November 18, 1980

May 16, 1999

Philippians 4:13

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"

"Like A Rose, You Will Always Bloom In Our Hearts"

TO MY BELOVED SON JASON:

YOUR NAME MEANS HEALER; WHILE ON THIS EARTH YOU HEALED MANY LIVES WITH YOUR LAUGHTER, KINDNESS, AND YOUR GLOWING SMILE. I MISS YOU DAILY. I LAUGH AT YOUR JOKES AND SILLY WAYS. TEARS COME TO MY EYES BECAUSE I MISS YOU SO MUCH. I WAS SO PROUD OF YOU AND I STILL AM, AND ALSO WILL BE. YOU WERE MY WHOLE LIFE, BUT NOW YOU ARE WITH YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER. YOUR JOB ON THIS EARTH WAS COMPLETE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. WHILE YOU WERE WITH US YOU IMPACTED MANY CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVES WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE, AND YOU WERE A ROLE MODEL TO MANY. YOU ALSO EFFECTED MANY WITH YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND CONFIDENCE OF KNOWING GOD AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOUR.

EVEN IN YOUR PASSING YOU ARE STILL IMPACTING LIVES BY THE MEMORIES PEOPLE HAVE OF YOU. YOUR DEATH ALTHOUGH WAS SUDDEN AND DEVASTATING TO US ALL, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A BIGGER PICTURE. WITH GOD'S BLESSING HE IS GOING TO USE YOUR PASSING FOR HIS GLORY. YOU ARE STILL A WITNESS FOR HIM IN MANY WAYS. MANY PEOPLE WILL GROW SPIRITUALLY AND CLOSER TO GOD BECAUSE OF THE LEGACY YOU LEFT.

SON, I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOMEDAY WITH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND WE WILL REJOICE FOREVER WITH HIM. UNTIL THEN I WILL KEEP YOU IN MY HEART AND CONTINUE TO DO THE LORD'S WORK TO GLORIFY HIM.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS MISS YOU DEARLY.

I LOVE YOU

MOM.