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Walter Wixner Memoriam

MEMORIAM Walter J. Wixner II July 31, 2008 Today is a sad time for us. We are so grateful to have had you in our life. Our memories are so full and we miss you so much! You are forever in our hearts! We think of you always. WE LOVE YOU! Dad, Nana and Papp, Paige and Children

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Published by Connecticut Post on Jul. 31, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for Walter Wixner

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Aunt Cheri Wixner Wargo Hall

July 31, 2023

Walter & Mari / July 2010

Cheri Wixner Wargo Hall

July 31, 2023

Today marks 15 years of your passing with the same feelings as every other day - sadness that you´re gone and wishing we could tell you one last time how much we love & care for you.

I remember the way it used to be
the days, the months, long past now
keep coming back to me.
They say you never miss the good times
until they've been and gone.
I only wish those good times
could have just gone on and on.

You are forever in my heart!

Love
Aunt Cheri

Cheri Wixner-Hall

July 28, 2021

Cheri Wixner-Hall

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Cheri Wixner-Hall

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Cheri Wixner-Hall

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Cheri Wixner-Hall

July 28, 2021

Almost 13 yrs have passed without you.
I can still feel your presence & love.
Thank you for the gifts you continue to give me!
You can still bring a smile to my face &
love to my heart.
I love you forever!!!
Aunt Cheri

Greg McBride

August 2, 2020

What’s up Walt
I can’t believe it’s been 12 years already. Bro it feels just like it was yesterday the last time we saw each other and spoke at the gas station in Stratford. You always have been a good friend throughout the years and you will always be missed. Bro... Till we meet again, continue to look over us!!!

Greg M.

August 2, 2020

What’s up Walt
I can’t believe it’s been 12 years already. Bro it feels just like it was yesterday the last time we saw each other and spoke at the gas station in Stratford. You always have been a good friend throughout the years and you will always be missed. Bro... Till we meet again, continue to look over us!!!

Ray O

July 31, 2020

Hey Wally

Can’t believe it’s been 12 years- crazy bro . This time of year still puts me in a weird zone - takes me back in time like it was yesterday.. I hope you are proud and co-sign the progress down here - just took a little bit of time . I love u brother and I wouldn’t be who I am today without you..Say hello to those who have come to join you up there .. Until we sit and laugh again , keep an eye out down here......

Cheri Wixner

July 28, 2020

Ever had a memory that sneaks out of your eyes,
& rolls down your cheek............... Thinking of you....

Deborah Koepke

March 23, 2018

missing you today

D Koepke

March 19, 2018

Jasmine had her first event to promote, it did not go off as she had hoped. She still holds her head up high. She is an incredible young girl. Just wishing you were here, you are in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. Miss you to much. Love Mom

Deborah Koepke

March 15, 2018

LOVE YOU WALTER

Deborah Koepke

February 5, 2017

The days flow by like the current of a river. I miss you more now than ever. I think of you every day and it saddens my heart to see and know all we are missing since we will never have that time to spend with you over these years. The girls ask about you all the time, we keep your memories alive. Love you , mom.

Ray

July 31, 2015

Hey Wally ,
It's been a while my brother but it feels like yesterday... It's been 7 years since I saw you my man but I know ur still there everyday. I love you brother u already know that. Half of my heart died that day and Nothing has ever been same since.. I wish I could just sit with you for an hour and talk , and I know We will someday, someday we can laugh for hours again .. I know I will just not quite yet.. I guess I still got a purpose down here for a few my dude. Save some time for me , until then brother keep one eye on me over here as always...

