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MARK FRENCH
January 30, 2023
17 years now and you are still missed my friend......Dave Thomson, Mike Bello and I wish you could join us for breakfast on Saturdays....Someday we will see each other again!
Mom
January 31, 2014
Today, as if I wasn't sad already, I decided to read all the wonderful thoughts from people who loved you. So, I sit here in work crying so hard but yet, I am so proud of you and who you were. It says a lot that 7 years later, people still talk about you and smile. While it is easier now to see your picture or read your prayer card, I am still so very sad and heartbroken. How proud you would be of your children. I know exactly the look that would be on your face when you talked about them. Through these years, I have had many signs that you are with me. I have faith that you are okay and you are with us everyday. I love you and I miss you. In my heart, you will always be my baby boy. I ask Mary, who lost her son Jesus, to watch over my son and while I can't physically hug you, I know you are in the arms of God. Rest well David. I love you!
Aine O'Brien
January 31, 2014
Every single person who loves you and continues to miss you has found a way (how is still beyond me) to get by each and every day without you. In the midst of taking it day by day and finding a way to go about an unnormal, unwanted path, it has brought us to 7 very long years. It scares me how slowly, how trudgedly, how long the time since you were taken from us has been. As I sit here with yet again the same exact feeling I had 7 years ago when I found out the news, I realize that NOTHING... No amount of time, no amount of hugs, no amount of thoughts... Will make this process any easier. As the days go on, I find it getting harder. Graduation coming up, no help from you in my college decision, a wonderful love of mine you will never get to meet, nephews you can't hold, a sister you can't stand beside to hold as she goes through a life changing and endangering process, friends you can no longer keep in touch with on family matters and health concerns, parents you can not be there for to help after all the years they have helped you, these are just a few thoughts of mine. Dee, beyond all the sadness and the "wishes" I seek, I still try to look at the good. You have touched the lives of many, and in the process, have made a lasting memory to us. There is no amount of thankfulness that could possibly be sent your way to honor you for the guardian angel you have served to us these past 7 years. Today marked a changing day in a father, a loving friend, a son, a brother, a cousin, to a memory. But my love remains the same. I send this I love you, I miss you, and I need you here, all the way to Heaven from the bottom of my heart.
January 29, 2014
My heart is broken
Aine O'Brien, Ohio
November 9, 2013
Mama just surpassed you in 10 years of life. 10 years you got robbed of, and now I really realize the brokenness of the situation. The pain in the number 38 and realizing just how short your time here on Earth really was. 38 years was not enough time for us with you, but it eases me knowing you made those 38 years into every moment of life you could have gotten out of it. You lived those years better then some people do in double that, and for that I idolize you. Although you never made it to the age of 48 like Mama did today, I know that you got just as much out of it, although cut short. Each and everyday I find a heavy reminder to add to my broken heart, each and everyday I still ache with the pain I did 2,503 days ago, and each and every day I find myself missing you...lost. You will always be top of mind Dee. And I will forever love you until my very last day reunites me to your arms. I've never meant a stronger sentence... I love you
With endless love, your baby girl
November 6, 2013
Time does not stop for me when that's all I need. Just a single frozen moment in this long journey, so that just for an instant, I can retrace you, and feel as if you are not carried away from me by time. But reality strikes me again in those dreams I wish, and only continues to go on without you, carrying me away with it, doing the only good of bringing me closer to you. In the end it will be worth it, but all the time taken from me in between will forever haunt my broken heart.
Aine O'Brien
October 29, 2013
That "one day", where they say it gets easier, where they say the pain lessens, where they say you can finally accept it, when they say you're life will one day get used to the void, that "one day" has yet to come, 6 years and 9 months later. I'm realizing that one day will never come.
