Captain Eric Allan Tinkham

It´s been 13 years now sense you left us but I´m ready to tell my story... One month before my Eric passed away I had a vision.. I was standing there looking up in the south/western sky and saw the most beautiful thunder clouds I´ve ever seen then suddenly I see a young man angel coming out of the clouds, he came down wearing a long white robe with a rope around his waste and blond hair, I never saw wing on him. There was what looked like a stone pillar that looked like it was a crept...

Its 2013 and it still feels like just yesterday you left. Life sucks without you. Theres so much I wish you could see. Ive messed up so much since you left and I still am... Its hard... I can't stand seeing mom this way.. She really needs you right now and so do I... I thought everything would get better with time but it hasn't. I feel like im punishing myself for you going away... Im used to pain now even though I shouldnt be... I miss you so much daddy. This life just isn't fair...

hi papa,
hi papa its your grandaughter tillya i just want to say i miss u soooo much and i love u sooo much i just had a baby boy and i wish u were here to see him his name is kameron i know he would of looked up to you papa,i love u and miss u the family just isent the same without you your in my heart papa love you

Dear Eric
This is your stepson D.J. I just wanted to tell you that
I love you always and forever, Not a day goes by that you don't come into to my mind. You came into my life when I was just 12 years old,.you showed me love and guidance. I Will never forget your love and compassion I always loved how you were a kid at heart and were so full of life hope to be reunited soon
Your son. D.J.

Dear Eric
This is your stepson D.J. I just wanted to tell you that
I love you always and forever, Not a day goes by that you don't come into, to my mind. You came into my life when I was just 12 years old,.you showed me love and guidance. I Will never forget your love and

Eric, it is nearly a year since you left us. But, you didn't really. Your spirit and your influence are part of us, and we are grateful for your innumerable gifts to community, to associates, to friends, and to family. I am going to keep a copy of your memory book so that I can continue to be inspired by the notes from those your life touched -- and continues to touch.

May you somehow know that your life was incredibly valuable and how precisely this well-known statement applies to...

Hey daddy, Just wanted to let you know I miss you and love you. I still remember your prickley kiss when droping me off at school I remember those hugs you would give me when I came to the house I'm trying not to cry daddy but I miss you alot its really hard to talk, type or think about you without crying I cant even watch one of my favorit movies (Chuck and Larry)anymore becuase instead of laughing I start crying. I'm trying to stay strong though and I'm doing my best to keep you proud of...

As this day draws to a close, I look at the clock; I start this message at 11:58 p.m. on 1/9/2010. I know whom I would like to be facing and addressing; however, he is no longer here.



"No longer here," you say? Yes, he is; he is beside you. He will be, as he always has been.



Though I know this, it is not the same. I strain to see his image — the one that could almost always" heal all" is now far off in the distance, farther than I...

Today is one of my best friends, and fire partners birthdays. Tink would have been 45 today. He always used tease me, that I was "older" than he was, (I was 45 on Halloween). I think of you daily Tink, and still cannot believe you are gone. I stopped by #412 on Christmas Eve, it was great to see everyone, but sure different without you there. Your spirit was there though! My family and I send out our wishes and thoughts to you and your family today! Happy Birthday Old Friend!