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Lisa Conner
March 17, 2024
I miss you my sweet baby!!!
Love always, mom
Rick
March 17, 2024
My dear grandson, you left a terrible hole in my heart that will never be filled. I miss you so much.
December 21, 2017
You crossed my mind today Nathan. Happy belated birthday. Your friends still miss you and always will.
December 20, 2015
Happy Birthday Na Na!! I still think of you all the time. I miss you so much and wish you were here with us. I love you buddy....
December 22, 2014
I've been thinking a lot about you lately. With your birthday and Christmas coming up. I often giggle this time of year when I put my winter coat and my flip flops on. You would be so mad at me. You are still missed, loved and thought of, no matter how much time passes. Love you!
Paw Paw Rick
December 20, 2014
Happy Birthday Nathan. I wish you were here to tell you in person. I miss you. God bless you!
Diana Sansonetti
December 21, 2013
In the flush of love's light we dare be brave and suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet, it is only love which sets us free. I love you Nathan and miss your warm heart, beautiful smile and your wonderful sense of humor!! As much as it hurts my heart to not have you here, I would not ever give up loving you to avoid this pain. I smile and wonder what you are taking pictures of if there are no toilets????
December 20, 2013
Happy Birthday Na Na!!! I think about you every day and wish you were here. I just heard a new song that makes me cry when I hear it because it makes me think of you. I will never understand why you had to leave us at such a young age. I know God has a plan for all of us but I wish his plan for you could have been rewritten. I love and miss you so much. I will think of you everyday until we meet again. Big hugs to you until we meet again.
March 21, 2013
I have such a heavy heart today. Even after five years it still hurts as much as the day you left us. I think about you everyday and wish I just had one more day with you just to let you know how much you mean to me. There will never be a day that I don't think about you. I miss you with every ounce of my being. I know God had different plans for you,however that doesn't make it any easier. I know life can be short as you have shown us,therefore I will spend everyday for the rest of my life hugging,kissing, and telling my boys I love them. I never want to wonder if they, just like I do with you. I hope you knew how much you meant to me. I love you and miss you with all of my heart. I know the day will come when we will meet again and until that day I know you will be watching over me and my boys. I love you Na Na....
December 21, 2012
Happy Birthday Nathan. We all miss you. Love you.
Paw Paw Rick
Lisa Conner
December 20, 2012
Happy Birthday Nathan! You would have been 25 today. There are so many things I wonder about as the time flies by. What kind of man would you have grown into? I'm sure you would have continued to be a beautiful soul. We miss you, not a day goes by where we don't think of you and think of how different our lives would be had you lived. I wish things could have been different for you, and you could have stayed in our mortal lives. You are always in our hearts and I know we will one day be with you again.
Mom, Dad & Nick
March 21, 2012
Four years ago today you left us as God called you home. I will never understand why he took you away from us so early. I still ask myself what if even though I know it will not bring you back. I miss and think about you everyday. My heart aches so much without you. I love and miss you Na Na more than words can express.
March 21, 2012
My Baby,
4 years today! Today never gets easier. We miss you so much and I can't help but wonder what you would be? I know it would be wonderful! You were wonderful! I wish you could have stuck around, there was so much more for you to experience. I love you very much, and always will.
Mom
January 23, 2012
LOVE YOU BUD.
December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas Na Na!!! I love and miss you..
December 20, 2011
Happy Birthday Nathan!!!! Think about you ever day. Love you and miss you. Watch over poppy and tell him I miss him too. Things are just not the same. Say hello to brandon to for me. Love Aunt Sis
December 20, 2011
Happy Birthday Na Na!!! I hope your celebration in heaven is fantastic. I wish you could still be here to celebrate with us. I love and miss you so much. I hope you know there will never be a day that goes by that I don't think about you. I love you!!!
December 8, 2011
Wonder what you would have been planning for your birthday this year? It's just around the corner... Wish you were here so we could hang out and listen to music and just enjoy life. I miss you!!
December 7, 2011
Life was so much easier and happier when you were here. I love you.
November 22, 2011
I love you and miss you so much Na Na....
K P
September 24, 2011
Miss you Nathan. Wish we could do a Taco Bell run right now... I miss you... This is for you from me... I miss you so much more than you ever realize. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbsBUf9VKyc
Dawn
August 16, 2011
Thinking of you and missing you so much. I love you Na Na..
April 29, 2011
Whoever posted the utube video on April 23rd, THANK YOU very much. It was absolutely beautiful!!!!
Nathan's Mom
April 23, 2011
For Nathan.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXrmAKBBTU
March 26, 2011
Nathan,
I think about you all the time and all of the amazing things you could have accomplished. I miss you and your family beyond words. I know that my missing you doesn't compare to others, but just know that you are thought of often by me and Randy.
Love,
Con Con
K P
March 22, 2011
Nathan,
I am late to write this but words escape me... Three years and two days since you chose to fly home to Jesus and not a day goes by that I don't miss you with my whole heart. I wonder what you would be doing now. Would you have stayed in Dayton to work or went back home or some other places, it's so hard to know you are gone and no one will ever know. You are beyond missed.
