heaven's door I see
tears flowing from her eyes.

My mom tries to cope with death
to keep my memory alive.
But anyone who knows her knows
it is her way to survive.

As I watch over my surviving mom
through Heaven's open door . . .
I try to tell her that angels
protect me forevermore.

I know that doesn't help her . . .
or ease the burden she bears.
So if you get a chance, go visit her . . .
and show her that you care.

For no matter what she says . . .
no matter what she feels.
My surviving mom has a broken heart
that time won't ever heal

Love,
David

Thank you so much to the person who sent this












DIDN'T SET OF ANY FIREWORKS THIS YEAR 
NEEDED OUR FIREWORKS TECHNICIAN







July 27, 2006

David your missing so much and it breaks my heart.  Breanna pulled herself to a stand yesterday at the doctor's office.  (I missed it too).  Only 6 months old can you believe it??? Getting 4 teeth too. I will make sure she knows what a wonderful Uncle "D" she has.
Melody's getting her new house tomorrow, moving her in this weekend.  She's so excited and nervous. Going to be bitter sweet. Could use your muscles.  Everything we do hurts because your not here to do it with us.  Why did this have to happen????
How are we suppose to go on with daily life without you when your suppose to be here?  I know, in time...But it hurts so much right now.

XXXOOO
                      


                            
                          
"Sturgis Aug. 7th - 13th 2006"

 Breaks my heart that you weren't able to go.  You were so excited about going for the 1st time.
Knowing you, you probably had your own rally with all the Motorcyle Angels...
(I wonder what kind of tattoo you would have come home with? lol)







September 4, 2006

Another holiday without you.  Missed you so much on my birthday. Breanna got her 1st tooth Friday 9-1-06. Was that my gift for all the special candles that were lit for all our Angels?  Was the best present (I found it!!)I wish so bad that you you here to see what a beautiful niece you have, and what wonderful parents Melody and Phil are.  You would have been the best "UNCLE D"  and loved her so.  She hugs the big Pooh you gave her. I like to think she's giving you a big hug. I'm so sorry my baby that you are missing everything. It breaks my heart so.






MY PRECIOUS BABIES




"Although we will never meet on earth,
I'm with you everyday my beautiful niece"





Thank you LuAnn
Mom of Bob DeMartino



A Candle for David
Thank you LuAnn


To David
From Carol Mom of Debbie



Thank you Debbie



                                  

 My Son

I can't believe it's been a year already it seems like yesterdy. I don't want this to be real anymore.  I keep waiting for you to walk throught the door.  Ii want you here with me. 
Your my David 
My Son  
My Precious Baby  
Together forever remember 
That's what you always told me

My thoughts and Prayers go out to you today. Such a very sad and hard day today.  My heart breaks for you and your family... Keeping you and your Precious David close to my heart.  Always Delia  xxxx   Mom of Allan Tomlin

Dianne White Mom of Nicholas




Dear Precious
It is so hard to miss our precious ones on a daily basis, but, angel dates are especially hard. This candles' eternal flame will burn until your reunion with your family. Please send them your love in the wind, sea, and in thier dreams. You will always be rememberedand forever loved

Thank you  Sue




Thank you Keena

Thank you Gail
Mom of Crystal Earnhart











Merry Christmas my Angel

Praying that your family feels your presence David this Holiday Season. May you shine all your happiness and love upon them making thier days Merry and Bright

Thank you Christine
Mom of Hendryx






Thank you again Gail





Thank you Delia

Thank you Dessa







Thank you Season Lechner
Mom of Allen Murray







David
 Gail Earnhart Mom of Crystal always remembers you.  Look after Crystal for her!! 

Happy 27th Birthday 
My Darling Son
I Miss you Deeply 

You will always be my 

Special Valentine!!!!

Thank you Rosemary
Sis of J. Alvin Creneans