I love you forever. -aine
August 5, 2013
Haven't been able to write in here to you in awhile, and I'm sorry about that. It gets tough and nothing's ever "easier" even though its said to be with time. I've found out the hard way with a bunch of things, and one of those things is that it doesn't get better with time. If only I can go back 6 1/2 years ago, but why? When we've made it this far? All because time then was perfect. As I sit here with you and where you lay to rest, I can only hope you're on the same count down as me. "6 1/2 years without seeing my babygirl. Why go back now when I've made it this long. I'll look ahead in time and enjoy it up here, one day will come and when it does, all the wait will be worth it." I can only hope that that's how it goes for you.
You're proud daughter, Aine O'Brien
June 21, 2013
Happy Father's Day to my one true guardian angel. That's what really makes a father the best
Happy Father's Day - Aine O'Brien
June 16, 2013
Not being able to wake up with the excitement for you for Father's Day. This was a special day set aside for us to especially thank you, as if us 3 didn't do that enough lol. Livin this one for you Dee, heavens best father of course. <3
Aine O'Brien
May 29, 2013
Missing you through all my love
Your forever daughter, Aine
May 29, 2013
I seem to go to your house a lot, I find it a peaceful way to think, and the closest Heaven I can get to you here in small town Ohio. How is it fair that I have to just sit outside, all by myself, just me and my thoughts, and deal with all that keeps me from you. I just want to hug my father at his house like the rest of the world seems to be able to do
You're grown baby girl
May 21, 2013
It's hard enough going on another day after another day without you. But how am I suppose to go on another birthday? You're the only reason I'm even here
Your loving daughter
May 14, 2013
Every birth day will forever remain bare. The only reason I am here is because of a man as great as you. I will spend the rest of them as a celebration of thanks to you and Mama. Wish my 18th could be fulfilled. Forever looking for the good side of this,... maybe you're the one to make my birthday wishes come true
Aine O'Brien
May 13, 2013
Just sittin in class suppose to be writing a paper, but I thought why should I when I want my seconds in the time of 10:25 to be used up by telling someone like you that I love you :) Too bad this couldn't be a text, but I'll just think of this as heavens little messaging
Love from your daughter, Aine
May 3, 2013
As the next hour approaches and every one in Bellbrook awaits the 6 month mark of the 3 girls passing away in the crash, I read what they have to say and break as if it were my own, not realizing that I too face a different pain. Not one of losing a daughter or sister or friend, but of my very own father. Although the pain verys depicting your position in a situation, it can never be masked, because some nights, such as tonight for all of us, the pain hits all over again. For this very reason I wonder how I've managed to make it 6 1/2 years. Pain never fades
Aine O'Brien
May 2, 2013
I was woken up in the middle of the night last night to one of the songs playing on my music playlist.. The song was "Into the mystic". What are the odds, especially since I am the heaviest sleeper someone could ever meet. I love you too
I love you. - Aine
April 29, 2013
Thinking of you brings me to tears. Left wondering when it'll ever get easier, ever get better, ever get normal, and knowing the answer to 'ever' is never
April 26, 2013
Heartbroken
No better word describes how I feel to learn of this.
Dee, friend, mom will be sad to see you so soon, you were like a son to her, she will comfort you.
Memories are forever!
As I remember Dee dancing at my wedding reception, or searching for Easter eggs outside my house with the kids, I say sincerely, thank you for the memories.
I pray that Keaghan, Aine, Flannery, and Monique find peace.
T Drisccoll-Cobb
Much love, Aine
April 19, 2013
Today I'm thankful that such an amazing man is forever safe apart from this cruel world. Boston is going through a lot, I hope that cruelness is blocked out wherever you are
April 16, 2013
I'm sorry Dee
April 10, 2013
Tonight you would have just became the uncle of two amazing babies. We're all so excited here and more then blessed, but definitely unable to fill the void of that phone call we can't make to you to tell you the news, and even though I couldn't be any more happy for the perfect family I am a part of, I can't help but get all sad and redestroyed and hit the realization all over again of this unfair situation. I'm sorry you won't ever get to hold your two nephews in your arms
Aine O'Brien
April 1, 2013
Loving the view down here in Florida left only to imagine how amazing your view is! Missing you wherever I go
I love you Dee! Love, Aine
March 25, 2013
Welp...in 2 months I'll be 18..not so much of a baby girl huh? 18 just seems like a lot, never saw it coming this soon! Does time go by fast up there?
