My Shining Star! / Moma Bear Mikey Bear I miss you so. Tommorrow will be five months since you've gone to Heaven. It only seems like yesterday as I still can't believe your gone. The thought of you not being here for Christmas I haven't quite accepted yet. I love you so much my son! I will be looking for the brightest star in the sky tommorrow night and will know it is you smiling and shining down upon me.
Understanding your pain / Ron Donahue (None) I am so sorry to hear of your lose. Even though I have never met Mike I have read about Mike and I am confident he was a really great son and loved his family and life. I know how you are feeling right now. I lost my beautiful son Mark on Sept. 14th in an auto accident. He was also born in Wisconsin in 1975. The lose of a child is a pain that only a parent can understand. I spend my time crying and trying to come up with what I could have done to have prevented the way his life ended but no answers. I, like you, loved my child with all my heart and soul. God is the only one with answers and when we get to heaven to be with our sons we will no longer wonder about all of these things but will be happy in the fact that we see there sweet faces again. May God bless you and your family. Ron Scottsburg, In
My Mikey Bear / Judy Blackburn (mother) Mikey Bear how I miss you so even though I see your here just about everyday. I see you in the dragonflies (dream makers) and hummingbirds (messengers), however, its just not the same honey. Moma Bear
miss u mikey / Danny Blackburn (someone he looked up to :) )
very nice job on putting together such a special site for a special person who i will never forget, i also will never forget all the things all the things me matt and lynn did with mike, just dont tell judy lol :P
My angel! / Karen Haywood (Aunt) What a wonderful young man, polite is the best description I can give this guy and treated all adults with such respect. What a great job his mother did. This guy went into the adult world full of great things his mother taught him as a child, adolescent, teenager, etc. Thanks mommy for all the gifts you installed in this young man. Matt and Lynn, what compasion and love he knew you had for him was never a wonder for him he knew it and that was a great feeling for him to carry daily. Mike ventured into his dads life briefly but in time to find a fathers love he missed. Will love you dearly always. Aunt Karen
I understand your heartache / Diane Craddock, Mom To Angels JJ And Michele Wade (friend of your Mom's ) Dear Judy, My deepest sympathy in the death of your beloved Michael. The pain & heartache of burying a child is unimaginable... unless another loving parent has experienced a loss too. I pray you and your family will find a supportive local bereavement group...it has helped me to be able to physically meet with other parents. I began writing some poems earlier this year and that helps me to get some of the anguish I feel onto paper. "Pain and Grieving" is a poem I wrote in memory of my son and daughter. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. God bless
When you hear me laugh one moment in time, Do you think...Oh great! she seems just fine.
The smiles you see, don’t reach my eyes... Nor do you hear my silent anguished cries.
My heart is breaking, can’t you see... Without my sweet child here with me.
My heart and soul have taken a big hit... Yet some loved ones tell me, "get over it."
Each new day is an emotional strain I pray none of them experience this pain.
Only another parent that is grieving too Can understand what I am going through.
My precious child has died, that is true, Why must I hide this pain from you?
"Death leaves a heartache time can not heal.... ....Love leaves a memory no one can steal."
In Loving Memory of Michael / Lynne Glass (Aunt) My biggest regret is that I never got to see you grow up, Mikey. Obviously you became a wonderful, handsome, kind-hearted, intelligent and honest young man despite hardships along the way. I would recognize you today if I saw you because of the kindness and compassion in your heart. I remember you as a sweet blonde-headed boy with a shy streak. I wish I had made more effort to see you as an adult but as your mom knows (and as you know) difficult circumstances prevented me from doing so. But I always wanted to help you and your brother and sister if need ever arose. You are a special person in every way. I'm sure I will see you again someday and I will be thrilled to talk with you in the "beautiful place." Love Lynne Glass (formerly Lynne Griffith). PS My children miss you very much and really looked up to you for your kindness and sense of humor
Sorry for your loss / Kevin Blackburn (second cousin ) Hi Judy, So sorry to hear about Michael. E-mail me sometime if you would like to. Your cousin, Kevin Blackburn
your smile / Eulonda Howell (co-worker) i worked with michael for just a few months at a.p.m.he always had a smile on his face and was such a joy to work with he will always be remember by his co- worker 's
Happy 4th Of July! / Moma Bear Hi Honey! Missing you and all who is there and not with us today. We miss you always, just sometimes more so than often we feel your absence from us. Although we carry you all in our thoughts, memories, heart and soul, your presence is dearly missed. I'm sure your all having your own celebration up there and laughing at us all down here. I missed you terribly on your birthday and angel anniversary. Sometimes the longing just to have one of our conversations is so strong and hurts deeply. Can't wait to see you again. You all stay out of trouble and know your loved and missed always!
Happy Thanksgiving Honey! / Moma Bear Thinking of you today as always. I'm sure there is a feast going on up there and your enjoying all the delicious things! It's been 3 mos. now you've had Nic with you. I'm sure you both know we are all thinking of you two and missing you's terribly and lovingly. You's enjoy yourselves and stay out of mischief up there! ha ha
Lots of lonely days without you here. / Moma Bear I've missed you terribly my son and friend. Thought about you alot on your earthly birthday which was also Armed Forces day. Cool huh? Now your Angel Anniversary is coming up and I find myself in tears at the drop of rain. The pain has eased which I never thought possible, but it still is not easy. I miss you my son and friend forevermore until we meet on Heaven's Golden Shore! I'll just sit and listen to the Angels sing while you fish. Tell everyone "hi" for me and to all behave themselves!! Love you honey!!!