July 15, 2015

My dearest grandson...Pap and I have been going through some medical issues, in and out of the hospitals. But we are ok now! Miss you like crazy and wish you were here with us!I am sure you are looking down on us and know what is happening! Ziti Delbene passed away a few weeks ago. Had an accident with his truck. One of your football buddies! We had some great times at football games and get togethers at our house. Guess you know that Josh is married, has two beautiful daughters. Doing ok. Very nice wife, Beth. You met her when you were home! Your dad is still with us, thank God. He had been such a great help for us . He loves working outside taking care of the grounds, etc. Iknow I haven't written to you for awhile but think of you constantly!! How I wish you were here! Aunt Nancy passed away last month! That leaves just me and my sister in my family! Miss her and all my siblings! Gotta go now but the anniversary will be coming up on July 25! Seven years! Will talk to you soon! Love you honey! xoxoxoxoxxo Nana

July 14, 2015

Hey tootsie it's been a long time Since being on here, I still talk to you everyday but I am really missing you today, I'm still waiting for the "time heals the heart" to come true. I hope that you are taking great care of our baby girl up there with you! It will be a year next week since she passed and I can't describe how sad I am and that I miss you both like crazy, please give her big hugs and kisses for me! I love you both! Xoxoxoxoxo wish everyday that I will see you again ;(

November 3, 2014

My dear Walter, I am sorry I didn't get to write to you on your birthday but I am recuperating from two operations and get so tired. I sleep a lot. I try to walk for therapy but it has been cold and rainy. Anyway, Just to let you know how I miss you terribly! I think of you always! I always get the feeling that you are looking down on us. Just that you are constantly in my thoughts and prayers. I kiss your picture always! I love you Walter so much and wish you were here! Nana

Cheri Wixner-Wargo

November 1, 2014

Gone is the face we loved so dear,
Silent is the voice we loved to hear;
Too far away for sight or speech,
But not too far for thought to reach.
Sweet to remember him who once was here,
And who, though absent, is just as dear.
Happy 34th Birthday!
I love you Foster..
Aunt Cheri

May 17, 2014

Walter, It has been quite a while since I wrote to you. You are always on our minds. We miss you soooo much!! I still kiss your picture and say a prayer for you each day. Everything is ok here. It is the beginning of Spring after a long cold snowy winter. Glad to see the sun shine! You were always my sunshine! and I miss you so much. I love you Walter, my dear grandson. xoxoxoxo

Cheri Wixner-Wargo

January 29, 2014

Hey,
Today I was thinking of you with that snarly smile & your "unique" laugh.
I think its time to send some sunshine our way!
I miss you sooo much
I love you my Foster xoxoxo

Aunt Cheri

November 2, 2013

Walter, yesterday was your 33rd birthday and what a day I had. As I told you before, my thoughts were full of you from the day you were born until the day you passed. We miss you so much and our hearts are so heavy! We don't know why the good Lord chose to take you when he did but you are in a good place and I am sure you are looking down and saying as usual "you're the best Nana! Our thoughts and so much love go out to you. Missing you as always! Nana

Aunt Cheri Wixner-Wargo

November 1, 2013

Sigh....
I can still hear you
Happy Birthday Foster!
I love you & miss you every day!

October 23, 2013

My Dear Grandson,

Sitting here thinking of you as always! Soon it will be your birthday, November 1st. I think of the parties we used to have for you and your friends before you boys
went trick or treating! What fun we had! I wish you were here with us! We miss you so much. My heart still weighs heavy for the loss of you! My gentle giant! How I love you! You always told me "you are the best, Nana", especially when I served you breakfast in bed. I miss your laughter, that grin, that special hug you always greeted me and Papp with! I'll write to you soon! Love you so much Walter! RIP My prayers are always with you!

Kim Calzone & Family

October 19, 2013

"Just sitting here thinking of you today,just wondering how & why? Walter,you were a part of my family & will never be forgotten and so was your Nana"You will always be loved immensely by all who knew you to infinity and beyond!!!God Bless Your Soul~xoxo

MOM

July 31, 2013

The tears keep falling. You are missed more than you will ever know. I still can't look at your pictures. My heart hurts, it feel like someone actually hit it with a hammer, the pain is hard to explain. I love you....

