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Mario Robert Gibbons

Mario Gibbons Obituary

GIBBONS, Mario Robert
Beloved son, fiance, nephew, and cousin. Departed this life on April 30th, 2007. He was born in Sacramento, CA on May 24th, 1979. Preceded in death by his father Robert Gibbons and grandmothers Flora Torres and Gladys Gibbons. He is survived by his mother Esperanza Castillo, step-father Pablo Castillo, sister Christina Gibbons, sister Marie Gibbons, his only niece Miya Gibbons, his fiancee Miya Martinez and her son, Christian. Also survived by his grandfather Octavio Torres as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6:00pm on Friday, May 4, 2007, at East Lawn Andrew & Greilich Mortuary, 3939 Fruitridge Road, Sacramento, CA. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 5th, 2007, at Warehouse Ministries Christian at 9933 Business Park Drive, Sacramento, CA. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery at 6700 21st Ave, Sacramento, CA.

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Published by The Sacramento Bee from May 4 to May 5, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Mario Gibbons

Sponsored by his mother, Esperanza Castillo.

371 Entries

Unique S

May 5, 2025

- Xoxo -

Unique S.

February 16, 2025

Always in my thoughts ! Xoxo

Unique

May 24, 2024

Happiest of bdays to you !! Xoxo

Unique sharif

May 3, 2024

You are truly soo missed all these years later -xoxo Unique

U.Martinez

May 25, 2023

Happiest of birthdays to you ` not a day goes by that you are not missed by EVERYONE! Xoxo

Unique

April 30, 2023

It´s your Angel day today !!! Today was the day you received your Angel wings your missed soo soo much -XoXo

Unique

January 9, 2023

Happy New Year love

Unique Mar

May 1, 2021

Xoxo -Always

Dolores Torres

December 30, 2019

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Mario. Thinking a lot about during the Christmas season. Your nieces are continuing your legacy with the toy run and they are having a blast. Your friends still continue to talk about you with fond memories and it warms your momma heart so much. Your team the 49ers (winers) are the NFC West Champs, its about time, lets see how far they can go. Miss you like crazy Mario, until we meet again. Peace out. <3<3 Love Auntie Dee

U Martinez

November 11, 2019

Xoxo

Unique

August 2, 2019

Xoxo

Esperanza Castillo

May 25, 2019

Happy belated Birthday my son. You are miss by so many. All we did yesterday was talk about the crazy things you use to do. And what a big heart you had. Like your cousin Mari said "there will never be another Mario like him. " Love u always mijo and Until we meet again.

U. M.

May 24, 2019

Today the ache is a little more intense & the thoughts are so much heavier !
Happy birthday love !!

Unique

April 30, 2019

Xoxo

Esperanza Castillo

April 29, 2019

Well mijo, tomorrow 4/30 will mark 12yrs that you where taken away from me. There not a day that I don't think of you. I am not great in writing down how I feel. I miss those TEDDY BEAR HUGS or just to hear u say I love u. Miss your beautiful smile and that laugh you had. Mijo u have 3 beautiful nieces and I know if you where u would have so much fun with them. Love u so much and until we meet again mojo.

Dolores Torres Martinez

April 3, 2019

It's that time again, its crazy how all those feelings start coming over us in April. Some years are better than others and some are worst. All I know is that we all miss you like crazy Mario, why did this have to happen. The thought of what happen brings me to tears and sometimes is unbearable. Love and miss you so much mijo, you are forever in my heart and soul. Love Auntie Dee

Unique M

February 1, 2019

Xoxo

Dolores Torres

January 7, 2019

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Miss you like crazy Mario. Until We Meet Again. Love you.

Dolores Torres

January 7, 2019

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Mario. Miss you like crazy, Until We Meet Again. Love you.

Unique

November 21, 2018

Xoxo

November 5, 2018

Miss you like crazy mijo.

Dolores Torres-Martinez

November 5, 2018

Hey Mijo, you have been on my mind a lot lately. Must be the holidays coming up, which are so hard without you. Miss you like crazy mijo, until we meet again. Love you Auntie Dee

Unique

October 15, 2018

Missing you

Unique

August 27, 2018

Xoxo

Unique

May 24, 2018

Happy bday special

Unique

April 30, 2018

Thinking of you xoxo

Unique Martinez

March 16, 2018

Xoxo

Unique

December 15, 2017

Xoxo

Esperanza Castillo

October 4, 2017

Miss you so much mijo. There is not a day that i don't think of you. Wish you where here to give u a great big hug and kiss. Love u mijo. And Unique thank you for always remembering my son. Call me lost my phone so i don"t have your number anymore.

