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LaVerne Pike
February 22, 2021
Dear Sister...here we are 14 years later! And we have not forgotten you! You are still very much in our minds and hearts! Sharon posted a pic of you and her on Facebook today and you both are so young and happy! You both look a little mischievous...It warms my heart! Give all our loved ones hugs and kisses and know we miss them all!
Til we meet again! I love you!
RuthAnn Bolt
February 23, 2020
Reading all these entries over the years brings me to tears but also makes me realize what a life well lived you had, even though it was way too short. I love you dear sister and miss you every day. God blessed me when he gave me the sisters and I know we will all be together again. Until then, you remain in my heart and never forgotten.
Carol Avis
February 22, 2020
Pammy,
You are never far from our minds. I still miss you so much. I hope you are able to see the great things your girls are accomplishing. You have two beautiful grandchildren that we all love very much. Life is so different without you. Love you, Carol
Laverne Pike
February 22, 2019
My Dear Sister! I just had to tell you that No...we have not forgotten you! You are in our minds constantly! By now you have many of our family members with you. I guess that is good for you but not so good for us! Give Mom, Dad, AJ, AJ and UC big hugs and kisses (and the ones that i didn't name)! We miss you all so much! I love you all to the moon and back! Your Sister LaVerne
Judy Gregory
December 11, 2015
Pammie, you will always be FN3 and Dauce. Trimming our Christmas tree each year brings a sadness when I put on the ornaments you made us through the years. No one here will ever forget you, We look forward to being with you again some day. xoxoxo AJ
August 24, 2012
Happy birthday Pam. I think about you all the time & all the good times we had as kids.
Sharon
July 26, 2012
Pam, I know you were standing right beside Jesus, with open arms when Kelli entered into heaven today.
Your beautiful daughters 5/12/12
Judy Gregory
May 19, 2012
May 18, 2012
May 18, 2012
Jenny's Wedding
May 18, 2012
LaVerne Pike
February 27, 2012
Julie, please don't ever feel silly to write here. I don't know why but sometimes I come here and read the messages from 5 years ago. I most certainly will shed some tears but it is almost like I can come out of my depression. I love to read your "letters to Mom" and somehow it makes me feel closer to all the family! You and your sister are beautiful inside and out and I know your Mom is smiling and her heart is busting with pride for you two!
Love you and your sister so very much!
Carol Avis
February 27, 2012
Dear Pammy,
Five years ago in January Darlene and I participated in the Susan Komen On Deck for the Cure walk in your honor. February 23, I walked in your memory. I had three miles to grieve and reflect on the impact you had on our lives. Remembering the first cookies you brought to the family Christmas dinner (lol) to the wonderfully decorated cakes made for special occasions. Your way of making everyone feel special and loved. I, like "the sisters" know you and the grandparents are looking down on the girls with joy and pride of the young women they have become. You will always be in our hearts and on our minds. Love you,
RuthAnn Bolt
February 25, 2012
Dear Pam, you must be so happy after reading Julie's letter. I must say, I cried my eyes out. We all miss you so very much. Some days I hear your voice so clearly, even more so since with Jenny's wedding approaching. I keep hearing you tell me how you wanted me to make sure Jenny and Julie had a wonderful and special wedding. Jenny's is going to be everything you wanted for her and no doubt it will be so for Julie when it is her time. My heart aches that you are not hear with us, but I try to have faith and know that you are in a wonderful place and in peace with no pain. I am grateful for all the times we shared, just wish we could have had more. The memories of sister time and all that we shared together is something special that not everyone has and will always be cherished. I see so much of you in both Jenny and Julie and you would be so very proud of both of them. Seding you much love, RuthAnn
February 23, 2012
Aunt Sharon
February 23, 2012
Julie,
That was a great message to your mom and a testimate of how she will live on forever in you and Jenny. I so much enjoyed reading this. We must all be crazy because I talk to her all the time! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. It gave me peace today. Love you xoxox
Julie Laws
February 22, 2012
Mom,
It makes me laugh to think about how you worried we would forget you. How completely absurd! It's been five years and still that day and all other memories I have of you lie fresh on my heart. Last night I watched several home videos just to hear your voice, even though all I have to do is close my eyes to hear you. The videos were so funny and made me so happy. No wonder I think I'm a good singer/dancer; it's because you made me believe I was when clearly that is not the case. You wouldn't be shocked to know I still dance the same way I did when I was 3. Today is tough. As incredibly sad as I am, and as hard as it is to go through the days without you, I know that I feel this way because of how happy and loved I was when I had you. Five years ago, I thought "If I can make it five years from now, maybe this won't hurt so much." Now I'm shooting for maybe after 5 more years it won't hurt so much. I'm not telling you how sad I am to make you feel bad, I'm doing fine I promise! But you're the best mom, how can I not feel sad. Every time I'm sick I wish you were here so I could waller all over you and sleep with my head in your lap. Every time I do well on a test or a paper I want to call you because I know how important school is to you. The best thing you could've possibly done for me is write to me. Thank God you took the time to write to me in my journal. It helps me remember who I am. You tell me how much you love having me as a sidekick and how rich your life was being able to have me (and Jenny). You also wrote that you loved my spirit. This makes me so proud because I love your spirit. I want to be like you and when people tell me I remind them of you, it is the highest compliment I can receive. I imagine if you were here today you would be one of my best friends. I'm learning so much and I know you would love to hear about it and talk with me. Jenny's getting married soon, and you're on my mind more and more. I got your message the other day. I'd be thinking for a long time about what special gift I could make for Jenny and you stuck your nose right down in my business and now WE are making her a special present. She will love it. I'm glad you still pop your head in from time to time. I don't post here much because I feel silly. I know this isn't a conversation between us and I know other people will see it and maybe think I'm a bit crazy. But sometimes I just need to talk to you. I love you and I miss you just the same if not more than ever. P.s. sometimes I am thankful you don't have to live in this crazy world, by now you would be extremely irritated with our country and more paranoid than when you were afraid Anthrax was hiding in all of our mail. So maybe we can all take comfort and be jealous that you get to live in paradise while we are all down here waiting for things to blow up in our faces :) Love from here to the moon,
Julie
LaVerne Pike
February 22, 2012
I can not believe you have been gone for 5 years. The sisters and I have been remembering funny times we had...like going to Tunica and Metropolis. I thought you was going to elbow me to death when you hit the jackpot.I don't even remember how much you won. :-) so so many good times to remember. And i just wanted to say I feel so blessed to have had you and Ruthann amd Sharon as my sisters. Actually i feel blessed to have had all my family. We have some great Aunts too. I love you and miss you so very much! Til we meet again!
