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Memories and Condolences
for Aaron Cortesi
Mary
March 28, 2025
It´s been so many years since I´ve written here. I miss you just as much now, as I did then. :´( I wish you could be here. I have so much to tell you.
I think of you all the time, and I truly hope you can hear me when I talk to you!
Missing you so much, always.
Mary Shook
May 14, 2007
Aaron,
You will always be missed by everyone who knew you. I miss and love you!
Valerie Machnick
May 14, 2007
Just wanted to say hello.
Love you .. xoxox
Jamie Smith
April 21, 2007
Hey cuz,
Always thinking of you and missing you tons. :) I love you!!!
Christina Stebbins
April 11, 2007
Thinking of you forever and always. Love ya.
Valerie Machnick
April 8, 2007
Hi Aaron.
I just wanted to say Happy Easter to you. Today is a very bittersweet day. I am watching my children laugh and enjoy the day and in the back of my mind I am thinking of how horrible Easter was just three years ago for you and the rest of our family. I want you to know that I think about you and Mikey so much. You are not forgotten and never will be. You both will always be in my heart on this day and every other day as well. I love you little brother.
Love Always xoxoxo
Valerie
April 8, 2007
Val,
Thinking of you today. I know today will be difficult, remember "our ANGELS" will be with us ALWAYS!! Im sure your brother is looking upon you Proud of the way that you keep his memory alive...RIP Aaron
~Jenn
Love
Jenn
March 31, 2007
Hey there baby boy.HAPPY BIRTHDAY the family will all be at memory gardens today I know you will be shining down on them. it is abeautiful day today I know you wouldnt want it to be snowing or raining. Mary is having a boy Landon Aaron Michael is the name he will be given hes named after you so take good care of this little lad he is a gift from god, and all of his angels especially you. your mom will be taking him fishing and that baby boy will be loved so much you take care. everyone misses and loves you so much.
*
March 30, 2007
Ace, been thinkin about you all week. I know im a day early but happy birthday... thinkin of you always and forever
FRIEND
December 28, 2006
AARON I COME TO YOU IN TIME OF HURT, PLEASE GUIDE ME AND TAKE ME IN YOUR WINGS AND BRING ME TO A BETTER PLACE!! I HURT EVERYDAY AND WANT ALL TO BE BETTER. IM SAD AND DEPRESSED AND NEED THE STRENGHT TO GO ON. PLEASE GIVE ME WHAT YOU CAN TO GUIDE ME TO THE RIGHT PATH IN LIFE!! I LOVE YOU KID AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!!
December 27, 2006
well christmas has come and gone and new years is upon us. i miss you AC. hugs and kisses
December 26, 2006
merry chsitmas baby boy everyone is thinking of you and missing you
October 6, 2006
Thinking of you<3333
A friend
October 2, 2006
...with every breath I take...
September 5, 2006
still thinking of you today, tomorrow, forever
June 12, 2006
hey there baby boy just thinking of ya as always everyone misses you so much.
sad guy
May 31, 2006
First time i have ever signed this but couldnt help it.Not a day goes by you dont cross my mind or spoken of. I miss ya alot bro i know your in a better place and i know your lookin down.....love ya brother thanx for keepin an eye out
May 29, 2006
HELLO THERE BABY BOY, IT IS MEMORIAL DAY TODAY WE WILL BE GOING UP TO THE CEMETARY TO LAY FLOWERS FOR YOU. LIKE WE DO ALL THE TIME.IT IS HOT OUT TODAY FINALLY AFTER A VERY UNSESONABLE MAY. EVERYONE MISSES YOU GREATLY. KEEP SMILING DOWN ON THE WORLD AND SPREAD YOUR LOVE TO HELP US THROUGH EVERYDAY.
Valerie Machnick
May 15, 2006
Hey little brother, Well I got an email telling me that this site will not be up much longer so I figured to send you just one last note to say hello and to tell you that I am sorry we missed out on so much of one another through out our lives, it was not our faults though and Im sure you know that as well as I do. I do hate the fact that I did not know you as I should have as your older sister and I want you to know that I think of you and Mikey often and wish so much that things could have been different. Even though this page wont be here any longer my thoughts and prayers will be with you both always. Love you more than you know, Your big sister Valerie
Erica
May 15, 2006
Love and miss you Aaron!
