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for Erica Vankirk
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Troy Lehman
November 15, 2017
Not a year goes by that this day isn't hard for everyone. Miss you ELV.
Joey Mossburg
October 25, 2014
Hey erica, its been so long but seems like yesterday that you left us. I still think about you all the time. This just goes to show how much of an impact you had on me as a person. Ten years later i still remember that amazing smile that you'd give me as i passed you in the hall at school. Still miss ya just as much as ever.
Troy Lehman
October 22, 2013
I just wanted to say, that i still think about you. and every year i say a prayer for you. Happy Birthday (in 30 minutes) Angel.
Sandy Morris
November 7, 2010
Teri, just wanted you to know we still think about you guys and mention you often. Myself, and especially Amanda, have been so busy lately. I haven't been able to make it out to the cemeteries in quite a while. I didn't get Erica's pumpkin this year. I didn't buy any this year. My kids have outgrown them, and Alicia takes care of all her kids, so I didn't buy any this year.I just wanted you all to know we've never forgotten you. I know Amanda really misses you. I hope you are doing well.
Sandy Morris
December 25, 2009
Thinking about you and your family today. Merry Christmas to you all.
October 23, 2009
Hi Erica,
I just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday you would have been 21 today. I miss you so much and will be out to see you today with grandpa and Matt. I love you forever
Aunt Pam
Kayla Morris
September 29, 2009
hi missy.
been thinking bout you a lot lately.
my health teacher was talken about you today.
which shows even though you're gone from this world. you'll never ever be forgotten.
love ya, and miss you Erica.
July 11, 2009
Hi Angel, Well they are finally going to tie the knot today. It is about time!! Watch over your Mom and Mark on this big day for them. You are always in our thoughts! Love and Miss you Erica! Al and Brenda
Dannette Griffith
July 10, 2009
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
your other mother
February 22, 2009
Hey little girl boy do we miss you alot. So many changes going on in our lives right now and I wish you were here to enjoy them with us. Its always hard to say goodbye to people who have touched our lives.Please spread your wings and keep a watch over all of us and as we all know will see you again someday. Love u
Bruce Wireman
December 4, 2008
Erica,
Hey there girl A.K.A Mrs. Skittles I miss you so much. I think about you everyday and think about all the good times we had. I bet your having the all you can eat steak in heaven since you love steak so much. I remember how we always said that even when we are 80 we would be sitting at your picnic table playing cards like always. I still can't wait for that day. I miss making you smile and just hearing your voice. Things have been so rough for me lately but I try so hard for you. I want you to look down on me and be proud of me. I kept every single note that you ever wrote me and time to time I'll sit down and read all of them, and talk to the pictures I have of you. I can't wait until that day we get to see each other. I love you Erica. Forever Young
Amanda Drake
November 15, 2008
Hey girl, i cant believe its already been 4 years. SO much has happened that i wish you were a part of, but i know you are in a better place right now. Keep looking over all of us and keeping us safe hun. I MISS YOU! Forever Young
Kayla Morris
November 15, 2008
I can't believe that you have been away from this world for four years.
I miss you so much.
I wish that four years was seeing you here seeing you in college and so much more.
I miss you Erica.
Love you, miss you,
Kayla
Kayla Morris
October 23, 2008
Erica, I miss you so much.
I wish you were here so i could tell you about everthing.
Happy 20th Birthday.!!!!!
Love ya, and miss ya.
October 23, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Mom came out there today and gave you some flowers for me since i couldn't be home today. I'm always thinking of you and can't wait to come home again. Things have been pretty hard lately but they are starting to look up. Thank you for watching over us hun. Miss you!
11-15-04
Love
Mandy
Sierra Dunn
June 19, 2008
Erica- There isn't a day that goes by that i don't think of you! You haven't left my mind and you never will! I miss you just as much as i ever have! Your amazing Erica!
I love you so much! And i cant wait till i can see you again!!
Jamal Robinson
December 3, 2007
Erica,
Its been so long since I've come on here to write something. I just want to let you know that I still think about you and not days go by when you are not missed.
Forever Young.
11-15-04
Mandy Drake
November 15, 2007
erica,
man i dont know where to start...i wsh i could have been home today to go see you but since i joined the air force i havent had a chance to go home...it was a rough day for me knowin that 3 years ago today u left us...i miss you so much and i wish u could be here just so i could call you and tell you all the things going on...but i know you are watchin over all of us and keeping us safe
i love you girl and i cant wait to see you again...im sorry i couldnt see you today but i will first thing when i get home
Mandy
November 15, 2007
Hey Baby Girl!