Sharon
December 19, 2011
Christmas in Heaven
Tis Christmas in Heaven
What a beautiful sight!
I've been here awhile and
Everything is all right.
The crib is adorned
with the brilliance of the star;
Wisemen have come
From near and far.
I've met all our dear ones
Who preceded us here;
The reunion was lovely,
an event full of cheer.
And tonight we'll all gather,
In reverence we'll knell,
For the babe in the cradle
up in Heaven is for REAL.
I think of my family
that I left behind.
And I pray that your Christmas
Is as blessed as mine.
Please shed no more tears,
for my soal is at rest.
Just love one another,
Live life to it's best.
Yes, it's Christmas in Heaven,
So I've heard them say.
Yet, Christmas in Heaven
happens every day.
Martin
December 15, 2011
Merry christmas pam, I will always remember you .
Sharon
August 24, 2011
Happy Birthday Pammie. Hard to believe another year has gone by.
xoxo
Almost 11 years ago Dec 2000 Pam, Mom and Dad...you are missed so much!
LaVerne Pike
August 24, 2011
LaVerne Pike
August 24, 2011
Happy Birthday My Dear Sister...my heart is heavy today. I hope you and Mom and Dad are watching over us. I keep thinking it will get easier but somehow there are times when it feels like we just lost you! I guess you know your eldest daughter is getting married. We are so happy for her. I know you are so proud of her and we will be there for her in honor of you my dear sister! Your youngest daughter is also someone to be very proud of. They are both strong, smart, beautiful young women. Something to be proud of sister! I can only say I wish you was here and I miss you soo very much. Til we meet again...all my love
LaVerne
February 23, 2011
Pammie Gayle: I know we are all having memories, particularly during this time. One of ours was when you were around 5 or 6 and was really sick and in the hospital. We came down to see you and brought you a stuffed doggie which you loved very much. The thing that was so funny was that although you were very sick, you sat up in bed and asked "Uncle Cliff. have you got quarter?" I don't know what you thought you were going to be needing it for! Oh, Pam. How we look forward to seeing you again. Love you lots always. AJ and Uncle Cliff. too.
LaVerne Pike
February 22, 2011
Hi Sis, I miss you so much. But I am thankful of the wonderful memories "the sisters" have had. I am realizing that not everyone has the closeness with thier siblings as we do. I still can't believe your gone. We have now lost Mom and Dad...I hope you and Karen are there with them now. I do believe we will meet again. I love when I have dreams about you because it really feels like we had time together. It still hurts so much. I know you want us to be happy and remember teh fun times...and I do most of the time...But somtimes it is just impossible. I wanted to thank you again for the hamburger asnd fry at Olive Garden...lol. I thank God for the time we did have. Until we meet again just know how much you are missed and lived! Love LaVerne
Sharon Layman
February 22, 2011
Memories:On my way to work, I was thinking this time 4 years ago, I got the call from Carol...right around 7:45. I started thinking about the Christian slumber party that I went with Pam many years ago. We were sharing a room and she went in the bathroom to put on her PJ's and I put on my PJ's. When she came out, we had on the exact same pajamas..it was a hoot. Charlene had given her the PJ's and June had given me mine! I can hear her laugh clear as anything. Also the time we all went out of town, LaVerne bringing the 5x7 pic of Dennis and setting it on the in table at the hotel that time.....we all cracked up!!!! I'm so glad to be able to have such fun memories!
Sharon Layman
February 22, 2011
4 years later and never forgetting you. As you said, life does go on, but it doesn't take away the memories. Now I can smile when I think of you...which is every day.
Martin Shearer
January 3, 2011
Pam was one of my best friends at fairdale , I will never forget her .
Sharon Layman
December 22, 2010
We are all missing you this Christmas. Especially RA since you guys used to do so much together during the holidays. Just wanted you to know, you are on our minds. Take care of Mom and Dad.
RuthAnn Bolt
August 28, 2010
Missing you and wish you were here with us to cope with losing mom. We miss your wit and sense of humor. You may be gone, but will never ever be forgotten.
Carol Avis
August 25, 2010
Always, always in hearts and on our minds.