Unique Martinez

October 1, 2017

Xoxo

Unique M

August 6, 2017

I seen you last night in my dream and it felt soo dam real :-( xoxo

Unique

May 24, 2017

Today is a very special day ! It's your day!!!! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY ;-) xoxo

Unique

April 30, 2017

Xoxo

Dolores Torres

April 25, 2017

Missing you like crazy mijo.

Auntie Dee

Unique

March 15, 2017

Xoxo

Unique

January 19, 2017

Xoxo

Esperanza Castillo

November 24, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving mijo. Been thinking of you alot. Miss you so much. Love you mijo. (Unique fb esperanza castillo or email at [email protected])

Unique M

November 20, 2016

Xoxo

U. Martinez

October 31, 2016

Thinking of you !

Unique Martinez

September 9, 2016

Hey Chach' so I have been tying to write you back but for what ever reason it has not been posted ' I tried looking you up on FB no luck ' email me back hope to hear from you soon xoxo

Unique Martinez

August 24, 2016

Xoxo

Esperanza Castillo

April 30, 2016

Hello Unique. Just writing to say thank you for continuing to remembering my son. I see that you write in his book aleast once a month that shows me that you have not forgotten him and i appreciate that so again thank you. Look me up on fb.so we could communicate. Ok

Dolores Torres-Martinez

April 18, 2016

On my mind so much this month. Missing you like crazy Mario.

Loving and missing you Today, Tomorrow and always
- Auntie Dee

Unique

November 22, 2015

miss you ! :-)

Unique

June 19, 2015

Thinking of you !

Unique

May 24, 2015

Happy birthday special ! Not a day goes by that you do not cross my mind !

Unique

April 3, 2015

Xoxo

Unique

March 9, 2015

Thinking of you !!

Dolores Torres-Martinez

January 13, 2015

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mario, thinking of you during the holidays and as always wishing you were here. I miss you like crazy Mario, thoughts of you are always on my mind. You were on my mind during the holidays quite a bit and thinking how it would have been had you been here. Our family feels so cheated that you were taken way to soon. Love you mijo I know you will continue to be our guiding angel along with grandma, grandpa. Till we meet again.

Love you Today, Tomorrow and Forever - Auntie Dee

Unique Martinez

June 30, 2014

Thinking of you !

Xoxo

Dolores Torres

May 27, 2014

Happy belated birthday Mario, I didn't forget, your mom and I went to take you flowers at the cemetery and spent some time with you. Oh how you are missed, you would have been 35 this year. What I would give to celebrate another birthday with you. I know you celebrated big in Heaven as you always did. Please give grandma & grandpa a big hug a kiss for me. Loving you today, tomorrow and forever. Until we meet again, see you when I get there.

Lover Auntie Dee <3

Unique Martinez

May 24, 2014

Happy birthday !! Xoxo

Unique Martinez

May 7, 2014

Thought about you all day today ' and all the times we stayed up all night laughing and talking !! Miss you more than you will ever know !! Xoxo

Dolores Torres-Martinez

May 1, 2014

I am learning how to live in a new way since that day you were taken away. I am learning how to live with the things left unsaid, I am learning how to live by embracing the pain and knowing that you live on through the memories that remain. I am learning how to live knowing I will never again see your face and I have peace knowing you're in a better place. I am learning how to live knowing you're in God's care it gives me the strength to move on and makes the pain much easier to bear.

Loving you today, tomorrow and forever. Auntie Dee

Unique

April 30, 2014

Gone but never forgotten ! Xoxo

Unique Martinez

August 2, 2013

Xoxo

Dolores Torres-Martinez

July 19, 2013

Hi Mario, just been thinking about you and how things would be if you were still here with us. Lil Miya has been very emotional lately when we talk about you, she wonders what life would be like if you were here with her. She feels sad that your not here to make memories with her. Your mom and sister Marie have been missing you and they have been talking alot about you. Every time I write in your book I get all teary eyes because it is still so hard to believe your gone. Mijo I Love and Miss you, grandma and grandpa more than words can say, tell grandma and grandpa I feel lost without them. Until we meet again.

