It is such a lost  / Barbara McKee (pos)
I love your memorial for your son. I do know your pain. I love the music and the beautiful peoms. They did not realize all the pain they left behind for us. But like you said I believe God let them out of thier pain. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your  family. Close

May Our Children Never Be Forgotten  / Jean Stephanies Mom (POS)

Heather, I found this lovely memorial on POS. As I read about Mark, I knew what a beautiful son he is. My one wish now is that our children never be forgotten. Please know that you are in my heart and in my prayers always.

Jean  Stephanie's Mom From POS

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A beautiful tribute - A very precious young man  / Erna Gay Wells -Craig's Mom (POS - Mom )
Dear Heather,
     As I viewed Mark's Memorial web-site, I was taken back in time, to my own precious son, and his growing up years.
     Your Mark was surrounded with all the love a precious youngster could ask for, it was evident.
      May God hold you and your family very close, as you continue on this grief journey, (I am by your side.)
     
Love and prayers,
Erna Gay -Craig's Mom
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Missing you  / Barbara (Stepmother)

It is so hard some days realizing you are not here for me to see or talk to. We had so many ups and downs thru the years.

Tomorrow is your birthday and I want to bake you another cake and see that little boy smile. I want my house full of all your friends again. I want so much for yesterday to come back and get me. The today’s and tomorrows are sometimes too hard to deal with.

You had the capacity too bring so many smiles and surprises into a day. You could make someone smile just being in the room with you. You had such and infectious and genuine laugh. You had a way of slightly tilting your head and using that sly smile to just melt me. The way you would say "No, Ma, really"! or "Oh, come-on." The way you sand and danced to Achy Breaky Heart in the back yard with Megan and almost fell out when you realized I had been watching.

I want to go back to the day you rode the "cool bus" to the ferry with me and then to the first time you rode the real bus to get to kindergarten. I want one of those long tortured drives with you listening to your books in the car once you realized you could play those darned tapes in my player in the car instead of your wonderful walkman with the headphones.

I want to be the team Mom again on the ball field watching and sharing you and the pride I had when I could tell people, this is my Son.
I remember the morning you came downstairs and I told you the Pod People must have come in the night and stole my child and I even want that day back. This is just too hard.

I miss my baby boy, my only child that your wonderful Mom let me share and I love you so much and I will see you again someday. Mom

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hey all  / JC Hamilton (Best friend )
hey everyone i am a frien of mark's and I found a pic of him,me and my brother justin we all where fishing I miss ya mark Close

I saw you today.  / Mom

Jesse & I stopped at the store today.  As we got back into the "bumblebee," and as I put the key into the ignition - I looked up and there you were!!  Just like that - coming out of the door of the Little Champ.  Same height, same build, white t-shirt, kacki shorts sagging low enough to irritate me,  black sneaks without socks showing, tatoo's, buzzed hair cut, tanned, carrying a pack a cig's, and with that half smirk on your face.  He looked exactly like you - it was you.

My whole body heaved a sigh of relief as I thought to myself, "WHEW, there he is."  Then in a blink of an eye I realized that it wasn't you - could never be you.  And at the same time Jesse said, "Wow Mom look at that guy, doesn't he look just like Mark?"   All I could say was "hmm," as I heard the ocean in my ears, and felt my heart break again.

I'm sure he thought we were crazy, as he noticed us staring as we drove by him.  I had this crazy notion to stop, run up to him, and tell him why we were staring. . . but I didn't, and we just drove on to Aunt Margaret's in silence. 

But, for a moment I found you and all was right again.

The world just isn't right without you here Mark.  We miss you every minute of every day.

Love Always, Mom XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

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In memory of your 2 Ann.  / Donna Mom Of ^i^ Chriistopher Temple (passer by )

Mark your memory will always be in my heart, I just wish I got to met you, you are loved so much and missed very greatly.
God Bless you and your family today, Hugs to your mom, hold her tight today please. Will be thinking about you and family
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A Christmas Poem for Mark  / Mom
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ~ FOR BEREAVED PARENTS ~
By Faye McCord

Twas the month before Christmas and I dreaded the days,
That I knew I was facing - the holiday craze.
The stores were all filled with holiday lights,
In hopes of drawing customers by day and by night.

As others were making their holiday plans,
My heart was breaking - I couldn?t understand.
I had lost my dear child a few years before,
And I knew what my holidays had in store.

When out of nowhere, there arose such a sound,
I sprang to my feet and was looking around.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The sight that I saw took my breath away,
And my tears turned to smiles in the light of the day.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a cluster of butterflies fluttering near.
With beauty and grace they performed a dance,
I knew in a moment this was not by chance.

The hope that they gave me was a sign from above,
That my child was still near me and that I was loved.
The message they brought was my holiday gift,
And I cried when I saw them in spite of myself.

As I knelt closer to get a better view,
One allowed me to pet it - as if it knew,
That I needed the touch of its fragile wings,
To help me get through the holiday scene.

