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Emily
August 25, 2021
Angelo,
You are in my thoughts today. I remember our conversations and the way your incredible sense of humor made everything fun. You will always be in my prayers.
cathy caceres
January 17, 2021
Leaning against this oak tree across from your grave with only the wind as my companion, I can't believe that it has been 15 years since you took your last breath. How is it possible when the pain still feels so fresh? It is only dulled by the knowledge that in God's loving hands, you are at peace. You are in every shimmering star, in every faint yet awe inspiring rainbow, at every scarlet sunset and lovingly tucked away in the corner of my heart. I have always loved you and will love you always. Zizi Cat.
October 20, 2018
Dear Angelo,
I will always remember when u were a little boy.
How I loved taking pictures of you.
Those are the memories I often think about.
Peace to u in Heaven
Love Uncle Gus
Johanna Marin
December 7, 2017
Now is the holidays i miss you so much. I cry because I remember you so much ....why you left me in this planet. I miss you baby I love you ...always Angelo I'm your beautiful.
Johanna Marin
March 26, 2017
I miss you baby u always call me beautiful
Joanna Marin
January 8, 2017
caterina caceres
January 17, 2012
Dear Angelo,
How many more that were hurting, have followed in your footsteps in the past 6 years?... How many more have been saved by the unbelievable work your mom has been doing since January 17, 2006.
"There is HOPE..."She makes sure thousands of kids are hearing these words so that their lives may be whole again.
May you be at peace in God's loving hands.
May you bring a smile upon the face of all whom have been touched by your love.
May God Bless and comfort all those that miss you.
May the message of HOPE reach all who are aching.
May you be the wind beneath your mother's wings as she continues to add chapters to the story of your life.
May your name always be spoken upon our lips.
May you be forever live tucked lovingly into our hearts.
I have always loved you and I will love you always...
zizi cat
Caterina Caceres
September 25, 2011
Dear Angelo:
Thinking of you with love always especially today on your 30th birthday.
Hope you are celebrating with grandpa.
I have always loved you and will love you always.
zizi cat
caterina Caceres
January 17, 2011
Dear Angelo,
Sometimes it seems as if it has been a life time ago that you have been gone.
Then again, the pain is still so fresh that it feels as if it just happened yesterday.
... as always my love for you is tucked deep in my heart.
We remember you as you have been in God's loving care for five years.
I have always loved you and I will love you always...
zizi cath
Caterina Caceres
September 25, 2010
Dear Angelo,
Happy Birthday!
I have always loved you, and I will love you always,
Zi zi Cat
Caterina Caceres
January 17, 2010
Dear Angelo,
Today as I think of you, I find it hard to believe that you have been gone for four years. At times it seems as it was a lifetime ago, yet the clear memories and the dull ache that lingers, makes it feel as if was just yesterday.
You will always be remembered with love as I carry you in my heart always.
Precious boy, you have left many people who loved you with a void so deep that nothing will ever fill it.
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU AND I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS.
ZIZI CAT
caterina caceres
September 25, 2009
Dear Angelo,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
THOUGHT OF OFTEN,
NEVER FORGOTTEN,
IN MY HEART ALWAYS...
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU AND I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS...
ZIZI CAT
Dear Alex, Virginia, Frankie & Joeye,
Thinking of you often, especially today on Angelo's 28th Birthday.
with love,
Cathy, Ralph, Sofia, Anthony & Marc
July 28, 2009
Always on my mind...love you, Mom
July 5, 2009
thinking of you...mom
June 15, 2009
Dear Angelo,
you have received yet another friend to sit by your side as an angel to watch over us. Show him the way...in memory of Andrew Cherpak
Love you...Mom
May 19, 2009
Dear Angelo,
sitting home recupping from surgery, I have been thinking of you alot more than normal these last few weeks. It's funny that even though I have been home everyday for the last four weeks, I see things that remind me of you.
Just wanted to let you know you are always on my mind...love you always..Mom
Caterina Caceres
January 17, 2009
Dear Angelo,
Thinking of you today with much love.
I had heard this poem on a tv show 2 years ago and I realized that this is the way I want to think of you. I want to remember you and what you accomplished in your lifetime. These are words penned by poet William Wordsworth many years ago, yet they bring hope and inspiration to many... still today:
"WHAT THOUGH THE RADIANCE
WHICH WAS ONCE SO BRIGHT
BE NOW FOR EVER TAKEN FROM MY SIGHT,
THOUGH NOTHING CAN BRING BACK THE HOUR
OF SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS,
OF GLORY IN THE FLOWER,
WE WILL GRIEVE NOT, RATHER FIND
STRENGHT IN WHAT REMAINS BEHIND..."
I have always loved you and I will love you always,
zizi Cath
January 17, 2009
Dear Angelo,
As the years are passing, there isn't one day we don't think about you. Today marks your 3 year anniversary in Heaven...today we are celebrating your life. We are thinking of the day you were born, the joy you brought into our lives...the dimple on your right side of your mouth everytime you smiled and the caring person you grew up to be.
We could not have asked for a better son...we miss you every second of every day and will love you always. Mom & Dad
January 7, 2009
Dear Angelo,
the holidays came and went and they were very quite for us...it's the way we wanted it this year. Now it's a new year and next week will mark your 3rd year anniversary in heaven. Time went so fast these 3 years...sometimes I still watch the door for you to come in. But, I have decided to turn a new leaf this year. I will never be able to forget the night we were notified that you no longer would be with us, and I will relive the weeks and months that followed for the rest of my life. I just want to let you know that I will now start celebrating your life at every birthday, anniversary and holiday. I might have some that my grief will win , but for the most part, I think that celebrating you will be good for all of us whom you left behind.
The lives we are saving because of the choice you made is what keeps me going. I will never get tired of keeping your name and memory alive.
Missing you every second of every day...Mom
Barbara cohen
November 16, 2008
Dear Virginia and Alex,
you are in my thoughts and prayers all the time. I think of all the fantastic memories that we had especially when I lived downstairs, and it seemed like yesterday I could hear the pitter patter of running feet coming from upstairs of the boys. Angelo was so funny as a child and my memory of him will stay untouched in my heart forever. I am thinking of you Virginia and just wanted to touch out to you. Give my love to Alex also.
Caterina Caceres
September 25, 2008
Dear Angelo,
Happy 27th Birthday!
You are forever loved and never forgotten.
Always and forever,
zizi cath
Dear Alex, Virginia, Frank and Joey,
Thinking of you today...praying that the day goes on with not just pain, but happy glimpses of memories from birthdays past.
May butterflies wings flutter around you with wispers of love messages from above. Angelo's love will forever be in your hearts, as will yours be in his.