Melissa
April 27, 2006
Hey Baby Boy -- I am missin u a lot, and I can't help but think about how everything has gone wrong since you were taken. Nothing is the same, and life seems to get more and more confusing by the day. I wonder how things would be if you were still here, and although I am not sure that things would be the same as they have always been, I know that life would be easier and me and almost everyone we love would be a lot happier. Nothing seems to make sense to me anymore. Im sorry that I didn't tell you how much you meant to me when you were still here, to be completely honest I am sorry to say I didnt know it myself. Taking people for granted seems to be one of the many flaws in my character, and I am working on that. I just hope you know now, and I hope you are looking after the ones who need you to the most (u know who they are). Thats pretty much all i wanted to say----i hope your havin a blast up there, even angels aren't immune to those baby blues! Love u and much , much love......
April 11, 2006
2 years today! I cant believe it! Thinking of you today and always
See you in my dreams! ;-*
April 2, 2006
Happy Belated Birthday. It's so amazing that everyone still thinks of you everyday. Missing you like crazy.
Crystal Yearsley
April 1, 2006
Hey cuz!!! Just wanted to say Happy birthday!! I love you and miss you so much!!! But i know your lookin down so its all good! muuuahhhhhhh!!!!
Valerie Machnick
March 31, 2006
Aaron, I did not know this site was still up. Im sorry I would have posted you many more messages. It is your birthday today and I am hoping you are looking down on all of your family and friends knowing that they are all thinking of you today.
Love you little brother
Valerie
aunt jo
March 31, 2006
Happy 23rd Birthday Aaron. Its March 31 and 76 degrees outside that tells me its a beautiful day for you to!!!! Your sweet smile is warning the earth today. I love you and miss you so much words will never express how I feel. Yourin my heart and in my memories always love and kisses aunt jo
Melissa
March 31, 2006
Happy Birthday Baby Boy..........Luv & Miss u.......
March 30, 2006
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AARON..LOVE YOU!!!!THINK OF YOU EVERYDAY, MISS YOU FOREVER!!!
March 26, 2006
Hey babe, just thinking about you today. Miss you always..
Kate
March 6, 2006
Heyy hunny.. everyday that goes by it seems like it was just yesterday we were all just chillen but at least we all know your looking down on us and everythings going to be ok.. stay good and dont forget everyone loves you.. Rest in peace Aaron<3 always Kate
March 2, 2006
thinking of your beautiful face! <3you....
A friend
March 1, 2006
I never knew I would miss you so much...visit me, I need to see you in my dreams
February 8, 2006
Thinking of you<3
January 16, 2006
AHHH HEMM Hairball--haha i miss that.Happy New Year 2006! Missin you like crazy! I love you still I always will.
aunt jo
January 6, 2006
Aaron, I miss you so much, your in my heart every day. love you
December 29, 2005
Hey Aar,
Just wanted to say Merry Christmas! I'm sure you guys have a huge party up there in heaven to celebrate the big man's birthday :o)
Well we all miss you so much!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
See you in my dreams
<333
The Cortesi Family
December 22, 2005
To all the guests out there that continually write to our Aaron; it is a great comfort knowing that friends continually think of our Aaron. We love to read all you have to say. We thank you with all our hearts. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year.
aunt dor-dor
December 21, 2005
Well Baby Boy it's almost here. X-mas. I hope you have a great X-mas eve and X-mas day up in Heaven. I will think of you all day and night. I keep you close in my heart every day. I miss you terribly. I only wish I could give you a great big kiss and hug in person, but I can't. Only in my dreams. So, I send to you up in Heaven all my love, a great big kiss and a huge hug. I can't wait to see you again in my dreams. I guess that's our meeting place now. So please come to me in my dreams for Christmas. I'll be waiting. Love and Kisses baby boy.