March 21, 2011
Na Na,
It has been 3 years today since we lost you. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about you. I wish I could just see your smiling face again. You brought so much joy to my life. You took a piece of my heart with you when you left. I just want you to know that I love you and miss you more than I could ever express. You are always with me.
Love,
Dawn
March 21, 2011
Nathan,
It is hard to believe it has been three years since we have seen your face or heard your voice. We miss you very much and wish you were here. So many changes in our lives in the past 3 years, and I really wish you could have stuck around to be a part of them. We love you.
Mom, Dad & Nick
February 16, 2011
I miss and love you. Please give me the strength to get through these hard times.
January 1, 2011
NATHAN
I thought of you today but that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.
I think of you in silence. I often speak your name.
All I have are memories and a picture in a frame.
Your memory is a keepsake from which I'll never part.
God has you in his arms, I have you in my heart. Love and miss you alot.
Love Aunt Sis
December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas Son. Your Dad & I and Nick miss you very much. We love you.
December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas Na Na. You will never know how hard the holidays are without you. I have so many great memories of Christmas with you and I will never forget them. I try so hard to enjoy the day for my kids because they deserve it but Christmas always comes with a heavy heart since you left. I hope you know how very much I loved and still love you. May you enjoy your Christmas in heaven and please watch over us all and keep us safe. I love and miss you so very much.
Kristi Patzman
December 24, 2010
I miss you Nathan.. Merry Christmas in heaven..
December 22, 2010
Nathan,
Happy belated Birthday, you were in my thoughts on that day. I hope you are enjoying the view of the beautiful lights on your house. Your Dad did an awesome job. Look over your mom, dad, and brother this holiday season and wrap their hearts with your love on Christmas Morning. Melia
December 20, 2010
Our hearts still ache with sadness, Secret tears still flow, What it meant to lose you, You will never know!
Happy Birthday my precious son. I LOVE You.
Mom
Kristi Patzman
December 20, 2010
Happy birthday in heaven Nathan... I really miss you dear friend!
December 19, 2010
NATHAN
THINKING OF YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY
THOSE WE LOVE DON'T GO AWAY
THEY WALK BESIDE US EVERYDAY
UNSEEN UNHEARD BUT ALWAYS NEAR
STILL LOVED STILL MISSED BUT VERY DEAR
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN
LOVE AND MISS YOU BUNCHES
AUNT SIS
December 2, 2010
Na Na,
The holidays are so hard without you. I just don't even want to celebrate them since you left us. I do my best to try and cover up the hurt for everyone elses sake even though I just want to breakdown and cry. I was driving to work this morning and just started crying because I miss you so much and the pain gets to hard to handle. I know I have said this many of times but you will never know how much I miss you and need you here. Please help us get through these days coming up. Watch over your parents and brother and give them the strength they need to get through it. Life will never be the same without you. Please give me strength. I LOVE YOU and MISS YOU Na Na.
September 26, 2010
I love you and miss you sooooo much.
Love,
Dawn
Brittany Bayless
September 9, 2010
Hey Nathan you will always be my best friend. love you and miss you
August 22, 2010
Na Na,
Not a day goes by that I don't think about you. The pain of being here without you still ways heavy on my heart. You were such a wonderful, Compassionate, generous person and I only hope my kids can be half of what you were. We talk about you often and it is very hard for me to try and explain why you left us. I still have so many questions myself that it is hard to answer the questions. I never thought in a million years that I would have to live in this life without you. We take so much for granted and do not realize the ones we love most can be gone tomorrow. I have tried very hard to not take each day that I have with my loved ones for granted. You have taught me so much but I still struggle to get through each day. I sure hope you are up there watching over us and protecting us. I know I always look up and talk to you. I went to the cemetary yesterday and just cried because I miss you so much. I can't wait till the day we meet again. I definitely look forward to that day. I love you and miss you so much. Hugs and kisses to you.
July 7, 2010
I miss you. We should have graduated this year TOGETHER. Instead you were in my heart and it was heavy. Nathan, you were amazing and your memory continues. I miss and love you so much.
July 1, 2010
I miss you!!!
Love Mom
May 19, 2010
Sometimes I feel like this is the only way you hear me. You have so many that loved you...and that you loved. I think you must not have time to visit with me. I think of you often Nathan. Regret is something that you never get over. Life keeps moving and we must move forward or we will be left behind. Its been over 2 years and so much has changed in my life. I think you would be happy for me. I hope. With every change comes a painful reminder that you aren't here. Sometimes I think I might look up and see you in your socks and addidas slides, backpack on your back. How can you feel that close, but yet I feel so far away - not like I lost my way, but just far from who I was when you left. I hope you don't forget about me, Nathan. I hope you still have time to watch over me and the kiddos. I sure do miss you. xoxoxo
May 18, 2010
NATHAN, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUGHING SO HARD ON THIS ONE, GUESS WHO MOVED AGAINNNN
LOVE YOU BUD
DAD
Kristi
April 27, 2010
Nate, I miss you so much. We would both be graduating in 46 days if you were still with us... I dread the day without you. I miss you...