Wow...it's been 3 years. Doesn't seem like it at times. I've had this day in my thoughts for awhile, and Mandy called from Texas and reminded me to stop out to see you today. I told her I would do it for both of us.
Such a cold, damp, windy day today. Did you like the yellow daisies I left for you? I figured the bright yellow flowers would match that smiling face of yours.
I don't know why I fell apart so bad when I got out there today...I think it was just a mixture of so many things - what your life should have been, where Mandy's at right now, where all your friends are right now in their lives...I suppose you are where you're supposed to be - but to the rest of us on Earth...
The roses your parents left are just gorgeous! I look all around you out there, and there's just flowers everywhere. That mega-watt smile of yours is just a ray of sunshine, girl!!
Mandy's doing really great - I know she would be here visiting you if she could. She'll be leaving Texas soon to go to Florida, and then she'll be going to the Azores! Can you believe that?? She's having the time of her life in the Air Force - meeting great people, finally passed her Registry for EMT, and just recently learned to draw blood from people - but I'm not letting her near me! ^_^
We're going to see her for Thanksgiving - but she'll be coming home for Christmas.
Of course, you knew all of this, right?? -_^
I miss you girl...
Momma Drake
Aunt Pam
November 15, 2007
Erica, I dont know what lead me here today. I think of you every single day. I can not believe that our world was torn apart three years ago today. I have your picture on my desk at work and you still bring a smile to my face, and a tear to my eye. But I know you are in the best place. I am so hummbled to see that your friends still think of you and send you notes. You will always be our Angel and never be forgotten. I love you and my heart hurts for you. Keep watching over your mom and dad. Love you my Little Angel girl. Aunt Pam
Rachel Johnson
November 15, 2007
Wow girl its been 3 years already. I miss you so much. Not a day goes by that i dont think of you and all of the memories that we have together. I know youre in a better place tho, and i cant wait to see you again! I love you eeyore!! Keep watching over us all!!
-RachiePooh
Brandon Garr
October 25, 2007
Hey Erica, just wanted to let you know that we all miss you and can't wait to see you again.
Rachel Johnson
October 23, 2007
Happy Birthday Girl! Wish I could be celebrating today with you. Hope today is great!! I miss you so much and cant wait to see you again!! I LOVE YOU!!
Chase SAvella
October 21, 2007
WEer all gonna miss you!
Tears=11-15-04
Jena Snyder
September 13, 2007
Erica... I miss you so much and I really wish you could of been able to go through high school, and start college with all of us!! You would of had a great time and made each day so memorable! I miss you so much but I know that you are in a better place. I cant wait for the day when I see you again!!! Love you so much!!
stephanie
June 7, 2007
Hey Erica.... So i really wish you would have been at graduation but i know you were with us..... keep looking down on everyone... we still think about you everyday....
Kayla Morris
June 7, 2007
Erica I miss you so much and at the graduation i really wanted to hear your name but im glade that the principle said something that really made that day even more special. I MISS YOU!!!!!
June 6, 2007
Erica, Here it is graduation day. I've been thinking about you since the second I woke up...and I know you've been on everyone else's mind too. It's been almost 3 years and It still doesn't seem real. Its not fair that we didn't hear your name called tonight but I know your in a better place smiling down on us...we love you and always will
brandon garr
May 30, 2007
hey babe, we're all missing you right now. i miss ya so much..love ya
Kim Drake
May 29, 2007
Hey sweetie --
I've been thinking about you a lot lately. Mandy did a little something special when she turned 18, to remember you. It's nice and sweet. She also had her graduation party last weekend and I kept looking at the door, expecting to see you walking through...
Do me a favor, will ya? Watch over her when she goes into the Air Force. I'm SOOO proud of her for making this choice, and I support her 200%, but I will miss her deeply. She's my baby and she sure could use a sweet angel on her shoulders...even now, she could use an angel while she makes some choices that I'm not exactly thrilled with.
I miss you and I'll be thinking about you during graduation next week...
Love you lots, sweetie!!!
Momma Drake
Michelle Ullrich
May 28, 2007
WE all really miss you cant believe your not going to be here for graduation...Look over us on our big day...We love you ERICA!!!
April 9, 2007
hey babe i love n miss u... we all do...your better off...hugs n kisses forever!
March 23, 2007
i love you girl.
Sandy Morris
March 3, 2007
I know I don't need to ask you this, but please keep a watchful eye on Your Mom.Vicki,and the three caballeros(Amanda,Kaitlyn,& Cynthia). I know you are in there hearts and on there minds this week. Keep them safe and let them know you are okay. We all miss you terribly.
ashley
March 3, 2007
hi Alien i just wanted to let you know i was thinking aobut you and i miss you, i love you
love martian
katie
November 15, 2006
Erica...