Judy Gregory
August 24, 2010
Happy birthday Pammie Gayle and Marilyn. No more in our presence here on earth, but always in our hearts. Till we meet again,we will forever love you both. AJ, A. Joy and U. Cliff
Sharon Layman
August 24, 2010
Happy Birthday!
Sharon Layman
August 20, 2010
Well Pam, I'm sure you and Karen welcomed Mom with open arms! She said she had been thinking of you alot. Take care of each other.
April 12, 2010
To the family of Pam Laws...my name is Wilbur Minton,i used to live next door to Pam and her sisters in the 70's in candlelight subdivision...i just heard about Pam and i'm so sorry to hear that she passed away...Memoies will always keep her with you
sandra house-hayes
April 5, 2010
pam
I just found out about your struggle over the years and I would not have thought you would have went though an illness like this or be gone at such a young age , thought about you alot , but you had many friends and family to help and support you and I am sure your life was great and such a good supporting husband and great kids.my thoughts are with you and prayers for your children (now young adults)wish I would have known sooner.
Judy Gregory
February 23, 2010
FN3: Love and miss you girl and always will while on this earth. During the anniversary of your death and funeral I always think about your little sister, Karen, whose death anniversary is on the day of your funeral anniversary. I don't know how things actually work in Heaven, but I picture you and Karen being together. It's a good feeling. Life goes on down here, but it will never be the same. You're forever in our hearts and very frequently on our minds.
XOXOXO
AJ, Uncle Cliff and A. Joyce
LaVerne
February 22, 2010
Pammy, I don't know what happened to the note I wrote this morning...Just know I am thinking of you and love you very much!
Great nieces and nephews
Sharon Layman
February 22, 2010
From all the little one's....we miss you Pam. You will never be forgotten!
Rebecca Arterburn
February 22, 2010
Hi Pam, your cousins miss and love you!
Vicki, Sherri and Becky
Steve Laws
February 22, 2010
Good morning, angel! There are a whole lot of people missing you! I asked God to give you hug for me. I know He has been taking really good care of you!
Love you and miss you!
Steve
LaVerne
October 5, 2009
I think this is the picture the previous person was trying to upload...Pam you are beautiful! We love you so much!
October 2, 2009
Since it is October, I just couldn't resist adding this photo of Pam and the kids. Thank you Carol for finding this picture !
August 25, 2009
Pam, did you really think we would forget you?? Your presence is felt everyday and I see so much of you in Jenny and Julie. I like to tell the girls stories about you and it makes us all feel good to talk about you and remember all the fun times we had. Sisters are the best and I am grateful for all the sister time we had together and also with LaVerne and Sharon.
Love,
RuthAnn
Julie Laws
August 24, 2009
hey mom, rough day huh? well, it was for me anyway. guess what? i may have broken a bone or two in my ankle. i was playing basketball- im sure your not surprised :) and today was the first day of college too. i only had one class, thank god because the pain meds i have are making me sick and sleepy and walking around campus on crutches is hard. but i know you already knew all this stuff and are keeping close tabs on me. i miss you every day but especially today. even though your another year older i bet your looking younger and more beautiful every day up there. happy birthday mom!
love you.
Julie
LaVerne Pike
August 24, 2009
Pammy,
I came in to work this morning singing Happy Birthday to you and Mom. I have thought of you so much this weekend. Both of your girls are in college now...WOW you would be so proud! You and Steve have done a wonderful job of raising 2 beautiful daughters. Just know you are in all of our hearts forever. I love you so much!
LaVerne
Carol
August 24, 2009
Happy Birthday Pammy, I still miss you so much. Keep watching over those girls. Wonderful things are happening for them and they have you in their hearts. (We all do.)
Judy Gregory
August 22, 2009
Dearest Pam:
Just when I think the worst part is over, there is always something that makes it all so fresh again. It is so hard to put your Mom's birthday card in the mail and not be sending you a birthday gift. Yours was always the first of "the sisters" and I would always try to get you all the same thing without the others knowing it until their birthday. It probably didn't work out that way, but I pretended it did, and you guys did, too. :o) There's so many things I would like to write about, but it hurts too much so I will just say Happy Birthday and I love you and miss you very much.
Always in our hearts,
AJ
LaVerne Pike
March 23, 2009
3/23/09
I love you Sis! See you in heaven!
TGFS!!
LaVerne
LaVerne Pike
February 23, 2009
We have made it another year of missing you. I have been thinking of you so much. There are so many things to remind me of you...happy and sad. I wish you was here so bad. Life does go on but it will never be the same. When I go to visit Chris and the kids, I stop by and say hi to you. I wish they could have known thier Aunt Pammy longer. Katie is the spitting image of me or so that is what I am told. And Dalton looks just like Chris. I have not really got to see what kind of personality Dalton has but katie is a charmer and so smart. She knows how to work her Mamaw. It seems so unreal sometimes that your gone. Mom is doing so well...I guess you know that. You would really enjoy spending time with her now. There is so much I wish I could "talk" to you about but it does seem weird to put it in here. I guess that means you will need to come visit me in my dreams and we can talk. I love you Sis and you will always be in our mind and heart!