Unique

July 14, 2013

Miss you !

Dolores Torres

November 25, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving Mario, missing you so much Mijo wish you were here. Hope you, Grandpa, Grandma, Javier, Pedro and Arnold had a great Thanksgiving with the Lord. Love you all so much.

Unique Martinez

November 2, 2012

Xoxo ??

Unique Martinez

September 11, 2012

Remember this day back in "05" :-) lol I do ! Xoxo

Unique

August 5, 2012

Thinking of you yesterday today and tomorrow ..... Xoxo

Dolores Torres-Martinez

July 1, 2012

Hey Mijo, been thinking of you, 4th of July is coming and I was thinking about the year we all BBQ at the park and then we came to our house to do fireworks. You were across the street an you all were shooting fireworks back and forth. We did some crazy things back then. Then the following week we were all off to Disneyland together the Torres and Martinez Families and we had a blast. Those were the good old days, missing you mijo and tell grandma and grandpa for me and tell them I love and miss them so much. Now they are with you forever.

Loving you today, tommorow and forever

Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

May 29, 2012

Happy Belated Birthday Mario, missing you as always. Say hi to grandpa he is now with you in heaven, he left us on 5/16/12 at 6:59 p.m., so he was there this year to celebrate your bithday with you. We miss you all so much.

unique

May 24, 2012

Happy birthday mario ! xoxo

Dolores Torres-Martinez

March 13, 2012

Hey Mario been thinking alot about you. April is coming up and it is going to be 5 years since you went to be with the Lord. We went to Los Angeles over the weekend and visited with all the cousins. Of course your name came up and we spent hours talking about you. We talked about the good old times and we also talked about the accident. It was very emotional and we cried just remembering that day. I really miss you Mijo and I thank God for having you in my life the little time that we had together. Always thinking and missing always.

February 29, 2012

xoxo....unique !

Dolores Torres-Martinez

January 2, 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mijo. As another year comes to an end without you here it makes me so sad. You will always be a part of my soul and I carry you in my heart always. I miss you beyond belief and the thought of you not here breaks my heart. I think of you always and you are spoken of all the time. Our lives continue to go on but your memory will as well. You will always be a part of the family everytime we celebrate anything. I love you mijo and you will forever be in my heart and soul.

Loving you today, tomorrow and forever - your autie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

November 14, 2011

Hey Mijo, you have been on my mind alot lately. Probably because the holidays are coming around. I was doing some winter cleaning and I came across some pics of you when you were a little boy. Still so hard to believe your gone, I miss you more than ever even after 4 years and the thought of you not here still brings tears to eyes and pain in my heart. I will always have an emptiness in me that only you can fill. Thinking, Loving and Missing you so much Mijo.

Love Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres

May 1, 2011

Hey Mijo, been thinking alot about you and your 4 year anniversary was yesterday. I was so busy posting and dedicating my FB to you that I forgot to post in your guestbook. Yours was no ordinary life, but a life well lived and well loved, and your memory offers comfort with the enduring love we will keep alive in our hearts. We will remember the happiest moments filled with joy, and find solace in the many ways you have touched... so many lives. In every heart you touched, in every life you changed, in every thought you inspired, your love lives on. Your voice still echoes, your life still shines…and always will. I am Blessed to have been a part of your life and I am so proud to be your Aunt. Until we meet again Mario (mijo) – Love Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

March 1, 2011

Hey Mijo, just wanted to drop you a line to say Hello and to let you know that I am always thinking of you and missing you as always. We are coming up on another year without you in our lives and all those feeling stir up in me all over again. It is like a recorder in my head of the day we found out that you were killed in a car accident and than you relive all those emotions again, sadness, depression, unbelief, sorrow, anger, etc..... You wonder if it will ever go away but the reality is it will never go away. That's when you have to think of the amazing life you lived all the wonderful memories and funny stories of you. I always remember about the lasagna I made for you moms birthday and you begged me to let you carry it over to grandpas house, and I told you Mario can you do it without dropping it and you said "yea" and as you started walking over to grandpa's house you were so excited that you started walking to fast and you lost your step and you drop the lasagna on the ground. You should of seen the look on your face you were devastated but then we all started laughing after some yelling of "Mario I told you", it ended up being a good day anyway. I miss those good old days and when I remember them I miss you even more. Little Miya has become my Mario, I love that little girl so much she reminds me alot of you. She loves her auntie Dee and she always remembers me on the different holidays just like you use to. Your mom always tells her the she shares my heart with you. She is such a smart and funny little girl, I just can't imagine what it would be like with you and her together, you both would be a hot mess. I love you Mijo and I miss you so much.

