Russell Stowe Westover

It is a year and not a day goes by without thinking of you, and wishing i see you, tell you how much we love you and miss you. you were such an important part of our life. I can still hear the "woo hoo" in your voice. you are on the surface of our hearts and we all miss you so much. you were such an inspiration to our kids and family, and everyone that you met. we are so thankful to have met your 16 years ago when you brought your family and friends into our lives. We were so lucky to have...

We celebrated your birthday tonight Russ, just like we used to and just like we will continue to do in the future. We toasted you with your favorite tequila and I made your favorite Sherri dish: chicken enchiladas. Suzanne brought your Margueritaville and we set it up in the same spot you always placed it. Christine is doing a great job of filling your shoes as the designated bartender. :)

Needless to say, a key ingredient was missing...you. I miss hearing "Hey Baby!" as you walked...

Little Brother,

I miss you and am so proud of you. Next week on your birthday I will be volunteering at Mary's pre-school. I promise to bake homemade cookies to take in for the class treat. You did that for your kids.
Your family continues to be a bright spot in my life.
You and Rob are with me every day. I love you.

xo,
'yer big sis,
Deb

Dear Suzanne, Christine, Alex, Gabrielle:

We recently heard of Russ's passing and we are deeply sorry. Even though we knew him a short while, he made us feel like special people everytime we would see him at the kids' soccer games.

Suzanne, if there is anything you need I am here for you....please call me

Christine- Mo is very sad to hear of the loss of your Dad. I, too, lost my father when I was 17. If you ever need to talk please come and see me!

Hey Dad!
I miss you so much! I know you are having a great time looking down on the family with Uncle Rob and watching over! Although I wish you were still here to see your first grandchild! She is perfect! She looks almost exactly like I did in the pictures with you holding me when I was really small... You were always SO good with little kids. You could make just about anyone of them stop crying by just looking at them. I think it was just a special gift you had. I really wish you...

Russ was someone who made everyone around him feel special. He could take a story about something ordinary and make it hilarious. He was the one person I knew who could be counted on to have more home improvement projects going at one time than I did. It seemed that every time we went to the Westover house, he had added something or moved it to a different place.
I thought there would always be more time at some point in the future for our families to spend more time together. We'll...

July 2, 2009

How is it that one can feel so “full” after such a great loss? The love you always new was there surfaces in new and profound ways. Suzanne and Gabrielle, Christine and Alex are deep in our hearts – Sue and Bob all like family. Our story began 21 years ago when Suzanne and I were pregnant together with our first girls. I remember that first winter when Rusty and Suzanne were living out of their trailer while building the house. Gabrielle would get snuggled down...

There's not many people in this world who you can say are "One of a kind." Russ however was! He held a special place in everyone's heart and always will. The Westover Family is one special family filled with love, kindness, and adventure. We were lucky to have spent time with Russ and his family along with many other friends at their cabin in Sun Cove and camping at Pearrygin Lake. We also traveled to Cabo San Lucas in May of 2002 and celebrated the big 40 for Russ in October of 2003 also in...