Rodolfo Mendiola IV

To my precious gift lil Rudy. Today marks your 32nd birthday and I continue to miss you tremendously. Estevan and I went to the Oblate grotto of our blessed mother and said the rosary with Tía letty and Cathy JJ your cousin and Nina. It was profound as everyone shared something about what you meant to them and we all shared in the memories of you. Like Estevan said in his Facebook post “until we meet again”. Love you my son. Happy heavenly birthday.

Today I´m reminded of that horrible time that Estevan and I rushed to find out if you were gone from our lives forever. It was a heartbreaking moment when the officer showed me your picture of the person inside the home who was deceased. It was you my precious son. Not one day goes by that I think about you and continue to believe that you are in heaven with our Lord and all we need to do is be good, serve God, pray and believe in eternal life to be with you some day. Love you with all my...

My dearest son. No matter how much time passes since you joined our Lord, I still miss you and think about you. Your beautiful smile in all your pictures cheer me up knowing that you’re happy and smiling in heaven with grandpa, grandma and tio Jimmy. I love you lil Rudy on this day of your anniversary

Another year passes and you would be 30 years old lil Rudy. Not a day goes by that I am not missing you and your beautiful smile. My sadness from the loss I feel in my heart is so deep during these months leading to your birthday. I continue to find solace in knowing you are with grandma and grandpa with our Lord in everlasting life. With all my love happy birthday son. Mom

Oh my sweet heart son the 7 th anniversary of your passing has come and it's not any easier. As I'm looking at your bible on my night stand I open it to your picture when I took you to the zoo. You were so little. It brought a sadness to me that you are not here with us anymore. My only solace is that you are in heaven with our Lord and with grandma now enjoying everlasting life.

My dearest son. I miss you every day but most importantly on your birthday. I pray that you are happy in heaven with our Lord and celebrating today with our loved one
s who have also passed.

Rudy, you remain in my prayers and I ask our Lord Jesus Christ, to provide comfort to family and friends, until you're reunited with them once more. Mrs. Susan Gonzales (Ms. G, St. John Bosco)...

The bird of paradise (UTSA flower) bloomed again same time as the first one when lil Rudy passed in 2016 and right before lil Rudy's birthday. As I was entering my home, there it was blooming as big as ever. What does that mean? Can it be he's sending messages when I'm sad and thinking of him? Is life filled of coincidence or truly made up of spiritual connections with our loved ones who have moved on to everlasting life with our Lord? I believe in the latter.