July 30, 2013

Walter, Tomorrow you will be gone from us for the past 5 years! We miss you and think of you always! Our hearts are heavy and we cannot reconcile the fact that you are really gone! We love you so much! God be with you! RIP Nana, Papp, Dad and family

Mom Calzone

March 1, 2013

Thinking of you Today, Walter! We all really do miss you sweetheart! Miss seeing you coming around and saying HI! to the family. Stephen liked you alot to! R.I.P. HONEY!!!

February 28, 2013

Hi tootsie,
So I am in Florida for 2 months Horseshowing and on 3 different occasions over the past week I have been sitting at dinner in different restaurants and have smelled your cologne. it smelled so strong like when you'd take ur hour showers and over dose in your cologne then hug me that strong Smell of it freshly sprayed on you. It was nuts EVERYTIME I turned around thinking you were there hugging me. I miss u soooo much and think about u
More and more everyday. Time def doesn't change things like people try to say. I love you tons and miss u to death. Xoxoxoxoxo

D Koepke

February 27, 2013

Walter I found your digger dan toy you use to love to play with in the yard for hours, So many great memories of you. I am going to pass on your favorite toy to another little boy to enjoy the way you did. I held onto it for your little one but this will never be. I miss you so...

Deborah Koepke

February 17, 2013

I miss him too Cheri, I just ran across some old school papers of his, he was such a character. So funny when he wanted to be.

Aunt Cheri Wixner-Wargo

February 16, 2013

Hey Buddy,
Missing you

August 7, 2012

My dear grandson! Just came back from a short vacation. Spent one week in CT and one week in NJ visiting with Paige and the girls. The girls are getting so big and are so beautiful. Paige is doing ok, trying to continue her education and raising her kids. Stew got to go fishing with Charlie in his boat and we spend time on the beach, again he fished. I, on the other hand got a sunburn. I am still so tired from driving. Your dad stayed home with our dog and took care of things. We really appreciate all that he does. We miss you so much and think of you always. Our prayers and kisses go out to you daily. We love you Walter. Nana

August 2, 2012

Still speechless and confused. Time is suppose to help but it's making it harder! Constantly thinking about where we left off with our dreams and goals we had together and where we'd be today if this tragedy never happened, I know your prob. Still Living them up where ever u r, nothing ever stopped u my Wally boy. I would say r.i.p but your probably living it up in your new life. Still love u with all my heart tootsie! Xoxoxoxoxo love your one and only

Cheri Wixner-Wargo

August 1, 2012

Thinking of you.....

Aunt Cheri

Cheri Wixner-Wargo

July 10, 2012

I know you're watching our babies. Keep her safe & help bring her back home.
I believe!
Aunt Cheri

Nana

July 9, 2012

My dear Walter, How I miss you!!!As usual, thinking of you, wishing you were here with us! Your dad is keeping himself busy taking care of the landscaping and garden. Papp is doing well but cannot be as active as he once was. Cheri has a nice new car and thinks of you also. It will be 4 years this month that you have been gone from us! I'll never understand and it is hard to accept it, but the good Lord calls us when it is our time. I have to accept his will. Love you so much!!!!xoxoxoxoxoxo Nana

February 14, 2012

Hi Walter, Happy Valentine's Day!!!1 It has been a long time since I have written to you but you must know you are in my thoughts constantly! I look at your pictures every day and give you a kiss and my prayers!!! Just got back from Florida visiting Cheri. You would just love it on Anna Marie Island and the whole area! It is just you!! I could just picture you on the beaches and in the Tiki Bar on the Beach! You probably have a Tiki Bar where you are , huh? I wish you were with us! We miss you so much! But.. we are lucky that we have had you in our lives and you will always remain in our hearts and thouhts for all time. We love you... Nana, Papp and Dad

Cheri Wixner Wargo

February 14, 2012

xoxoxox
I miss you!
Aunt Cheri

December 25, 2011

My dearest grandson!
How we miss you! Today is Christmas and our thoughts are with you! But our thoughts are always with you! My gentle giant, my heart aches because you are not here with us. You are with the most high. May God bless you and grant you peace.I love you Nana

Cheri Wixner Wargo

December 24, 2011

Sending XOXOXOXOX to the heavens for you!
You will always be with us...
Miss you, Love you,
Always
Aunt Cheri

c c

December 23, 2011

I will never forget you. Merry Christmas Walt.