LaVerne
Sharon Layman
December 18, 2008
As we get closer to Christmas, we start missing you more. Today, is really hard for some reason. Lots of things going on that the sisters would love to hear what you have to say. We miss your firey thoughts. I still haven't listened to the Raffi CD yet this year that Ruth Ann gave us. Last year, I listened to it and cried every time. But it was a good cry, sort of cleansing. There will never be a holiday that we don't miss having you there. I know Ruth Ann misses the shopping. I miss your sugar cookies! We love you, miss you and still think of you everyday.
Merry Christmas Pam
Lil Sis
LaVerne
September 24, 2008
Pammy,
Wow...so many people here missing you. And you thought you would be forgotten. I can vividly remember what was happening in our lives 2 years ago. So much pain...for you and for all of us. When I let myself go there it is like a knife in my heart. Needless to say I don't let myself go there to often but sometimes I just need to go there and grieve for you and your wonderful family. I am so very proud of your girls. They are living proof of the wonderful job you and Steve have done with them. Life sure does throw us some curve balls and we all deal with them the best we know how. You are missed so much dear sister. I have a picture of you and Steve in front of me at work and I have a corner dedicated to you and special people in my life. I too love and miss you very much. We are so lucky to have each other. I wish I would have shown you more often how much you meant to me.
Julie,
Honey that was so sweet what you wrote. I truly am proud of you and Jenny. I am amazed at how beautiful and smart you girls are. The things your Mom taught you will be with you forever. Be easy on your Dad...he is missing your Mom too and is new at being the "Mom". I love you girls
Aunt LaVerne
Til I see you again Dear Sis...I love you!
Ruth Ann Bolt
September 23, 2008
9/23/08 Pam, I have been thinking of you so much lately. There are so many special times in Julie's life that it breaks my heart that you are not here to share them with her. Sometimes, it seems I miss you more now than ever. I love what Julie said about seeing pieces of you in her aunts (your sisters) - beause that's the way I feel about her and Jenny. When I talk to each of them and see both of them, I feel closer to you. Sometime I can so clearly hear and see your reaction to something that is going on with Julie. And so badly I wish that you were calling me to tell me all about it and then hear Julie holler at you for talking about her. I miss you so very much.Reading LaVerne, AJ, Sharon and Julie's messages really got to me. I had a really good cry and just wish so much that you were still here with us. Life does go on and you would be proud of how Jenny and Julie are coping. But that does not mean we miss you any less - it only means that thank God the gift of time does heal. You were such a part of my life, and that emply place you left will never go away. But I am so thankful to have two other sisters in my life. The sisters have alwayshad such a special bond and as LaVerne said, when we are together, you are still with us. I don't read or write in this book very often, because it does hurt. But just felt like today I needed to say in words how much I love you and miss you.
Ruth Ann
Sharon Layman
September 22, 2008
Pammy,
I found a card that reminds me so much of you! (there's a picture of a little girl on a swing on the front)
Know when I miss you the most?
It's on sunny days when the world looks bright and I want to share my happiness with you.
I miss you on cloudy days when I'm feeling down and wanting to confide in you.
And sometimes I miss you the most on the so-so, ordinary days when I just find myself wishing for your special sparkle and smile.
Know what?
I miss you every single day!
Lil Sis
sharon Layman
September 22, 2008
Dear Julie,
I'm so glad you wrote in your mom's book. Always know that we are here for you. Sometimes being an Aunt is just like being a MOM. You may not always get the advise your wanting to hear, but you will always get advise out of love! Looking forward to seeing you and Jenny Friday night!
Love,
Aunt Sharon
Julie Laws
September 12, 2008
hi mom. i check your guestbook every once in a while and i always type something to enter into it and then i delete it. but i just wanted to tell you (and all of my aunts) that while i miss you so much every day and some days more than i can stand, i am so thankful that through losing you, i gained 3 aunts that make me feel like i can always call them or talk to them. i have gotten a million times closer to each of my aunts even if i can't see them often. i don't hesitate to call any of them and each one reminds me of you in different ways. Not to say that the only way i was able to connect with my aunts was through your passing, it just created this opportunity to kinda substitute them in for places where i desperately need you. Oh and aunt carol if you see this im totally not leaving you out...same applies to you too! but anyway, knowing there are 4 women in my life that knew you well and knows what you would think, say, or act about everything that goes on with me and jenny makes me feel like i can't completely lose you. i love ya mom.
Judy Gregory
September 1, 2008
Dear Pammie Gayle:
Just wanted to write a note to you tonight. I wanted so much to buy you a birthday card this year. Instead, I just read through them at the store, but none said nearly the things I wanted to say to you. I've looked at the DVD that was played at your funeral only one time since then because it is so hard, but the pictures made of you and Steve at the baby shower for Jenny is always in my mind when I think of you. You guys were so happy, and you were truly radiant. The saying, "It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all" comes to mind when thinking of you. As hard and hurtful as it was for everyone who knew you to give you up, I know there is not one who would ever change having had you in our lives. We will always love you so.