April Conner
April 15, 2010
Nate,
you know me and my writing so here it goes....
A very short two years ago
The family had been dealt a very sad blow.
It seemed like an awful bad dream
It still sometimes is hard to conceive
God has taken you sweet NA-NA
To spend with him the rest of your days
It is said that god doesn’t give one more than they can handle
Now we are left on earth lighting you candles
When all is said and done
We put flame to those candles one by one by one
The way you lived your life was one so heroic
we never wanted to think you would be willing to quit.
For the actions you have shown while in our presence
We will celebrate your life throughout our own existence.
One last thing before I go, I want you to know
You are one beautiful person of mind, body and soul.
We MISS & LOVE you alot.
A. Conner
4/2010
Kristi P
March 29, 2010
Nathan, it's been over a week since it was two years since you left us and part of me just couldn't come to see this page to write you. I really, really miss you! I had another major ankle surgery. I know you know since you are watching over me. I miss you... I love you... You were amazing beyond words.
March 28, 2010
Two years. Hard to believe it's been that long. Your friends still miss you.
March 21, 2010
NATHAN,
TWO YEARS TODAY HARDLY SEEMS POSSIBLY AND IT STILL HURTS. I MISS SO MUCH YOU WILL NEVER NO. NOT A DAY A GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK OF YOU.
LOVE YOU
AUNT SIS
March 21, 2010
Na Na,
It has been two years today since you left us. I miss you so much. Life is not the same without you here. I have so many great memories of you and I always try to focus on those but it is so hard not having you here to make more memories. My heart deeply aches and will until I can see you again in heaven. I love and miss you buddy and you will always be in my heart.
Love you,
Dawn
March 21, 2010
Nathan,
2 years without you!!! We miss you very much!! You never leave our hearts or minds.
Mom, Dad & Nick
December 31, 2009
Dearest Nathan,
I love and miss you so much. "Happy New Year" escapes me because it's not so much.
Love and hugs,
Grama
December 21, 2009
Happy Birthday sweet Angel in Heaven! We all miss you!
Love
Dean and Melia
December 21, 2009
DEAR NATHAN,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I MISS SO MUCH
LOVE AUNT SIS AN CHRISTOPHER
December 20, 2009
Happy Birthday Nathan!
We love you.
Mom, Dad & Nick
Dawn
December 20, 2009
Na Na,
Happy Birthday Sweet boy. This is the time of year that hurts the most. We can't celebrate with you, we can only celebrate the life you had. It is so hard to be here without you and know there will be no more birthday parties for you. I miss you so much and the pain somedays is to much to handle. You were the light in so many people's eye and when you left so did the light. Words can never explain the hurt and pain I feel of losing you. I love you so much and the only thing that gives me a little hope is I know I will see you again someday. I hope you are up there with a big smile and joy on your face during these next several days. I love you Na Na more than you ever knew and can't wait to see you again.
December 11, 2009
Nathan, my precious baby. It is that time of year again!! So close to your birthday and Christmas right after that. I feel sl sad and out of srts at this time of year now. I always was going crazy with Christmas and still having to plan a birthday party for you. With your B-day so close to Christmas I always felt that you had to have a party. Now I don't know what to do with myself. No party to plan, no gifts to buy, it stinks!! We decorated your grave for the holidays. I think some people feel it is weird, but I don't care. It is a comfort to me and your dad to not forget about you. I know you don't celebrate anymore but we can't let it go. I miss you sweet boy, and I love you. More than you ever knew.
Mom
November 10, 2009
Na Na,
I know it's been awhile since I've written but that does not mean I have forgotten you. It is just the opposite. I think about you all the time and the pain is sometimes just to hard to bare. There are so many things that remind me of you that it is hard to get through one day without crying about you. I have heard a lot of songs lately that remind me of you but one really sticks out to me and I listen to it everyday. It is called "Why" and it fits the situation so perfectly because I still ask myself why everyday and wonder if there was anything I could have said or done. I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul and God only knows what went wrong. At the end of the song it states I have one burning question, " Who told you life wasn't worth the fight" they were wrong, they lied. They were definitely wrong and now you are gone and we cry, it is not like you to walk away in the middle of a song. Na Na I love you so much and hurt so much everyday without you here. You will never know how much I miss you and I just wonder how long I have to wait to be with you and just tell you how much I love you. You made such an impact in my life that no one has ever made. You always made me laugh no matter what kind of mood I was in. My life has changed so much just by knowing and loving you and I will never to be able to thank you for all the wonderful times we had and all the memories I have of you. Cayden talks about you often and I just hope that he remembers you for the rest of his life because I would never want him to forget a beautiful soul like yours. I love you and miss you so much Na Na and can't wait to hug and kiss you again someday. Thank you for just being you.
Love you,
Dawn
Lori
October 28, 2009
Hi Buddy! I think about you every day, sometimes it makes me sad and other times happy. Do you hear me talk about you still? I hope so, your always in my heart no matter what. I pray your family all the time, especially your Mom, Dad and Nick. The loss they suffer is different than mine and I could never imagine going through it. I miss you and wish you were still here. Love you and see you soon!