October 28, 2011

My dearest Walter,

Your 31st birthday is near and we face another one without you! I wish you were with me right now. I am in sunny Florida with Cheri and will be going home soon. I know how much you loved this weather and I can imagine you would be spending much time here with Cheri. We all miss you so much and reminize about you all the time. Our hearts are now and forever heavy without you with us. We miss you and love you so much. You are always in our hearts, my gentle giant. Nana,Papp,Dad and family.

October 26, 2011

<3 you toootsie, your big day is coming up! :) xoxoxoxo

Suzanna Sawicki

August 1, 2011

Walter,
It has been some time since I have posted. I can't believe it has been three years. You are so missed by so many people! I still think of you so often and your friendly smile :)
You and your family remain in my prayers.

Best Regards,

Suzanna Sawicki

July 30, 2011

My dearest Walter, three years ago tonight you kissed and hugged me, unknowingly, for the last time. We miss you so much and you are always on our mind. How I wish you were here with your smile, your jokes, your gentleness. I call you my gentle giant. My heart is heavy tonight but I know you are in a good place and looking down at all your loved ones! I love you! You are missed by your Papp, Dad, Paige and children. They miss you and love you dearly. Love you Nana

Mom

July 16, 2011

The day you passed is getting near and I can't see for the tears. Miss you so much

July 8, 2011

hey babe,
its been a while, but not a day goes by that theres not ten things that remind me of memories of us. :( and the ? of what if you were still here, where would we be, what would we be doing, living, married? so many ?s. still love you to death. xoxoxoxoxo im sure your at a private beach lol with your white beater in your back pocket of your suit with your prada shades your socks on with your sandals with a drink in your hand which your hands always made it look like you were drinking out of a dixie cup doin your superman dance or your 2 step. lol love it i picture it in my head all the time and even bust out the wally boy dances often. i love ya tootsie roll MUAH much love to wixners i think of you often as well and in my prayers everyday

July 7, 2011

Summer sucks without you.

April 21, 2011

I MISS YOU

Aunt Cheri Wixner-Wargo

March 12, 2011

Read my mind!! lol
I love you!!

Mom Koepke

February 5, 2011

MISS YOU ALL THE TIME

chelly

February 3, 2011

tooties!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im still so in love with you. so many unanswered questions. haha you were with me last night playing with izzi! you scared her @ 4 am playing hide and seek!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i miss you and cant wait to see you face to face again! no more night time visits and no more in my dream visits!! not cool! if your here, your here to stay no more here and there visits mister. :) love you hubby! p.s i still wear my ring xoxooxxoxoxoxo i love you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much which you already know from our multiple daily talks! xoxox talk to you tonight wally boy

Mom Koepke

February 2, 2011

Hey, felt you all around today, it's a good thing. I know we don't get out of here alive, but your timing sucks, but who am I to judge, it's out of my hands but not my heart. You are so missed by us all, Lyrik was crying the other day for you, she wants you back here, she wants to see her Uncle Walter, what am I to tell a child who misses you so...

Cheri Wixner-Wargo

February 1, 2011

Sitting here, looking out at the very cold, snowy day. Thinking of when you were just a little guy. On a day just like today you were outside. No coat, no shirt or pants. Just boots & your whities! Never got sick though.... Sending Hugs & Kisses your way. Catch them & send some back!
I Miss You Foster.
Aunt Cheri

September 17, 2010

Miss you

Dave Giannetta

September 14, 2010

Hey bud. Just wanted to say hi. I think of you often and man are you missed. Keep in touch. - Dave G

August 30, 2010

Miss you

August 27, 2010

Miss you miss you miss you miss you, so much it hurts, I feel you everyday all around me, the pain is never ending. I am going to the Grand Canyon and leaving all my pain and sorrow there because I have to. I know that canyon can handle the (don't know the English words for what this is) Broken mother/broken Soul/broken life, BROKEN HEART

August 4, 2010

My dear Walter, It has been two years since you left us. I was very upset to say the least on the 31st of July, the anniversary of your passing. I couln't sleep all night thinking about the events of that time. I was so lucky to have been in CT and able to see you the night before and was given the usual hugs and kisses you always had for me. I miss you so much and think about you constantly. I always visualize you, your smile, your laugh and your gentleness. I know you are looking down on all of us. We miss you and love you. Your Nana and Papp and Dad.

