1985 - 2025
1985 - 2025
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2025
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Sydney Elaine Holam
August 4, 2025
My Dearest Mom,
It's your Sydney Elaine Holman writing this, your Syd Syd, your Sydvious, your Sugar Face. I'm sitting here, thirteen and almost fourteen, and my heart feels like it's been shattered into a million tiny, aching pieces. I still can't believe you're gone. The world feels so much colder without you in it.
I know there was that long, hard time when we didn't see each other, those six years that felt like an eternity. But then, like a miracle, there was Easter in 2024. Just a few precious hours, but oh, Mom, those hours were everything to me. I got to look into your blueish-green eyes again, those beautiful eyes I remembered so clearly. I touched your beautiful hair and remembered how it felt. I saw your creativeness shine through in everything you did, just as I knew it would. And your voice... I closed my eyes and just listened, soaking in that soothing sound I'd missed for so long. It was truly the most comforting sound in the world.
That short visit filled me with so much hope. It felt like a new beginning, a chance to finally make up for lost time, to reconnect and build all those new memories we deserved. Now, knowing that was our last goodbye, that those few hours were all I'd ever get, it's unbearable. Every single detail from that day, every word we spoke, every glance, just plays over and over in my mind, making the tears come harder. I can't stop crying, Mom. I'm a complete mess, and this grief is an overwhelming wave that just keeps crashing over me.
I miss you more than words can ever truly convey. I wish we had more time, more Easters, more Christmases, more arguments, that you would see my basketball games, go roller skating, and more everyday moments. You were the one who brought our family into this world - Taylor, me, Riley, Camryn, Kaylee, and Raymond. We are all here, missing you desperately. We're leaning on each other, sharing our tears and our memories, just like you would have wanted us to. Even Dad, Mom. Even though you weren't together anymore, he's grieving so incredibly hard. He loves you, and he's so genuinely glad that you made us, that you brought us six into this life. Hearing him say that means the absolute world. Despite the years we spent apart, you were always our mom, and those few hours on Easter will forever be etched into my heart as one of the most precious gifts I've ever received. You'll always be a part of me, a part of us.
With all my love and endless tears,
Your Syd Syd / Sydvicious / Sugar Face
Sydney Elaine Holman
My dearest Mom, though out of sight, You've journeyed to a peaceful place. You've slipped away into the light, And now my heart finds no solace Until you come back here to me, Or I can find your loving trace.
Come home, come home! I yearn for thee, My mom, come home and rest my head Upon your shoulder, just one day. I'll grieve for you through every gray And sing your name in memory. And if you cannot walk instead,
Through silent night and lonely hour, I'll search for you, my spirit true. My heart's a compass, pointing where Your loving presence lingers there. I'll follow the cord that bound my heart to yours, A steady pull through pain and tears. And I will carry the fire for you, Mom, Its warm, bright flame defying all the years. It is your light, your love, your strength inside, My promise kept, my everlasting guide... I love you mom.
P.S. Mom, I make this vow to you now. Every day of my life, I will strive to honor you in everything I do. I will defend your memory if anyone ever dares to speak ill of you, because I know the beautiful, creative, loving person you were. I promise to remember you always, to hold onto every memory, every story, every feeling, and keep your spirit alive in my heart. And one day, when my time comes, I pray with all my being that I will be with you again in Heaven. Until then, know that I love you more than words can express.
mikala finny
August 3, 2025
That I wish I had my aunt back not dead alive and with me




Sydney Elaine Holam
July 4, 2025


Sydney Elaine Holam
July 4, 2025
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