August 21, 2009
Nathan,
Been thinking about you quite a bit lately. Uncle Tom & Aunt Kate were here last weekend and it was so weird to not have you home. I always knew that if Tom was going to be there so were you. I remember getting annoyed when they would come visit and Tom would spend the whole weekend in your bedroom with you playing video games. Now I'm glad. I'm glad you had that close relationship with him. He misses you. We all do!!! I love you and miss you.
Mom
Stephanie & Todd Skidmore - Connor, Cameron & Carson
July 31, 2009
Nate,
I think of you often. I came across your senior picture this Spring, almost a year from the day God called you home. I knew it was a sign from Him telling me that you have found peace. I hung that photo on my bulletin board in my office to remind me what an awesome kid you were.
I wondered why our loving Father didn't stop the turmoil. You had such a caring heart that held Jesus when others your age were turning away from Him. I imagine what you may have accomplished in spreading His word. But it isn't my place to question God. He has a plan for each of us. Perhaps part of His plan for you is to remind us to savor each and every day and each and everyone as if there were no tomorrow. We (myself included) are all too quick to complain about our woes and often forget to thank Him for our blessings.
We celebrated the 4th of July a few weeks ago with your memory in our hearts. In years past you had always very politely asked if you could join our family for fireworks. Our boys loved that it became somewhat a tradition. As we sat in the traditional spot next to the Flemings, front and center,I knew you were there among the breathtaking sparkles. We reminded the boys of how you used to join us and we all agreed that those would always be some of the fondest memories we have of you.
You were so mature beyond your years and loved by so many. I always told your mom that I hoped my boys would grow to be as mature, gentle and kind as you.
My heart ached the day Gina called me on my cell phone because your Mom couldn't reach us. We were in Illinois and I had just left my mom's hospital bed where my sister and I were accepting with her the facts the Dr had just given us. We signed papers and helped her make difficult decisions at age 67. I was emotionally drained when my cell phone rang. I felt my heart sink into my stomach. I sat alone in the van and sobbed for what seemed forever, but that feeling would not go away. The 8 hour drive back to Ohio was silent as I thought about everything. My heart hurt so badly and it would not go away. Finally I asked God to comfort me and take away that nagging feeling.
I will continue to pray for your mom, dad, Nick and even your Grandma. Their love for you is so strong. I know not a day passes where they do not miss you.
It has been a little over a year and Mom is hanging on. She never allows more than a day to pass without calling to tell us how much she loves us. I tell the boys to make every conversation or visit special so they could hold the moment in their hearts if it were to be the last.
Please bless my mom and the boys' Grammy with your friendship when she gets there just as you did for us here. I am excited for the day we are once again neighbors. See you soon.
Steph
Mom
July 22, 2009
Nathan,
I'm not sure what happens, but sometimes the pain of losing you hits me in the chest all over again. It is an actual physical pain and I think that I am not going to be able to catch my breath. I had one of those spells today and it seems that not seeing you for the rest of my life is more than I can take. It is way to long!!! I miss you baby! Nick has been missing you also. When he hears songs that he thinks you would have liked he always says to me Na Na would have like this song wouldn't he mom? And he is usually right on. We still know what you would have liked. It's been over a year and still I think about you every day. The "what if's" are still right there in the forefront of my mind I know it does no good but I just can't quit. I want you back!! I wish there were second chances in life. I want a "do over" so bad. But reality sets in, there are no second chances and hopefully you learn from life experiences. I LOVE you and miss you always.
Mom
July 5, 2009
You must be heavy on everyone's mind right now Nathan. You came up in conversations here yesterday. Holidays and observances will never ever be the same Buddy. I miss you so much. Love, Grama
July 5, 2009
NATHAN,
I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND THE PAIN OF LOSING YOU NEVER GOES AWAY, TIME JUST GOES ON. SO MANY TIMES I GO TO CALL YOU AND THEN REALIZE I CAN'T. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONLY KNOWN.
LOVE YOU
AUNT SIS
July 4, 2009
The 4th isn't the same without you... I would give anything to see you again, to talk to you, to just hear your voice... Thank you for being my friend and now my angel..
July 3, 2009
love you bud
Dawn
June 14, 2009
Na Na,
Just wanted to say I love you and miss you soooo much. It hurts a lot right now without you.
Dawn
June 4, 2009
Na Na,
Just sitting here thinking about you. I miss you soooo much and can't wait til the day I can see you again. Life is so short and your death really brought that to life for me. I think about my own boys and how they could be taken away from me in an instance. I don't take anytime I can spend with them for granted because I know that it could be just as short as the time we all got to spend with you. I just need you to know just how very much I love you and miss. There will never be a day in my life that I don't think about you. I love you Na-Na.
Kristi Patzman
May 29, 2009
Nathan, I am just thinking about you and missing you so much. The end of the year is coming to an end. I am finding myself missing you more, if that's possible. I have been through so much and just miss you. I long to just have time with you. I miss you... I love you...