August 2, 2010

<3

August 2, 2010

i didn't write in here on saturday because we were all so busy. i don't really have much to say except that i miss you more than there are words to describe.

there is a never ending ache in my heart.

May 6, 2010

I was cleaning my office tonight and found your pictures, I realized I was ready to framed them. I could not look at them before because they made me cry and cry, now I look at them and am grateful for the time I shared with you. I can remember when you were a baby and I use to hold you in my arms and feel the love that filled my heart and inner being. That love filled my soul and that love is still there and that love I share, Thank you Walter for that love, Thank you Walter for that wonderful feeling I have to cherish. Love Mom...

March 24, 2010

Thinking of you & remembering when....
Always ~ Aunt Cheri

Mom

February 23, 2010

I miss you so much Walter, I can't stand it

Nana

February 11, 2010

Hi Walter, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Not too much new here! Papp is the same and is patiently waiting to be able to fully get his sight back! I just was released from the hospital in Pittsburgh. I had to have a heart catherization done. It went well except I had a horrible reaction to the I.V. dye. and had to stay an extra day. Suffice it to say we miss you so much. It never goes away! We think of you always and talk about you always. It is Valentine's Day this weekend but you are always in our heart. Love you and miss you sooooo much! Your Nana

January 26, 2010

Hi Walter, Well Happy New Year. I did not have a moment to spare to sit on this computer and write. We have been back and forth to the doctors. I have been sick with a stomach flu and sinus infections. However, Papp is still getting the same story from his doctors regarding his eyesight. He has to wait until the swelling goes down in the brain and the blood is absorbed. The stroke affected his vision as I said before and it is very hard for him and I feel so very bad for him. If only you could be here, how we would love that. He would certainly be smiling. However, We are so very glad your dad is here. He has been a Godsend. Well I have to sign off for now. We think and talk about you all the time. You are never far from our thoughts. I talk to your Chella Bella and she misses you so much but she is coping. As for Paige, wellll.... I dont't smell bacon and coffee in the morning and nothings on the stove but I know you are here with us in our hearts and our very beings! Oh yes, Papp is going to church every week, weather permitting. and we are both praying a lot. We love you and miss you beyond belief!!!!! Love Nana and Papp

January 23, 2010

Hey Walt, It's been a while... I'm never sure what to write in here. I smelled bacon and coffee this morning and nothings on the stove... i was wondering if it was you. You are missed very much.
I love you lots Paige

December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas To Our Loving Grandson!
Well it has been a month since we last wrote. Papp was released from Indiana Hospital and is now at home with in-home therapy. He is doing good except for his vision. It will take a long time for his periphial vision to come back and his vision as a whole is very dim and he has to be careful when he walks. He is now getting dizzy and is very upset because of his sight, which is very understandable. It is hard for both of us but I do all I can to make him comfortable and feel safe. It will take time but we have plenty of that, Lord willing! We thank God that Papp is still with us! We miss you so much, my heart breaks and our prayers constantly with you. This is a sad time for us and your Dad. He misses you so much, as does your sister and nieces! Thank you for watching over us. Our love is with you always!!! Nana and Papp