I cant believe its been two years already. I miss you more and more everyday.. words cant even describe! We all love you down here and cant wait until we see you again! Love you babe!
Alyssa
November 15, 2006
its been two years already. you have had such an impact on everyones life. and everyone misses you more than the world.
RIP beautiful.
your other half its still AM ERICA..
October 22, 2006
hi beautiful. wow you are the only thing on my mind the last few days. i realize more and more every day how lucky i was that i once had such a wonderful friend in my life. i was looking through a little box of notes and clothes and things and it tears me apart that you arent here baby. I would give anything to just hug you and tell you i love you. just a few hours til your 18th birthday. ill be seeing you honey. muah!
October 17, 2006
Erica,
Keep looking down on all of us,
be the guardian angel we never had,
as each day goes by
thats closer til the day we see you again,
thinking of you...
Jamal
Rachel Johnson
September 13, 2006
Hey Beautiful!! I miss you so much!! Things have been rough lately and i know you've been watching over me!! Keep my grandma company up there!! I love you Eeyore!!
<3 Rachie-Pooh
September 12, 2006
i miss you baby.
ill never stop thinking of you.
youll always be a part of me
LOVE you,
Manrica
ashley curran
July 6, 2006
Miss Erica!
i just wanted to stop by and say i was thinking aobut you, i love you and i miss you very much
love ashley
ashley curran
May 18, 2006
Hey honey!
i just wanted to say that i really miss you. on easter i went out to see you and britney and when i was at your place i saw your mom. we gave eachother a big hug and Cried haha we cried a lot. i think about you every day, just as much as i think about my sister. i really wish you coulda been here for prom, i was thinkin about graduation and i wish you could be here for that, i know you will be there but not in the was that we want you to be. i gotta go but ill talk to you later.
love you
Ashley
February 9, 2006
Erica,
I hope you liked the talent show! Ive been wanting to do that song for a while and only a couple people had heard it before so it was new too alot of people and they liked it...but I just wanted to say that and that you are still missed greatly everyday...keep smiling down on us...
Til then,
Jamal
a true friend
January 23, 2006
i always wanted to add how u were always there for me and even in death your still here for me on thanks giving i didnt have any one to spend it with cuz both my parents where out of town so i went to ur grave n there u were there for me when i needed somone i know u were always there for me when u were still with us and i know ur always gona be here for me and every one else if we need somone to talk to for ever rip i love u
bj
January 23, 2006
i still think about u every day i have a picture of u up in my room so i never forget the way ur smile looked rip erica i miss u
Kayla Morris
January 19, 2006
I sit here every day thinking, why did you have to die. I cry in school. I found a book that had your name in it in the Shawnee Library. The librarian let me keep it. Ever since then I've been tying to find more books with your name in it. I just wish you could come back.
I Miss You Erica
Sandy
December 24, 2005
Merry Christmas Erica!
I found it so hard to shop this year. I kept wanting to buy you a gift. I saw so many things I knew you would love.
Terri and Mark: I hope your Cristmas is a happy one. I think about you all the time.
Merry Christmas and may the new year bring you peace!
November 22, 2005
i miss my baby... all the time i think of how different my life would be if you were still in it. Nothing can take away my memories...
November 17, 2005
EvK--> its been over a year now, i went to visit you on the 15th and its so beautiful up there. the pix on your headstone just makes me think of how in homeroom we looked at our pix and thought we looked like chickens! haha our arms were all to the side...but now i look at yours and you're beautiful...always have been and always will be. i miss you more than words could say and i wish we could just see your smile again...everyone needs you babe... rip we love you
BRENDA LOWERY
November 17, 2005
HI BABE,
I THOUGHT AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I WOULD SAY TO YOU,YOUR MOM,MARK AND BEN.AND WORDS CAN NOT EXPRESS THE LOSS WE ALL FEEL. YOU WERE SO SPECIAL AND SUCH A GOOD GIRL. I THINK THE SONG SAYS IT BEST. ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG. KEEP SMILING DOWN ON US AND HELP YOUR MOM AND MARK GET THROUGH THIS. YOU AND YOU MOM ARE TWO PEAS IN A POD. YOUR MOM IS ALSO VERY SPECIAL. AND I FEEL HONORED TO BE HER FREIND. TAKE CARE ERICA I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU
BRENDA
brandon garr
November 15, 2005
Hey babe, I miss you a lot. Its been a whole year now, and every day that goes by I think of you. I cant wait to see you again. As time goes by I will never forget you. I will miss and love you forever.
ryan koepp
November 15, 2005
one year has passed since that day, and it still seems like even though its been awhile, no one can really get over the fact that you are gone. we all miss you so much and i pray i will see you again someday. goodbye my friend.
vicki everett
November 15, 2005
erica
A year ago on this day our lives were changed forever and are still changing.We miss you so much and try everyday to cope with what has happened.I hope you know how much we miss you and that beautiful smile.Stay with Kaitlyn and guide her on the paths she will take.
LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER. (your other mother who loves you so much)
November 14, 2005
Its already been one year...
November 14, 2005
erica- it's been a whole year since you left us and somehow it still doesn't seem real. it's so hard to believe that you are gone and instead of being here, with us, your with the angels... just watching. everyone says "time heals all wounds" but no matter how long you are gone, our hearts will never stop hurting and that empty space will never be filled. i can't help but think about you everyday, and how different things would be if you were still here with us. we realize that you are in a better place now, without suffering or pain, but it never gets any easier. we hate that you are gone and that you are no longer around to brighten our lives. so now that you are no longer here living with us, we are living for you. rest in peace. we love you, always and forever.
Jena
November 14, 2005
Wow Erica it has been one year....and i miss you soo much!! i though of you today and your amazing smile!! i love you soo much and i miss you even more!!
forever young
Jena
October 27, 2005
on your birthday some of us went out to see you and on the way home we saw a horrible accident with 3 cars where one flipped onto its side...when it happened i thought to myself that that was possibly the scariest thing i ever saw n then u lying still in that casket popped into my head.. which can u consider worse... seeing a life threating possibly fatal accident right in front of u or watchin a great friend lay lifeless on her death bed at age 16... neither is fair...i dont know what to think...all i kno is i miss you sooo much babe we LOVE U!!XOXOXOXOX till i see u again..hugz n kissez forever
Jamal Robinson
October 23, 2005
Erica
Happy Birthday...U are missed...
Til then..
-Yours truly
Hailey Livingston
October 23, 2005
HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY ERICA!!!!
October 23, 2005
EriCa--->
i hope u had a fab-u-lous b-day! i kno it would've been better for all of us here if you were here with us! i kno u already kno this but i still have to tell u this everytime i write... everyone still loves u and misses u just as much as they always have! a lot of people came to visit u today and i'm sure u appreciated all of us! HAPPY B-DAY GIRL WE LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU!
Sandy Morris
October 23, 2005
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
We miss you so much.
Terri: I've been thinking a lot about you today. I hope this gets easier for you in time. Please let me know if I can help in any way.
Manda Morris
October 23, 2005
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!.. i can only think of how beautiful you would be today. Ill bring you some presents and come see you! i love you honey!
October 17, 2005
Erica~
I am writig just to let you know that I am thinking about you like I do daily..and I always have something to say about something or tell you something..but...earlier today this girl I know got into a car crash and she was fine and everyone else in the other car was too, but, the thing that upset me the most was she was more upset with the fact that her parents where going to get mad at her because she wrecked the car....then thanking God she didn't get hurt or anyone else. I said to her as I was thinking of you...Its not that you wrecked your car or that you might get in trouble for a while...but I told her to think of the fact that sooo many people would rather have been in your shoes today at this point than in theirs when they passed away...I hate (exspecially since you've been gone) the way some people treat life as if its expected of them to live....No one is expected to live just expected to die...and it just got me sooo bad..how she could totally just forget to thank God for another chance b/c you never know what could've happend. I know you are watching my everysteps and listening to all those who talk to you...I know you have taught me alot of things while you were here and since you've been gone, I think the most important thing was never take anything for granted....BecAuse you never know when that might be taken away...I miSs you Soo much...stay with me and keep everyone strong..Til' we meet again....
-Yours Truly
Hailey Livingston
October 15, 2005
Erica,
It has been exactly 11 months since you have left us. Everyday I sit at my vanity and look at your picture from the paper. I always tell you how much I miss you,and wish you were still here. I'll never forget the clownin' times we had in Mr. Flohr's class freshman year. Especially when we were in our lab groups even though you were a table away, you always kept everybody laughing. I'll always remember and never forget, and so will everyone else. Everyone at Northrop MISSES you and LOVES you like crazy! R.I.P. ERICA LEIGH VANKIRK 11*15*04!
Catherine Mozurkewich
October 15, 2005
I saw her the friday before this happened, she was picking on me in the bathroom at lunch. Like she always did. I loved her she made everyone smile. She made some hilarious pictures for me and Dina in Science, freshman year, that was alot of fun, She and i were always passing a note back and forth, I loved her and still do.Nothing will change that. She still makes me smile. Forever young....RIP EVK 11-15-14 I love you and miss you keep smiling see you soon...
