Michael "Mike" Laird

Dear Michael,

Two years and 5 days have gone by since I last spoke with you. 2 years and 6 weeks have gone by since I last hugged you and kissed you and told you how handsome you are and that you were my "favorite"! I remember the look in your eyes and that cute sideways smile you always gave me and I wish, oh how I wish, I could hear you laugh again! I see you in my mind everyday and I feel you in my heart every second of the day. My prayer for you on this day is that you are...

MIKE, I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY SINCE I LAST SAW YOU. I GAVE YOU A BEAR HUG HEADED FOR THE AIRPORT AND YOU HEADED FOR HEAVEN. WHATS IT LIKE? ARE YOU WATCHING OVER US? DO YOU MISS US? I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU ARE. I WOULD BE CONTENT TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE HAPPY AND I COULD LIVE OUT THE REST OF MY LIFE NOT BEING STRESSED OUT WORRYING ABOUT YOU. I MISS THE HECK OUT OF TALKING TO YOU! LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING AS SOON AS YOU CAN! THANKS, DANO

Its hard to believe that a year has gone by. I'm sure heaven has not been the same since! I still think about you often....as I have through the years since we were kids on Brunner Dr. You will always be my "best boyfriend" and forever in my heart. Love Di

Hey Uncle Mike it's me again..I miss you soo much and I love youu...I will NEVER forget you. I am still wondering where Heaven is..haha I will always remember that joke!!

I love youu,
<3 Mollyy <3

Dear Michael,

Happy Birthday sweet brother! We all wish you were here so we could sing and give you goofy cards and laugh our heads off! I miss you so much. Stay close to my heart...as close as you possibly can.

Love, Maureen

Mike,

It is not possible that I will never again see you strut into the room, grit your teeth and squeeze my hand until it hurts, saying "Hey, Trick a rick". You protected me when we were young, but I couldn't protect you.

You never really knew how much you affected so many people. Mom, Dad,Maureen, Dan, Jim and I will simply never be the same.

My kids just don't understand. No one spent more time teasing, playing and harassing them like you did....

Mike,

It is hard to know exactly what to say. Having known you 22 years, some years better than others; goodbye does not seem to fit, because I hope to see you again. You brightened my live with your smile and your wit as you seemed to do with nearly everyone who was fortunate to know you.

It is hard to loose my best friend, because I have no one to confide in anymore. I really miss the talks about the important things, but mostly all the other conversation about...

Dear Uncle Muck,
I love you!! I only have one question? Is Heaven in the freezer or the cubbard? Laugh out Loud!!! I love you soooo much!

To my baby brother Mike,

I know that it is not necessary for me to write this to you. I know that you now know my feelings and thoughts without this, but for some reason I think it it s good time for me to write.

It has been almost a month now and every Friday since that terrible day I relive the moments when we heard the terrible news. I just want to say that I know that God's plan for you was (although incomprehensible to us) and is the best thing. I know that...