love aunt dor-dor
December 15, 2005
Our Baby:
Merry Christmas Aaron, We all love and miss you so much. We decorated your christmas tree this week. The trees are beautiful as are you. We miss you with all our hearts. Our lives have all changed down here. We are trying to learn how to deal with the loss of you. It's so hard to do. A day never passes that I don't have you on my mind. Christmas will be hard again this year. All the holidays are hard. A normal day is hard but then you put a holiday on top of it and it makes it twice as hard. I only wish you were here. We all do. We all have you in our dreams. Pru dreams about you all the time. She is planning her wedding. I hope you send us a sign on Christmas Eve to let our family know you are still with us. It will help a lot. I hope you have a great christmas in your new world. We love and miss you kid. xxxoooxxxooo
December 5, 2005
<3Thinkin of you<3
December 3, 2005
<3Thinking of you<3
like always
Missin you so much
Today and EVERY SINGLE DAY for the rest of my life! We had so many good times back in the day and I really loved you so much~~ But of course you knew that.. I didnt hide it very well! <3
See you in my dreams<3
November 25, 2005
I miss you bud, sorry its been so long, but im thinking about you man.....
November 23, 2005
Thinking of you O:o)
November 20, 2005
<3I wish i could just look into those baby blues one more time! Thinking of you today, tomorrow and always<3 miss u soooo much<3
Someone Who Loves You
November 20, 2005
~Aaron~
It has been over a year since I have last signed your guest book, but it has taken me that long to read it again.
The holidays are here again and once again it has been extremely difficult to realize that you, my father, and Greg are not here to celebrate with us. The one thing I wish I could give to your mom for Christmas was you and just to tell her that it was a horrible 1 year, 6 month, 9 day joke. She would be ok with that just knowing that you would be back physically in her life.
I go to her house and it is still so very hard to look at all of your pictures on the walls, and to walk into your room has been out of the question for a very long time.
I wish I could just take that pain away that your mom has, and to know that I can't puts a horrible pain in my heart. All I can do for her is just tell her that you are in a much better place and that you are ok, but on some days she doesn't want to hear it or believe it. She is having such a hard time and there is nothing I can do. But the dreams that she has about you and the signs that you send her do sometimes make the day go by a little easier for her, so please send more. It's just not the same as you being here with her.
I just want to let you know that my family and I love and miss you so much that there isn't a word to express it.
We all hope to see you soon! Love You!
November 18, 2005
They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
an hour to appreciate them,
a day to love them,
but then an entire life to forget them.
Just thinking of you today. Miss you so much!!!
Melissa
November 15, 2005
Hey you, sorry its been so long since I've written, but the past few months have been crazy. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about you. I miss your smile, and I am still so angry that your not here, even though I try not to be. There has been so many times these past few months that I could have used one of your hugs, I know your in a better place, and I am just being selfish, but I just miss you so much some times. Anyway, I'll be up to see you soon, before its starts snowing. Love you lots baby boy-----
November 11, 2005
<333 Thinking of you <333
November 11, 2005
crazy to think that after all this time there is still not one single day that goes by that i dont think of you. i love you and ill see you when i get there
November 7, 2005
Just thinking about you! I miss you so much aar you have no idea! I just wish i could see and talk to you in person! Until that day comes... See you in my dreams love<3
October 30, 2005
ACE,
HAPPY HALLOWEEN I MISS YOU SOOOO MUCH.
October 16, 2005
I can't stop thinking about you! I miss you so much... I wish i could just see you just for a minute so i could tell you all the things i never did! Miss you so much love<3
October 6, 2005
Sorry I'm a day late... But i was thinking about you all day yesterday! Happy Anniversary AC! 10-5... One of the best days of my life and one i will never forget!
*Until We Meet Again*
A Friend
September 22, 2005
I always sit and just stare at the computer everytime i leave you a message cuz i still just cant believe this is how we are communicating with you, its just unbelievable! of all people! Why you? The one that had everything going for him, a family who loved him so much, like a million amazing friends who would do ANYTHING for you, Girls throwing themselves at you left and right (you handsome devil:) )great athlete, Just an all around Gift from god and i still cant believe that I'll never get to look into those beautiful blues again! I just miss you so much! Well AC~Until we meet again... See you in my dreams <333
*
September 11, 2005
Hey Aar...its been awhile since i wrote a lil something so i just wanted to say that i think about you every day and that everyday that goes by i shed some tears because i cant get over this reality that has hit so many people...but i know that you are lookin down on all of us. we all miss you so much...lots of love babe
August 28, 2005
Precious Angel, I know that you are here watching all those who love you I know that you cast your signs everywhere and how amazing you are I thank you Aaron and I love you. We all miss you very much.
