Steve Vahaviolos Obituary

Hello,
We would like to express our deepest condolences and also let the Vahaviolos Family know that we recently sent Care Packages to American troops in the war zones. Each box carried a dedication sheet that includes the name, service information and a photo of your loved one. We recognize that this is a humble tribute, but we wanted you to know that it is heartfelt and made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals in the youth hockey community and beyond. We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you strong.
Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of the US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign

To the family and friends of Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos:
Always remembering Steve. "Some gave all."

To the family and friends of Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos:
Please accept my remembrance of Steve on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.

Your legacy will forever live on in the hearts of those who knew you and shared in your struggle to protect our country and the ultimate sacrifice you gave so that we can be grateful for what we have. Your family, friends, loved ones and fellow soldiers will stay in my thoughts and prayers.
A Proud Military Mom.

To the family and friends of Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos:
Remembering Steve on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

To the family of Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos:
Steve gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

”Honor and Remember” - “Project Compassion” We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families of our fallen heroes. War does not discriminate – It breaks our hearts to see the faces of the fallen. We want to give this gift to you. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Over 1,450 portraits have been completed and shipped to the parents and or spouse - at no cost as this is a gift from one American to another!
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Sincerely,
Kenna

kalo taksidi file

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Cpl Vahaviolos!

Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.


The Wind on The Downs

“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”

(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )

Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….

“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”

I did not know Steve, but I am remembering
his service. He is my hero. !

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Other Side

i'm over on the other side
where life and death softly divide.
left my skin and bones behind
now i'm over on the other side.

can you feel me there with you?
my breath is gone but i'm not through.
loved you then and i still do
from over on the other side.

i can fly. really fly.
below the earth ... all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.

it's good here on the other side.
the sweetest songs...the bluest skies.
thank you for the tears you cried
but it's good here on the other side.

i can fly. really fly. below the earth...all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side

the world is smaller than a needle's eye.
where life and death softly divide.
when you leave your skin and bones behind
i'll be waiting on the other side.

i can fly. really fly. below the earth ... all through the sky.
go tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.

Song lyrics by Don Conoscenti
C Desert Muse/SESAC
www.donconoscenti.com
(Used with permission)

“I hope it brings great comfort to any and all.
Peace on you. DonCon” 4-2008

Visit this link to hear the song.

The Other Side –
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol



Sincerely,

Deb Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL

Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55

Please contact me and I will email you back a copy of my
Angel and soldier drawing I have shared here.

Dear penny an Mr.& Mrs. Vahaviolos, My name is Kareem Cox I was on Steve's tank two staraight deployments. I miss him, I never knew how much I really cared about Marine's until that dreadful day. I always think of my brothers. I will be remembering them tomorrow as I do always. I have a tatoo in rememberence of them.

Dear Uncle Gus, Aunt Vasiliki and Penny,

I had lost contact with your family since Uncle John had moved to Florida. As a result of trying to locate your family, I was deeply grieved to learn of the loss of my distant cousin Steven. My heart truly breaks for you all. I can not imagine the depth of your sorrows. I hope and pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will continously comfort your hearts with peace in the time of need.

Cpl Steven Vahaviolos,

Thank you for sacrificing your life on behalf of our national freedom and protection. I remember playing with you as a young child. Now you are a hero. May you rest in peace.

Love,

Thank you Steve for showing us what a hero is.You were an angel sent from above and we were lucky to have you for the time we did. We love you and miss you Thank you for giving everything to protect us!I know you will be watching and protecting us from above so thank you again love you!

Dear Vahaviolos Family,

I realize there is NOTHING that could be said to you that could ever ease the loss that your family has endured... I wouldn't even begin to try.

I simply felt the need to convey my deepest, heart felt condolences, to those that lived nearest me...

I SIMPLY HAD TO reach out to those that lived closest to me and let their families know that the sacrifice that their SONS & DAUGHTERS have made ARE NOT, and WILL NOT be forgotten, and were not made in vain!

We gladly add your beloved son to our prayers, along with ALL of our other fallen Sons & Daughters!

God Bless YOU and YOUR FAMILY, and "MAY THE PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU!"


PROUD UNCLE OF THREE (3) "CURRENTLY SERVING" U.S. SOLDIERS
James A. (U.S. Army)
Justin B. (U.S. Army)
Charles C. (U.S. Air Force)
.