In the days that followed I carried the thought,
Of the message the butterflies left in my heart -
That no matter what happens or what days lie ahead,
Our children live on through our memories - so to us, they are not really
dead.

Yes, the message of the butterflies still rings in my ears,
A message of hope - a message so dear.
And I imagined they sang as they flew out of sight,
To all bereaved parents -- We love you tonight.

Faye McCord
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from our angel to yours merry christmas  / Connie Aunt 2. Angel Sammy Pepe
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Blessings to You Mark and Your family  / Sandi I. (pos friend )

You are loved and missed....even those of us who never had the chance to know you can understand how much love your family and friends had for you.  Blessings to your entire family during another hard holiday season without you here on Earth!!

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What I would not give......  / Barbara (Mom) (Other mother )
This is the hardest of the holiday weekends to get thru.  This is the time that you and I would start the long process of loading cart after cart of our Christmas decorations up all those stairs and then start making everything so happy and pretty.  This is when you would spend days trying to get the village set "just right".  All those pretty lights.  Didn't we have so much fun?

I don't have Christmas much anymore.  I try but it hasn't been the same thing since our last one together.  The lights just never seem to be as bright and the village houses just can't seem to find the right places to be. It was always about you anyway and you always knew that.

What joy you brought to me and how much I lived thru your happy little self.  What fun you were to be imaginitive with.  I know what my life is without you, I can't begin to think what it would have to have not had you those years we shared.

What I wouldn't give to see your beautiful face again the morning you thought Santa REALLY came thru the chimney.  What I wouldn't give to hear you say "Santa really isn't real" only to hear on the news that Santa has left the North Pole and you almost fell down the stairs racing to get in your bed.  Oh for just one more treasure hunt, what would be the prize now?

Oh, what I wouldn't give...... for just......

I love you so much my sweet child, my GIFT from God.  Thank you for giving me those last couple of months with you.  That is what keeps me going.

Give your Mom a big hug and THANK YOU from me for sharing you.
Give everyone in heaven a hug from me for taking care of you and I'll be seein ya.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2007"  / Donna Mom Of ^I^ Christopher Temple

Mark & Family I hop[e that you have a grand Thanksgiving Day
God Bless you all 
Mark I hope you have a great day in the heavens above and be with your mom through out the day ! 
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL
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thinking of you and your angel today  / Connie Aunt 2. Angel Sammy (pepe)

to Marks mom - I visit Mark's website often.  His was one of the first that I came across after I put together my nephew's website.  I look at this beautiful boy and I see alot of Sammy in him. Sammy chose to also end his life all alone one morning.  Just like you we also say that if Sammy knew the devastation that his death would have caused us all that he would never have chosen to end his life.  People often tell me that Sammy didn't have to show any signs of depression to be depressed because when you contemplate Suicide it could be just that one minute  of mental illness to push you over the edge.  It doesn't take a year of planning it takes 1 minute to go through with it. 

My thoughts and prayers R with you and this very special young man that I feel a strong connection too.  I know Mark and sammy are both together in heaven and watching over their families.  

God bless and my prayers R with you. 

Love connie - Sammy's aunt

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Rest In Peace  / Http://peter-bianchi-.memory-of.com

Golden Heart

God saw you were getting tired
and a cure was not meant to be.
So He put His arms around you
and whispered, "Come with Me."

With tearful eyes we watched you
as we saw you pass away.
Although we loved you deeply,
we could not make you stay.

Your golden heart stopped beating,
hard-working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.

                                                 Therese Williamson

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sending a rose to you  / Donna Mom Of ^I^ Christopher Temple
God bless 
you and your family your mother is a wonderful person, I hope you really that! She most have a great shoulder, because I have leaned on it many time Mark Just watch over her and protect her Mark, which I know you are going any ways.
GOD BLESS U AND UR FAMILY 
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wOW / Donna Mom Of ^I^ Christopher Temple

I just realized that you and chris would be 21 this year, Any way I hope that it is a good one up in heaven!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK  / Donna Mom Of ^I^ Christopher Temple

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL MARK, 
 DONNA SMITH & FAMILY

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"Pennies From Heaven"  / Donna Mom Of ^I^ Christopher Temple

"Pennies From Heaven"


I found a penny today
just laying on the ground
But it is not just a penny
this little coin I've found...

Found pennies come from Heaven
that's what my Grandpa once told me
He said Angels toss them down
oh, how I loved that story...

He said when an Angel misses you
they toss a penny down
Sometimes just to cheer you up
and make a smile out of your frown...

So don't pass by that penny
when you are feeling blue
It may be a penny from Heaven
that an Angel has tossed to you.....

~Author Unknown

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Mark / Donna Mom Of ^I^
Mark loves to dance across the sun,
Alight with all the fire of his joy.
Reason watches from the balcony,
Knowing not his source of ecstasy,
Unable his sweet rapture to enjoy.
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A Memorial Day Tribute  / Rosemary Sis Of Alvin Cremeans

You will not be forgotten Mark.
Sending love and prayers to those who love and miss you so.
xoxo

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