Derrick M. "Ricky" Holstege

Len, Tammy, Samantha and Steven,

I'm so sorry for your recent loss. It must be extremely difficult for you all to realize that Derrick is gone now. But be at peace for he is in his heavenly home now where our Father wanted him to be. May He give you rest, comfort and much love in these days of sorrow,

In christian love,

No bond is as great as that between a parent and child. My deepest condolences are with you as you grieve.

Dear Ricky,
I knew you, but I never knew you that well. I was somewhat of your friend. It was fun hanging out with you and your friends. It seemed like I was always laughing. Even though I didn't know you as much as Shelby, or other close friends of yours, I still am sad about your passing. It seemed like yesterday it was Shelby's Birthday Party. That's the last day I saw you. But even though it was the last day I saw you, Your presence will always be with your Friends and Family. You...

tammy, len and family..
im so sorry for your loss, ricky will never be forgotten!



To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.

Dear Tammy, Len, Sami and Steven. I am so sorry for your loss. Ricky was an amazing person and he didn't deserve to be in that accident. I wish I had one more day to spend with him just to say goodbye and tell him that I loved him. I think everyone wanted that. I was reading all of these entries and seeing how everyone said he loved to sing, I knew he did. I have videos of him singing from my birthday party and he was a really talented rapper lol. But again, I'm very sorry for your loss.

Tammy, Len, Sami, and Steven
You are still in my daily thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Wendy Young

Len, Tammy, Sam, Steven, Im so sorry that i couldnt make it to the funeral first of all, and i just wanted to say that im sorry that this happened and like Stephenie said yes he sang his heart out all the time i used to sit next to him on the bus and we would sing together the songs that we both knew lol it was great to hear him sing cuz he did love to sing and his voice could get pretty high back then but he was my best friend growing up and I feel bad that i couldnt see him before this but...

Dear Len, Tammy, Sammy and Steven,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I know I haven't seen your family in a long time, but good memories help to get through times like this so I'll share one that came to mind. I remember Ricky singing his heart out on the bus. He loved to sing and we loved to hear him. He had such a high voice back then, and he could sing so well that song called "One Voice" by Billy Gilman. I hope this message brings a smile to your faces in a time of such sadness....