March 24, 2013
Mornings like these with breakfast without you get me wishing for a visit, now that'd be a good morning
Aine O'Brien
March 17, 2013
I know you can't have a beer with your friends and family today, but that Guiness with Jesus has got to be better. Happy St. Pattys day!
March 15, 2013
6 years hasn't changed my love for you, that's a blessing
Loving you always, Aine
March 13, 2013
I sit in class today and have to present a slideshow of pictures, you and the rest of the family are in them of course. It's so cool how every single picture taken by anyone is a memory captured. These pictures shouldn't be all that I have of you. If only I knew then that those moments captured would be all that I would have on a day like today
Aine O'Brien
March 13, 2013
When long nights bring me into the late hours of the night and my mind races with never ending thoughts, I feel what it's like to miss you. I'm missing you, as you miss out on the world.
Your baby girl
March 12, 2013
In these nights where everyone settles down, I hope they all appreciate what they have, their children, their mothers, their brothers. I hope it's all appreciated, because nights like these I miss appreciating what you would do for me
March 12, 2013
Dee,
I still miss you every day, but there are always little signs that you are watching over me. The other day I felt the urge to go through some old CDs and found the last few pictures we have of you. You look so happy Dee. <3 Finding those pictures was exactly what I needed on a difficult day. I love you Dee <3
March 7, 2013
I'm doing a new thing where I post on here everyday! I did yesterday too but the song I posted must not have loaded. I wish it did, I'll keep trying until it does. Maybe it just takes a while to reach into the mystic
March 5, 2013
P.s. don't worry, I miss Amy too, you aren't the only one
Your baby girl
March 5, 2013
Besides the memories and my thoughts, which I have no guarentee you can see or read or hear or understand, music is the only connection to you I haven't been able to lose. I hope they have music wherever you are
Aine O'Brien
March 4, 2013
Most people say they would do anything, whatever it takes, to bring their missing loved one back, but it seems so selfish for me to say because you are at peace, what better condition could you ever be in. What I would do anything for is to know if you remember me. Whatever it takes
Aine O'Brien
March 3, 2013
You may be forgotten, but never from me. I hope that is enough
Aine O'Brien
March 2, 2013
Still so speechless
Deb Crowell
February 4, 2012
I can't believe it's been 5 years David. My heart still aches and the tears just keep falling. It seems like yesterday but also forever! I still find myself reaching for the phone because I miss you and want to hear your voice. I want to make sure your okay and tell you I love you. I look to the sky and feel you watching over me. This seems to be harder with every passing day but my hope for you is you are at peace.Know that you are sorely missed but never forgotten. Sail "into the mystic" David and know that we "wish you were here"!! I love you my brother, my hero, my friend. Rest in peace.God bless!
Aine O'Brien
October 24, 2011
gone but never forgotten<3
Victoria Hart
December 27, 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE and miss you !!!
Love your favorite niece,
VICTORIA!
Deb Crowell
December 27, 2010
Dear David,
Happy 42nd Birthday! As each day passes we miss you more and try to find comfort you are at peace. That is my birthday wish for you! Please know you are never forgotten, not just today but everyday. Our hearts still cry for you and your memory lives on! We love and miss you, David! Rest in peace and God Bless!
Kathy Carcione
February 2, 2010
David,
Everyday you are in my heart and my thoughts. I sit here crying, three years later and I miss you. My memories of you and our conversations bring me joy. Your love of God and your strong faith make me know that you are okay and you are with God. Knowing this brings me some peace. I love you so much. Nothing, not time, not death can ever change that.
MA
Maureen O'Brien
February 1, 2010
Well Dave it was 3 years ago tonight, right about this time that I got the worst phone call of my life, that all too soon you were taken away from me. Tonight around this time, I finished my Masters Degree!