November 26, 2009

My Dear Grandson!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
We miss you so much today but you are with us in spirit and thoughts! Your Papp is in the hospital today. He had a stroke last Wednesday, the 18th. He was flown from the Indiana Hospital to Pittsburgh. He had a blood clot which went to the brain and there is still lots of blood on his brain. It has stopped bleeding but it will take a lot of time for the brain to absorb the blood. He has lost most of his vision but his motor skills are ok. He is in rehab at the Indiana Hosp. They are working with his legs (weak because he has not been using them) and also dealing with his eyesight; teaching him to walk and eat with limited vision. Not good news for you today, for sure. But he is still with us and that is God's Blessing. He wants me to bring photos of you to put up in his room so he can show you off to everyone. So today, I am thankful for sparing Papp's life and for having giving us you, our grandson, for as long as he did. It is all in God's plan for us. So my dear, with so much love in our hearts for you and missing you soooooo much, we will be thinking of you and have you in our prayers on this thansgiving day. Love you. Nana

Hannah

November 3, 2009

Hey Walt I celebrated your birthday with the girls we had LOTS of fun just the way WE used too...Miss u & ur always in my thoughts.....

Cheri Wixner-Wargo

November 2, 2009

Happy 29th (+ 1 day)
You're never out of my heart, mind & soul. I Love you Foster......
Aunt Cheri

November 1, 2009

My dearest grandson,

Today is your 29th birthday!..How quickly times fly. I look at your pictures from the day you were born; what a beautiful baby you were and throughout the years you became a gorgeous, handsome, kind and gentle man; your pictures have such meaning to us. We celebrate your birthday with our hearts full; with prayer and
rememberance; missing you so much! Your are forever in our hearts and thoughts. We miss you and love you always !!! Nana and Family

November 1, 2009

happy birthday, i love you, i miss you. please watch over your nieces (which i know you already are). there's so much i wanna say.... but i believe you already know what it is... i love you and miss you soooo much.

Nana

October 16, 2009

Walter, Your birthday is coming up on Nov. 1 and we will be missing you so much. Our hearts are heavy and we miss you so much each and every day. I know you are watching over your loved ones as we think of you always. We will be putting a memorial in the CT Post for you on your birthday. Hopefully your friends will see it and celebrate your birthday with special prayers and thoughts. Will talk to you soon. Love you Nana

chella

October 15, 2009

good morning baby,
you have a birthday coming up!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo

Chels

October 7, 2009

hi babe,
so i woke up in tears this morning and had the weirdest day. i had a dream last night about you and it felt soo real that you death seemed like a bad dream, and when i woke up this morning for work i actually put myself back to sleep to see you and to continue my dream. But when it got to the point where my body would allow me to sleep anymore i woke up hysterical! i miss u soooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!! My friend at the barn told me that she gets dreams like that about her husband who passed and she told me to be happy and not sad because it was your way of going above and beyond to tell me that your ok and that you were trying very had for me to see you because you thought it would make me happy. Well it made me sooo happy to see you that when i woke up i was sad i didnt get to say bye and had to go back to my life without you physically here i hate it. and im sad its going to be another birthday of yours spent alone.
Love you

October 3, 2009

LOVE YOU WALTER, I AM LEAVING NEW JERSEY AND GOING ON A SOUL SEARCHING QUEST. THE TEARS STILL FALL AND THOUGHTS OF YOU FILL MY HEART. YOU ARE SO MISSED, IT IS UNBEARABLE. I AM STILL SO ANGRY AT ALL ......THE PAST IS A BLURR AND YOUR MEMORY A SPARK OF LIGHT I HOLD CLOSE, SO CLOSE....WITH SO MUCH LOVE. MOM

Tanya Calzone

October 2, 2009

Hey Walter,
It's still so hard to believe that your life was cut so short. I think about you often, and hope you found peace. I pray all the things in life that never made sense, you can now see clearly. I know you are an angel to many, as you were loved by so many. Just wanted to say hello, always in my thoughts and prayers, bye........

chella

October 1, 2009

love u

chella

August 16, 2009

hi baby boy.... missing you love you

August 10, 2009

Was thinking about quirky funny things to write.....and a few came to mind that make me laugh everyday....one especially was with my old roommate Huggies....we called him this because his name was Ryan HUGHES (HUG-HES)...Walt was fully aware of his name but would insist on calling him SNUGGLES (like the lil bear from the fabric softner) every time he saw him. Would would all laugh hystericallly!!!!! Was tooo funnnny!!!! Miss ya bud!~

