Michael (Spooner) Hetherington

Brother
I thought of you all day today...I went with mom to your house to give her my wish list of things that I wanted to buy....mom showed me your clothes and I ended up with 3 big bags..justin will be able to wear alot of your things...the only thing I wanted was your duster I will wear it all the time and that thought brings me closer to you...I bought a few of your tools I hope you dont mind...you taught me a few things about "doing things yourself"...I remember when you taught me...

Hello Brother
Its Christmas evening and we spent the day at Michelle's house....it was a quiet christmas without you...I think we were all afraid to talk about you...afraid we would lose it...it took me 40 minutes to get to Michelles and I cried all the way....its just not the same and everyone knew it...in fact Philip mentioned that the holidays for him would not be the same without both of you giving me a hard time...yeah I would give anything to hear your voice again
Janice,...

My Brother,
I saw you this last Monday in God's arms resting so peacfully. I heard only a few of the wonderful things about you that enriched and touched not only the lives of family members but also everyone you came in touch with. We met for the first time about six months ago, and after hearing the things that I did, I regret not knowing you sooner but also cherish the fact that we did get to meet, talk and most importantly "drink a beer together".

When Debra asked me...

Dearest Mike~~
I'm proud the same blood ran in our veins. The tremendous outpouring of love from your friends and especially your family, shows the legacy within your soul, that carried you to Heaven.

I know family members were there to greet you that you never knew in this life, but their arms were open and they greeted you with great pride and enormous love.

Your family here on Earth will miss you greatly and will carry their deep love for you forever. Their...

Brother,
Today we laid you to rest and gave you to God
You would have loved the services...everything you asked for Bagpipes, Military Honors....your friends and family were there to tell you goodbye...your daughter received your military honors flag....your family asked Shawn to do your eulogy and he was honored....your little brother came and wore red hightops just for you...yeah we know your smiling...Janice wrote some fun stories about you and the minister shared them with...