It was you who told me to go back to school. It was you who edited my papers and gave me the motivation to continue. I owe my education to my own hard work but also to you who encouraged me and always said "Good for you". So I know tonight you are smiling down on me telling me exactly that. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you or want to pick up the phone and have you say "Is everything alright?"
I miss you my brother and my best friend in life. I love you D
Deborah Crowell
January 31, 2010
David,
3 Years ago today and it was no easier than any other! As time goes by I miss you more and still can't believe your not here!! The life you lived is impressive and everyone thinks and talks about you often! The fond memories keep us going and laughing!! Know that you are NEVER forgotten and FOREVER LOVED!! WE LOVE YOU BIG BROTHER!! REST IN PEACE!!
Maureen OBrien
February 10, 2009
Well two years has passed Dave and I sit here now still crying because I miss my best friend. I still reach for my phone now and again to call you because for a split second I think I havent heard from you for a while. I miss you terribly and you still have my heart.
Mike Bello
February 6, 2009
David, you are still in my thoughts and are missed my friend. Everytime I hear certain songs, I think back to a memory of us growing up. Doing what we did best, having fun. God Bless You David, and thanks for being a part of my life.
Deb Crowell
January 31, 2008
David,
I think of you everyday. Not a day goes by that you aren't being thought of or talked to. All the memories of you and we still laugh. You are missed and today we will all reflect on the life you lived and the memories you leave behind.You are ALWAYS in our thoughts and prayers.Continue to sail "INTO THE MYSTIC"."WISH YOU WERE HERE" but until we meet again rest in peace and always know I LOVE AND MISS YOU,BIG BROTHER!!
Dee chasing me when I was little. This is probably when Mama and Dee lived in Illinois.
October 23, 2007
October 23, 2007
Dee and Mama dancing. A perfect picture of Dee's goofy side!
October 23, 2007
The four of us post-confirmation at Logan's Roadhouse.
October 23, 2007
Dee at my conformation, he was so funny that day! He couldn't believe I was wearing a skirt and being all girly. He couldn't stop laughing when I changed into jeans. He kept making me laugh by making faces and acting just like Dee :)
October 23, 2007
Carolyn DeSimone
September 1, 2007
David-
I found myself thinking of you today. Since you were always one of the "big kid cousins" my memories of you always involved some family get together. You were always a kind hearted soul. You can see your tender ways in your three beautiful and bright children.
God Bless David
Michelle Fossett
February 17, 2007
Dave,
What a pleasure it has been to know you. I know you are at peace now but you are going to be missed every day. Thank you for being such a great friend to Marty and myself. We love you and will never forget you.
Michelle, Marty, Tyler, Sammie & Gracie
Joan Strollo
February 17, 2007
Sincere sympathy to all of David's family. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
George Grey Jr
February 16, 2007
My deepest sympathy to David, his father, Eddy his uncle, and the whole O'Brien family.
I know God has a special place for him in heaven.
Michael Crowell
February 14, 2007
Dear David,
I want to thank you for all of the short times we had as a family. Altough you lived in Ohio it was always great to see you and your kids whenever you where able to get home. I also want to thank you for treating as a brother and not like a "in-law". You will be missed more than you'll ever know. We'll see on that big golf course in the sky some day my friend but until that day comes R.I.P
Deborah Crowell
February 13, 2007
Dear David,
It was so nice to have Thanksgiving with you and share some memories. I will forever cherish them. I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS! YOU ARE MY GUARDIAN ANGEL! Rest in Peace,Big Brother.
Craig Yoken
February 10, 2007
Please accept my deepest sympathies. I had not seen David in almost 20 years until the recent LHS reunion. The conversation flowed as if only days had passed. He was always so approachable and fun loving. I knew him from Junior High as well as LHS. He will be missed.