Connie Hannah
May 29, 2009
Nathan,
I have thought about you more than usual this week with Memorial Day. I have lost a lot of people that I love in my life, and you are one of them. I am so grateful that you and Nick have been a part of my life. I will always feel blessed that your Mom and Dad shared that with me. I regret that we lost touch in the end, but I truly believe that you know I loved having you around. I remember the first day that your Mom left Nick with me. She cried when she left and I thought "Wow, that girl loves her kids!" She showed it in everything she did. As I got to know you, I understood her love. You were amazing and I miss knowing that you are on this Earth. I don't know what else to say, except that not a day goes by that I don't think about you and regret the pain that your family is enduring because of the loss they feel. You were such a big presence in everyone's life and you are missed.
~Con Con
May 25, 2009
thinking of you.
Nik
May 18, 2009
As I sit here tonight, feeling like I'm drowning by my tears I keep saying the same phrase over and over..."it's not supposed to be like this." But what if "supposed to be" is a relative term. Volitile at times. Only justified by the person feeling what was supposed to be - only made stronger with the number of people joining them in that thought. And if that feeling is only felt by one, does it make it less? The cold hard truth is that there is no such thing as "supposed to be." We have daily expectations and we have lifelong expectations and rarely to we think about the in between. How every decision marks the end of one chapter and beginning of another. When something doesn't go as we expected, we assume it is not supposed to be. Everything is what it is - whether we expect it or not - whether we think it is supposed to be or not. Nothing changes. We are all just prisoners of our own regret and we must forge on to expect only what we know we can deliver from within ourselves. As I approach the 30 year mark, I feel that many things are not as they were "supposed to be." But what I do know is that every heartache and smile that I have, I have in some way or another made a choice - that had a domino effect to bring me right to where I am. Minus you. And I wish it wasn't so. But if I keep chasing what is supposed to be I will never fully embrace what is.
May 14, 2009
Nathan,
Missing you very much. I find myself dealing with issues since you have been gone where I still feel like a protective bear with her cub. I guess that never goes away. I don't like it when I feel that people are taking advantage of your memory and you are not here to protect yourself. It goes back and forth in my mind that you are not here so it doesn't matter what people say, but it does matter to me. I talked with Lauren for a long time fairly recently. It is always so nice to spend time with her. It always makes me think about what could have been had you lived. I know you would have married someone wonderful. You always had such high expectations which was ok because you were so wonderful!!! Lori and I are going to Rock on The Range this weekend and her and I both have said you would have loved going. There are so many bands that you loved that are going to be there. I will be thinking of you the entire time we are there. I miss you Nathan and will always regret that I wasn't able to help you.
Love
Mom
Dawn
May 14, 2009
Na Na,
Having a rough day today. Just can't stop thinking about you. My heart and life just feels so empty without you here. I can't stop thinking about what I could have done to make things better and easier for you. I just wish that I could have changed the way you were feeling. Time continues to go by down here but the pain is not healing. I miss you more and more everyday and struggle just to get through each day. I know I have so many people here that love me and want to help but no one can. The pain of you leaving us is just sometimes so unbearable I can't even talk to anyone about it. You had such a wonderful impact on me and I will never again meet a young man as great as you. I can only hope that my boys are half of what you were. You were so sweet, kind, understanding and a great friend and inspiration to everyone. I just hope you know that. I know you are in the arms of an angel and at peace and I just pray you can give all of us the peace we need until the day comes we meet you again. I love you with all of my heart Na Na and miss your smiling face, hugs, and kisses everyday. I also miss our long intense talks we use to have. I pray everday God gives me the peace to continue on without you. Until we meet again, I love you sooooooo much.
Kristi Patzman
May 9, 2009
Nathan,
I think of you so much. Last Friday was horrible, my house caught fire due to faulty wiring. My heart is just broken because not only did I lose everything, I lost the only picture I had of us together. I miss you so much. You are and will always be the wind beneath my wings.
May 8, 2009
Nathan,
You're dad and I sold your Honda yesterday. It was horrible!!! It was like losing another piece of you. Everytime I turn around it seems like the wound is opened once again. I still hadn't cleaned your stuff out of your car, it just was to hard to do, it was like finally admitting that you will not ever drive it again. So of course I was crying my eyes out, as I carried all of your clothes and shoes that you felt you should always carry with you, upstairs. Then I pretty much felt like I had been run over for the rest of the evening.
I talked to Melia last night to see if she was a grandma yet. She said she had requested that you move things along if you could. I am so excited for her yet it is very bittersweet for me. I had reached a point in my life where I was thinking about grandkids. I knew it would still be a few years, but it wasn't far off in my mind. Now that dream is gone from me. And it isn't just about me. Nathan I always knew you would be a great father. So I'm sad for me and you, neither one of us will know what it is like to watch YOUR child be born. Your dad and I would have been AMAZING grandparents!!! He talks about how he would have loved to spoil your kids and then send them home. I know we will still have that opportunity with Nick, but that doesn't replace the missed opportunity with you.
Well enough with the poor me. You would have hated that. You were never very patient with people's pity parties.
I love you always Nathan and will forever miss you.