Franchesca
August 19, 2005
It's been 3 months now, and I know that you and my Greg are having a great time in Heaven. Please look out for each other like you did down here on Earth. I miss Greg & You so much...and come to visit both of you all the time.
A friend
August 18, 2005
We do love and miss you still. Can't go by the park without looking to see if you are there playin bball. Just doesn't seem right without you.
Love you always
~A Friend~
August 17, 2005
Still missin you<3
August 4, 2005
i miss you baby! i still remember the last hug you gave me the night before you left... i makes me warm inside to know that i least i still have that
Mary
July 16, 2005
I look at the sky every night
wishing I could see your face.
I just want to bring you home
So we can feel at place.
Pictures plastered on walls,
Memories in our heart
We all ask the same question
Why did we have to part?
Reality leads to dreaming
God gave you your cue.
We still don't understand
why this had to be you.
Damaged hearts,
loved ones left behind.
The love we lost
We all need to find.
Tears are cried
when laying down at night
How can we make
everything feel alright?
Is it a nightmare?
Can this be true?
The only question I ask...
Why did it have to be you?
A Friend
July 15, 2005
Ive just noticed its been over a month since anyone signed your guestbook! I just want to say we all still remember and we miss and love you terribly! I love you! see u in my dreams!
~ You know who ~
June 9, 2005
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's! another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish. I Miss You Aaron Michael
May 17, 2005
Aaron, I think about you all the time! I miss you so much and we didnt even see eachother that much anymore! But i cherish every memory we had together...those memories were the best years of my life and there isnt a day that goes by that i dont see something that reminds of you! I Love you Aaron and I always will! See you in my dreams....
J HO
May 10, 2005
See you when i get there.
Love your FRIEND
A Friend
May 8, 2005
Aar,
I'm a teacher now, and I have two students named Aaron. I have to tell you, one of them reminds me so much of you. His smile, his love of basketball, the ways he is with the girls around him, his love for people...everything.
I miss you.
A.J.
April 11, 2005
hey aar!...I can't believe it's already been a year. We all love and miss you so much. Thinking of you always...
Jacki Baum
April 11, 2005
We still remember...and miss you terribly. There is a empty space in my heart that no one will ever fill. Rest in peace Aaron
Mustang
April 11, 2005
well its been a year and there wasnt a day that went by this year that i didnt think of you. you are missed so much by so many people. I guess i never realized how many lives you touched. I'll see ya when i get there! *10<35*
April 4, 2005
AARON THE TIME IS COMING NEAR TO THAT ONE YEAR AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. YOU ARE SO MISSED BY EVERYONE. THE STREETS ARE NOT THE SAME WITHOUT THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE. YOU ARE STILL SO LOVED BY ALL WHO EVEN JUST GOT TO PASS BY YOU IN THIS LIFE TIME AN AMAZING PERSON AND JUST SO KIND. I MISS THAT. YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS A TOUGH DAY.EASTER TOUGH ALSO BUT THE DAY COMING WILL BE THE TOUGHEST YET. YOU ARE SO MISSED AND WE ALL WOULD GIVE ANYTHING FOR ONE MORE MOMENT WITH YOU. MISS YOU GREATLY A LOSS NEVER TO GET OVER. I HOPE YOU ARE THAT ANGEL SHINING DOWN ON THIS TOWN THAT COME BY AND WITH A LITTLE SMILE MAKES EACH DAY A LITTLE EASIER. MISS YOU MUCH. A SPECIAL SOMEONE.SEE YOU BLUE EYES.
Mary Francese
April 1, 2005
Happy Birthday Aar. Words can't express how much I would love to have you home, to have our family as one. One day that wish will come true. Until we meet again cousin... I Love you...
A Friend
March 31, 2005
Happy Birthday Sweet Aaron...
someone that misses you
March 30, 2005
well, tomorrow is the day. it hurts so bad to think that i will be thinking of you all day and you wont be here. i miss you today, tomorrow, forever. Ace, ill see you when i get there!