With my arms wrapped around you, I send you all my love,
Cathy
Ps. As I am writing this, I hear Marc in the background singing Happy Birthday...
September 25, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my little boy...Mom
Louisa Cavallone
September 25, 2008
Angelo,
Happy Birthday up in Heaven.
We Love you and miss you always and forever.
Always in our thoughts, heart and prayers.
Love,
Aunt Lou
September 24, 2008
Dear Angelo,
tomorrow is the day you would have been 27...for the past few years, I have been wondering where you would be at this point in your life. I wonder if I would have been a grandma already or just be proud of your career accomplishments. No matter what could have been, I am still proud of all you do for us from where you are. You have watched over us since you left, and for that I am grateful.
I am not ready for tomorrow though...the tears started flowing as of yesterday and I can't help it, they just come..no matter where I am. Daddy wants to have cake for your birthday to celebrate your life, I on the other hand can't seem to celebrate anything at this point. I feel empty right now without you, wishing you were here with us for your birthday. I am really trying to hold it together but it's not happening...I am falling apart.
I miss you soooo much and wish I can be with you. Sometimes I feel that I let you down by not being with you, to protect you...and now you're gone. I always thought I did the right thing in my life, and the one regret I have and will have as long as I live is that I was not able to help you when you needed me the most. This stays in my mind every day that passes. We all have to put on "the face" for everyone around us so that they think we are ok, but inside, when I'm alone and take off the mask I put on on a daily basis, the pain of missing you is so intense, I don't know how to go on.
Tomorrow we will all remember you and wishing you "happy birthday in heaven"...All your family and friends will be missing you and hurting wishing you were still here. I don't know what I will be doing, hopefully I will be able to get out of bed for the day. But I do know I will be thinking of you every second...thinking of the moment you were born and the joy you brought into our lives when we were told you were a boy...27 years ago and it still feels like yesterday.
I miss you and love you every second of every day...Mom
August 13, 2008
Dear Angelo,
your birthday is approaching...I know it's a month away, but I am already feeling the crunch. I want these days to go by slowly knowing what is coming. You would have been 27...every year I wonder where your life would be now. I am sure you would be doing great things, instead I am doing your work. It's been hectic most of the time, but I know it will get better. The rate of suicides have gone up these past few months and we are helping as many people as needed. That is a comfort for me to be able to give them the direction they are looking for and saving many lives.
In the meantime, I will be starting school soon and still help out dad at the restaurant a few nights a week. The center is getting more volunteers and getting better known. People actually know we are here to help them, it is a slow process and I have to learn that things take time to make it work.
Keep guiding us as you always do and let me make the right choices.
Love you and miss you every second of every day...Mom
July 18, 2008
Dear Angelo,
As I cut the red ribbon for our grand opening of the resource center last Thursday, my thoughts were all about you and how you decided to make that moment happen.
Since opening our doors on Friday morning, our phone has been ringing and there have been walk ins, all desperate to get the help they need. WE actually have been able to help everyone. Considering we have never done this before, it is all coming together as needed. YOU are always there to watch over us and help us give out the right information to those in need.
It has been a long 2 years since CARES started and now we have an even harder road in front of us. I promise not to let you down and to continue to fight for suicide prevention and awareness every day of my life. Saving a life, which we have already saved many, makes it all worth the hard work. It's all because of your committment to serve our community. You were always ready to serve others and are still doing so from heaven.
I love you and miss you every second of every day...Mom
July 8, 2008
Dear Angelo,
thank you for being there...
Love you...mom
June 30, 2008
Dear Angelo,
we are all off to NY for Joe's wedding...we are all excited and yet at the same time a little anxious for the day to come knowing you will not physically be with us. I know with all my heart you will be there by our side the whole time, watching us and enjoying everything....It will not be the same without you.
send us a sign to let us know you are with us, that's all we will need to get us through the day..
We love you and miss you every second of every day...Mom, Dad, Frank and Joe
May 27, 2008
Dear Angelo,
three more seniors were added to the scholarship plaque this past week in your memory. The fundraiser was once again a success, thanks to our family and friends. You have no idea how many people you are touching even though you are not here with us. Your name will continue to live on as long as I do.
Miss you every second of every day...will always love you..Mom
May 7, 2008
My dearest Angelo,
Once again, Mother's Day is approaching and this week has been a difficult one for me. Even though I know I will be celebrating with your brothers and dad, my heart is still empty because you are missing from our family. I have been feeling as if our family will never be complete since you left us.
I have been asked many times how many children do I have, and my answer has always been the same; I have three boys. Sometimes, I still hope that you come through the door or call me on my cell the way you used to do every day. But then I go back to reality and know that it will never happen. I will never hear your voice again...I will never see you again...All the pictures I have of you around me is not enough.
Your little brother is getting married soon, and even though it is such a happy occasion, it will also be a sad one for all of us because you are missing. We have been functioning the past two years, but not like before. Sometimes, we all make believe that we are happy and yet inside we are crying for the loss we are dealing with. I sometimes feel I will never be as happy as before, but I try to get through the day because of your dad and brothers. If it wasn't for them and for all the love our family and friends have showered on me, I would be there with you.
CARES will be opening the doors to the resource center in July and I am praying I am doing the right thing by you. I want to so much help others like you would have wanted, but sometimes I am the one who needs the help and I have nowhere to turn but to talk to you. Guide me where you need me to be and help me do the right thing.
I love you and miss you every second of every day...Mom
caterina caceres
April 26, 2008
Dear Angelo,
It's been a while since I have put my thoughts onto paper...that does not mean that I don't hold you close to my heart and think of you often.
The past few days there have been a lot of flashes of memories coming back. Most of them have been of your giggles and dimpled smile. The scuffed up bottom shelf of my coffee table that you loved to stand on...the look you would give me knowing you could get away with it, cause after all you were king in my apartment. The walks at Morgan's park and the kicking up of the sand when you were on the swing. The long days at the Bronx zoo. You never got tired...I never tired of hearing your laughter.
I miss you terribly...
March 23, 2008
Happy Easter in Heaven...
Love you always...Mom
March 12, 2008
My dearest Angelo,
I have not had the strength to write to you in a while. Doing this only reminds me that you are not here and how much I really miss you.
CARES held its first suicide prevention walk on Sunday. It was a very successful event. Many survivors were so thankful that we did it in memory of their loved ones. I never realized how many survivors are out there, until I actually do something like this. It was very emotional for me at the closing ceremony. All I thought about was you and how I can get some strength so I can go on and help others. It's not easy doing that. I wish I had a place to go where I can get all the comfort I am actually giving out. But, there is no such place. Even if there were, I don't know if they can take the pain I feel of not having you here with me.