August 8, 2009

Walter, I didn't get a chance to write to you on August 6th, because I was at another funeral mass in Stratford for Pap's Cousin who died at the age of 54. One week and a half before that her mother, Pap's Aunt, passed away. So as I set in the church on the 6th, I did so with a oh so heavy heart! It took everthing I could do to not burst into tears although the tears were in my eyes, as I remembered that day one year ago. My heart still is so heavy as I look at your pictures that are all over my house and I look at your cremains that are in my living room. I often touch the urn with a kiss. I know your spirit is in heaven but this is still a part of who you were. Your dad now lives with us and is still grieving. He misses you so much. When you left us, a great part of him went with you. At least he is not alone as we are trying to help him get situated in PA.
We miss you so much and love you. YOu are FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS AND HEART. Nana

Chella

August 6, 2009

baby,
a year ago today was the last time i would ever see you again as i was forced to say good bye @ your funeral...... leaving the funeral home parking lot that night was sooo hard to do knowing that you were going to be inside all alone by yourself. i never left you alone for a second that was one of the first nights after years of going to sleep and wake up next to you and i didnt want you to have to go to sleep alone that night in the dark airy funeral home. please come back babe i wasnt ready to let you go. you were my heart i miss u i hate knowing that im really never going to see you again.

Ray O'connell

August 1, 2009

hey wally, today is hard to think about, the same as everyday, since i left u that morning, hard...im thankfull i got to spend the time i did with u the days before u left, and i still think about when u grabed me and hugged me in ur kitchen that day and told me u were there for me, its crazy... lol u never would try to hug me, never mind shed a tear..lol...we were always to tough for that nonsense...lol.., i think about that alot and i thank god for the things u taught me and the laughs u gave me...i wouldnt be the man i am without u, we went through everything together,hell and back, ur friendship can never be replaced...
Funny story... me and walt had a party at his house, his father came home so we ran up stairs to the second floor, "i asked him where r u going?" , he didnt answer, instead he gets a running start and dives rite out the window and into the bushes, gets up and keeps running down the street, and leaves me to deal with father...lol.. or when we took his fathers car without permission, and ripped the bumper off by accident, then tried to put it back on,,,,,,with duck tape...lol, we had alot of good times together, we used to sit around and bs for hours , i love u brother and u will never be forgotten.....until i see u again, Rest in Peace my friend,, rest in peace,,,
Ray

chella

July 31, 2009

hi baby boy.......... woke up this morning with the rain coming day like a year ago from today.... this sucks sooooo bad you have no clue. this will always be the worst morning and day of my life. i have the same heavy brick feeling in my stomach this morning i miss u sooo much i love you more and more even though you gone. make sure you visit nana and your dad today. you will forever me loved and missed more everyday. you were the love of my life and still are no one will ever be able to be compared to you. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
a funny story i can tell about walter was that he use to go tanning @ a tanning salon and he would make me sit in a chair in the room with him and he would lay in the tanning bed with his socks shoes and jeans left on and put a towel over his face and would tan like that for 20 mins with the top opened not closed LOL i miss him..... everyday was a new funny memory. thats one thing that everyone will always have of walters. the memories of EVERYTHING that he did every step he took every breathe he breathed was funny.
Rest In Peace my precious angel.
xoxoxoxo

July 29, 2009

My favorite memories of Walter is that everytime he walked into a room that I was in, no matter where, he always walked straight to me and gave me a hug and a kiss. He was so tall that I could have used a ladder to get up to him. When Walter was little, still in diapers, he would be in the yard only in his diapers and high top shoes digging in the dirt. HE really loved to be outdoors. Since he was 8 yrs old, we would have a birthday party on Halloween Eve. His birthday was on Nov.1st. All his friends would be there and then they would go out trick or treating. What fun they had. There are so many precious memories we have of him that we could write a book. We miss him so much! His smile and teasing ways. WHAT A GUY!!! NANA

Rebecca Helwig

July 29, 2009

Cherish your yesterdays and dream your tomorrows, but most importantly, don't forget to live your today's.

