Herbert P. Stortz

Happy Wedding Anniversary up in Heaven, Mom and Dad!! It's been 20 years since you both got to celebrate this day together, so I hope you"re dancing the Anniversary Waltz and raising a few glasses of Cold Duck together...(Andres, of course!!) I love you and miss you both very much...you're in my heart and mind ALWAYS!!! XOXOXOXO ALL of my love, Your Muggins

Dear Dad, I hope you and Momma are dancing together in Heaven right now!!! Give Mom a birthday kiss for me!! I love you and miss you both SO VERY MUCH!!! Love Always, Your Muggins

Happy Birthday, Dad! We're having your b'day party and I know you're here with us. (Yes, I'm still behind on the dock fees!!) Love, Ron

It feels so strange not to be making that damned lemon cake this year! Happy Birthday in Heaven, Dad!! I love you and miss you SO VERY MUCH!!! xoxoxo Love Always, Your Muggins

I wrote this song after my dear Grampa[i refuse to spell it any other way] passed away:



Later never came but tomorrow did.
and the sun rose without him this morning.
this made for tears, 11 broken kids
if only we had heard his forsaken warning


memories taste like sweet tears
as we all face our grief one by one
and what we hope to appear
is a stronger family bond, that wont be undone



In the coming months, as the birds leave the...

You were-(and ALWAYS WILL BE!!!)- the best father that anyone could EVER have!! Happy Fathers Day in Heaven, Dad. We love you and miss you SO VERY MUCH!!! xoxoxo ALL OF OUR LOVE, Liz, Elle, Alex, Ronald, and all of the grandkids

They say you should live life to the fullest. Herb was a person who used his artistic and creative talents to the fullest. I remember the beautiful, hand crafted jewelry he made. I also remember his flare with Oriental cooking. I admired him as being the only living grandparent, and exposing his grandchildren to Museums and Theater, ect. All my sympathy to Liz and family. Your father was a very loving, unique person

It seems only fitting to part from you with something from Broadway: "I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn and we are led to those who help us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return. Well I don't know if I believe that's true, but I know I'm who I am today because I knew you..."

Dad, I still can't believe you're gone. I keep waiting for you to call, or come walking down the block with that little "bop" in your step and that certain determined tilt to your chin. Life will never be the same without you.
You taught all of us- (not just through words, but BY EXAMPLE!) -honesty, kindness, strength, respect for others, and, above all, the IMPORTANCE of family and friends!! You went out and lived your life to the fullest, NEVER stopped learning, travelling,...