We are all getting ready for the annual fundraiser at uncle Tony's in May in your memory. This year, we will be helping three more seniors with scholarships. I am soooo proud of what you accomplished in your lifetime, and what you are doing since you left us. I know that you are the driving force behind everything I do here for people who need our help. Just keep helping me to help them. I won't give up if you won't.
I love you and miss you every second of every day. Today, for some reason, it has been hard for me . I guess I am do for one, it has been a while.
I love you baby...Mom
cathy caceres
January 17, 2008
Dear Alex, Virginia, Frankie and Joey;
thinking of you today.
will not call.
too difficult to speak.
in my heart and in my prayers, holding you close.
love,
cathy
January 17, 2008
DEAR ANGELO
IF ONLY...
CATERINA CACERES
January 17, 2008
JANUARY 15,2008
RESUBMISSION
DEAR ANGELO,
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS EXTREMELY SAD!
THE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I REFLECT ON TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAD MOVED AND I HAD ASKED AUNT MARIA FOR YOUR NEW ADDRESS. AT THAT TIME I WAS FEELING YOU CLOSE AND I COULD "HEAR" YOU CALLING ME. I FELT I NEEDED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU AND I HAD INTENDED TO SEND YOU A PICTURE OF MARC AND A LITTLE NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE ON MY MIND AND THAT I WAS FEELING A LONGING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
IF ONLY...
WHEN I RECEIVED THE PHONE CALL FROM AUNT MARIA ON JANUARY 18TH, 2006 AT 2:30AM, MY HEART WAS POUNDING SO FAST, AND I WAS SO AFRAID TO HEAR THE NEWS. IN MY HEART I FELT THAT YOU WERE GONE, BEFORE I EVEN HEARD THE WORDS SPOKEN.
SINCE THAT MOMENT, THE GUILT I HAVE FELT FOR NOT TRYING HARDER TO GET A HOLD OF YOU HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO SHED.
IF ONLY...
LATELY THERE HAVE BEEN ARTICLES IN THE PAPER ON THE HIGH RATE OF SUICIDE ON RETURNING VETERANS THAT OCCUR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS AFTER THEIR SERVICE.
I KNEW HOW SAD YOU WERE WHEN YOU CAME BACK FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.
IF ONLY...
I BROUGHT A LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AND PLACED IT BY YOUR NAME. I HOPED AND WISHED THAT I WAS HUGGING YOU IN THE FLESH. INSTEAD I FELT THE BITTER WIND AND THE SALTY TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE.
IF ONLY...
IN TWO DAYS IT WILL BE TWO YEARS SINCE YOU LEFT US. ONCE AGAIN AT 2:30AM, I WILL GET UP, TOUCH YOUR PICTURE, AS I CARESS YOUR FACE, I CAN ONLY THINK OF...
IF ONLY...
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU, AND I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS,
ZIZI CATH
CATERINA CACERES
January 17, 2008
DEAR ANGELO:
IF ONLY...
Louisa Cavallone
January 17, 2008
Angelo,
You are in my thoughts and prayers everyday. Today especially, it has been 2 years and I can still see you and your brothers hanging on the porch railing at Nonno and Nanna's house. I know you are in a better place, but please send your mom a sign that you are OK. We love you always and you will always be in our hearts.
Love, Aunt Lou, Uncle Mike and Christina
January 17, 2008
Two years ago today, I woke up like any other morning and had a day like all the others prior. I spoke with you and then saw you in the afternoon. That night, my world collapsed and my mornings are never the same again. That specific day has been playing in my mind over and over again for the past two years.
This morning I awoke and kept asking when would you call, what time would you be passing by to see me. I know in my mind that will not happen, and yet in my heart, I wish it with everything I have that I can just hear your voice again or see you.
It has been a tough week preparing for today, and now it's here. What do I do today??? I don't want to see anyone...don't want to answer the phone...just look at your pictures and videos and remember you and all the silly things you used to say and do. That gives me comfort and at the same time gives me a good cry to let it out of my system.
Everyone misses you and are hurting for us, especially today.You are loved by so many...I wish you would have known that, but I know you know now because you are constantly watching over all of us who care about you.
You are never forgotten, always spoken about and missed every second of every day. Doen't matter how many years pass, I feel like I just saw you yesterday and still wait for your call.
Until we meet again...I love you and miss you desperately..Mom
December 26, 2007
You were remembered yesterday from the time I awoke to the time I finally fell asleep. My entry was not posted yesterday and I don't know why, but I wanted to let you know that Christmas was not the same without you. No holiday will ever be the same. My morning was tough especially visiting you with dad, but then as the afternoon came along and we were with family and friends, I started feeling you with me and my sadness turned around knowing you were with me.
I am always thinking of you and miss you so much. I now have to get ready for your anniversary which is right around the corner. I don't know how you will let me know you are with me, but I am sure you will find a way.
Love you and miss you more each second of every day...Mom
maria fantry
December 25, 2007
ANGELO Merry Christmas . As this day goes on and I am thinking of you and the families you have here on earth.My way of giving you a gift and remembering you is by playing the songs from the KISS album.I know that you loved them . I love you and please give a big kiss to my dad and Marcello for me.
Caterina Caceres
December 25, 2007
Dear Virginia & Alex,
This Christmas Day, I am sure will be difficult. Spending another Holiday without Angelo is heartbreaking for you as well as for all of us who loved Angelo.
My Christmas wish for you is that you make this Christmas a celebration. Angelo would be extremely sad knowing that you are hurting. He would want to be remembered, of course, but would want you, Frankie and Joey to celebrate in the joy of Christmas.
May your hearts be filled with joy and love celebrating Christ's birth. Looking forward to Joey and Emily's wedding and thankful that Frankie is living close by to you and staying healthy.
May you be blessed with peace in your soul and may God's love fill your aching heart with Christmas joy.
As the evening haze fills the sky, look at the stars - the twinkle you see is Angelo smiling down at you.
Merry Christmas!!!
all of our love,
Cathy, Ralph, Sofia, Anthony and Marc
December 25, 2007
My arms are empty this morning not being able to hold you or touch you to wish you a merry Xmas, my heart is aching because you are not here with us. My mind is full of memories of when you were little and how excited you and your brothers would be on Xmas morning waiting to open your presents. How I wish you were all young again.
I don't want to do anything today except to wait for the day to be over. There are no more special days for me...I just want to be with you.
Miss you and love you more each second of every day...Mom
maria fantry
December 19, 2007
Angelo as christmas is coming next week. I am sad. Everyone's heart will ache knowing another year another holiday that you are not here.How I WISH that this never happened. I was looking at old pictures last week and I saw some pictures of you.One was of you holding Erica. All I could think of was how much can happen and go on in our lives in 14 years. We don't know that when we toast happy new year on dec 31, our lives can be changed for good or bad. THOSE YEARS in my heart will be forever 02 for my dad and 06 for you Angelo. So Angelo merry christmas my dear nephew .I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU. Watch over us all be in our mind and if you want give us a sign that you are here with us on the holidays.I love you. Virginia and Alex as the holidays approching I hope that you all can find some happiness in the days to come with you remembering Angelo's time with all of you on the holidays and laugh of all the things he did on christmas morning. I'M sure that he will be laughing too.