Goodnight sweet Pam
Love, AJ
LaVerne Pike
July 14, 2008
Hey Sis,
I have been thinking so much about you lately. You are truly missed. I know you always worried we would forget about you but guess what? Not even for one day! You would be so proud of your family. They are so strong and moving on as best they can. Julie had her senior pictures taken last week and RA met her. Of course Amy did her hair and she was absolutely gorgeous. Jenny is working for the summer at Frazier again. Both of your girls are going to be fabulous at everything they do. I read a book Steve gave me called "The Shack". At first I wasn't getting it...but I finally did about half way thru. I just found out that Jenny is the first one who read it. I have some comfort now when I think of you being with "Papa". I know you would have loved the book. I really want to talk to you and have "sister time". Everyone is so busy and there just hasn't been alot of time to do sister time. But when we do you are always there with us. Mom is in a nursing home now and she is really doing well. I wish you could be here to see the improvement since her meds are under control and she is getting exercise and eating better. We got her Mother's ring sized to her little bitty finger and she is wearing it again. We are having the "Proffitt" family cookout this Sat. and I am sad you will not be there in person. If you can give us a sign and let us know you are watching, I would love it. I am so sad that the little kids do not get to know thier Aunt Pammy. But let me tell you they can usually point you out in a picture. :-) I guess I will sign off for now. You are now with Papa and I know it is a better place.
All my Love!
Your Sis
LaVerne Pike
February 22, 2008
Dear Pammy,
The day is here that we no longer will associate everything to "this time last year". But I know I am still going to refer to certain days and times that will forever be a memory of you. Happy and sad. We truly miss you so much! I wish I could see you more in my dreams. I was woke from a deep sleep one night and you just said "Lavernie" and my eyes popped open and I was begging you not to go yet. I believe someday you will be able to come to me and show me how happy you are. I just wanted to remember you on this sad day and remind you how much you are loved.
Your Sis
LaVerne
LaVerne Pike
February 8, 2008
Hey Sis,
It is still so unbelievable that you are gone. I think of you so much. Yes, life is going on...but it will never be the same. I feel there was such a bond between the sisters that will always be there even though you are not physically here...we feel you. We talk about you often and laugh at some silly things we shared or did as kids. Usually the tears will flow at some point in the conversation from at least one of us. I know you worried we would forget about you but it just ain't happening. You were such a very strong and positive influence in so many lives. TGFS we will love you forever and ever.
Your Sis
LaVerne
Carol
February 5, 2008
Pammy,
It is so hard to believe we have been without you for almost a year. We missed you so much during the holidays. I think of you every day and the hurt and pain of losing you is still so vivid. I miss our phone calls and using you as a sounding board. You will always be in my heart.
Love you,
Jenny Laws
February 3, 2008
Mom,
It has been almost an entire year since you've left us. I don't know why it has taken me so long to write this. I guess the main reason is beacuse I can't really find the words to describe how I feel and how much I miss you. I think about you everday. There always seems to be something that reminds me of you. I can't believe that I've made it through almost an entire year without you. I know that it is only because of the strength that God gives and the wonderful family and friends that He has blessed me with that I have been able to make it from day to day. I miss you terribly. Christmas and Thanksgiving were not the same without you, we could all feel it. Daddy and Julie are the best and I know you are very proud of both of them. I don't know what I would do without them. Thank you so much for being the mom to Julie and I that you were. I don't ever remember a day in my life when you didn't tell us that you loved us. I hope that I will be able to take everything you taught me and teach it to my kids. Thank you for teaching me how to become a responsible adult. You helped me grow to be the person I am today. God has been so faithful to our family over the years. I'm so thankful that I was able to have eighteen years with you. I love you so very much and that will never change.
Ruth Ann Bolt
January 15, 2008
1/15/08 Although I read the guest book periodically, I haven't been able to bring myself to write in it again. But today I really, really miss you Pam. It is just still unbelievable to me that you are really gone. Sometime I hear your voice in my head and it is so loud and clear - and I want to hold on to your words and not let them fade. Life does go on, but it will never be the same. I love you and miss you terribly. Your big sis, Ruth Ann
Judy Gregory
December 25, 2007
Dearest FN Pam:
All the family is having another first - our first Christmas without you. I'm trying very hard to focus on why there is a Christmas, but it is so hard to have any spirit this year. I miss you, and my friend Betty, and Brenda who had come back into our lives the past two years before we lost her in April. Life does go on, and I stay so busy most of the time that the sadness and hurt is kept at bay. It is the special times, especially the Christmas season, that is tough. I wanted to tell you that I love you. I miss talking to you, although I can hear your voice so plainly in my mind, and hear you say, "girrrlll". Until we meet again, I will hold you in my heart.
Love,
AJ
Lil Tyler Baxter
December 13, 2007
My Heart Within
I can remember when I was younger
When you was like my second mother
We played all day in the summer
Played inside when it thundered.
As I grew older, you grew sicker.
I didn't know why, until I was told you had breast cancer.
At that point in time, my body froze.
I was so cold, so mad, it's not your time to go.
Another year of pain had passed.
Trying to make your time stay and last.
You have always been my friend
Deep inside my heart within.
The day finally came and my life was changed.
Because I miss you more than anything.
Never forgetting, but always missing.
Deep inside my heart within.
But, I know your still here watching over me.
My guardian Angel....My Aunt Pammie
LaVerne Pike
December 6, 2007
Dear Pammy,
I miss you very much. I have been thinking of you so much and it just still does not seem real that we can't call you and talk. This has been a very hard time of year so far and I am sure it will be just as hard at Christmas. It is just not going to be Christmas without you. I have bought your Jeep and I think of you every single time I get in it. I sometimes talk to you and I wonder if you hear me. Your beautiful daughters are doing well, Julie got her drivers license and Jenny is back to college. Steve seems to be doing as well as he can. As much as we don't want to sometimes life does go on and you have to deal with it. I miss the sister time and I miss your sense of humor, even when you were so sick. You have been a true inspiration for me and many many other people. My friend at work lost her daughter in a car wreck this past weekend and it just makes me feel our loss all over again. I will be 50 next week and I still have my card in the curio cabinet that "the sisters" got for me last year. I am just overwhelmed by how quick you can lose someone you love so much. You were one of the best sisters in the world (I do have 2 other wonderful sisters)and you are missed very much. I love you!
