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for Crystal Branch
Sponsored by Moomah & Boopah....Tiss, you ARE our heart forever!.
Kristy Pickett
September 18, 2023
This is a tough year. Losing your Mom brought up many new emotions. Maybe there really is a Rock 'n Roll heaven, and you and Moomah are absolutely wreaking havoc! I love you and miss you tons!
Michelle Pena
July 28, 2015
Hello my dearest cousin. I have been thinking of you lately. Miss and love you ❤
Tiss & Mark at Epcot, circa 2005
Julie "Moomah"
September 18, 2014
Tiss & Cousin Jill, Branch Family Reunion, 2005
Julie "Moomah"
September 18, 2014
Tiss & Mark at Epcot circa 2005
Julie "Moomah"
September 18, 2014
Sweetie:
Thought you'd like to know that Fran sent me a picture of you and Mark (at Epcot)...and I knew you'd love to have it in your Memory Book...even though you're now with him in Heaven! Love you so very much!
Julie "Moomah"
September 18, 2014
Sweet Tiss:
This is the poem I penned at your bedside the first time you went on the ventilator in 1995 in Atlanta...and what a fighter you were---ten more times on life support before the disease finally took you. Sending all my love to you on this the 8th anniversary of your passing. You are forever the "wind beneath my wings" my sweet darling daughter! Love, Moomah
Not my child
By Julie Garton-Good
When you were, oh, so little
I knew just what to do.
Wipe your nose, spank your butt
Or bend to tie your shoe.
Now sitting by your bedside
As you slip beyond,
Thoughts and feelings cascade in
Of times more light and fond.
Without disease; when breathing meant
-----an act of life---not incident;
Your eyes so clear---now dark and gone
to afterlife, you stumble on.
Will this reverse, will you come back
to those who love you so?
Take MY life, Lord, I will go.
Not my child. No. No.
11-19-95, at Crawford Long/Emory University Hospital, Atlanta
Here's the bookmarker we made as a remembrance for your many friends!
Julie "Moomah" Garton-Good
September 18, 2014
Yer cuz
September 21, 2012
Thinking of you...
Bill Wendel
September 18, 2012
Crystal, connecting to you through your mother's eternal love, it's an honor to light this candle to symbolize the afterglow of your earthly life and enduring presence. With you both in Spirit.
Julie Garton-Good
September 18, 2012
Two-Thousand Days
By Julie Garton-Good
(Crystal's forever-proud Moomah!)
It's been two-thousand days since you left my sight
And the world will not be the same.
Two-thousand days of emotional strife
That ten-thousand more days won't dissuade.
You were sunshine and light, an indomitable force
To be reckoned with, that was for sure.
During illness so grave, you kept shining your light
On those less fortunate than you were.
At dialysis you took oral histories of others,
Gave them to their loved ones when they passed.
As your life drained from you, you never once griped.
Saying, “Guess it's just my new norm...” with a laugh.
You were merely on-loan to us, I know that now,
Reluctantly, we've given you back.
And glad that you're free from the needles and pain
That shrouded your flame at the last.
My dearest, sweet Tiss, know there never will be
A time when you're not on my mind,
Whether us nose-to-nose, or smelling your neck,
Or our Mr. Roger's handshake entwined.
You came. You conquered. You left, bittersweet,
But the more days that slip through my hands,
I ponder the thousands you touched with your heart
---an epitaph few can command.
---Rest in peace. You are forever the wind beneath my wings, my dear child…..I love you so…..Moomah
September 18, 2012
Crystal, still remember the night your mom called and said we had lost you. It was so hard to believe because you had pulled through so many times before. We really thought you were invincible. Miss you like crazy, girlfriend. I will always remember our Sunday afternoons. Love you forever, Fran
Our beautiful Crystal!
April 10, 2010
Tiss with one of the Backstreet Boys in Orlando
April 10, 2010
October 9, 2009
Crystal, Age 17
Jonathan comnes
September 20, 2009
Baby
I miss you so much I can't stand it. I am so grateful for your love, it is your love that saved me, your grace that found me and wrapped me around you. But your Momma is right, you were on loan to us- an angel with this mission to show me love so I understood love- because of you, I too know pure love...forever I love you, Jonathan
Jonathan, Judith, Greg Comnes
September 19, 2009
Dear Crystal,
Three years and we miss you, love you, and wish so much that we could see your beautiful face, hear your voice, enjoy your wit, your warmth, and your love. We talk about you all the time. (From Jonathan: " Every morning, I start my day with your precious face looking at me from the mirror where I keep your picture. I will never stop missing you." (From Judith and Greg: " Every time I hear Joni Mitchell sing "Cary" or turn on Prairie Home Companion, I think of your wonderful and interesting mind, Crystal." We all wish that you could still be with us, making our lives and the lives of all who love you brighter and better.