December 17, 2007
My dearest Angelo,
been having some really bad days since the holidays are coming....but trying to get through them the best I can. I am not looking forward to Xmas coming at all. The day will come and go and then I have to remember your anniversary a few weeks later. Don't know yet how I will spend my day, only time will tell.
I miss you and wish this nightmere would be over, but I know it will last the rest of my life. Therefore, I need to learn to wake up from it as often as possible.
You are always on my mind, forever in my heart...Love you and miss you more each second of the day...Mom
December 5, 2007
Dear Angelo,
woke up this morning feeling empty because you will not be here with us for the holidays...I guess I am just going to have one of those days!
You are missed sooooo much that it hurts to even breathe. The pain is getting too intense for all of us especially this time of year. Don't know how to cope sometimes. The mind is a powerful thing...I can sometimes talk myself out of feeling things, but the heart is a different story. The hole will never mend and won't let my mind do anything else when it acts up.
Missing you more each second as the time ticks away...Love you and miss you, Mom
November 13, 2007
Dear Angelo,
missing you is breaking my spirit as the holidays approach...thought I could do this,but it is getting harder as the days get closer. I know we are still a month away from X-mas, but am feeling the emptiness knowing you are not here with us.
I am keeping very buzy with CARES and trying to be out of the house so that I won't be alone and yet I find myself still feeling alone no matter how many people are around me or how buzy I try to stay.
The thought of visiting you at the cemetary is also overwhelming me. I have so much to say to you and yet when I get there, I can only cry and sit by your grave. Never thought that's where I would be coming to see you. I would rather be at your apartment.
I miss you and love you and the feeling of holding you never goes away.
Missing you every second of every day...I love you...Mom
November 2, 2007
Please, don't ask me if I'm over it yet.
I'll never be over it.
Please, don't tell me he's in a better place.
he isn't here with me.
Please, don't say "at least he isn't suffering."
I have yet to come to terms with why he had to suffer at all.
Please, don't tell me you know how I feel-
unless you've lost a child yourself.
Please, don't ask me if I feel better.
Bereavement isn't a condition that clears up.
Please, don't tell me "at least you had him so many years."
What year would you choose for your child to die?
Please, don't tell me that "God never gives us more than we can bear."
Please, just say you are sorry.
Please, just say you remember my child.
Please, just let me talk about my child.
Please, mention my child's name.
Please, just let me cry."
This poem was sent to me by my cousin Luisa and it is exactly how I am feeling...
Angelo, with the holidays approching my heart always gets heavier especially knowing it will be two years in January. You are always on my mind, forever in my heart...love you and miss you more and more each passing second of every day...Mom
October 2, 2007
Dear Angelo,
about 27 of your family and friends walked in your honor this past Sunday at Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island. Joey and I went up to NY and saw how wonderful people can be when you need them the most.
I walked along side Marc, your godchild, who even though didn't get the chance to get to know you that well, always talks about you and is proud of what you accomplished in your lifetime. Aunt Cathy makes sure he never forgets you. He actually walked the whole way! You would be so proud of him.
After the walk, some of us went to the veteran's memorial at Eisenhower Park, where we were able to see your name etched on the wall with so many other soldiers. The yellow mums were hard to miss along with your picture and your favorite things in front of your name, which Aunt Cathy and Marc put there on your birthday. I am glad they have a place to go to remember you on special occasions.
Aunt Tina along with Aunt Teresa, Maria and Cathy, also had a fundraiser garage sale on Saturday in your honor. They did a very good job and the proceeds will be used for your annual fundraiser in May.
I wish when you were here with us you would have known how much they loved you. Their love has brought me, dad and your brothers out of some very difficult days. Because of their love for you, we are able to make a difference in your name. I hope you are watching everyone as they honor you in so many ways. Thank you for bringing our families back together again. I don't know what I would have done without them this past year.
The holidays are approching and for the first time, I think I will actually make it through much better than I expected.
I miss you so much that a second doesn't go by without thinking of you. I love you and long to hold you...Mom
elisa scutifero
September 27, 2007
Dear Angelo,
think abaut u..I wish u Happy Birthday!Love u!
Your cousin,Elisa
louise gallo
September 26, 2007
Happy Birthday Angelo!!
Thinking of you on your birthday..
Love,
John, Louise Matthew & Christina
Caceres Family
September 25, 2007
Dear Virginia, Alex, Frankie and Joey,
We wanted to let you know that as we think of Angelo today, on his birthday, we are also thinking of you.
This is a difficult day, I am sure, but then again, any day without him since his passing must have been as difficult.
We are today together with you, celebrating Angelo's life and sending birthday kisses up towards the sky in hopes that he receives them.
We love you and send a big family hug towards your way.
Sincerely,
Cathy, Ralph, Sofia, Anthony & Marc Caceres
Caterina Caceres
September 25, 2007
September 25,2007...today would have been your 26th birthday. How would you have been celebrating? Calling your mom, spending time with your family or friends, going to a Mets game, having a beer, cheering them on.
Would there have been someone special in your life? Would you be happy again?
These are the questions resonating in my head that go painfully unanswered.
Today, Marc and I went to plant some flowers at the Veterans Memorial in Eisenhower Park. As we gently caressed your name on the marble stone, I asked myself the same questions again...and yet again, there were no answers.
There was a gentle breeze as the flags were swaying gently, the sun shining brightly on the engraved stones...there was a peaceful calm
in the air.
There in the warmth of the sun, in the silence of stillness, I found tranquillity in the only questions I could answer: You are no longer hurting..God is holding your hand...you were and always will be loved and thought of with pride and joy...and one day we will be able to hold you again.
I found comfort in the knowledge that so many people will be thinking of you today and wispering "Happy Birthday Angelo" perhaps with a tear in their eye for they miss you or a smile on
their face because they hold a precious memory of you in their mind.
In all of our hearts there is an ongoing ache because we miss your tender touch, your genuine laughter, your beautiful face...Along with the pain there also the glow of the love that we feel for you and the fond memories etched in the pages of our minds...
Happy Birthday kid,
You are forever loved...
zizi cat
September 25, 2007
Dear Angelo,
today is your 26th birthday...don't know how I feel yet. I know my heart is empty and am longing to hold you. But today we are going to celebrate your life and remember all the birthdays you had with us. A dinner celebration is scheduled for tonight with family and some friends. We will probably share stories of your early years and how you made us laugh with your humor. But no matter what I do today, I am still remembering the day you were born and how much joy you brought into our lives.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you are also celebrating with everyone up there...