I don't pretend to know what to say or do that would bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON (KIA on 07/06/07) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Cpl Vahaviolos and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

Please know how Deeply Sorry I was to learn of the loss of Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos, one year ago.
The price this Brave Young Marine and his family have paid for this country and for freedom, Will Never Be Forgotten.

May Steve rest safely in the Loving Care of God and know that he is a True American Hero that will Never Be Forgotten. May the Grace and Comfort of the Lord continue to be with the Vahaviolos family.
There will Never be Enough Ways to Humbly Thank these Young Heroes for their Sacrifices, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam many years ago.

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord,
and He shall sustain thee."
~ Psalm 55:22 ~

May the Peace of God and your memories of Steve, remain in your heart always.
May this give you comfort and strength through the difficult days.
The thoughts and prayers of a Grateful Country continue to be with you today and every day.

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life’s routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

“Paid in Full”
To Honor The Service of Fallen and Injured Marines


Marines through and through, they paid the price
Six thousand miles away, we live the life
For which they paid with their blood, spirits and bodies
We will never forget what they paid in full

We hope and we pray that somehow their loved ones find comfort
In God, in the flag, in the memory of their loved ones’ bravery
They’re gone now but we see them still…proud, strong, willing
Covering each other’s backs… courageous, moving forward

What kind of love did they have for us to be willing
To give it all for the Black, White, Jew, Christian, Muslim?
We don’t comprehend but we honor you now and forever
You are Our Marines…some living…some not
Forever in our hearts we will cherish your lives

Lives too short yet immortal they’ll be
Highest brotherhood of the Few, the Proud
They stand at attention, and we gaze with awe
Some know their names not, but our admiration for them
Flows limitless within us, between us

They sacrificed their limbs or their lives
Freedom still rings, a soft sound across the miles
It tolls slowly; all of creation takes note
Of the lives that were lost for people unknown

Out of sight but not lost; forever among us
The starched blues marching straight
Toward the place where we will meet them
Many years from now…how we loved them…
Well done beloved Brothers and Sisters…You’ve paid it in full
Always Faithful Marines, You Have Paid it in Full

We wish one day you'll find inner peace. Until then we hope you heal a bit more - each day - and can make it through the grief.

As fellow Airmont neighbors, we thank you for raising a fine son and citizen, and for all the blessings he (and his fellow servicemen and women) have given us - at their great cost.

Our prayers and thoughts, always.

God Bless and comfort the famiy of Cpl Vahaviolos during this tragic time.

I did not know this brave young Marine, but shall honor his memory and fly my flag in his honor.

Mom of 2 Marine sons and widow of a VietNam Army Ranger.

To the family of Corperal Steve Vahaviolos, I just want to pass on to you my deepest regrets and sympathy to all that are left behind. I have been searching the internet for your sons' guestbook. and finally found it. My only nephew was killed along with your son, he was like a son to me and it is very difficult to write this note. I just want you to know that the whole nation is mourning the passing of 4 great and heroic men, may The Lord be with you during this time of grief and suffering. Brothers forever never forgotten. Semper Fi.

My heartfelt sympathy to the Vahaviolos family in the loss of Steve. I did not know Steve, but my heart is broken and I am saddened for your loss of such a fine young person and hero. May God bring you peace in your heart as you reflect on all the wonderful memories you hold so close. Please know that you are in my heart and prayers. Steve you are a hero and you will never be forgotten.

I send each of you a hug from the most inner part of my heart.

Love and Peace

Tom



To live in the hearts

of those you leave behind

is never to die"

~Robert Orr~

Koubaro, Koubara and Penny,

this is maria..steves godmothers daughter.. im really sorry about steve and i wish you all the best. only the best die young*

-Maria-

Dear Vahaviolos FAmily,

Words cannot express the sadness of hearing another Marine, another soldier is lost. Having lost my son in Iraq nearly 1 year ago, I only hope that you find the inner peace and strength to move forward on the days ahead. Know that your son is not alone with the many heroes that we have. Our angels will always be with us. I cry your tears, I feel your pain, as our sons are now patrolling together.