You still bring a smile to everyone's face when your name is mentioned you are forever in our hearts.

WE miss you so much

-rebecca

CHERI WIXNER-WARGO

July 28, 2009

I guess I'll start by saying Walter "loved" to play games. He always was challenging me to play him "Scrabble". You'd think he'd have this fantastic word, the way he shuffled his tiles around, laughed, rubbed his head. It took him forever!!! Then, he'd slooowly put his tiles on the board. Laughing as he spelled a 2 or 3 & even sometimes a 4 letter word. He'd laugh & laugh as the game went on.
He'd never win but he always wanted a
"rematch".
Always
Aunt Cheri

CHERI WIXNER-WARGO

July 28, 2009

Family & Friends of Walter,
In memory of his passing, I think
it would be so great if you could write your favorite memory or funny story about Walter on here.
I know there's a lot to be shared...
Get your creative juices flowing.
I can't wait to read these!
It's funny, as I write this, I feel
like he's looking over my shoulder,
grinning & laughing!
Thanx much!
Aunt Cheri

Cheri Wixner-Wargo

July 28, 2009

I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too,
I think of you in silence I often speak your name
All I have are memories and your picture in a frame
Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part
Gone yet not forgotten,
You're forever in my heart.
I love you Foster
Always
Aunt Cheri

chella

July 23, 2009

i misss u baby morning noon and night i scares me @ how fast this past year went by it feels like you leaving me was like yesterday morning! xoxoxoxoxxo i love you

Chella

July 16, 2009

miss u babe love you xoxo this sucks the year has come and gone! this month started out hard for me with your 3 years anniversary then sitting watching fireworks alone @ the family party without you was awful, to the end of the month in which will be one whole year since i have seen you. its soo hard. i miss u more than anything in teh whole entire world!they say time will heal but im still waiting for that day i wake up with out you and it feels better. love you miss u

Michael DeBo

July 16, 2009

Been almost a year buddy and I miss ya every day. I find myself talking about you all the time when all my friends are together. We all remember how much fun we had and all the hilarious stories!!! Miss you kid more then you know!

DeBo

raymond o'connell

July 14, 2009

hey wally...its been a while. Life has been hard here,Im sure u know, ,ive tried to help the best i can with everything, just seems things dont work out alot of the time, at least not the way I think they should. Im Still trying everyday to change, its a work in progress ...u know what i mean. But i promise u i will succeed. I think about u every day, man every hour, but things just arent the same anymore, its a bad thing, but in some ways a good thing. Its almost been a year, to me seems like yesterday. Sometimes i sit there and i ask why??? but i know that u wouldn't want me to do that. Im just trying to make u proud brother, because that is the best thing i can do to show u how much i miss u and respect u. i would give anything to hear u laugh boy... i guess i will again someday, just not yet,....
R.O

June 22, 2009

Hey my handsome charming grandson, In little over one month you will have been gone one year! It is impossible to believe to this day! This is so sad and I still grieve so much as I guess it would be expected as close as we were. You were such a charming, loving, mannerly child and more so as you grew to be the man that you became. Your teasing smile, your jokes, how they are all missed. When the good Lord sees fit me and Papp and your dad will join you. What a celebration that will be. I miss you so much and pray for you always. I love you and you are, of course, forever in my heart and thoughts. Nana

chella

June 20, 2009

walter james,
babe i miss u soooo much they say time heals pain and thats a lie it doesnt it just makes it worst! iz and i miss u and love u more than anyone knows and i feel you with me everyday i love it
xoxoxoxo

Chella

April 20, 2009

hi babe i am just thinking about you~ i miss u wish you were still here! its soo frustrating thinking about where you are what your doing how your doing! miss u, love you more and more everyday. didnt think it was possible to miss someone as much as i do u everyday

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