I love you and miss you more each day. Mom
August 21, 2007
Dear Angelo,
as your birthday draws closer, I am already starting to feel the anxiety coming on not knowing how I will spend my day. Today was a tough one...could only stay on the couch and think of you while watching movies and looking at your pictures. Once in a while, these kind of days are all I want to do and today was one of them.
I miss you sooooo much that all I want to do is be with you so that I can touch you...until we meet again...
I love you and miss you every second of every day...Mom
July 3, 2007
Thinking of you every minute of every day...
I love you...Mom
June 12, 2007
Dear Angelo,
the love of your family and friends came through this weekend as we walked the 20 mile overnight in New York City. WE DID IT! I know you were there guiding us and pushing us to go all the way. As our team approached the first cheering section, we were greeted by your aunts Cathy, Tina and Maria holding up signs with your pictures and you can see in their face how proud they were to see us walking in your memory. My emotions took over and I was overwhelmed to see them cheering us on and encouraging us to keep going and go all the way. My thought throughout the night was of you and feeling the pain of the walk through my body only made me realize how much pain you were in. There were many times I wanted to give up, but I knew I had to finish it for you.
As I crossed the finish line, emotionally and physically I was a mess...but was also proud to have had the honor to do this in your memory.
I love you and miss you every minute of every day...it has not gotten any easier as the days go by. You are all I think about...
I love you...Mom
May 29, 2007
Dear Angelo,
finally back from NY...was proud to give out the scholarships in your name. I made sure everyone knew about you and what you meant to all of us. The fundraiser was a success and your many family members along with your friends were there to celebrate your life. Daddy and I were honored to have everyone who you impacted in some way be there to share you with.
Thank you for being there...
Today is memorial day and you were remembered more so than any other normal day. I couldn't bring myself to visit you but was there a few days ago to bring you more flags to honor your service to our country...I am still proud of you for being so brave and fight for our country.
I miss you deeply more and more each day...not a second goes by that I don't think of you and wish I could hold you again..
Love you and miss you...mom
caterina caceres
May 19, 2007
Dear Angelo,
Last night was the second scholarship awards dinner given in your name. As I watched familiar and new faces come into uncle Tony's restaurant, I replayed the past 16 months in my mind.
It started like an old movie played back in slow motion, starting with your funeral...
You know when people are at funerals, they say things like: " Ha,...What are you going to do,,,!" Then they walk away, casually, routinely, untouched!
Some that say, "call me... If you need me..." and you never hear from them again!
Others quietly touch your hand, cry with you, feel the pain in your heart and wrap you up with their love. They call unexpectedly, send a card or an e-mail. Pray for your well being in the quiet of the night, hug their loved ones when they thank God for their blessings, as they think of what your family must be going thru. They donate baskets or items for your loved one's scholarship dinner. Attend that dinner, just so they can give your parents one more hug or word of support.
Last night, about 120 of those people who quietly have been holding your parents' hands, came together at Spumante's Restaurant, in rememberance of you.
For the rest of our lives, we will hold their hands while peace and solace replaces the pain in their hearts.
We miss you, kid! I have always loved you and I will love you always,
zi zi cath
April 18, 2007
Dear Angelo,
I can't stop thinking of you and crying for the past two days because I miss you so much...going to the cemetary only made it worse..having some bad days this week, I only hope you can show me the light at the end of the tunnel...
Love you and miss you every second of every day...Mom
caterina caceres
April 12, 2007
Dear Angelo,
Often thought of,
Never forgotten,
Always loved...
zizi cath
April 7, 2007
Another holiday without you...they will all be spent thinking of you and wishing you were here with us. We will never celebrate them the same...there will always be an empty space at our table and in our hearts...
We love you and miss you more each day...
Mom and Dad
March 20, 2007
Another month went by without you. I am always thinking of you.
Love you and miss you more each day...Mom
caterina caceres
February 26, 2007
Dear Angelo<
This month has been hard to deal with.
I went to the cemetary on February 7th, for Marcello's 22nd anniversary...hard enough to think that two of my nephews have died...I had bought 4 bouquets of flowers, grandma, daddy, Marcello and you. Then I realized that I had no place to leave flowers for you...I wanted to have something to touch of you, a stone to kiss, a name plaque to pass my fingers on, a place to leave my flowers and my tears for you...I hoped that my prayers for your peace and my love somehow reached you.
During the past few months, I have been buying things to put the baskets together for your scholarship dinner. Last week I started to sort through these things and put some of them together. One basket is full of baking gadgets and cook books...I don't know why my mind wondered to a bridal shower celebration...then I realized, we will never hold one of those for the lucky woman who would have married you...the tears flowed again, the wound in my heart felt as painful as it did a year ago.
Wednesday, I took Marc to the aviation museum...he loves those airplaines, especially the combat ones! As we watched the featured movie at the Imax theater about fighter pilots, he named all the planes and what they are used for. And of course he knew exactly which one you were on when you were in the service, saying out loud everytime it appeared on screen "look ma', that's the plane Angelo was on when he went on his missions." Tears, again...this time for the pride I felt for you and anguish trying to make sense of what soldiers endure while on active duty and serving in a war.
After the museum, of course we had to go and buy airplanes and soldiers, so we headed out to Toys R Us. Nearby was the Toys R Us in Carle Place. The same one I used to take you shopping to, twentysome years ago. I tried to hold it together, that is until we got to the isle where they were selling what???Transformers...I reached out for one and heard a child giggle in the background.
My mind wondered back to twenty years ago when we were on our shopping expeditions and how that cute dimple appeared on your face when you smiled reaching for the transformers you wanted. I reached for Marc to show them to him and he quickly wisked me away, because he had to show me the airforce soldiers :"who wear the same uniform as Angelo".
February has been a difficult month...yet I am thankful to have the memories of you close to me. I love you kid...
zizi cat
February 20, 2007
To my Angel,
I am always thinking of you...
Love you and miss you,
Mom
January 26, 2007
My dearest Angelo,
tonight, CARES was able to have a very successful fundraiser to help out the people in our community and I beleive you were the one who made it happen for us. You have been timing everything just right for us to make a difference.
Thank you for being the angel on my shoulder which guides me to help someone from suicide.
I love you and miss you every second of the day....