Melissa
March 30, 2005
Well tomorrow is your birthday, you should be going out to celebrate with your friends, but you aren't here. Even so,I think you probly will be with them and your family tomorrow, and If I know you, I am sure you are throwing one heck of a party in heaven. I'll be thinking of you with a smile.
Happy Birthday baby boy.
Much Love, Melissa
aunt Jo
March 30, 2005
Aaron Happy Birthday. I sit here remembering your bithday party last year how you did everything in your power to avoid me grilling you about this and that until I grabbed you and sat you down and you looked at me and smiled and as I talked I realized you were not listening to a word I said. But you sat there any way. When I was leaving you walked me and uncle michael to the car you shook his hand and I hugged you and told you I loved you. I wish I could have known that would have been the last time I held you in my arms, I would have not let go. I said to you I did good tonight Aaron I really did'nt bother you to much and you smiled at me and said no aunt Jo you did good. The only happiness I find in your birthday now is that I was so blessed to be your aunt.Love and miss you aunt Jo
SCOTT OEFFLER
March 28, 2005
AARON
BRO IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN GONE. IT WAS SO HARD ON EASTER BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT AROUND TO HANGOUT. I WENT FISHING ON EASTER AND ALL I THOUGHT OF WAS YOU BRO HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO PEACE OUT.
SCOTTY O
[ODOGG]
PEACE OUT BRO MISS YOU .
A friend
March 27, 2005
Aaron,
I've been up since dawn...thinking of you. Thinking of last Easter. Wishing none of it was true. I didn't realize how much I'd miss you. Even roads of tattered friendships can't go untouched. I hope you know how much I wish we'd been better friends in those last few years. I miss you.
Christina
March 26, 2005
It's the night before Easter and I'm scared of the feelings tomorrow is going to bring. I don't want to relive this day last year. Easter is supposed to be a time of happiness and spending time with your family. However, I will spend mine thinking of you and all the pain you leaving has brought to so many. Then, comes your birthday, only 4 days later. This weekend and next should be filled with celebration and going out for your birthday. Well, I hope you are celebrating up there cause we know you can make a party anywhere! Aaron, Happy Easter and Happy Birthday. We miss you every day that goes by. I'll see you in my dreams. Love, Tee
Amanda
March 26, 2005
Your birthday is coming closer, and it's more and more unbelievable that you aren't here to celebrate it. I dream about you all the time, and you're always smiling and teasing me... then I wake up and realize it's not real. The harsh reality is that the only place I can still see you is in my dreams. It's so unfair.. so sad. We all miss you so much and wish you were still here. You will be forever missed.
March 24, 2005
To all of Aarons family and friends. May you all find a little comfort in knowing that Aaron is shining down on you from heaven, that smile of his that you all miss is the sun that is almost blinding. the laugh that you all miss is the sound of the birds singing. His spirit lives on in all of you. God Bless All Of You at this difficult time.
Mary Francese
March 23, 2005
To my loving Angel Aaron...
Easter is approaching. It only gets harder as the days pass me by. I'm going through a rough time right now. We all are. The only thing I can do is look up into the sky hoping that you are watching down upon me. At night when I look at the stars I pick out the brightest one and imagine that you are standing on that star waving to me, trying to get my attention. I never thought that one person could feel so lost in life. Now I realise that one can.
It's so hard to lay down at night not knowing if I'm going to dream about your beautiful face. I'd give anything to dream about you living. If I could only dream about you everynight... I would be able to cope better.
Everyone's mad at me for dropping out. I know that I made a mistake by doing that. I try to explain my situation to them. I'd switch schools before I graduated from Heatly. Everytime I passed by the gym I could picture you playing basketball. Remember when you'd come to pick me up from school when I was going to Shaker? I always looked forward to that. I miss having you here.
I can't wait to see you once again... I miss you so much. Until we meet again angel...
Michele (Dacey) Stevens
March 23, 2005
Being back in GI is harder knowing that you are not here to welcome me back. The streets have never been so quiet. I really miss seeing you drive down the street, your system up, as you flash a smile and give a little wave. We all love and miss you Aaron.
Happy Bday!
