It's been a year since I lost you on the night of the second football game of the school year. I saw you collapse on the field with only 8 minutes left in the game. We had no warning that something terrible was going to happen to you as you played so well that night, acting perfectly normal. All of a sudden you collapsed and you were gone. We tried all we could to save you, but there was no question that you were gone the moment you hit the ground. I know that there is no more pain or suffering in your new life with Jesus, but that is not true for your family. There could not be anything worse than a mother losin her child, no greater pain is imaginable.
I want to thank you for being a wonderful son. I will never forget your respect for me and those around you. You had compassion for those less fortunat and would never deliberately hurt anyone. I won't ever lose the image of your smile. Your green eyes would light up, and you had the most perfect teeth. You had finally grown into the man you wanted to be. You were tall and slender, working out all summer, building up your muscles for the fall football season. You were gone before I could enjoy your maturity and to see you graduate.
How could you be taken away from me so soon, and WHY!?! I'll never know. I do know that you're not there alone. Your grandma and Grandpa are there as well as Cliff and Mary. Just know that you will always be a part of my heart and soul. I'll never let you go, as you will always be who I am!
Love,
Mom
There wasn't time to watch him grow
Into the man we'd like to know
He left too soon, before our eye
A full grown child, too young to die.
We ask the question from above
Why take this child and all his love?
The answer is we don't know why
A full grown child, too young to die
Through all our pain we will survive
Our purpose is to stay alive
But, 'Why?' we ask the dark, cold sky
A full grown child, too young to die
It's up to You to watch him grow
We'd like to help but as You know
There wasn't time to say goodbye
A full grown child, too young to die