LaVerne
jodie lamkin - durham
November 15, 2007
Pam,
will be thinking of you and your family this holiday season.
love you
jodie
Andrea Unick
November 11, 2007
Pammy - I find myself thinking about you more and more as I'm finding my way through new momhood. I miss you so much and sometimes I become so sad and angry when I think about all of the special moments we would have shared, all of the great advice you would have given me, all of the fun activities you would have been able to teach me. Then I remember all that I already learned from you over the years and that helps. I hope I can be even half the mom to Keegan that you were to Jenny and Julie. I love you and miss you every day.
LaVerne Pike
August 26, 2007
You have been thought of even more on the last couple of days. I miss you so much...and there has been so much of "this time last year" thoughts. I will be talking to you later today when we come to see you. Mom told me when I took her to the grocery on the 24th she wanted to pick up the phone and call you and wish you happy birthday. You are loved and missed so very much. You will never be forgotten. Happy 46th birthday my beautiful sister.
Love
LaVerne
Sharon
August 24, 2007
I guess this is one of our "first" out of many. It doesn't seem right that I can't pick up the phone and wish you happy birthday. For so many years, you always made sure that the girls sang happy birthday to me over the phone. I hoped I thanked you, because it always meant alot to me. So even though your gone Pammy, happy birthday. Miss ya,
Judy Gregory
August 24, 2007
Happy Birthday FN
You will forever be young and beautiful. I love you and miss you so. AJ
Ashley & Aiden Baxter
August 7, 2007
Dear Aunt Pammy
I too see you in my dreams and i miss you so much it hurts and i talk to you every night praying for your guidence and praying to be an amanzing mother like you and my mom are i just miss you so much your soft kisses and warm hugs were all i needed to get by . Sunday we all got together for Andrea's babyshower And it was hard on me getting together without the life of the Party. I know your Watching over Aiden And i thank you Aunt Pammy .I miss you so much It feels like a peice of me is missing my heart hurts and i cant imagine what you girls are going through. i dont know how to tell them cause im sure they hear it alot but im here for you Jenny and Julie and Steve ANYTIME . Ill make my funny comments and make you guys laugh like i use to all the time im really worried about you guys and i pray everynite for you all. But the strange thing is everytime i think of you my entire body instanly warms up as if you are right here in my soul i miss you so much pammy !!!
LaVerne Pike
June 14, 2007
Julie,
I too feel your pain. I know how hard it has been on the "Aunts" and I can only imagine how hard it is for you. I really wish Pam would come see me too! I guess she is letting me know she is ok thru you. All I can really say is try to be thankful for the time you did have with her. I know Pam loved her family so much and would have done anything for them. She was strong and brave and we all loved her so much. I can only hope to be as brave and strong as Pam. I remember well spending the night with her when she had her masectomy and holding you and rocking you. You were so precious with your white blonde hair. As Aunt Sharon said we love you and Jenny so much and want you to know you can ask us to do anything and we will be there. Don't be afraid to cry and talk to your Mom. Tears can be very healing. And so can talking to and about her. I know she is looking down on us all. And she hears what we are saying to her. I feel close to Pam at church. I picture where we would sit when I would come. And I can hear her singing. It hurts my heart but I also feel it is healing my heart. I love you very much and pray for you to be strong.
Love FA#2
LaVerne
Sharon Layman
June 14, 2007
Dear Julie,
I can really feel your pain. You are right, no one can do what your mother did for you and Jenny. You both were so blessed to have such a wonderful relationship with Pam. When you guys were little and lived on Afterglow, we spent quite abit of time together. Your mother has always been so proud of both of you girls. You,Little T , Jenny and Ashley would play together outside and we would sit on the porch and just watch the 4 of you. When I am really missing Pam, I try to think of all the fun things we use to do. Pam could make me laugh too! I really miss that. She had such a funny sense of humor. I remember when she would go to the grocery store and if there was a kid in a grocery cart, she would make her nostrils flare back and forth behind the parents back. The kids were stare at her like she was crazy. When the mom would look, she would quit. It really cracked me up sometimes. Those stories help me to make it through sometimes. The fact that you miss her so much is a testimony of what a wonderful mother she really was. If you can, try to remember those moments as much as possible. Jenny and Julie, always know that the "Aunts" realize we can't replace your mom, but we do love you both so very much.