Mom
MARIA FANTRY
January 18, 2007
ANGELO, it felt that this year was so long. AS things went on in our lives we always thought about you. I would always see things that reminded me of you. I MISS YOU. I hope you hear my prayers and my words when I speak to you. Always in my heart and mind my dear nephew. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
Caterina Caceres
January 17, 2007
Dear Virginia, Alex, Frankie & Joey,
I can't believe that a year has gone by, yet it feels as Angelo's passing happened just a few moments ago. Perhaps it's the open wound that's refusing to heal - the pain that is still so unbearable - the momories that are still fresh in our minds - the gaping hole in everyones' heart that's refusing to close; it makes it seem as if it just happened.
Yet, many holidays have come and gone this year, his 25th birthday came and went. Many important moments in so many people lives have happened. Many strides have been made in his name. Many occasions have marked the accomplishments of his life and in his honor, you have all made sure that everyone knows and remembers the footprints Angelo left on this earth.
I hope that it brings you solice knowing that so many people; be it relatives or friends, acquaintances or total strangers will be remembering you in their prayers today and hoping that God will give you comfort and peace.
At times, while it may seem as if others are going about their ways, as if "nothing ever changed", while you are wiping away your tears and missing your son and brother, those of us who were touched by Angelo's love, cry and miss him too.
Yes, life goes on. Never the same...always with that empty feeling, that aching heart, that longing to hold him...
A year has gone by, yet the footprints he left in our hearts are still fresh...
With my arms wrapped around you,
I send you my love.
cathy
January 17, 2007
I don't know how a year went by already and I still wait for you to call me or come visit. This day has been reliving in my mind for the past 12 months and it is not getting any easier.
My heart is broken and nothing is able to fill it. I miss you more each day and wish I could be with you to just hold you for a while. Nothing is the same anymore. Our lives have forever changed because you are not with us anymore.
I love you...
Mom
Virginia Cervasio
December 27, 2006
For the past three weeks, I didn't know how I was going to get through Christmas without you. Then I realized it was going to come regardless of how I felt about it. I was right, on Christmas day I only wanted to be with you, my arms wanted to hold you and my heart wouldn't stop aching. Half way through the day, you came and gave me some peace and I made it through the day.
Never again will the holidays be the same along with your birthday or any other occasion. But I also know that you will be by my side to help me get through them.
Love you and miss you more each day. Mom
In our hearts at Christmas time
caterina caceres
December 25, 2006
Dear Angelo,
At midnight mass I cried as I was thinking of you. It hurt so much knowing that you are not here to share in the joy of Christmas. I could not help but think of your mother, knowing that just a few miles away, at St. Rocco's church, her face must have been stained with tears too. Her heart aching and arms longing to hold you. The same, I am sure, for your father and brothers. Please find a way to let them know that you are at peace in God's loving hands.
We all miss you and wish we could have "one more Christmas" to celebrate with you.
Dear Jesus,
As we celebrate the anniversary of your birth, bring comfort and joy to the aching hearts of Angelo's family. Amen
Virginia Cervasio
November 25, 2006
Thanksgiving came and went just like another day in our lives since you've been gone. I prayed you are happy and watching over us, as we feel you all around.
Waiting for the holidays to come is unbearable knowing you will not be here with us this year. I am already counting the days for them to be over. We love you and miss you more and more every day that goes by.
Always on our mind, forever in our hearts...
Mom
In our hearts and at our table you are remembered on Thanksgiving
Caterina Caceres
November 23, 2006
Dear Angelo,
I am thankful for having had you in my life for 24 years.
Thinking of you on Thanksgiving,
Zizi Cath
caterina caceres
November 19, 2006
Dear Angelo,
Yesterday, I was driving Anthony to work at uncle Tony's in East Meadow and we passed by the Lacrosse store on Hempstead Turnpike that your mom used to take you to buy lacrosse equipment.
I thought of you. Surprisingly, I didn't cry. I just thought of you playing lacrosse and I was thankful of the little things that bring me happy memories of you.
I miss you kid.
I have always loved you and I will love you always.
zizi Cathy.
CATERINA CACERES
November 11, 2006
DEAR ANGELO,
ON VETERANS' DAY,
I SALUTE YOU AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN, WHO LIKE YOU, SACRIFICED ALL FOR THE LOVE AND HONOR OF THEIR COUNTRY.
THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS WITH MUCH LOVE AND PRIDE.
ZIZI CATH
J.P. Terrasi
September 26, 2006
Angelo,
I haven't had the pleasure to meet you but I know your mother and she is a wonderful woman. She is strong and full of faith. She is caring and passionate and loves to be involved in the community. She will make you proud with the work she is doing with CARES.
I know you are proud of her as we all are. I hope the family will celebrate your birthday with memories and smiles along with tears of joy only from remembering you.
elisa scutifero
September 26, 2006
Dear Angelo,
Thinking about you Angelo,
I wish you were here with us and
hope you in heaven with angel and
god pray for you ,I will always
pray for you..love you forever!
Miss you always!
Happy 25 B-day!!!
Your cousin,
Elisa
Matt Barbato
September 25, 2006
Dear Angelo,
I have been thinking about you all day.
I miss you man.
Happy Birthday Cuz
Love your cousin Matt
Virginia Cervasio
September 25, 2006
Going to bed last night knowing I would wake up on your birthday was not an easy task...Waking up and you not being there for me to wish you a happy birthday was unbearable..I never thought you would be celebrating your 25th birthday in heaven. You have left many of us with broken hearts, but I know you will help us get through it somehow.
Happy 25th birthday my little boy...
I love you and miss you always,
Mom
CATERINA CACERES
September 25, 2006
DEAR ANGELO,
TODAY, 25 YEARS AGO, WE RUSHED TO GLEN COVE HOSPITAL AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL. BOTH YOUR GRANDMAS, AND I WAITED AND WAITED FROM ABOUT 4 AM UNTIL MAYBE 8AM. THEN THE DOCTORS TOLD US AND YOUR DAD, THAT YOU WERE NOT READY TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE, "GO HOME, IT WILL BE QUITE A WHILE" . SO WE LEFT, NO SOONER DID WE OPEN THE FRONT DOOR TO OUR HOUSE THAT THE PHONE RANG. YOU WERE BORN!. NO AUDIENCE, NO DAD TO GREET YOU, (HE WAS SENT ON HIS BREAD ROUTE), JUST YOU AND YOUR MOM. FROM THE VERY START, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WOULD DECIDE HOW YOUR LIFE WAS GOING TO BE LIVED.
IN THE 24 YEARS OF YOUR SHORT LIFE, YOU LIVED IT TO THE FULLEST. YOU GAVE YOUR HEART AND SOUL TO EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU. NOTHING WAS EVER DONE HALF WAY. YOUR STANDARDS WERE TOO GREAT. YOU ALWAYS PUT OTHERS AHEAD OF YOU AND WERE ALWAYS SO HARD ON YOUR SELF WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD NOT GIVEN ENOUGH, OR DONE YOUR BEST OR ACCOMPLISHED ALL. WHAT YOU DIDN'T REALIZE, WAS THAT THOSE OF US AROUND YOU WERE IN AWE OF YOU. WE WERE HAPPY OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SAD FOR YOU WHEN YOU FAILED BUT PROUD THAT YOU NEVER GAVE UP. MOST OF ALL WE LOVED YOU...NO MATTER WHAT.