Mom
Pat Sells
May 8, 2009
Dear Nathan, I think of you so often and miss you so very much. Your leaving us has made me think of Mark Andrew and wondering if you have made connections there. You are so much alike, sweet, sensitive and so very very lovable. Nick misses you so much and wants to keep everything you touched forever. We cleaned out "your" legos and separated the other things from the legos and I was going to throw away the broken things but he protested saying " those were Nathan's" so I just put them in a baggie. Someday he may realize those things are not really you and be able to part with then--but not now. We all miss you so much. You will always be in my heart and I'll see you soon. Grammy
Linda Lucas
May 8, 2009
Oh Nathan, lots of people must be thinking of you right now. Of course, they always do. I feel such an emptiness at times that it's almost paralyzing, and this is one of those times.
As I lay in bed this morning I finally realized that it isn't about learning to live with your departing. We'll never get a grip on that. But it's about learning to live with an all consuming void that will be with me and your mama and dad, and little brother Nick for the rest of our lives. I just want you to be here. I miss you so much.
I'm not sure whether or not the saints, and that's what you are now my beloved boy, can see over from Heaven to Earth, or if you are able to intercede on our behalf. But if you are able to do that, just ask God to mend our broken hearts. Love forever and always, Grama
Melia Elliott
May 7, 2009
Hey Nathan,
Today Danielle is supposed to have her baby and I wanted to share that with you. Even though I know you already know this since you are no doubt watching over her; Can you move things along a little faster for us? I know you have some connections. We will be visiting your mom, dad, and brother this weekend and really wish you could be there celebrating with us the birth of our grandbaby. All I can think of is you up there in heaven calling me GRANNY. I know you think that is funny. Always thinking of you. hugs and kisses Melia
May 4, 2009
Nothing important to say. I just wish I could talk to you. What would I say - no clue? Would I cry and tell you how sorry I am you aren't here? Would I joke with you? Your stone looks fantastic. You were so genuine. So innocent. So ornery. So funny. So full of emotions - good and bad. So full of life. All this at the same time. Adding it all up, it equals Nathan. Regret is the most severe form of pain known. I try to raionalize and rid the regret, but it doesn't work. I will always regret what I didn't do (or did do) - even if I'm not sure what that was.
xoxoxo
nik
Kristi Patzman
April 28, 2009
Missing you so much... This quarter is halfway done. I have been through a lot because of a spider and it has left me thinking of you a lot. I miss you so much..
April 28, 2009
Nathan,
I feel like there are a lifetime of memories without you. I know life moves on and that is good, but I am still sad that you aren't here to share in our life. Every time we go to a Clipper's game. baseball practice, out to dinner, we always ask each other if we think you would have gone with us. Most of the time we decide yes. You always liked to spend time with us. We realize now how lucky we were to have you!!! I wish you were here Nathan. I know I always will.
Love You
Mom
Nik
April 25, 2009
Although time has made the pain bearable, it has not made the pain disappear. It was beautiful today. Reminded me of this first great day last year after you were gone. The sun was bright and I could feel you shining down on me. Then the garage door hurled off my visor and popped me in the head - do you think you could do something a little less irritating? Like maybe have a nice flower pop up where I planted them and never watered? Oh well - I'll take what I can get. Miss you. XOXOXO
Kristi Patzman
April 19, 2009
Thinking of you and missing you more than words can describe.
Kristi Patzman
April 12, 2009
Nathan,
Nada, remember you taking forever to figure that out NA from Nathan and DA from Daniel? I miss you so much today. I wish you would have known how much you would have been missed, how much you knew people would be changed with you leaving us... I wish I could have been there for you. I keep thinking of graduation and HATE the thought of it, June 2010 will not be a good time for me to graduate... We should be graduating together. Remember, how we planned to decorate our hats and how much fun it would be and how I would leave before you graduated since I would get my masters. Remember when you said you were going to just put HI on yours and I was going to do Mickey Mouse ears. Nada, I don't think I can do it. Go to the ceremony, watch people graduate, walk at my graduation. I will see your peers graduate but I will NOT hear your name... If I do decide to go, I know I will decorate my hat, it will simple say Nate, my way to honor you. I miss you more than you will ever know and will ALWAYS miss you. You touched me too much to forget
Dawn
April 10, 2009
Na Na,
Well I think I have made it through this day. It was Good Friday last year when you left us. Not only did you just leave, you took a big part of my heart and life with you. I don't think a lot of people will ever realize just how much you meant to me (with the exception of your mom). You were not only like a son to me but a best friend. You shared so much of your life with me, I just wish I could have listened a little more and maybe you would still be here with us. This day was very hard for me and I was not sure how I was going to make it through. I know your mom would have a very rough day too so I just couldn't tell her the pain I was feeling was a lot because of you. You will never know what you left behind here but I do know that where you are now is better than where we all are. I hope that you have found the peace you were looking for and so much deserved. Our lives here will never be the same but hopefully someday we will get the same peace as you in that magical place. I definitely can't wait till that time comes so I can give you a big hug and kiss. Until we all meet you again please help us all be ok down here without you. I love you with all my heart Na Na and can't wait to see you again.