Love Aunt Sharon
julie laws
June 13, 2007
mommy i havent signed this yet because ive been too scared. but today it seems that all i can do is miss you. i miss your smlie and your smell and the way you could always make me laugh. im sixteen now and i wish you could have come to my birthday party. it wasnt the same without you. that day was pretty hard for me and i didnt really want to have a party but it wouldve been a lot worse if the family wouldnt have been there.im sure daddy and jenny can feel it, but our house feels empty without you here.and while our house feels empty and my heart does too, you still come to me alot in my dreams. you always come and sit and talk with me and in the morning i always tell dad about our talks. he said to tell you to come see him sometime. and right now i feel like a little kid typing you this but i feel like i need to do it. mostly though, i just need to talk to you and hear your voice. there is only so much that other people can do for me because no one can do what a mother does. i really cant wait until we can dance to my ipod again together. i love you mom. your the best
-julie
LaVerne Pike
June 8, 2007
Today is June 8 and I have been thinking about you alot today. I know you worried we would forget you but I can promise you that there is no way that could happen. You are missed so much! I pray for your family and for all the people who loved you. We went to Indy last weekend and we talked about you and how much you would have loved to be going with us. But you were there with us even if your body was not there. I just wanted to talk to you and let you know that I love you and miss you. We will be singing and dancing together again one day. I love you Sis
LaVerne
Sharon Layman
May 23, 2007
Well yesterday was the 3 month mark since Pammy left this earth. Not a single day goes by that I think "this time last year". We were just getting ready to start the daily appointments, and had such hope. I am so grateful for our employer's that were flexable enough to allow us to be there when needed. The feeling that something is missing from our lives will never go away. Maybe the emptiness will get better over time, but the loss will always remain the same. First there were four and now there are three. But there will always be four in our hearts. We miss you Pam more than words can express. I have to believe in my heart that you hear me everyday when I talk to you. As AJ said, we'll see you again. Lil Sis
Judy Gregory
May 19, 2007
Dearest Pam:
I just felt like I needed to talk to you tonight. Things have been pretty rough here since you've been gone. Most of the time I manage well but tonight I feel very sad. I have been very busy and not had a lot of time to think, but today I was looking at some pictures of you and it really hurt. You are missed here so much, but I know in my heart that everything is so much better for you and I try to be happy about that. Aunt Joyce is now facing life with breast cancer. She just had her first treatment this week. I pray she does well, but she needs to be more positive in her attitude. You were so strong and brave. I truly hope that if I am faced with it again, I can be like you. Julie's birthday was this week, and as far as I know, I "didn't let her down". :o) I sent her package on Monday, so she should have gotten it Wednesday.
I feel better now. It was just good to talk to you. We love you so much, and will miss you all our days on this earth, but we will see you again in the blink of an eye. Love you always, AJ
Sabrina Botti-Smith
April 7, 2007
With all the wonderful statements have folowed you I know that God had a mission for you. I am proud to have known you on earth but, even more proud of the fact that God had taken you to help him to bring his people together with the Lord. You have touch so many in this world and this as God has touch so many will go on. Thank you for the time we shared and if you were my Mother or Wife, I would be so proud of all the wonderful statements said about my Mother or Wife. Pam, your an angel with our God and I praise you today as I praise our God each and every day.
Amy Berge
April 6, 2007
Steve, I just learned today about Pam and am so sad about the news. Pam was a wonderful, caring person, as you know. I will always remember and thank her and your family for caring for Sara during the first 18 months of her life. I don't know what I would have done without her help. I know that Pam and your family helped shaped her during that year and for that I will be forever thankful. She is growing up to be a wonderful young lady, just as I am certain that Jenny and Julie are. Our thoughts are with you, Jenny and Julie. If there is ever anything we can do for your please let us know.
Ashley & Aidan Baxter
March 28, 2007
Dear Aunt Pammy
i wanna thank you so much for simply being you i've never met any one in my life that could bring so much joy just from smiling we are all so lucky that God placed you here in this family . I know you will be my sons guardian angel . Aunt Pammy i know youre not here on earth but youre right here in my heart i feel you inside me and I thank God every night that you lived long enough to meet your great grand nephew i prayed and prayed for that and the smile on youre face when you met him is greater then any pleasure ive ever experinced i feel you watching over us thank you Aunt Pammy for teaching me what real courage is I love you !!
Ashley & Aidan Baxter
March 28, 2007
Dear Aunt Pammy
i wanna thank you so much for simply being you i've never met any one in my life that could bring so much joy just from smiling we are all so lucky that God placed you here in this family . I know you will be my sons guardian angel . Aunt Pammy i know youre not here on earth but youre right here in my heart i feel you inside me and I thank God every night that you lived long enough to meet your great grand son i prayed and prayed for that and the smile on youre face when you met him is greater then any pleasure ive ever experinced i feel you watching over us thank you Aunt Pammy for teaching me what real courage is I love you !!
Sharon Layman
March 28, 2007
Dear Christopher,
I am so glad you wrote the letter below to Pam. I know Pam loved you and Emma very much. I know this because she told me so! I wish Pam didn't die too, but I am glad that she is in heaven. I think any time you feel sad, you should keep writing. Sometimes I write when I am sad and it makes me feel better.
Love, Sharon, (Pams little sister)
Christopher P
March 28, 2007
Dear Ant Pam,
I hope you are filling better. I wish you could live longer. I hope you would live longer so one day maybe me and Emma can spend the night. I wish you did not die. I am sad because I can not see you agin. The hole family is sad. I came to your furnale. All of your friends were there. They were crying. Steve July and Jenny miss you very much! I miss you even more! Love: Christopher P.
