| Born 4/13/76 Died 5/24/98 Found 5/26/98 |
| IN LOVING MEMORY OF Wade McLeod Grussmeyer |
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| Wade My Message to You If tears could build a stairway and memories were a lane, I would walk right up to heaven to bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken No time to say goodbye. You were gone before I knew and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness and secret tears still flow. What it means to lose you no one can ever know.' Author Unknown |
| Wade was born on April 13, 1976. He was a happy person with a very shy, quiet personality, and a smile that would melt your heart. He had many friends in the short 22 years that he was here with us and he touched many lives. It is my hope that the story I share with you may save someone's life. Wade will continue to touch others and his life may prevent someone from losing their life as he did. |
| FAMILY Wade was the oldest of three children. He has a sister named Lindsey who is 3 years younger than Wade, and a brother, Todd who is 5 years younger. He was always their hero as they grew up. The loss of Wade has afffected our whole family in ways we never knew possible. |
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| Todd Lindsey |
| Because Wade is not with us here, this family picture is not complete. His physical presence will always be missed. |
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| On Wade's 23rd birthday, 11 months after his death, I was given a ring that was Wade's birthstones and is inscribed. I wear that ring on my right hand on my middle finger. Notice in the picture the perfect white circle around my hand. I believe that this symbolized that Wade was with Todd and I as we lit the family candle. |
| Pictures of Wade as a Boy Oie - Our Angel Dog Wade's Story Miracles Help for the Bereaved Faces-of-Addiction Wade's Spirit Gramps |
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| The longer version of Wade's story has been published in the book called ---- "I Am Your Disease" |
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| Hailey & Katelyn never met Uncle Wade, but they know him and talk about him all the time. In Jan, 2008, G-Pa died and they know that Uncle Wade & G-Pa are together in heaven. (G-Pa is their Great-Grandpa) |