This memorial website was opened to remember our dearest DAVID ALLEN GIRAUD who was born in United States at ST. MARY HOSPITAL, in Livonia, MI on May 19, 1973 and 'fell asleep' on April 21, 2006, at his home, in Clarkston, MI: He will live forever in our memories and hearts until we are together again♫♫
YOU ARE A BLESSING
I thank the Lord so often
for the people that He sends
to love and care for others,
as kind and gentle friends.
I pray that He will Bless you,
for each thoughtful thing you do,
and send reminders everyday,
of His great Love for you.
...Thanks so much....
MY FAMILY AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FROM
THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS....WE KEEP YOU AND
YOUR LOVED ONES IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
ALWAYS....ONE DAY WE'LL MEET FACE TO FACE...
GOD BLESS YOUR TENDER, LOVING HEARTS!!!
~As you listen to the first two songs on this site,"Break the Cycle of Violence" and "Only You and Me," Please enjoy, as they were written, recorded
and are being sung by our precious son, David~
THANK YOU MY SWEET FRIEND FROM FACE BOOK, CHERYL ROY, FOR THIS GRAPHIC OF OUR SWEET DAVID, HE'S ONLY 7 DAYS OLD IN THIS PICTURE....SUCH WONDERFUL MEMORIES~
I LOVED THIS SO MUCH, MADE FOR ME BY PATRICK BARBOSA'S SWEET MOM~THANK YOU SO MUCH, I JUST HAD TO PUT IT HERE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE~GOD BLESS YOUR TENDER HEART!!!
MY FAMILY AND I THANK CHERYL ROY, FROM FACEBOOK, FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL GRAPHIC OF DAVID AND I....SUCH WONDERFUL MEMORIES~FOREVER AND A DAY
~My Son's~
What My Son's have Taught Me.....
I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned that learning to forgive takes a lot of practice.
I've learned that friends can become strangers,
and strangers can become friends.
I've learned that ignorance isn't an excuse for the lack of compassion.
...I've learned that some people will never, ever - "get it."
I've learned that the community of sorrow is the strongest of all.
I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken,
the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of minutes.
I've learned that, sometimes, people you care most about in life,
are taken from you too soon.
I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned that love isn't measured by the amount of time you have with someone.
I've learned that some sorrow is so DEEP that it has no words.
But....so is LOVE.
GRAPHIC MADE BY <MOMMASDIDGITALGRAPHICS>FROM FB
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.....TO OUR DAVID'S MEMORIAL SITE. WE ARE CELEBRATING HIS BEAUTIFUL LIFE. A LIFE OF LOVING HIS FAMILY, OF BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS, AND SOME NOT SO BEAUTIFUL, BUT MEMORABLE; OF LASTING MEMORIES, HIS CHALLENGES, HIS VICTORIES, HIS ACHIEVEMENTS. 
~HIS LIFE~
~HIS MEMORY THAT LIVES IN OUR HEARTS~
THE FIRST HOLIDAY WITHOUT OUR DAVID,DEC. 2006..
DAVID NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE CONDO WE HAD PURCHASED AFTER SELLING OUR HOME IN ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN....I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE LOVED IT, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN SO VERY HAPPY FOR US. WE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR A VERY LONG TIME*
WHAT DOES THE WORD SAY?
EPHESIANS 5:1-17
" FINALLY MY BRETHREN, BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT.
PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD, THAT YE MAY BE
ABLE TO STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF THE devil.
FOR WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES, AGAINST POWERS, AGAINST THE RULERS OF THE DARKNESS OF THIS WORLD, AGAINST SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES.
WHEREFORE TAKE UNTO YOU THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD, THAT YE MAY BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND IN THE EVIL DAY, AND HAVING DONE ALL, TO STAND.
STAND THEREFORE, HAVING YOUR LOINS GIRT ABOUT WITH TRUTH, AND HAVING ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
AND YOUR FEET SHOD WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;
ABOVE ALL, TAKING ON THE SHEILD OF FAITH, WHEREWITH YE SHALL BE ABLE TO QUENCH ALL THE FIERY DARTS OF THE WICKED.
AND TAKE THE HELMET OF SALVATION, AND THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT,
WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD."
PLEASE, STOP BLAMING GOD FOR WHAT THE devil DOES, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THIS DOES
TO THE HEART OF OUR FATHER, GOD????
EZEKIEL 18:23 "HAVE I (GOD) PLEASURE AT ALL THAT THE WICKED SHOULD DIE? SAITH THE LORD GOD: AND NOT THAT
HE SHOULD RETURN FROM HIS WAYS AND LIVE?"