Karen Stebbins
March 21, 2005
Aaron
I havent wrote to you in awhile, and lately youve been on my mind alot. Tee and I just went on a cruise it was amazing. We met this kid his name was aaron and his favorite number was 10. when we told him about you and how ur name was aaron and ur favorite number was 10 he kept saying it was "Deep". Ive had many dreams about you lately and they always feel so real..until i wake up. Ive realized alot is about to happen, Easter first which is gonna be hard, then your bday, then one year since you've left. It has become 3 days of sadness. I always wonder what your doing, and if you know how much everyone misses you. Well happy birthday sweetheart, love you
Karen
love aunt dor-dor
March 19, 2005
my glowing Angel Aaron
Once again i sit and write waiting for your response back. I actually feel that someday if i keep writing, i will come back to the guest book and there will be your response back. If that could only happen. How i only wish. Your b'day is almost here. As for Easter, i'm sorry, but i don't want to re-live it. I know it's not the actual anniversary of one year, but it is the day of rememberance. I don't want to re-live it. I'm sorry, i just don't, but i guess i don't have a choice. Actually, i should be saying we. All of us have to. Then your birthday, then the 1 year anniversary. Depressed, we all are. I wish i could sit on the end of a kite and fly to heaven just to visit. i would want to bring you home but GOD wouldn't let me; otherwise, you would still be here. I truly believe that. It's just not the same anymore. Day-by-day, I get more hungry to just to talk to you. I want to hear the voice I miss so much, I want to see the face I took for granted thinking it would always be there, I want to see the boy i hate living without in my life. I want you to walk in my store and say dor-dor, "why don't you have my cup cakes". "Didn't I tell u to always have them for me. So now, make my roast beef sub don't forget the hot peppers like u always do." To re-live this would be the greatest gift I could ever get. I miss your beautiful eyes. i miss you swindeling money out of me. hey, ya got 40 bucks, i'll pay ya back. Yea sure Aaron. Here's the money. "God", I miss our Aaron and i know you know that more than anybody in this world. People come and go, but the true heart ache is when u love them and they go forever. It just doesn't seem fair. If the people u truly love could only stay. That question will probably go unanswered for the rest of my life. well i can only say happy 22nd birthday and hope u get the message. i love u. I want sweet dreams for you on your birthday. i send many hugs and kisses to you. i send to you all my love. i will see u again and i won't be sleeping when i do. My heart is with you.
aunt Jo
March 17, 2005
As you hold me close in memory, even though we are apart my spirit will live on,there within your heart...I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS When you lean on trusted friends and their caring hugs, enfold you, within their loving arms, I'll be there to hold you...I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS And beyond the far horizon when we'll finally be together, where love will be eternal and life will last forever...I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS I truly feel Aaron would say this to all of you. May God bless all of you. Aaron is with you always...
love aunt dor-dor
March 16, 2005
My Angel Aaron:
Your birthday is almost here. I am dreaming its your party; You, Mom, Pop, Gram, Aunt Jo-Jo, Aunt Donna, Uncie John, Ant, Neil, Mary, Jer, me, Pru, Melissa, Dylan, Michael, and all your friends are here. We are laughing, some of us probably fighting, but we are together having a great time. the music is playing, everyone is dancing and there you are, the center of everyone's attention. Ant is now saying "hey Bro, check out the babe over there, wanna bet she goes out with me first. Mom is running around trying to find a knife because aunt jo wants to get the cake cut its past her bed time. Aunt Donna is over in the corner talking about me and Uncie John is, well he's somewhere. Pru and Melissa are hanging around looking great making fun of the way I dance, gam and pop, well we need not go into that. Jer is yelling at Mary because of school, and neil is late getting to the party. One big happy family.