August 12, 2006 Proffitt family cook-out
LaVerne Pike
March 22, 2007
My Dear Sweet Pam,
It has been one month today that you joined Charlene and Warren and our little sister in heaven. Today has been very hard and I just want to talk to you so bad. The sisters(and adopted sisters Carol & AJ) and I talk about you frequently and always feel you are there with us. I remember so many times we have laughed and cried together and the last family gathering we had at Sharon's when you didn't feel real good but you had such a good time. You and your family stayed until about 10p and I don't think you really wanted to leave then. We had karaoke and good food and lots of love going around that day. I wish we could have had alot more of those kind of days. You will always be in our hearts and I look for you to come to me in my dreams and show me your beautiful smile. I will see you again one day. I love you!
LaVerne
LaVerne Pike
March 13, 2007
Pam,
I miss you so much. I have been going to church and I see you there every week. Life will never be the same. I pray you are dancing and singing and watching over us all. I think of you so much. I know Charlene and Warren met you at the gates and wrapped thier arms around you and you are at peace. We will all see you again one day. My heart still hurts so bad. You were the strongest bravest person I know and I am so proud to say you are my sister and friend. I love you and miss you. TGFS
LaVerne
Sheri Redman
March 7, 2007
Steve,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. It is apparant by reading these messages Pam was a beautiful person. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers during this difficult time. May God bless you and your daughters.
Sheri Redman
John and Joyce Kintner
March 5, 2007
Steve, Jenny, and Julie
Your wife and your Mom was truly a beautiful woman with a quiet gentle spirit that showed itself in tenderness, compassion, and Godliness. I admired her strength and her desire to live as she loved life itself. She had a tremendous love for her family. Her spirit will live within each of us. We are praying for the sun to shine thru the cloudy days ahead. May peace and happiness return to you.
Okey Roberts
March 4, 2007
Steve, I can't add anything to what you said yourself. So, I'll just wish you and the girls my best and pray for all of you. Take care 'ole friend, Okey
KIMBERLY BROWN
March 3, 2007
PAM, I'M SORRY YOU HAD LEAVE US SO EARLY IN LIFE.I ONLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOU A FEW TIME'S BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.I'LL MISS YOU AND I'LL KEEP MY PROMISE TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU'RE SISTER.LOVE ALWAYS KIMBERLY BROWN
Helen Stephens
March 2, 2007
Sharon, I have not known you long, but I have walked where you walk. Losing a loved one is like losing a part of yourself. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Sharon, it is a pleasure working with you.
Victoria Dawson
March 2, 2007
Steve, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Take care.
Kendri Beck
March 2, 2007
Steve, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. From being with you all during basketball games we saw what a close family you were. That is such a wonderful thing. I know you all will have so many good memories to keep. Your girls are great, you all did a good job raising them and it shows. You and the girls take care of each other now. We are all thinking about you. Love, Kendri, Randy, Brad and Lauren Beck
March 2, 2007
Carrot, Egg, and Coffee...
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity -- boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"
Think of this:
Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you are smiling, and others feel the loss.
Linda Turner
March 2, 2007
Steve, I was so very sorry to hear of your loss. I know you and your daughters will love and miss her forever, but know too that God and those that love you will be your strength in the days that follow. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Dana Bridges
March 1, 2007
Dearest Pam
I have thought about you so much & prayed God would heal you and give you a long life with Steve and your girls. You were a wonderful friend and I will always cherish our childhood memories. Our loss is Heaven's gain. Until I see you again.
Carol Avis
March 1, 2007
Steve,
I am so proud of the man you are. Our grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins have all been caring and nuturing of others. This was definately passed on to you. I know when you took your marriage vows almost 23 yrs ago you vowed to love, honor and cherish in health and in sickness. Watching you these last 4 months care for Pam in such a godly way will always be embedded in my heart. Your patience, tenderness and love abounds. You were always so positive and showed such strength. We talked about it one day and I know it was by the Grace of God you made it thru these difficult months. You were such an inspiration and witness to everyone who came in contact. I know our parents were looking down and glowing with proudness. Pam was such a wonderful mother and you are a wonderful father. Jenny and Julie are very fortunate to have you to lean on and to guide them. They are two "special" young women.
1 John 4:16
And so we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love. God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.
It wasn't a goodby, the parting was "I will see you again one day".
I love you,
Carol
Carol Avis
March 1, 2007
Pam,
Our family is so blessed you came into our lives. I thank you for choosing me to be your "sister"-in-law. We could of always been friends, but it went much deeper. I praise your strength, will, dedication and perseverance these last 15 years and especially in the last 4 months. Your display of dealing with the pain and suffering was admirable. Thank you for letting me be part of the circle to care for you. You have given so much to my family, I wanted to do all I could when you needed us. Your loving kindness has been planted in Jenny and Julie and will continue to grow and prosper. We miss you and think about you every day. I remember when dad and mom passed away how you would talk to Jenny and Julie about them to keep their memory alive, let me tell you that "you" will never be fogotten in the lives of the people you touched. I find comfort in knowing and believing your pain and suffering is gone and you are rejoicing with loved ones.
Revelations 21:6-7
The One on the thone said to me, "It is finished. I am the Alpha and Omega", the Beginning and the End. I will give free water from the spring of the water of life to anyone who is thirsty. Those who win the victory will receive this, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
You have won the race.
I love you,
Carol
Doris Jackson
February 28, 2007
Steve,
What you wrote of you wife is so beautiful. I'm sorry to hear of your loss, but please know you and your family are in my prayers.
Marsha Drescher
February 28, 2007
Steve,
Your tribute to your wife in this guestbook is beautiful. I know you are a faith filled man and I pray that your faith helps you and your daughters get through this very sad time.
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