October 13, 2005
i miss you so much erica...i need your smile to make all this pain go away...in 10 days is you're 17th bday and i just wish you could be here to celebrate it....we need you to keep us strong...please find a way to let me know that things are going to be okay....i lost a lot of things lately...please help me...
October 13, 2005
"Not a day goes by, that I don't think of you. After all this time, you're still with me it's true..." I heard that song in the car the other day and immediately I thought of you. I still think of you everyday. I miss you sooooo much! I can't believe it's almost been a year since you left us. It still hurts to think that I won't see you for a really long time. Both of our birthdays are coming up and I think it will be really hard without you. I'll try my best to get through it, but it's so hard. I love you so much and I always will. I miss you girl, not even words can describe, No matter how many times I say it.
I LOVE YOU ALWAYS GIRL!!!!!!!!!
Danielle Volpe
October 12, 2005
Erica-
Hey sweetie! I miss you so much. I cant believe its almost been a year. There hasnt been a day that has gone by that i havent thought about you. I was lookin through my nursery rhyme book the other night and i was thinkin about the time at the library when you helped me make it. I love you and miss you so much! Always remembered never forgotten
Danielle Volpe
October 12, 2005
Erica-
Hey babe!! I miss you so much...i cant believe its almost been a year. There hasnt been one day that went by that i havent thought about you. I was lookin at my nursery rhyme book the other day that was for child development and i was thinkin about at the library when you were helping me make it. I miss you and love you so much!! MUAH!!
Kayla Morris
October 3, 2005
I sit here every day thinking how much i miss u. I know ur gone but sometime I think ur here. I think u r here ur with me right now ur probably standing right nexted to me. This guest book is a big memory of Erica L Vankirk.
Manrica <3
September 18, 2005
Ree.. its been 10 months and 4 days since i heard your voice. 10 months and 4 days since i saw your smile. 10 months and 4 days since i heard your laugh. 10 months and 4 days since i heard you sing "oh boy i love you so never ever ever gonna let you go" i would do honestly anything to see you one more time. To tell you i love you.. and half of me is missing. Nobody will ever fill that space. Theres so many things that only me and you knew. Now its just me. And for the longest time i felt like i was here all by myself. Because you were my life. Even though there was always people around me. My heart never stops hurting. I still cant say your name without my stomache twisting into a thousand knots. So much has changed, everyone has changed. But we all take you with us. Where ever we go. I miss you. I love you.
your BestFriendAlways
September 4, 2005
'not a day goes by that i dont think of u, after all this time ur still with me its true' SO TRUE for all of us hun! its weird to go to school with out u...the other day i was talkin to someone bout who we thought would be prom queen for our grade n ur face with a huge smile popped into my head i mean who could be more perfect for that...noone! we all miss u sooooo much its comin up on a year n its soo weird! last time i went to visit ur grave i saw ur headstone for the first time n its soo beautiful jsut like u! but its jsut one more thing to make everthing seem more real wich sucks b.c i jsut wish it wasnt...but i just hope ur happy n not suffering at all nemore! wE aLL lOVE u gIRL! cant wait to see u...
*PPp.
August 19, 2005
ERica I miss you a lot. &think about you everyday and miss you everyday and there is not much more I can put into woRDs that hasn't already been saidddd.... i always love and miss you for the rest of ever. I cant wait to see you again it seems sooo long since anyone has seen you &im thinkin thats obviously bc it has been...more than 9months is waaay too long. wish you were here but i know you muSt be doing awesome where you are and i hope everyone can find some comfort in that much that we know. EVk* Forever young forever missed forever loved....
August 15, 2005
Erica-
I know you know this but I and everyone misses you soooo much! Everyday I talk to you somehow and someway..and wish that none of this wouldve ever happend to you. As school gets closer and closer its gonna get harder and harder to remember that your not gonna with us physically but you always will be in our minds. I cant believe its been 9 months since you left us here I still remember seeing you at school and out like it was yesterday......well im sure you've heard enough of me but I jus wanted to let you know I still think about you and pray for your family.
Til we meet again,
yoUrs Truly
Mandy Drake
August 15, 2005
Erica
Hey girl its been almost a year now and i still miss you as much as i did that day. I can;t get through one day without thinking about you...i miss you soo much. I havent been out o see you lately but i promise i WILL get out there before school starts. Take care of Brittany....we all need you to look after her for us. Its gunna be hard getting through these last 2 years of high school with out you there. Just watch over eveyone and know that we all miss you more than ever.Love you so much girl....cant wait to see you again....no matter how long it is i know you'll be there waiting.....LOVE YOU!