TO SOME OF US YOU WERE A HERO, SOMEONE WE ASPIRED TO BE SOMEDAY.
TO SOME, OUR FIRST NEPHEW, FIRST GRANDSON, FIRST CHILD...IN OUR HEARTS THERE WAS, AND STILL IS,THE KIND OF LOVE FOR YOU THAT IS INFINITE.
WHEN YOU DECIDED TO SAY GOODBYE, IT WAS AGAIN, ON YOUR TERMS. YOU WERE THE ONE TO DECIDE WHEN YOUR LIFE WAS GOING TO END. I AM SORRY THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE HOW IMPORTANT YOU WERE IN OUR LIVES. HOW MUCH YOU ENRICHED US, HOW BETTER WE WERE BECAUSE OF YOUR EXAMPLES. I AM SORRY I DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO TELL YOU MORE OFTEN THAT :" I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU AND I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS".
IN MY BROKEN HEART TODAY, I WILL CELEBRATE YOU. I WILL CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I WILL CELEBRATE YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR FAMILY . I WILL CELEBRATE THE BOND YOU HAD WITH YOUR FRIENDS. I WILL CELEBRATE THE PRIDE YOU HAD TO HAVE SERVED FOR YOU COUNTRY. I WILL CELEBRATE THAT EVEN IN DEATH YOU GAVE OF YOURSELF. I WILL CELEBRATE THAT GUIDED BY YOUR SPIRIT AND IN YOUR NAME, YOUR MOM, DAD, FRANK AND JOE, GO ON TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OTHER PEOPLES' LIVES.
TODAY, ON YOUR 25TH BIRTHDAY... I CELEBRATE YOU.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU AND I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS.
ZIZI CATH
Sofia, Anthony & Marc Caceres
September 25, 2006
Around 6:30 this evening, Marc had excitedly called everyone outside because he had wanted us to see the sun set. You see, it had been cloudy and gloomy all weekend and at that precise moment, the sun decided that this was it's last chance to peek through the clouds before nightfall. We walked outside to find the sky lit up in a brilliant array of oranges, pinks, and purples as the sun glistened through the tops of trees. The sun wasn't the only one to make an appearance because a few moments later a beautiful rainbow appeared across the skyline. As the sun began to get brighter, the bigger the rainbow would grow. I stood there smiling in amazement and whispered to the sky, "Happy Birthday up in Heaven."
We love you,
Sofia, Anthony & Marc
Celebrating Your Life on Your Birthday
Caterina Caceres
September 25, 2006
Dear Angelo,
Those of us whose lives have been
touched by your love,
enriched by your friendship,
awed by your courage,
and guided by your spirit,
remember you on your 25th Birthday.
I have always loved you and will love you always,
Zizi Cath
MARIA FANTRY
September 24, 2006
Dear ALEX AND VIRGINIA I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM THINKING OF YOU ALL. THERE IS NO WORDS TO EXPRESS THE PAIN YOU ARE FEELING ON SEPT 25.MAY ANGELO LEAVE A KISS ON YOUR CHEEKS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT HE IS FINE AND HAPPY. I LOVE YOU ALL STAY WELL.
Louise Gallo
September 24, 2006
Dear Angelo,
Happy Birthday!!!(SEPT.25) I think about you often, and pray that you are happy and resting in peace. As you look down on us, please help your family get thru this day, as I know it will be very difficult for them. Just know that you are loved by so many people, and we all miss you very much.
Again Happy Birthday,
Your cousin Louise
Caterina Caceres
September 19, 2006
Dear Angelo,
YES!!! Your beloved METS finally won the NL EAST TITLE yesterday. Victory is sweet after 18 years. I am sorry you are not around to celebrate with me, I am especially sorry that you are not able to give uncle Ralph the speech about "occasional fans", you know, the ones that claim they are Met fans only when they are winning.
I will be carrying your METS hat around all day and I will be celebrating for you. Yes, I will be teased at by my bosses,a couple of Yankees snubs, but I don't care. YOUR METS (and mine too) Won and I will be celebrating them and will be celebrating your love for them too.
I have always loved you and will love you always,
zizi Cath
CATERINA CACERES
September 5, 2006
DEAR VIRGINIA,
ALTHOUGH YOU FEEL ALONE, REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU, LOVED ANGELO, AND ALSO ARE THINKING NOT ONLY OF HIM AS HIS BIRTHDAY APPROACHES, BUT OF YOU AND ALEX, FRANK AND JOE.
SEPTEMBER 25TH WILL BE EXTREMELY HARD, BUT AS A MOM, I KNOW THAT _EVERY DAY__YOU ARE ACHING AND LONGING FOR YOUR SON. I KNOW, BUTCHIE.
I AM NOT HIS MOM, "ONLY" HIS AUNT, AND YET MY HEART IS TOTALLY BROKEN FROM THIS ONGOING, GUT WRENCHING PAIN. AT TIMES IT MAKES ME SO NUMB, I CAN'T FEEL THE SUN SHINING ON MY FACE. AND SOMEDAYS, IT'S SO PAINFUL, NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY LIFE, WETHER HAPPY OR SAD, I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING BUT THE ACHE.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE VIRGINIA, I KNOW THAT NONE OF US CAN FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL...WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT HIS BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP. WE ARE NOT FORGETTING TO THINK OF HIM... HE IS REMEMBERED AND LOVED EVERY SINGLE DAY BY MANY PEOPLE.
I HOPE THAT SOMEHOW YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE AND THE PRAYERS ALL OF US WHO LOVE ANGELO ARE TRYING TO SEND YOUR WAY.
FROM FAR AWAY...LEAN ON ME...LET ME SHARE IN YOUR SORROW...LET ME TAKE AWAY SOME OF YOUR PAIN...
ALL MY LOVE,
CATHY
I LOVE YOU...
September 4, 2006
As your birthday is approaching, my heart aches more each day thinking of how I will get through it. I feel so alone since you've been gone and my pain only intensifies more and more as I think of you.
I love you and miss you more each day and is only getting worse for me...Mom
CATERINA CACERES
September 4, 2006
DEAR ANGELO:
THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND, AS YOUR FAMILY IS TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON D.C., TO GET FUNDING FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION, MAY YOU GUIDE THEM WITH YOUR SPIRIT, GIVE THEM STRENGHT WITH YOUR LOVE AND HAVE THEM SUCCEED SO THAT LIVES CAN BE SAVED IN YOUR NAME.