Missing you Today, Tomorrow and Forever - Love Auntie Dee

Dolores Martinez

January 1, 2011

Hey Mijo, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Had a very quite and relaxing NYE, spent it with Monique, Rick & Gabriel. The family got together today for NY day and we had a good time, but we all missed you so much. The family events are not the same any more without you there. Posted a shout out to you and Arnold on facebook. Yes, I know it is hard to believe that I have a facebook page and I am enjoying it, sometimes I get frustrated but overall it is fun staying in touch with friends. I know if you were here you would have one to. Your cousin Greg had twin girls, they are so beautiful and so tiny, he is a great father. Went to the toy run this year and the guys pulled it off again, as usual they went to see you and big John before they got started and they passed out so many toys. Miya took pictures with some of your friends and they all have many fond memories of you. Mijo I love you and miss you so much and you are thought of everyday.

Missing and loving you Today, Tomorrow and Forever. - Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

November 27, 2010

Hey Mijo, Happy Belated Thanksgiving, sorry for not writing sooner life has been pretty crazy. Just wanted to drop you and note letting you know that I am thinking of you and as always missing you more than ever during the holidays. I think of you always and I remember all the great memories of you. Went to see you and grandma on Thanksgiving Day to spend some time with the both of you. Even after 3 years it still so hard to believe that you are gone but of course not forgotten. I love you Mario and I miss you so much you remain a part of my heart and soul. God Bless and Until We Meet Again.

Loving you Today, Tomorrow and Forever - Love Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

May 26, 2010

Happy Birthday Mijo, 5/24/10 you would of been 31 years old. Wow, how time flies, not one day goes by that we do not miss you. You rest in our hearts, live in our souls and speak to our minds, we miss your smile, jokes and laughter. Our hearts still grieve for you and God promises that we will meet again. I pray for those hearts you have touched are Blessed beyond belief. I pray for those who suffer find a way to ease their sorrow and pain. But what I pray for the most is to see you once again. Grieve not nor speak of you with tears but laugh and talk of you as if you were right by our side.

You will forever be Loved, and Missed. Our hearts continue to hold on to the memories of the time we loved and shared. If only we could go back in time for only awhile and know again the confort of your hugs, smile and laughter. I love you so much Mijo.

Happy Belated Birthday Mijo.

Loving you today, tomorrow and forever - Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

May 2, 2010

Hey Mijo 4/3010 marked 3 years since you were taken from us. We miss and love you everyday and life is just not the same without you. Your mom, lil Miya and myself went to the accident scene that day to clean it up and put a new picture and flowers for you. As we were cleaning up a few people stopped by to say Hi, and asked about what happen in court, Of course they were angry about the outcome but you know it is not for us to judge because GOD is the ultimate judge. The people who witnessed the accident say they still feel your spirit there and they feel that you are protecting them since it is such a busy street. They constantly pray at the cross Maria made in honor of you. They say that they will never forget the day of the accident and they will never forget you, you left an impact on their lives. We also went to the cementary and thru out the day other people stopped by as well, so you know that proves that you will never be forgotten and you are missed so much. Well mijo, I love you and miss you so much, I hold your memory in a very special place in my heart. You meant the world to me and I will never forget you. Til we meet again.

Loving and Missing you Today, Tomorrow and Forever - Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

April 23, 2010

Lord please pass this on to Mario. Hey Mijo next friday 4/30/10 will be another year without you in our life. Boy do I miss you so much. You know I had a dream of you last night and normally when I dream of you I never see you, I am always chasing to find you and when I get close to finding you I wake up. But last night in my dream I found you and I saw you and I started screeaming because you were alive, I was sooooo excited to see you and you were smiling with the biggest smile. I am not sure what the dream meant but I am so happy that I got to see you touch you and hold you. Maybe your trying to tell me something I don't know. Then I heard a song by Alicia Keys "No One" which reminds me of you and Miya, when I hear that song I think of the both of you. Alot of weird things are happening and I not sure what they mean or if you are trying to tell me something. Well Mijo just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that I am thinking of you and I will never forget you. I will always post in this guestbook to keep you memory alive, just the way we use to talk on the phone this is how we talk now from heaven. You know you will always have a special place in my heart. Love you Today, Tomorrow and Forever. Till we meet again.

