Gil Mercado Obituary
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Charlie Gili
April 27, 2013
Hello,
We would like to express our deepest condolences and also let the Mercado 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
Peggy Childers
April 13, 2012
To the family and friends of Spc. Gil Mercado:
Always remembering Gil. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
April 13, 2011
To the family and friends of Spc. Gil Mercado:
Please accept our remembrance of Gil on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers/Ginger Mankowski
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Elizabeth Raab
January 14, 2011
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.
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Peggy Childers
April 13, 2010
To the family and friends of Spc. Gil Mercado:
Remembering Gil 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
Kenna
March 23, 2010
”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 the hero’s Mother, Father and/or spouse. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Almost 2,100 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!
This is a gift! We have wonderful sponsors who help with the costs, and want you know that everyone here at Project Compassion does and will always CARE.
Contact us directly at [email protected] or go to www.heropaintings.com . If you have already had a portrait completed, we pray that you are enjoying the portrait and God Bless You.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
Kenna
[email protected]
Peggy Childers
April 14, 2009
To the family of Spc. Gil Mercado:
Gil 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
R Collis
July 16, 2008
It is difficult to know what to say since I want to express my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Spc Mercado. Please know that your loved one is not forgotten. I wish everyone impacted by this tragic loss strength and peace. I hope that Spc Mercado knew that there are people in America who respect his great courage in serving as a member of the US military. Although I did not know him, I know that he must have been a very special person to be willing to do something that most Americans will never have to experience, and for that we can never say thank you enough.
Thank you Spc Mercado!
The Neal family
April 18, 2008
To the Mercado family,
Please know that just as your loved one will forever remain in your hearts and minds, his sacrifice and that of your family, will remain with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God grant you the peace that passes all understanding.
April 13, 2008
Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers today.
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”
Please contact me and I will email you back a copy of an
Angel and soldier drawing.
I did not know Jay, but I am remembering on
this day he gave his all.
He is my hero.
(from reading about him, I saw
he preferred to go by Jay)
Sincerely,
Debra Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL
Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55
The Other Side
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol
November 14, 2007
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Spc Mercado!
August 3, 2007
If this person can stand in battle to ensure my freedom, then I will stand in grief with his/her family to honor him/her. For every fallen HERO there is a bright star that shines in the evening sky to remind us of the cherished gift we were given – even if for too short a time.
My heart breaks again as I sign yet another guest book of another courageous young soldier who gave their life so selflessly. I wish I never found myself in a position to have to sign another guest book for the rest of my life, but I promised LE RON A. WILSON (a dear friend KIA 7/6/07, 18yrs old) that neither he nor any like him would be forgotten and so I will continue until the day there is no longer the need.
PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)
Cherylann Lane
July 16, 2007
With deepest sympathy for your terrible loss. Everyone at Operation Jersey Cares feels your pain. We love and support our troops. Gil may be gone but not forgotten!
July 5, 2007
Thank you for the sacrifice made by Spc Mercado and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!
Grace Z
May 28, 2007
Tell them of us and say,
For their tomorrows,
We gave our today.
-- The Kohima Epitaph
We will never forget,
NJ Marine Moms
Garnet Jenkins
April 12, 2007
In Remembrance of Spc. Gil Mercado, with a Multitude of Thanks, for this Young Soldier's Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.
May Gil Rest Safely in God's Loving Care and may the Peace of God continue to be with the Mercado family.
Those who Made these Sacrifices, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.
"I will lift up my eyes to the hills- from whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth."
Psalm 121:1-2
I am sincerely hoping that you continue to feel the thoughts of Caring and Support that surround you each day, as this Country Remembers Someone Very Precious to you, who is a Hero to all of us.
I am So Deeply Sorry for your loss.
nj
November 10, 2006
REmembering you on this Veterans Day. You gave the ultimate. I am so sorry that you did not get to live out a full life here, but you lived to the fullest and are missed greatly. Rest in peace.
Tom Gugliuzza-Smith
October 16, 2006
My heartfelt sympathy to the Mercado family in the loss of Gil. I did not know Gil,(I lived in the Easton/Bangor PA area 52 years) 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. Gil it has been over 3 years since you were taken please know that you are my 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~
Thomas & JoAnn Meehan
August 13, 2006
Our heartfelt sympathy to the Mercado Family, my wife and I did not know Gil. As parents who lost a daughter, Colleen, Age 26 on September 11, 2001 at the WTC, we share and understand the immense loss and sorrow of losing a child.
Please know that his sacrifice will not be forgotten, and he will remain in our prayers forever, a hero whom we will never forget.
Our prayer is that God’s tender mercy will dry your tears, and that He will comfort you in all the days ahead.
May the Peace of the Lord Be With You, Upon You, and Remain With You Always,
With Love & Respect,
Tom & JoAnn Meehan
Mayra Mercado
April 13, 2006
Jr.
On the anniversary of your death, I wanted to tell you that I miss you more than I can say. I know you are taking care of all of us from the Other side, but it is still hard for us. I don't know if the pain of losing you will ever lessen, but one thing that won't is my love for you. Rest in peace unil we see each other again, J. Love Mayra
Kristoffer Villarreal
March 10, 2006
I will never realy know what happend that day but I think of it for hours we tried our best, but it wasnt enough you will always be rememberd as the last po-rican I miss you my friend
SGT. " V "
Kristoffer Villarreal
March 10, 2006
i will never realy know hwat happend that day but i think of it for hours we tried our best to but wit wasnt enough you will always be rememberd as the last po-rican i miss you my friend SGT. " V "
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