We had so much fun at your 21st party. Mom did a great job. They said I was 50ish with all my dance moves. They were laughing at me. What a night that was. My Angel Aaron, I will hold onto that birthday for the rest of my broken hearted life. I hope and pray, on every one of your birthday's that pass by, I dream of you and all of us together laughing and dancing and talking about each other with aunt jo-jo laughing at us. You know how she always does that laugh and I say hey why you laughing? To my family, we lived, laughed, fought, and cried together. We share so much pain with the loss of our aaron. I pray I never have to lose another family member again while i am here. The things I took for granted in life, I realize through the loss of Aaron, are the things I cherish the most. I pray for Aaron and my family every day. I hope and pray that as one by one we pass to the other side to join aaron, we are all able to find each other and be happy once again. My Angel Aaron, I will always have you in my heart and soul. I love u and miss u so much. I want sweet dreams for your birthday. Love you forever and ever. Aunt dor-dor
J Ho
March 15, 2005
i visited your grave yesterday, boy i didn't think it was going to be that tough, but when i saw your face on your stone i just couldn't help but remember the good times and know that there will be no others in the future. It hurt so bad to be there but it's gotta be done. I am writing to you to say Happy B-Day, I hope those ladies treat you well for your big day bro. I am sure they love that A.C. charm.
Loving and missing you 4-Ever
See you in my dreams buddy
prudence
March 15, 2005
Well it is almost one year ago that I last saw your smiling face. I was out walking my puppy and you were coming back from a delivery. You asked if I was planning on going out that night, and if so where would I be going. I said “are you kidding me? I’m too old to go out.” And those would be the last words we would ever exchange again… when something like this happens people beat themselves up over “why wasn’t I there?” “If I went things would’ve been different.” I’m not so sure that if I had gone out that night the outcome would’ve been different, but I do know that I would’ve been able to enjoy your company for one more night… when I read all of the wonderful things people write to you in this it makes me so sad. you are such a wonderful person and I spent so much time picking on you and treating you like my annoying little cousin that was always around and would never go away. When we were little you drove me crazy, and we fought all of the time, and when I look back, even though we were kids, it breaks my heart to know that we should’ve been closer, but because of my foolishness we weren’t and this will be something I have to live with now. And just like my mother, I am writing this to you actually hoping that you will read it. I wish that I didn’t have to hope, I wish that I could tell you all of this in person, because it’s not what you say about people after their gone, it’s how you treat them when they’re still alive. I’m writing this now to tell you how truly sorry I am, and how much I truly miss you!! Make no mistake about it, I love you!!! I’m sorry I waited so long to say it, but somehow I hope this reaches you. You’re forever in my heart
Doreen Francese
March 14, 2005
my angel aaron:
it tears could measure love, then i guess you know in heaven how loved you really are. if tears could flood the world, the world would be gone. if tears could bring you home, we would be seeing your smiling face. tears fall from our eyes with everyday that passes since you left us. we wake up with them and go to bed with them. they just fall from our sad eyes with every waking moment. Our hearts are too broken to ever mend. a second, a day, a year, makes no difference, we feel the same today as the day you left us. we will feel this way until we see you again. the pain never goes away, not even for a minute. suffering the loss of you, has devastated our whole family. we are not the same without you here. So many broken hearts were left behind aaron. please, try to always let your presence be known; especially to your mom. if i live for another 10 years, those ten years without you in it are unimaginable. I have to deal with my broken heart every day, but to see the pain in our family every day is unbelievable. we now have what i call everyday tears. I know in my heart and head that you are trying to get us to stop crying and you are saying hey guys I'm OK, you all have to stop I want to go fishing, ya know there's a lot of pretty angels up here and they like to fish too. I know you have a new life to start living, one we can't even imagine. I am so sorry if we are keeping you here to watch over us, but we still have to learn how to live our lifes without actually seeing you in it. I don't know if we ever can. Aaron, my angel, its almost your birthday, will we servive it? I don't know, but I do know if we don't, you'll be there and if we do, you will still be there, with us for as long as we need you. we love you so very much. I know you know that....LOVE YA Aunt Dor-dor.
SCOTT OEFFLER
March 12, 2005
AC
IT HAS BEEN 11 MONTHS SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN GONE.THIS EASTER WILL BE THE HARDEST BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT BE HERE. BRO KEEP LOOKING DOWN ON YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.PEACE OUT BRO.
SCOTTY O
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A friend
March 5, 2005
In my dreams, this year is a chance to make last year non-existant. I come to GI and it's Easter 2004. You're there. Safe. Smiling. Living. When I wake up, I know that's not possible. This will be Easter 2005. You're not here. It's all the same bad news.