Auntie Dee

Esperanza Castillo

April 4, 2010

Happy Easter Son, I love and miss you so much. Son, you will forever live in my heart and the special moments we shared. Always wishing you were here with us but I know you are in a much better place. Love you Son - your Mother who misses you with all her heart.

Dolores Torres-Martinez

April 4, 2010

Lord please pass this on to Mario, hey Mijo Happy Easter thinking of you on this Easter day and always wishing you were here with us. Your anniversary is upon us and it is never easy, it only reminds us of another year with out you.

You know my grandson Gabriel has the biggest dimples when he smiles and people say that it is you smiling thru him because you were the only other one that had dimples like that. I looked at some picture of you and sure enough you had the biggest dimples, and even as you got older your dimples never went away.

Miya is playing T-Ball and she looks so cute in her uniform. She doesn't know the concept yet but she is learning, she throws the ball pretty good. It is going to be fun watching her and Nikko play ball, she was in a parade last week for the opening day. She asked your mom the other day when Nino was going to come down because she hasn't seen him in a long time. She misses you as we all do. Well Mijo just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that I was thinking of you and how much I miss and Love you. Till we meet again.

Loving and Thinking of You Today, Tomorrow and Forever - Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

February 12, 2010

Hey Mijo been thinking of you this week and wanted to drop you a line to say Hi. I want to thank you all for coming thru with my prayer request. All I can say is "GOD is GOOD" Gabriel went into surgery and when the doctor's went in to look at the cyst that had been growing in his gallbladder ducts there was nothing, it had disappeared with no damage to the gallbladder ducts like they thought. So they ran more test and ran dye through his little body to see if it moved some where else and nothing. They had a specialist come in and look and he found nothing. The doctor's could not explain it so they closed him up and when they came out to tell us some were shocked but I wasn't because I had FAITH that GOD was going to goint to turn it around and he did. At that momemt all I could think of was all of you wathching over him and God and thanking and praising him for healing my grandson. His x-rays are being passed around to other doctor's in amazement. I know that GOD had a hand in this and I know that all of you were Gabriel angels as he went through surgery. So give GOD a high five for me and tell him he is #1 in my life because of him all things are possible.

You know I miss you so much and some days I miss you even more. I think about what you would be doing if you were here. I know you are in a better place, that you are at peace and happy. Your 3rd year anniversary is coming up and it is so hard to believe that it has been three years since I last saw you, talked to you and touched you. I love you Mijo and I miss you so much "Til We Meet Again"

Loving you Today, Tomorrow and Forever - Auntie Dee

2009 Christmas Run they all went to see you before the run.

January 24, 2010

Mario here is a pic of my grandson Gabriel - Love ya auntie Dee

January 24, 2010

Miya and Valentina Birthday cake - Love you Mario

January 24, 2010

Dolores Torres

January 12, 2010

Hey Mijo, just thinking of you, I writing to you because I need a favor. I need you, grandma, Ruben, Arnold to be my grandson Gabriel angels today. He is going into surgery today at 2:oo to have his gallbladder and apendix removed. I really need prayer today that everything turns out okay for him. Please talk to GOD to let you guys be his angels until he gets better an gets thru this surgery and that I am calling in a BIG Favor today. Mijo I really need all your guys prayers today. Love you alway - Auntie Dee

Esperanza Castillo

December 24, 2009

Mijo, it’s our third Christmas without you and it seems like it was yesterday that you taken from us. Just letting you know that I think of you everyday and I talk to you everyday. I know you know that I love you very much and you are always with me in everything I do. Merry Christmas my son and tell grandma and Arnold that I thinks and Love them very much. Til we meet again – Love Mom

P.S. Miya decorated your resting place this year and she had so much fun doing it, and she would not let auntie Dee or your me change or move any of the ornaments the way she put them on the tree, if we did she would get so upset so we left them the way she put them on the tree. She talked about you the whole time even though she was small when you were taken from us she still remembers you. She wants me to tell you “Merry Christmas Nino” and don't worry Nino she is going to do the toy run for you. Even though you never got to meet your other niece Valentina she also wishes you a “Merry Christmas"

Dolores Torres-Martinez

December 24, 2009

Lord please pass this on to Mario.