16 months now / Moma Bear Been thinking of you today. Nothing unusual about that though. You went to Heaven on the 16th and it's been 16 mos. now. I've been doing much better with it, but almost in a numb state right now. As if it's not real. I'm going to start journaling to you to help us communicate. Wish I would of done that from the start, just couldn't. I miss you so much Mikey Bear!
Happy Birthday Tommorrow! / Moma Bear Hi Mikey Bear!! It's your earthly birthday tommorrow. I celebrate the fact that you were and will always be remembered on your birthday. The day you were given to me by God if only for a little while. You'll always be forever 23 now, so that is different and I'm trying to cope and adjust to that. Yet I know that's 23 years I'd never give up having known and loved you as a son, companion and friend.
Lynnie is here as you know with Ben and Davis. You'd be so proud of all of them Mikey! Ben is lanky like you were, but may fill out more like Matt did although I'm not sure how cause he don't have no baby fat like Matt did, but is tall and slim like you always were. He is an apple eater! Like you he eats when he's hungry not just to grab, taste and waste. And obviously has a taste for good food. Remember Matt was the sweet tooth and the constant saying at supper was, "no eat, no treat." Boy he'd try to eat his supper and it was a chore for him and I before he finally got big enough that I gave up. Lynnie thinks Davis looks like John, but I see your big eyes and thinks he has your nose. He is really little though and he's five weeks old now and still smaller than any of you when you's were born! He's good tempered like all of you's were too. Ben is so smart and didn't know what to think about all this family and told Bubba he didn't want that many cousins, ha, ha! He just wanted to know if there were kids here and soon enough he got to meet a bunch of them! I wish I could see Conner! I miss him so. He's so cute and took to Grandma right away letting me just hug and kiss on him. I haven't heard from Matt and as always hope he is forever fine.
I see your cousins have been visiting you too! How they miss you so. We never seem to fully realize what we have till it's gone. We all love you so much Michael, you touched our lives in a deep and meaningful way. Well, Miranda is so big I wouldn't have recognized her! I haven't seen Randy's new son yet, what a joy that must be for him. Haley is getting big but still looks like Uncle Ronnie to me and Rachael still looks like herself but is no longer a baby anymore. All Aunt Cathy's grandkids are growing and developing their own personalities. I see someone in almost everyone of them though. One of Jamie's twins is just like Uncle Dave and he's only two!! Well sweetie know that we love and miss you very much and we know your watching over us all.
Aunt Karen, Lynnie and I and some others are going to the river tommorrow to do a balloon release for your birthday, so be watching for them in Heaven! Bubba said Randy and Jolene are going to do one in Kansas too, so you'll have lots of balloons honey!!
Love you with all our hearts!! We will never ever forget you for as long as we breath you are with us here and forever after.
Love Moma Bear
It's a terrible loss / Lynette Holdgrafer (Angel mom ) Dear Judy, My heart goes out to you on your loss of michael. It is a beautiful tribute you have and being from the midwest makes me even more so. You need to talk to a lawyer to find out what the X's 2 is I think I know but don't want to be quoted. It's terrible you have to suffer the loss and also face the charges. Some people have no heart. I lost my angel Lisa June 19,2005 from complications from chemo and radiation when she was 4. She was 30 when when she passed. Not a day goes by when don't cry but maybe she and michael are angel buddies? That would be cool. Well better go didn't mean to write a novel. Take care and I'm always here to listen. Lynette & her angel Lisa
Im sorry for your loss / Holly Wilson Judy, I am so sorry about the loss of your son Michael. You have done a wonderful job makeing this beautiful web site in his memory.My prayers are with you. Love Holly angelmom
Mikey Bear / Moma Bear (moma bear )
All I can do is cry honey, I try to hide the tears that keep coming on strong, I get more mad as the days keep going on. It takes me farther just one more step away from you, what am I supposed to do?
http://littleladyle.--------$~~-$~~-$~~tr-ip-o-d.-c-om/ Carolyn Le (AngelMoms2.) I am so sorry about the lose of Michael. I know you hurt missing your son. I understand the pain and heartache. I lost my only daughter Kimlan and it hurts she is not here. hugs,Carolyn. http://littleladyle.tripod.com
I can tell Mikey is loved and missed by many, especially his Momma! / June Knochin (Forgrievingmoms)
Dear Judy: I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet Mikey Remember "Some Die without having really lived, While others continue to live in spite of the fact they have died" Believe always Love is stronger than death! It is very clear with this beautiful tribute, that your Michael will always be with you!Love and Much empathy, your new friend, June Forever Josh's Mom
Prayers are with you / Berneice Ross (greiving moms ) My prayers are with you and your family in the death of you son. May you find peace within.
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Hi Mikey Bear!! It's your earthly birthday tommorrow. I celebrate the fact that you were and will always be remembered on your birthday. The day you were given to me by God if only for a little while. You'll always be forever 23 now, so that is different and I'm trying to cope and adjust to that. Yet I know that's 23 years I'd never give up having known and loved you as a son, companion and friend. 
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