Dawn
April 8, 2009
I sit here today with very deep thoughts of you. Last night Cayden was very sad and moping around. I asked him what was wrong and he said mommy I miss Nathan. This just broke my heart. Nathan I wish you knew just how much he loved you. You were like a big brother to him. I said Cayden I know I miss Na Na too and just started crying. It kills me to know that we will not be able to see you again in this life on earth. Everyday I listen to music and so much of it reminds me of you. I can turn on a country song that makes me cry and then I can turn to a rock station and cry because there was so much music you loved. Na Na I don't think I will ever fully know why this happened and it leaves me empty inside. I loved you soooo much and can't seem to understand why I didn't stop this from happening. I get so angry at myself and at you. The promise you made and did not keep kills me. I wish I could have helped. I love you and miss you more than you will ever know or more than I could ever express. I know the day will come we meet again but I'm not sure how long I can wait. I love you buddy.
Dean & Melia Elliott
April 8, 2009
Nathan,
We are really sorry that this is our first entry in this guest book. We have wanted to write so many times since we found out about it, but our hearts just ache with the thought of you and knowing whatever we write won't bring you back. We are still a little angry that you are gone because of the way it happened and what it has done to your family, but also realize that you were not the Nathan we all knew and loved so much. We wish the last time we spoke we would have got the sense that something was wrong or you would have talked to us and maybe just maybe things would have turned out differently. We do feel if you would have realized how much this would have hurt your Mom and Dad you would have had second thoughts. It breaks our hearts to see them in so much pain. We are asking you today to please wrap your Angel wings around them tonight and let them feel your love and whisper in their ear that you are okay and that you have found peace. Will you please do that for us? Your Mom gave us a plant basket from the funeral and we have a place in our kitchen that is called Nathan's garden which is all we have left of you that we can touch. Seeing these plants grow everyday gives us a sign from above that you are growing in spirit and are at peace and watching over all of us. We thank your mom for that special gift. Rest in peace dear Nathan and know you did make a difference in this world and you will never be forgotten and forever be missed!
Dean & Melia
Nicole Byrd
March 24, 2009
I wish I could stop this roller coaster of emotions I go through day in and day out. Right now I'm angry with you Nathan Conner. There is a large part of me that is so mad that you did this. You were a fighter. I try each day to be humble and accept any offerings of friendship and love no matter how brief they may be. I get angry because I will never have you back and I will never have your mom back. She will never be the same Nate. A huge part of her died with you and I know that the glimpses of the old Lisa are rare and precious, but they never last. I miss you. I miss her. I miss me. I'm so angry at myself. I should have had the right things to say. I shouldn't have let you down Nathan. I sit here, tears streaming, thinking of how tired I know you were. How alone you felt and it breaks me into a million pieces. We can all say that you were not alone Nathan, but the fact is, you were alone because you felt alone. At the end of each day, we are only as loved and needed as we believe - in our hearts - that we are. Sitting here - a year later - it is all still so surreal. I see you everywhere. I hear you everywhere. That stupid scary halloween crap - that I despised when you were here, is now something that makes me smile. Just a tip - angels don't like the "ha ha" masks up there. Could get your rearend kicked with a trumpet if you aren't careful. See - as the roller coaster slides in, I'm not really angry anymore. I'm just so sad. The world didn't stop because you died, but my heart knows that you died because you knew the world wouldn't stop. You knew the bigger picture more so than any of us. You deserve peace Nathan. I hope you have found it. If you can, send some down to your mom - and all of us that miss you. xoxoxo
Kate Mellinger
March 24, 2009
Nathan,
I am sitting here thinking about how much I wish you could come visit with us. Tom and I talk about you often, we try to keep it light as it is too hard for us to think about you as being gone. Tom still has a very hard time with you being gone. He tries to act like it hasn't happened, and I know he is hurting very much inside. He was so close to you and really misses you, as do I. I keep remembering you as a 7 year old boy, sitting on my lap, wanting me to brush your hair. You grew so fast, suddenly you were a man, in college, a real grown up. Then you were taken from all of us. I try to remember the humor you brought into our lives. You were such a gift to so many people, you have no idea how many lives you touched and changed with your presence. My girls are reminded of you, although they will not grow up knowing you personally, and I hate that. If only you realized all the people who truely loved you, maybe you could have been helped. I think about that last phone call, a few weeks before your death, and feel guilty for not picking up on anything being wrong. I wish with all my heart I had heard one small call for help so that there was something I could have done to change the outcome. Knowing that we will see you again in Heaven with our Lord is the only thing that makes it bearable. I love you Nathan. See you in Heaven.
Aunt Kate
Kristi Patzman
March 24, 2009
Nathan, buddy, I miss you so much. The first year has ended, I survived but year two without you... I can't imagine. I see that your guestbook will never leave and for that I am thankful. You were and will always be so special to me. I love you always...
Sarah Kmonk
March 24, 2009
Everyday I am reminded of you, in ways both big and small. Parts of you are in the faces I see, in songs I hear, in memories.
I didn't know you well enough, and I share in this remorse, as much as everyone else that mourns you. But I am genuinely thankful for the time we were close, for the fact that our "psuedo-spiteful" relationship through high school became a true friendship in the couple years after.