Merry Christmas Mijo, I have been thinking of you so much, for some reason these holidays have been extremely hard without you here with us. I hold my grandson in my arms and at times I remember when you were a baby and holding you in my arms. God, I miss you sooooooooo much and I wish you were here. Lately I've been a little more emotional than usual and I guess it's because it is becoming more real that you are gone. Mijo please telll grandma, Arnold and Ruben I said Merry Christmas and that we miss them all and tell Ruben his grandson "Gabriel Ruben" is beautiful and healthy. On Christmas day we are going to the Christmas run with your friends, and don't worry we bought presents for the run in your honor, that is my gift to you. Your mom and Marie have been seeing alot of your friends lately, they always talk about you and I heard that one of your friends little boy has "Mario" as his middle name, in honor of you, see Mijo you will never be forgotten your family and friends are always thinking of you. Well Mijo, until we meet again.

Loving you today, tomorrow and forever.

Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

November 30, 2009

Lord please pass this on to Mario.

Hey Mijo, the 30th marks another month without you in our lives. You are missed and loved so much. Thanksgiving was good, everybody did their own thing therefore the family did not get together. Life has been a roller coaster with your good days and your not so good days but overall we have so much to be thankful for and have had so many blessing like my grandson, I will post of picture of him for you. Miya and Valentina are doing well they have been a little sick with colds but nothing serious. When I look at them it makes me sad that they will grow up with out their amazing uncle (you), they would of totally loved you. I promise you, they will know about their uncle Mario and what a wonderful and amazing person you are and how much you would of loved them. Your nieces are so cute and funny, they have their own character and that Miya is a little pistol. You and her would have been partners in crime and loving every minute of it, getting on everyone's last nerve. Well Mijo just wanted to drop you a line to say I Love you and miss you sooooooooo much. Until we meet again.

Loving you today, tomorrow and forever. - Auntie Dee

November 29, 2009

Hey Mario, I know it has been a long time since I posted something to you...As you already know I am due to bring my twins in this world on Dec 15th 2009, a boy and a girl I get teary-eyed everytime I come to your guestbook and read Aunt Delores and your mom's entries...Miss you Mario... P.S. I am so glad to hear Delores is doing much better....May GOD be with everyone...Your cuzin Karen

Dolores Torres-Martinez

November 26, 2009

LORD, please pass this on to Mario,

Hey Mijo, Happy Thanksgiving you are so missed on the Holidays. I was at your mom’s house and she misses you so much, we cried together. You have been on my mind as usual and as time goes by I think of you more each day. Mijo, I am now a grandma, Mona had her baby on 11/18/09 his name is Gabriel, he is so beautiful it is such an amazing feeling when I hold him. I thank GOD every day for giving me the opportunity to feel this amazing feeling and for healing me so I can enjoy this wonderful event. Your mom is so funny I think at time she feels like the grandma to Gabriel, it’s okay because we appreciate all her help. I already know that the Holidays are going to be hard it seems that it gets harder as each year goes on. But I know you are in a good place and that you are Happy because every time I dream of you, you have the biggest smile on your face. I love you Mijo and I miss you so much., you will forever live in my heart and until we meet again.

Loving you today, tomorrow and forever – Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

November 9, 2009

A Different Spirit

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"But My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it" (Numbers 14:24, NAS)

TODAY'S WORD

One time in Scripture, Moses sent twelve men to spy out the Promised Land. The people of Israel were camped right next door and excited about possessing the land. But after 40 days, ten of the men came back with a negative report. They said, "Moses, there are giants in the land, and we'll never defeat them." That negative report spread throughout the rest of the camp, and the people began to murmur and complain. But one of the spies named Caleb said, "Moses, we are well able to defeat these people. Let us go up at once and take the land!" It's interesting that they all saw the same land, the same circumstances, yet they had totally different views. How could their reports be so opposite?

Here's how: Caleb had a different spirit. He saw things with a different perspective. Others were focused on the giants, but Caleb was focused on his God. The people who complained never actually made it into the Promised Land, but Caleb did. He accompanied a new generation that chose the blessing of God.