August 15, 2005
miissss uuu soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooo muuucch
kt
August 10, 2005
Erica...
hey babe! i havent written in awhile so i just thot id let u kno that i StiLL miss and LoVe you like crazy! it's been sooo hard without you and sometimes i think it's better. as soon as i thnk that, i hear something that reminds me of u or remember something funny we shared together. i just have to stop what im doing and sit down so i can controll myself. everyone keeps telling me that it will get better, but im not so sure i believe them yet. i hope it does because its so hard. even if it does get better, i will never 4get any of our memories. and im sure that i will still think about you every single day for the rest of my life.
untill we meet again,
i*ll love you always
ashley
August 4, 2005
ERICA VANKIRKKKKKKK i miss you sooo much. i just wanted to tell you that, i love you and i miss you, i know you and my sister are having fun, and doing stupid stuff, just keep us safe and becareful, dont annoy god too much, haha he can put you in time out no matter how old you ARe! lol
Kim Drake (Mandy's mom)
July 13, 2005
Sandy Morris is correct, friends. Grief takes a long time to heal. You never ever forget someone you lost, but you learn to deal with it. Losing a family member or a friend is always difficult to deal with, but it's especially hard when it's a young life. Life DOES go on, and I know Erica & Britney would want you to be happy, to remember the good times you had with them. Mandy and I have visited Erica's gravesite many times, and we sit and talk about problems going on, how to deal with it, sometimes we cry and many times we ask, "What would Erica say or do?" We already know the answer but there's a sense of comfort and peace by being around Erica -- like an angel on our shoulders. Our thoughts and prayers will always be with the VanKirk family and the Curran family -- but I also know that they would not want us to grieve, but to remember. Be strong, and be patient. Life does go on!
Sandy Morris(Amanda's mom)
July 12, 2005
This goes out to everyone who reads this guest book, especially Erica's friends. We all need to take the time to heal. Don't rush your grief. Healing takes a lot of time and hard work. Talking is great medicine. Talk to each other or find a support group. "Erin's house" is a free support service for children. Call "hospice" and ask if there are any support groups you can go to. Look for groups on line. There are many free sights where you can talk to others who have been in your shoes, or are going through the same thing. I would be happy to send you a few that I found if you send me an e-mail. Just keep talking, and working through your grief. Time won't erase the memories of Erica. I hope someday your good memories of her will outweigh the sadness you feel over losing her.
July 11, 2005
hey babe i miss you soo much! its just not the same without you here... please take care of britney and keep ashley in you arms she needs it so much right now! and remember you are always in our prayers and thought...ALWAYS i love you babe keep us safe and god bless..i love you
ashley
July 11, 2005
ERica-
This past week was REALLLLY hard for me. i know you already know, but britney is with you now and i hate it, i hate that she is gone and i hate that you are gone. i love you both, and i really hope you guys take care of each other. Im never gonna forget either of you, and ill see you both later.
i love you
Please take REally good care of my sister.
-Ashley-
Rachel Johnson
July 5, 2005
Erica-
I miss you so much girl. Ive been thinkin about you alot lately and i just wish you were here with us. We all miss you so much. Please help Ashley and her family through these rough days. They really need you right now, and please keep britney in your arms. But hun i really miss you and i jus wish you could be here with us this summer... NOTHING is the same w/o you.It just feels like everytime we are all together that someone is missing.. and i know its bcuz your not there. I still dont want to believe its true.. It feels like you are just on a long vacation or have moved away. I wish that was the case... but sweetie i love you and miss you more than words can describe. You will Always and forever be in my heart and prayers!
June 16, 2005
Erica
i miss ya so much...we all do...n as more time goes by it dosent seem to get better it just shows me all the more things ur missin out on... i kno its way better of a life for u up there but we cant help but wanna see u... this still dosent make sence to me it still hasnt ever felt real its like ur just on this long vacation n we all cant wait till its our turn n then we can see u..i missed my about once a month trip this month on the 15th n the whole day sucked just b.c of that but ill come see u as soon as i can... i jsut want u to kno that i always n forever miss ya n wanna see u so bad! RIP hun
June 15, 2005
ErIcA~
Its been 7 months but seems a lifetime. I always check and see what people have been writing in your book and Ive questioned putting something in myself so finally I decided to. I think about you alot and I still cant believe your gone. You've touched so many people, I dont think you could've ever realized. Your smile is still bright in my eyes and your eyes still sparkle as if Im looking in them. Its crazy because I see girls that look similar to you from a distance and then every step closer I realize no ONE could ever be compared to you. Well Im about to get going I will write again now that I have. Sorry it took so long.