Jonathan, Judith, and Greg Comnes--Tampa, Fl
Julie
September 19, 2009
Dearest Tiss:
It's been 1,095 days since you left the earth; but there's not a day that goes by that I don't wake up, talk to you, and thank God for your incredible soul and the many lives you touched in your short thirty-three years. You lived life to the max---and I never miss an opportunity to share your incredible story with others---I see the way it touches their soul, and empowers them to be all that they can be and live for the moment. You had an incredible ability to do that, and I so admired you for it. Even when you were so incredibly ill you'd say, "Mom, I guess this is just my new norm"----and you'd pull yourself up by your bootstraps and go on. What a miracle you were and are! You were always "the wind beneath my wings"---
And you are not dead. You live on and on in our hearts and minds. We who loved you so were required to "re-gift" you to God----we should have realized all along that you were merely on loan to us...but how lucky we were for that tremendous blessing!
I long to hold you in my arms and give you one more "smellers" on the neck. Take good care of Nana, Papa, Nana Fran, Papa Fralph, Mark, Katrina Marion and Sonja for us. We love and miss you so.
---Moomah
Todd Branch
September 18, 2009
Three years and time has only preserved the memory of you, and it still hurts knowing that you and I cannot just talk to each other.
I was listening to Queens "We are the Champions" yesterday and remembered you and I at the piano 9 years ago singing and playing like children. Keep singing, sing like no one is around, yet sing like you want everyone hear you.
Music and singing is God's gift to all of us. Play your music, beat your drums, and sing. Just play (that's what you told me...who cares what you sound like, just play!). I miss you cousin.
As Ozzy would say "When I see you, see you on the other side"
Love - Todd, Taylor, Logan.
Fran Melvin
September 18, 2009
Dear Crystal, 3 years have gone by but it still seems like yesterday. There isn't much I can say - I just feel it all in my heart. Such a great loss, as that song goes "Such a life to take, such a bond to break, I'll be missing you". Wait for me, girlfriend! Love, Fran
Todd Branch
October 14, 2007
Still missing you...your smile, your candor, your empathy and your compassion. The Lord has better things for you I know, but I feel that He should know the challenge to which I and others have faced with you joining him.
I hope to see you when its my time, you in front of the light, your silver blonde hair radiating the path beyond, your voice, cheerful, always playful, calling me to join you. Your presence, always comfortable, always family...always pure.
You are in a better place.
See you...
Uncle Garry&Aunt Pat Wonacott
September 14, 2007
Some leave footprints,you left a gigantic hole!We miss your smile,wit,compassion and most of all just you..
Judy Farren
September 13, 2007
Crystal - I can't believe it's been a year since you joined my friend Ann in Heaven. Knowing both of you, I'm sure you have become fast friends and are regaling the angels with laughter. You both had the spirit, determination, and will to stay with us as long as you did ... and then you had to move to a better place within six weeks of each other. You've left a lasting impact on so many, many people who will always remember how you fought for life so bravely and cherished each day you were able to spend with those you loved. You will forever remain in my heart and soul.
Steve Branch
September 13, 2007
You may have left this world but not my heart. I talk to you every day and express my love for you as I always have. I still hear your voice in my mind with that soul comforting " Hi Dad , I love you sooooo much!"
It was easy being your father. It is not easy knowing that you are gone.
I love you forever........ Dad
Jonathan Comnes
November 20, 2006
Hey Baby.....
Nup a da Pup! Is Lucas up there running circles, trying to kiss you, bless your heart.
Jonathan
Jonathan Comnes
November 20, 2006
Im so sorry Baby, that such end came to your struggle....you seemed to over come it all, always smiling, giving a two thumbs up to me those two Christmas's we spent in the ER. My Love for you is forever......and ever.I love you.
Love always,
Jonathan
Shane Stenquist
September 27, 2006
Crystal,
From the first time I saw you at Meridian High in 1987, to the last time I saw you in Orlando, April 2006 - you brightened my day with your smile. I thank you for your friendship all of these years. For care packages when I was at sea, for holding my hand when I was in the hospital, for sharing smiles and tears with me and Maureen, for so many other memories. You are already missed and you are loved very much. See you in heaven sister! Phil 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you.
Kati (Bates) Guerrero
September 22, 2006
Crystal,
Our friendship while you lived in Boise and after you moved to Florida has been a constant in my life. I can't even find the words to express what you mean to me. I will never forget. BFF - I will love you always!