March 5, 2005
As the anniversary of your rising to Heaven nears,There are many tears from many heavy and broken hearts falling from those who love and miss you greatly. The ache in so many hearts of so many that love you reminds them of the piece of them that has flown up to Heaven. so spread your wings and cover them so that all of you can feel the warmth and saftey of gods love. For it is with all of you now and forever. God Bless All Of You.
Mary Francese
March 2, 2005
Well It's been almost 11 months. This is the hardest month to face. Your 11 month anniversary, your birthday, and not even a week later Easter. It's so hard to wake up not knowing you're there. I carry a picture of you with me everywhere. It's not the same without you here. I try to call your cell phone all the time hoping that maybe one day you'll pick up. In my heart I know you wish you could. Some day my angel we'll meet again. It's just the patience that gets to me. well my lovely angel I'll see you again. Until then all I can do is pray and dream of the beautiful face I wish I could see. I love you Aaron. I always have and always will. Until we meet again...
I Love You Much
aunt jo
February 28, 2005
I just want to thank everyone for their letter's memmories and most of all keeping Aaron in their heart's. I can't tell you all how much I appreciate reading all your thought's. From the time Aaron was born to the time of his death Aaron had a special and different bond with everyone in my family. He was our little brother. As he grew he became our son. When he died he became our angel.Honestly when I open up Aaron's guest book my eyes fill up I can't believe he's gone,this is a nightmare, he should not be in an obituary, so many thing's go thru my mind, but in the end your thought's your memmories your prayer's get me thru my day. Aaron you are so loved and missed by so many people. You will alway's be in our heart's and thought's and prayer's every day. I love you and miss you terribly. My angel aunt jo
SCOTT OEFFLER
February 27, 2005
AC
BRO IT HAS BEEN 10 MONTHS SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN GONE.I STILL THINK THAT YOU ARE HERE BUT YOU ARE NOT IT IS A NIGHTMARE BECAUSE I THOUGHT I SAW YOU DONE ICE FISHING. PEACE OUT BRO.
I MISS YOU
LOVE[ODOGG]
SCOTTY O
Melissa
February 25, 2005
How do you cope with what happened when,
a normal day turns into pain, what happens then?
To make sens of it your brain must try,
To convince your heart it was all a lie.
It's hard at first to silence the voice,
The one that says you have no choice.
But as Time goes on you begin to see,
Your brain and heart will never agree.
Someone you love was taken away,
So life as you know it was changed that day.
The reality of this will finally set in,
You'll fight it for sure, but reality will win.
The beautiful boy that was so beloved,
Has been taken to soon by God up above.
The things you never said will flash through your mind,
But all of those regrets must be left behind.
So you tell him you love him and whats in your heart,
You'll never forget him, from him you'll never part.
You look forward to seeing him you'll say, with tears in your eyes,
Because in Heaven there is no need for tears or goodbyes.
You'll look at the sun, the moon and the sky,
And you'll smile at last, because you know he's near by.
Until we meet again baby boy.......
A friend
February 25, 2005
Aaron,
I keep thinking that I am going to return to GI and find you on upper paine street doin' your thang. then i have to remind myself that I won't. I never imagined, i'd miss you this much. 6 years of school and friendship will do that to a person i suppose.
i miss you.
J Ho
February 22, 2005
WHEN IM IN MY SLEEP I SEE YOU. WHICH PEOPLE MAY CALL THAT A DREAM BUT I CALL IT A NIGHTMARE, KNOWING THAT YOU ARE NOT HERE WITH US AND IT IS JUST A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION.
BE MISSING YOU ALWAYS, FRIEND
love Jamie Ho.
aunt jo
February 20, 2005
aaron, I miss you terribly. I know you are with me and I'll alway's be with you. It's Febuary and right about now you'd be running around trying to raise money for your trip to tne Bahama's and with that smile and your big blue eyes's you'd get it!!!!! You'd come home so tanned. I wish you could come home. You are a beautiful angel and I love you so much. aunt jo
SCOTT OEFFLER
February 11, 2005
AC
BRO WE MISS YOU DRIVING THE STREETS OF GREEN ISLAND SYSTEM PUMPING.KEEPING LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY BRO.
PEACE OUT BRO
SCOTTY
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