March 21 marks not only the celebration of arrival of spring, but is a celebration of the life you lived in your 20 short years, shared by the family and friends who loved and will always love you.
I just know you're up there playfully pestering the angels with that sarcastic smile, just like it was with us in high school. And I wouldn't expect anything less!
I miss ya, Nate.
--Sarah
Grammy
March 23, 2009
Dear Nathan:
I cannot express how much I have missed you this past year and miss you just as much today. I have thought so many times of your asking me if I would be back the next summer and I said I guessed I would, never thinking for a moment that you wouldn't be here. I will always remember the years we lived so close and you would stop at my house after school and talk about your day at school and then we would play games at the table by the window. You were very curious about the Bible and God during those years and I was so glad that I could talk about those things with you as I had with your Mommy when she was a small child. When I think of you, my mind often goes to the first few verses of John 14 and I know that Jesus had your Place prepared and was there to put His arms around you and wipe away all your tears. I wish I could have been there for you and my only comfort is knowing you are with the only One who loved you more than any one here ever could. I know I will see you again, my beloved Nathan, and will always try to be a blessing to Nick and to your Mom and Dad.
You were and are Nick's hero just like I told you, right after he was born.
I am the most blessed Grammy in the world to have had you for the time I did and I will see you soon.
Dear Lisa, Mike and Nick:
I can't take away your pain but want to comfort you with the words of King David when his child died, "I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me". We can plan to be with Nathan in Heaven throughout eternity.I will always pray for you and love you.
Grammy
Mom
March 23, 2009
Nathan,
It has been a little over a year since you slipped away from us. I have wondered exactly what were you thinking and feeling those last few hours and minutes of your life. Were you scared, resigned, did you have second thoughts? It is torture for me, yet I can't let it go! As your mom I am conditioned to want to be with you when you hurt. It kills me that I couldn't help you. It is my biggest failure! I know it seems crazy, but I wish I could have been there. If there was nothing I could do to save you, I at least wish I could have held you when you took your last breath. I was there when you took your first breath, loving you and marveling at the miracle that was you. I wish I could have given love and comfort in your darkest hour.
Everyone says it gets easier with time, and I guess it does, but I will never forget you or fully recover from your death. You took a large piece of my heart when you left and it will never be replaced.
We are at the 1 year milestone. I know MOST people will expect your dad and I and Nick too be "cured", but luckily MOST people will never truly understand how the three of us feel. Your baby brother misses you. He brought home a picture he drew at school on the back of one of his papers. It is a picture of you in your coffin with him your dad and me crying beside it. He is forever changed also! It is never far from any of us.
Well Nathan, it is time for me to say goodbye. I hope you have found the peace and happiness you so deserve. I will forever keep your memories close to me. Until we meet again. I LOVE YOU
Mom
Ginny Roberts
March 22, 2009
Lisa,Mike and Nick,
My thoughts and Prayers are with you. Nathan was loved by so many. He will forever be truly missed, but I sincerely Pray that time will ease the great pain in your hearts.
March 21, 2009
Nathan,
It has been one year today and we just want you to know how much you are missed. Cayden talks about you all the time and misses you. Jason's heart aches a lot but keeps it to himself. We know Seth never got the chance to know you like the rest of us, but we promise you we will let him know you through us. Seth is almost 18 months and he looks at your pictures and says Na Na. We will make sure he knows you. Cayden was only 4 when you left and we keep wondering if he will remember the wonderful times too. If we feel he is forgetting we will always remind him of you and show him your pictures. Nathan we love you and miss you
Jason, Dawn, Cayden, and Seth
Dawn
March 21, 2009
Na Na,
I sit here with tears filling my eyes. I cannot believe it has been a year since you left us. My heart still aches as much today as it did when I found out you were gone. I can't tell you what a gift it was to know you. You brought so much joy to my life. We had so many wonderful, fun times together. You made me laugh every time I saw you or talked to you. I can't tell you enough how much I miss you. My life will never be the same without you. Everyone says time heels everything but I'm not sure about that because I can't seem to let go of the pain and guilt. As I go through this day and celebrate your life I will remember all the good you brought to my life. I promise you even if I would have known how this would end I would never have changed a thing or given up one second of knowing you. I do have to thank you for bringing your mother into my life since I met you first. She is the sweetest, kindest person I have ever met and the best friend a person could have. I'm not sure how I made it so much of my life without you and her. I also want you to know I will look after Nick because I know how much he meant to you. You were such a great brother and loved him so much and I think he loved you even more if that is possible. I love him just as I loved you like a son. My heart will always ache with sadness but I will always have the memories. I know you are in a better place and are being well taken care of and I can't wait to get to that place with you. I love you more than you ever know and thanks for being such a special person in my life. Until we meet again Na Na.
Connie Hannah
March 21, 2009
Hey Na Na,
I can't believe it's been a year. Time goes so fast. I think about you everyday and pray that for your Mom, Dad, and Nick, they can find peace and happiness again. You are missed here by so many people. You have changed people's lives. Thank you for being the person that you were. I know that Heaven's amazing and that the angels are rejoicing today. We will remember you today with all the good memories and fun times because that's what you deserve. I love you! Con Con
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