Today, choose to have a different spirit. Don't listen to what everyone else says, listen to what God says. Choose to believe His Word, and He will carry you into your promised land!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, today I choose to tune out the negative voices of the world. I choose to trust in You even when no one else will. I thank You for the good things You are doing in my life and trust that You will fulfill every promise You’ve made to me. In Jesus' Name. Amen. "

Love and Miss you Today, Tomorrow and Forever. You are always in my thoughts

Mary Byrne

October 9, 2009

Hi, Mijo
Just's let you know that I still love you very much and miss you so much. I care about your very much, and is hard to know that you are going to be here for Monique Big Day but we all know that you will be there and I know tha we are all going to felt all your love in the room with grandmom Flora and you Two are going to be looking out for her. Well it's time to go Love you very much Til We Meet again Mijo

From your Aunt
Mary Torres-Byrne
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Dolores Torres-Martinez

September 7, 2009

LORD, please pass this on to Mario.

Hey Mijo, it’s been awhile since I drop you a line but it doesn’t mean that you haven’t been on my mind. You are always on my mind and I think of you every day, I always miss you but some days I miss you more than ever. The other day I was on my way to the Galt auction and we passed Dillard Road and tears just started pouring from my eyes, at times I hate that road but on the other hand that was the last place you were, that road is bitter sweet. I have some great news for you I am now in remission, I went thru my last surgery for a while and everything looks good they didn’t find any cancer. GOD is Good that’s for sure. Chris and I went to Disneyland again this year with the Martinez family and as the day went on I thought of you a lot. Remembering the time we spent there with you, certain things there remind me of you and the funny things you said and did, and rides we all got on together.

Mona is doing well, she is due to have the baby in November, at times I look at her and I can’t believe that I am finally going to be a grandma. As for Miya she is going to start preschool tomorrow, she is so excited, she is so cute the other day I was at grandpa house and she woke up and your mom has pictures of you in the living room, she went to the living and stood in front of your picture and said “Good morning Nino” and then she went to your mom and said “Did you say good morning to Nino” she remembers you every day and we talk to her about you as well, she will never forget who you are, as she grows up we will continue to tell her about her nino. Your other niece Valentina she looks just like Miya, she is a happy baby and oh so spoil, she likes to be in the arms, she is growing so fast and of course she has that famous nose, she is a doll. Your mom is doing ok, she misses you so much, I don’t think she will ever get over you being gone, she has her good days and bad days, but her grandkids keep her going. Well Mijo, I wanted to drop you a note to say I’m thinking of you, missing you and always loving you. Life has not been the same since GOD took you home, but we have to trust him and have faith that we will be ok. “Until we meet again”

Loving, Missing and Thinking of you Today, Tomorrow and Forever – Auntie Dee

Dolores Torres-Martinez

June 30, 2009

Lord, please pass this on to Mario:

Hey Mijo, was thinking of you today, as usual I am missing you so much, you are in my thoughts always. Well I have some good news for you, I just finished my 6 weeks of radiation. I had to go every day for 6 weeks and at first I thought this is not to bad, but as the weeks went on it got worst. The first 3 weeks it just felt like a bad sunburn but the last 3 weeks were the most painful it went from bad sunburn to a bad burn. It burn my skin so bad that they started to treat my skin the way they treat burn victims. I now know a little how burn victims feel when they get burn; it is the worst feeling ever. But thank GOD I am now healing little by little and that GOD has given me the strength and courage to get through all this. At first I thought radiation was a breeze compared to Chemo but neither one is any better than the other. I have so much to live for and my next good news is that I am going to have a GRANDSON, can you believe it, Mona is going to have a BOY. Your mom say’s that’s going to be the next “Mario” she is so excited and she wants to do so much. But who are we kidding, we all know there will never be another “Mario” you were one of a kind and no one will ever take your place, they might come close but you will always be “Our Mario”. Miya is a lot like you, she is so friendly and smart and everyone loves her so much, she is a trip sometimes but she has a loving heart, just like you. Just wanted to drop you a line to say HI and I LOVE YOU and Miss you very much, I carry you in my heart so you are always with me. So Mijo, until we meet again.

Love you Today, Tomorrow and Forever – Auntie Dee