Rev. Gene Hill
September 21, 2006
Dear Julie, Scott, and Marion:
I was so shocked about Crystal's passing. I remember her from my years at First Christian/University Christian in Boise. Please know I am praying for you, and asking that the Lord will give you His peace and comfort. God be with you. Gene Hill, Minister of Music, 1981-90, FCC/UCC, Boise, Idaho
Steve Branch
September 21, 2006
Crystal,
You impressed me every day starting with the moment of your birth. My love for you is impossible for me to describe. I have the deep comfort in knowing that we expressed our love for each other in every phone call, email, letter, and visit. The depth of my grief is tempered with the realization that your pain and suffering are now over and you are in a much better place full of happiness and companionship with other loved ones that have gone before you. Cliff, George, Mark, and infinitely more of the loved ones of all of us will be at your side to watch over all of us that remain behind.
When I make my journey to where you are, I want to hear those words that have given me so much comfort and pride "Hi Dad, I love you sooooo much."
I am so proud of you. I miss you terribly.
Dad
David Branch
September 20, 2006
Dearest Crystal,
It’s hard to find a picture of you where you're not smiling. It’s hard to find a picture of you that doesn’t make us think, “This is a girl who knows how to live life.”
And now it’s hard to think of you without thinking that your life was far too short.
Uncle David
Donna Jean Branch
September 20, 2006
Our dearest dearest Crystal,
One of my first memories, "Wow, what a beautiful bubbly person!".... Your personality always lit up a room no matter how awful you were feeling.
Your smile... i see it now, so slender but full of emotion;
Your hugs/touch, so fragile and gentle but full of love;
Your conversation, so caring and unselfish, as you were always concerned about the other person;
You are one in a million - a true blessing for all of us who were a part of your life. Thanks to you, many of us were reunited with the extended Branch family we had lost touch with.
Just the other day, after visiting with Todd, you sent home bracelets to Taylor and Logan. I want you to know.. they wear/play with them every day. Taylor is so worried about you but I have reassured her you are with us and will continue to be with us for the rest of our lives. You have become an important part of our family, Aunt Crystal to them both. Now you are an important part of our family in heaven; reunited again with Uncle George and Aunt Pam. I know you all are in good hands. ... We love you!
Todd, Donna, Taylor and Logan Branch
Todd Branch
September 20, 2006
Tisstoe, we love you and will miss you so much. You will continue to be a source of faith and a pillar of strength to us, and I will never forget our talks and your visits. We are truly blessed to have been your cousins and to have had you back in our lives over the last few years, and we will remember you always.
Todd, Donna, Taylor and Logan Branch
Sandie Sadler
September 20, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
You will always be with us!!
Chelle McBreen
September 20, 2006
To my dearest cousin,
I remember the fun times we had as kids, carefree, rulers of our little universe, nothing holding us back. You posses strength and determination little will ever get to see in this world. That is something I will never forget. I know you are now watching over everyone you love. I am overjoyed nowing that you are now soaring like an eagle, carefree and with the ultimate peace. Soar on my cousin soar on. Until I see you again... I love you!!
Kristy White
September 20, 2006
Crystal Ann,
My sweet dreams are made of visions of you and Mark kicking back in easy chairs by the sea. Probably right next to Jim Morrison.
You are my hero and source of inspiration. I love you forever.
Thank you for being in my life. I will never know a Warrior such as you. You will be with me everywhere.
With love from your Peanut
Aunt Lora Keidel
September 20, 2006
Dear Crystal,
I remember you as the most beautiful baby I had ever seen. You were so delicate and blond and smiled all the time. You remained beautiful all your life and we will miss you greatly.
Pat and Garry Wonacott
September 20, 2006
In My Pocket
I have memories in my pocket.
They rattle among the change.
My memories of you are treasures I carry wherever I go.
They are stored in bits and pieces, parts of a beautiful whole
They give me comfort when I think I am alone.
Yes, I have memories in my pocket, like so much other stuff I keep there.
But of all the treasures I have, it’s the memories of you that are the most precious.
Judy Farren
September 20, 2006
Crystal
- You were, and continue to be, an inspiration to all who knew you. As I've followed your illness these past 11 years, I've been amazed by how your strength and determination brought you through so many challenging times. May God bless you ... as you are finally in his care.
Fran Melvin
September 20, 2006
My dear friend Crystal, words cannot express my admiration and love for you - you are my hero. Your strength, determination, bravery, and sense of humor will be remembered forever. I'll never forget the girl talks we had, our Sunday visits, and especially our trip to Jamaica. I do not believe that I have "lost" you - every time I hear the song "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey, I will think of you and Mark. Keep shining, girlfriend! And to Julie, Scott, and Steve: my deepest sympathy for your loss. May you take solace in knowing that Crystal is at peace, happy and whole again, and she will love each of you eternally.
Allyson Bernard
September 20, 2006
Jules and family - In a short time Crystal made a lasting mark and difference in a lot of lives - that is obvious in reading about her. I know she garnered that from her Mom and takes the laughter & sunshine to a new place. And you will be able, in time, to find that part of her in your heart again! Be well - Ally Bernard
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