THINKING OF YOU AND PRAYING THAT THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO LOVE YOU, WILL BE HEARD.
ZIZI CATHY
CATERINA CACERES
August 17, 2006
DEAR ANGELO,
IN MY HEART,THERE IS SORROW
IN MY MIND, THERE ARE QUESTIONS
IN MY PRAYERS, THERE IS PEACE FOR YOU
IN MY TOMORROWS, THERE IS HOPE
IN MY DREAMS, THERE IS YOU
IT'S BEEN SEVEN MONTHS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE. I MISS YOU...I FEEL THAT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ARE LOVED. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HERE IN BODY, YOU SPIRIT IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS.
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU AND WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS.
ZIZI CATH
MARIA CERVASIO FANTRY
August 15, 2006
DEAR VIRGINIA JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I AM ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU GUYS AND ESP ANGELO.HOPE YOUR HEART STAYS STRONG.
Virginia Cervasio
July 20, 2006
Dear Family and Friends,
6 months have gone by already...sometimes it feels as though it was just yesterday and other times it feels it happened so long ago.
Through it all, you have shown us much love and support. We thank you for that.
Angelo, we will forever miss you and the hole in our heart will never mend no matter how much time goes by.
Much love and hugs,
Virginia & Alex
Mom & Dad
caterina caceres
July 10, 2006
Dear Angelo,
I wanted you to know that I thought of you today and you brought a smile on my face.
I was in a conversation with my coworkers about tonsillectomies and I remembered that you had yours taken out when you were about 4 years old. I remember making you a froggy (kermit) puppet, and I sewed two ball buttons on it's throat. Then when you had your surgery either your mom or the doctor, cut off the "tonsils" on the puppet. You were so excited that Kermie had his tonsils taken out too!!!
About twenty years have passed since then, and I can still see the dimple on your face as you giggled.
I love you kid. Thanks for the smile.
My heart aches for you. May the peace you were hoping for, be yours at last.
zi zi cathy
Caceres
June 18, 2006
Dear Uncle Alex,
Thinking of you on Father's Day!
Love,
>Sofia, Anthony, & Marc
Saudia Arabia 11/01-4/02
Virginia Cervasio
May 29, 2006
To our family and friends,
Today we were able to see Angelo's name in the veteran's memorial wall at Coral Ridge Cemetary where our flag flew half way. It was not an easy thing to do but we are proud to have it there among all those who served our country with pride and honor. Happy Memorial Day Angelo...we miss you and love you always.
Alex, Virginia, Frank & Joe
CATERINA CACERES
May 29, 2006
DEAR ANGELO,
IT'S MEMORIAL DAY AND I AM THINKING OF YOU.
THE PAST MEMORIAL DAYS, I HAD SEEN THE VETERANS IN FRONT OF THE SUPERMARKETS, MADE MY DONATION AND WALKED AWAY. THIS MEMORIAL DAY, EACH TIME I SEE A VETERAN, I PLACE MY DONATION IN THE BOX, THANK THEM FOR THEIR SACRIFICE, AND AT TIMES TELL THEM ABOUT YOU. ONE VETERAN, GAVE ME AN EXTRA POPPY FLOWER TO GIVE TO YOUR MOTHER WITH HIS THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WHEN YOU CAME BACK FROM YOUR TOUR, WE HAD LUNCH TOGETHER AND YOU SPOKE TO ME OF YOUR EXPERIENCE. THOUGH YOU WERE PROUD TO SERVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY, THERE WAS BITTERNESS IN YOUR VOICE. THE DIMPLE THAT HAD ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT WHEN YOU SMILED,WAS NO LONGER THERE. THE SPARKLE THAT WAS ALWAYS IN YOUR EYES, HAD BEEN DIMMED.
I TALKED TO AUNT TINA ABOUT OUR COVERSATIONS, THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD HER HOW UPSETTING IT WAS TO SEE A YOUNG MAN SO YOUNG AND WITH ALL OF HIS FUTURE AHEAD OF HIM, BE SO SAD.
I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED, THESE PAST FEW MONTHS, WAS YOUR SERVICE IN THE WAR THE REASON YOU DECIDED TO SAY GOODBYE? WHERE THE HORRORS OF THE WAR THE REASON YOU BECAME SO SAD?
TODAY,MEMORIAL DAY, AS I SIT BY THIS DESK, I CAN SMELL THE BAR-B-QUE, I HEAR THE CHILDRENS' LAUGHTER IN THE BACK YARD AND I THINK OF YOU.
Thinking of you on Mother's Day
Marc Caceres
May 14, 2006
To Aunt Virginia,
Happy Mother's Day!
Love,
>your Godson Marc
Caterina Caceres
May 14, 2006
DEAR VIRGINIA,
I KNOW THAT TODAY IS A VERY DIFFICULT DAY FOR YOU. ON MOTHER'S DAY, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER DAY, YOU ARE ANGELO'S MOM, AND WILL BE HONORED WITH THIS "TITLE" ALWAYS.
MOTHERS WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE PASSED AWAY, STILL MOTHER THEIR CHILDREN LOVINGLY IN THEIR HEARTS. STILL SPEAK OF THEM WITH LOVE. STILL TENDERLY TEND TO THEIR MEMORIES.
MAY ANGELO'S LOVE REACH YOU FROM HEAVEN TODAY AND REMIND YOU HOW LOVINGLY AND TENDERLY HE WISPERED YOUR NAME.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY BUTCHIE,
THINKING OF YOU AND SENDING YOU ALL MY LOVE,
CATHY
Virginia Cervasio
May 8, 2006
To all our family and friends,
Time is passing by and it is not getting any easier for any of us. We are, however, keeping buzy with the non-profit organization we have started in Angelo's memory. CARES, Community Awaraness in Recognizing & Educating on Suicide, is growing fast. We will be able to save many lives through this organization and I know Angelo is making it happen.
Thank you for your support,
Virginia, Alex, Frank & Joe
CATERINA CACERES
May 4, 2006
DEAR ALEX, VIRGINIA, FRANKIE AND JOEY,
JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ON MY MIND OFTEN. I PRAY THAT EACH DAY THAT GOES BY, IT BECOMES A LITTLE EASIER TO GO ON WITHOUT SHEDDING SO MANY TEARS.
I THINK OF ANGELO EVERY DAY. EACH TIME, MY HEART ACHES FOR HIM AND FOR YOU.
I HOPE YOU ARE DOING "OK". WITH MUCH LOVE,
CATHY
Remembering you on Easter.
Caterina Caceres
April 16, 2006
Dear Angelo,
Thinking of you on Easter.
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How Do I Write a Eulogy?
Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
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