WIth many hugs to get you thru the upcming days,

Paula

Gold Star Mom

Proud Marine Mom of Bob, KIA 6/06/05

Proud Marine Mom of Greg

Dear Vahaviolos Family,

Even though we have never met I feel as if we are part of a family. My daughter's fiancee was killed by an IED in Iraq on 10/3/2005. It is my prayer that you will feel God holding you close to his heart just as He has held my family these past 7 months. You all will be in my prayers as you walk through the difficult days ahead.

As Marines we believe we will live forever because the Marine Corps lives forever. At every celebration the Marine Corps has we set a small table draped in black for our fallen brothers because they will always be with us. During the celebration we raise our glasses in salute and we say a prayer in their honor. Corporal Steve Vahaviolos now sits at that table and we will always remember him.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Vahaviolos and Penny-My sincere condolences on the loss of your beloved son Steve. I attended the Memorial Service in his honor this morning to pay my respects, and was deeply moved by his mother's eulogy of her only son. My son is also a Marine, and I know what outstanding people they are and how proud they are to serve. Thank you for raising such a wonderful young man, and may God bless and comfort you at this sad time.

My condolences to the Vahaviolos family. Steve may you rest in peace. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. You have earned your golden halo and wings. May you continue to soar in the heavenly clouds up above.

To Steve's family and friends-

My family and I are praying for you and your family during this difficult time. We send our deepest empathy as we lost our Marine on 11/30/05 in Fallujah. We are comforted to know that our Marines are serving their country with such honor and bravery. We are so proud of our Marines and all of our other service men and women for all that they have done and continue to do to keep us safe and to give us the freedom we have that so many take for granted.

They are true Heroes and need to always be remembered for their selflessness and sacrifice to better our world. We will forever be united in the loss of our heros. We are so sorry for your loss and hope our words will ease some of the pain, and maybe fill some of your emptiness.

Yesterday, Today, Forever – Semper Fi - Marines!

Our sincerest gratitude for their bravery-

The family of Cpl. William "Billy" Taylor

2/6 WPNS

KIA outside of Fallujah 11/30/05

To the Family of Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos:

My heart breaks again as I sign yet another guest book of another courgeous young soldier who gave their life so selflessly. I wish I never found myself in a position to have to sign another guestbook for the rest of my life. We lost a son 12/1/05.

I know first hand there are no words right now that will bring you the comfort and peace you need. Just know that you are not alone. My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with you all as you mourn this loss. We don't know each other, will probably never meet, but will forever be united in the loss of our Heroes. We have, unfortunately joined a group none of us wanted to join, an ever-growing group of families in this situation. May God grant you peace and strength to get through this and be able once again to smile at a memory rather than have only the tears that flow so easily now. To be so proud of your loved one and so saddened at the same time is a mix of emotions very difficult to deal with. I am sorry that I never knew your soldier personally, but none of these courageous men and women will be forgotten. They will never be able to be replaced, but sometime, someday your loving memories will help to sustain you. This courageous soldier will forever now be your Angel watching over you all for the rest of your lives. It's what brings me some measure of peace and comfort and I hope it will you as well. To his family and friends in pain, I offer this comfort. When you find yourself in that dark sorrowful place, think not only of how you will miss him, but instead recall the years, days, hours and minutes gifted to you by his presence. If you ever want to talk, I'm only an e:mail away and would love for you to tell me more about your Hero. God Bless this courageous soldier and family.

Pam Adams (SFC Brent Adams, KIA 12/1/05 Ramadi, Iraq)

[email protected]

(Millersville, PA )

Please accept our deepest sympathy for your loss, our prayers, and our thanks for the service that Steve provided in the Corps. May God grant you peace and comfort in this time of loss, and may you feel the prayers of many Marine families helping you through this time. Semper Fi.

I am very sorry for the loss of your beloved Marine, Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos. May you find peace and comfort in the Lord.

A Proud 172 Stryker Mom

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. PLEASE ACCEPT MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES FOR YOUR GREAT LOSS. HOLD TIGHT TO YOUR TREASURED MEMORIES THAT HIS SPECIAL SMILE MAY CONTINUE TO SHINE ON. I PRAY THAT PEACE WILL FIND YOU ALL SOMEDAY. STAY STRONG AND GODSPEED. SEMPER FI



A MARINE MOM