Til we meet again,
yours truly
ashley curran
June 10, 2005
Erica, this week has been kind of tough. Ive been at the lake a lot this week and i think aobut you every time i go up there. i was cleaning my boat the other day and i was listening to the radio, when i heard the beginning of a song. i kept listening because it sounded very familiar, the i realized it was forever young. i had to stop what i was doin for a minute, and just sit down and listen to it. i still miss you every single day and i make it out to see you 3 or 4 times a month. its so hard to go up to my lake because this year we could all drive and u me and manda were supposed to be up there all the time! i was also looking at pictures online of peoples little books and in every single one of them, there is at least 1 picture of you. i started looking at them, and it made my stomach hurt when i saw a couple of them, because they were taken at my house. the rocking horse, fairy, and the one of you standing in my room. its too hard to believe that im not going to see you for a very long time, but im willing to waite so that the next time i see you it will be the best visit eve. i just wanted to write to you and let you know how much i miss you, i know you still see everything that goes on, but i feel like i need to tell you also.
alien, i love you, miss you, and ill see you later
love mArtian! lol
katie loch
June 9, 2005
erica-
ive been thinking about you a lot this week because we were supposed to go to the lake together.. and now we can't go. i dont care if we were at the lake, mall, or just watching tv at my house but i'd give anything to see u or laugh with you right now. its so hard without you and i think about u everyday of my life and i always will. i love you with everything i have and i will NEVER 4get you.
Jena Snyder
April 8, 2005
Erica~
Wow....I don't even know where to begin. I was just sitting at home, thinking about you and how much I just want to see your beautiful face! I go to school, and nothings the same. People have changed, and I know that we all would give ANYTHING to just have you back in our lives! You always had a smile on your face, and you always knew excatly what to do to put a smile on someone elses face. You were so beautiful and no one could ever replace you! You were one of a kind! You were a rare type....you were like a diamond in the ruff....absoulately amazing in everyway! I just wish you could come back and I could just see your face again and all my troubles would just go away! You have impacted so many people....even if you ever even met them! Just seeing your face changed many. But I know you are in a better place...you are in heaven! You have no more pain, and thats all that I would want for you!! I know I will see you soon, and I can not wait for that day to come!! It seems like you were with us just yesterday! But there is not one day that goes by that I dont think about you and think about how much I want to just see you again!! You have impacted my life for the better and I thank you for that! You have made me see life in a different way, and to not take things for granted anymore...you helped me see what the true meaning of life is! You are an angel and everyone knows it! To Erica's family~ I'm deeply sorry for your loss. Only time can heal the cuts... but it seems like these cuts are to deep to be healed! Even though they might heal, there will be a scar there to remind us of Erica!
~*~Forever Young 11-15-04~*~
Alicia
April 2, 2005
Girl i mis u sooo much N its still not the same without u.. we all miss u and u will NEVER be forgotten!! we all luv you!
March 15, 2005
its been 4 months today... it seems like forever! i cant believe we can never see her again..see her smile...see her light up a room...see her klown like she always did! its weird to think about it... we all miss her so much! but then we know shes in a better place n shes keepin an eye on us! protectin all of us! she will never be forgotten and will always be missed! RiP erica your Forever Young in all our hearts!
bj
February 12, 2005
erica i miss u so much what more can i say i miss u every day every time u think about u i just wana cry what i miss the most is how goofy u always were whenever i need a quick pick me up i know i could always count on u and i miss the fact that very day i woul d walk around the corner 2nd period and talk to u and u would always give me the goofist little rock and i miss that so much every day i walk around the corning hoping and just wishing u would be there so i could ur face and that smile again i miss that so much all that beauty, personality, wonder, and heart gone like that i remember i saw u on the weekend before that day u left and u gave me a big hug and said ill see u on monday and i said i cant wait not knowing that was the last time i would see u so happy i cherish that moment with all my heart and if i woulda known that would been my last chance i wouldna never let u go i would held on forever that way could make sure u wouldnt leave us that way i could still see u every day and u could still give me that goofy little rock and trust me i cant wait for the day i get to see u again it will be the happiest day of my life seein that smile again see u again cuz i know ur happy where ever u r and i know if there wasnt a heaven before they mad one special just for u cuz u r the perfect angel and the sky is brighter now R.I.P ELV 88-04 we love you
Danielle Presley
February 3, 2005
Erica...