Flannery O'Brien
February 10, 2007
Dee,
I love you more than anything. I always worried if you were okay and always made sure you were. Now I know that you are okay forever. You were my best friend and today I met all your other friends. Dee, it was amazing how many people came. You would have been very happy at the outcome. I need you so much Dee, to talk to me about music, to tell me stories about your friends, and to be there for me as an escape when Mama starts acting like Mama. But yet I am so happy that you are no longer suffering, I knew how much pain you were in. I love you so much and I played Into the Mystic among others for you. Dee, please stay with Auntie Mo, Uncle Michael, Aunt Debbie, Grandma Kathy, Grampa, Nana, Great-Grandmother, ALL your other relatives, Matt, Marty, Amy, ALL your other friends, Aine, Mama, Keaghan, and me. Please stay near us Dee. You were and ARE the best dad in the world. I love you so much.
Jeff Leonard
February 9, 2007
My thoughts and prayers go out the entire O'Brien family. Sorry for your loss.
Rick Alford
February 9, 2007
On the day the David was born his mother held him and told him he would never have to wonder if he was loved. Today, knowing that many family and friends traveled from all parts of the country and abroad to pay their respects to my cousin David, it is easy to see how well loved he really was. I will miss you and think of you often.
Mike, Terri and Theresa Bello
February 9, 2007
David, you are a great person and a great friend. I am honored to have had a chance to share many memories with you, especially sharing a Limo with you for our Senior Prom and our trip to Maine as part of a Science class we took. David, you will be missed.
Mark French
February 8, 2007
I still can't believe that you are gone....I still remember seeing you at our 20th High School Reunion just a few months ago. It was the first time we had seen each other in almost 20 years, but it was like we had never really lost touch. I look back now and think of all the great times that I and the rest of your friends shared with you-from the first time I met you in 6th grade at Fisk, to the summer of 1987 when you helped me paint my grandparents house in Vermont. My thoughts and prayers are with your family always. I will never forget you my friend....
LHS 20th Reunion
February 7, 2007
Carol ( St. Brigid's Rectory) Morrell
February 7, 2007
Maureen: So sorry to hear of the loss of your brother, David. I talked to your father in church last Sunday but didn't make the connection until I read the notice on the internet. My prayers are with you and your family.
Cynthia Pedlikin
February 7, 2007
Kathy,
I was saddened to read of David's passing. While we worked together, you spoke so often about him and his family. I know he will be missed by all.
My deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Cynthia
Flannery,Aine,Keaghan and Mama O'Brien
February 7, 2007
We all love you very much Dee. We miss you very much, and are praying for you. If you could live one more minute or second, I know you would for us. We are still thinking of you and we know you are still in our hearts forever and ever. WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH DEE. WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. WE WANT YOU BACK.
Michael O'Shaughnessy
February 7, 2007
Our family is deeply saddened by your loss. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. David and I were classmates from Junior High through LHS and he will be deeply missed. God Bless.
Mary McGuinness
February 6, 2007
I am so sad to hear about your loss. I cannot even comprehend what you and your families are going through. Please accept my sympathies and know that you are all being thought of during this most difficult time in your lives. Rest in peace, David.
Christopher St.John
February 5, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this sorrowful time. Dave was a great guy and will be missed.
Linda (Bailey) Venza
February 5, 2007
I was so saddened to hear of David's passing. May the happy memories and the love of those around you help you all through this most difficult time. With deepest sympathy, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Janet, Stephen, Michelle, Heather Lipkin
February 5, 2007
We are thinking of David and his entire family whom we love so very much. We are so saddened by David's passing. He was such a special person who was deeply loved and will be sorely missed. All our love, The Lipkin Family
Melissa Privetera
February 5, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Maureen Hart
February 4, 2007
I miss you more than anything Dave. I could not have asked for a more caring and loving older brother. I dont know what I am going to do without you. I will always cherish the times we spent togehter. I know when I turn to the sky that you are looking down on me and telling me that it is all ok. I LOVE YOU!!!!
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