Girl we miss you more than anything and I know it's taken me a while to write to you... But I'm laying it down, giving it up because it's not about me and what others may think of me when writing this, its about you. Erica, regardless of the closeness of our friendship, you were still THE SWEETEST person i have ever met and will ever meet... and girly, EVERYONE misses you more than anything! Everything has changed since you've been gone... everyone just seems a little less complete, a little less there... Your everyday life was an inspiration to people. You were gorgeous inside and out and today, YOU still speak words of hope and meaning in our lives... it's really brought out the meaning of true friendship and how lucky we are to have it. I don't think I have ever seen someone being missed as much as you are... you have no idea what you've done. But we all hold on to the memories we have with you and look forward to the day of celebration when we'll all get to see your gorgeous smile again! I love you sweetie and want you to know that I still think and pray for you all the time... you will always be in our thoughts and we will NEVER forget you... R.I.P girly and even though it hurts to know that someone so perfect was taken wayyy too early in our eyes, I do believe you truely fulfilled your purpose... to truely touch the lives of others! We LOVE YOU! And especially lots of love to Erica's family... I truely admire how strong you are!
always and forever
Emily Adamisin
February 2, 2005
Erica,
i am so glad that i became friends with u! you would ALWAYS cheer me up at kate's house whenever me n Brandon would get into a fight or an argument n i never got to say thank u. you truly touched me in a way that i never thought possible, and i will never forget u. You are so genuine, and soooo sweet, and u and ur family are always in my prayers. Thank u so much for always cheerin me up! You are so glamorous, and i have always looked up to u!!! rest in peace hun! i luv ya!!!
ashley curran
January 30, 2005
erica.... i was sitting here and i just felt like i neeeded to talk to you sO i decided to write to you! i miss you so much sweetiE!.. i catch myself saying things all the time that remind me of you, like "That is CorrEcT!" haha we had the best times ever! i know a lot of things have changed since you have been gone and im gonna keep coming out to visit you and tell you all about them! kk babe i have to go but i just want you to know that i love you and i miss you and ill see you later! love you sooo much
Ashley
Jordan Pulver
January 20, 2005
We all miss you so much. You were an angel when you were here and your still on now. Im glad we became friends but i want you back. Rest in peace and see you soon
To the Mother of Erica. Youve never meet me but You kno alot of the guy on the Northrop track team, and were dedicating this year to her.
January 9, 2005
Erica I know you didn’t really know me and I only saw you a few times but I know how much of a good person you are and I see how you have effected so many lives. You’ve even effect mine. I come here every once in a while and just read what people have wrote about you just to remind me how special life is. You were such a good person and it’s a tragic that you had to go but the saying that “when one door closes another one opens” is true because you have opened so many doors for people. You made such an impact on everyone’s lives that met you by letting them know how precious life really is. You truly are an angel in my eyes!
You and your family are always in my prayers.
Megan Hein
December 27, 2004
Erica's Family: Since the last time that I have written in this guest book, it was the morning after God had decided to take Erica with him, and I checked the box where is says that I'll recieve an email everytime someone writes something in here, and everyday I look at them, and everyday it reminds me how great life is, and how awsome your little angel is! I still sometimes look in the mirror teary-eyed, because I picture Erica's face there, and just wish that she was still on earth today to share her smiles with us. Merry Christmas to you guys, and jsut think...Erica had the best christmas ever this year!!! :) I love you Erica!!!!
Sandy Morris
December 25, 2004
I've thought of nothing this Christmas, except Erica and her family. We've shed a lot of tears this past week, but I wanted Terri, Mark, Ben, and the rest of Erica's family to know that we are thinking of you the most. I'm sure, no matter where you are, or what you do this day, she is with you.Please do something speacial for yourself today. It can be Erica's gift to you this year.
Monica Williams
December 23, 2004
Wow, It's 2 days until Christmas and I'm sitting here thinking...what happened? A little over a month ago I'd see Erica walking down the halls with a smile on her face saying hi to everyone even people she didn't know. Now I think about how tough this is going to be for all of us especially Erica's family. No one should ever have to have Christmas without their 16 year old. It's amazing how much other people and I have grown within this month. I have learned to realize the true meaning of friendship, love, and hope. Erica was many people's shining stars. She made my day when things got rough, and she always made sure I had a smile on my face. Sometimes, I swear I can feel her in the room looking down on all of us, being our Guardian angel. If God had to pick an angel to take care of us all, he made the best choice. Erica, I love you girl and I thank you so much for making me see the good in everyone and for being my friend. I will never forget you girl. I can't wait until I get to see you again. Until then...I'll be missing you.
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