YET I'M TO BELIEVE THAT GOD WANTED MY SON DEAD, AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE??? DO I BELIEVE WHAT MEN TEACH,
OR WHAT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS??
DO WE LOVE ARE CHILDREN? DO WE STRIKE THEM WITH ILLNESS'S AND TROUBLE SO AS TO MAKE THEM HUMBLE TO US??? GOD GETS BLAMED WITH THIS ALL THE TIME: YOU DECIDE....BELIEVE GOD, OR WHAT YOUR CHURCH AND PREACHER HAS TAUGHT YOU OVER THE YEARS. I CHOSE TO BELIEVE WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS...
I CORINTHIANS 15:41 "THE LAST ENEMY THAT SHALL BE DESTROYED IS DEATH." THATS PRETTY CLEAR? IF MY DAVID WAS WITH GOD IN HEAVEN, THEN DEATH WOULD BE A FRIEND, NOT AN ENEMY...GOD SAYS DEATH IS AN ENEMY....
ISAIAH 25:8 "HE(GOD) WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH VICTORY; AND THE LORD GOD WILL WIPE AWAY TEARS FROM OFF ALL FACES; AND THE REBUKE OF HIS PEOPLE SHALL HE TAKE AWAY FROM OFF ALL THE EARTH: FOR THE LORD HATH SPOKEN IT."
HEBREWS 2:8 "FORASMUCH THEN AS THE CHILDREN ARE PARTAKERS OF FLESH AND BLOOD, HE(JESUS) ALSO HIMSELF LIKEWISE TOOK PART OF THE SAME: THAT THROUGH DEATH HE MIGHT DESTROY HIM THAT HATH THE POWER OF DEATH THAT IS, THE DEVIL;"
Philippians 4:9
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
"None of us is so great or so tremendous without God's sufficiency. He is the One Who bares His arm for us, the One Who loves us. Our God is a God of Grace, A God of mercy, a God of peace, power, and love."
by Dean Etchison of the Way International
DEATH
Psalm 6:5
"For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?"
Ecclesiastes 9:10
"Whatsover thy hand findeth to to, do it with thy might: for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."
I THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
"BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE YOU TO
BE IGNORANT, BRETHREN,
CONCERNING THEM WHICH
ARE ASLEEP,(the sleep of Death)
THAT YE SORROW NOT, EVEN
AS OTHERS (THE UNBELIVER)
WHICH HAVE NO HOPE.
FOR IF WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS DIED
AND ROSE AGAIN, EVEN SO THEM
ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL
GOD BRING WITH HIM; FOR THIS
WE SAY UNTO YOU BY THE WORD
OF THE LORD,THAT WE WHICH
ARE ALIVE AND REMAIN UNTO
THE COMING OF THE LORD
SHALL NOT PRECEDE THEM WHICH ARE ASLEEP.
FOR THE LORD HIMSELF SHALL
DESCEND FROM HEAVEN WITH A SHOUT,
WITH THE VOICE OF THE ARCHANGEL,AND
WITH THE TRUMP OF GOD;
AND THE DEAD IN CHRIST SHALL RISE FIRST:
THEN WE WHICH ARE ALIVE AND
REMAIN SHALL BE CAUGHT UP TOGETHER
WITH THEM IN THE AIR: AND
SO SHALL WE EVER BE WITH THE LORD.
WHEREFORE COMFORT ONE ANOTHER WITH THESE WORDS."
ECCLESIASTES 12:13 & 14
"LET US HEAR THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER: FEAR(RESPECT & REVERENCE)GOD, AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS: FOR THIS IS THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN."
"FOR GOD SHALL BRING EVERY WORK INTO JUDGEMENT, WITH EVERY SECRET THING, WHETHER IT BE GOOD, OR WHETHER IT BE EVIL."
Thank you, Irene Xavier~Mommy of precious Kayla Xavier~This is one of my very favorites. God Bless you*
~Brian~
~Dustyn~
~Brian, Jodi and Kara~
~Kara~
~LIFE DOES GO ON~
ALTHOUGH SO DIFFERENT NOW~
WE WILL SURVIVE~
ONE DAY OUR FAMILY WILL BE 'COMPLETE' AGAIN
~KEVIN~
THE SONGS "BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE"
"ONLY YOU AND ME" AND "WITHOUT YOU"
WERE WRITTEN, RECORDED AND SUNG
BY OUR PRECIOUS DAVID♥
♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
♫METALICA-GUNS & ROSES-DAVID GIRAUD♫
THANK YOU OUR SWEET MELISSA (MOM OF JOHATHAN, MICHEAL, AND MICHEALAH) FOR THIS SOOOO BEAUTIFUL GRAPHIC OF YOUR 'ADOPTED' BROTHER~WE LOVE YOU!!!
"He meant so much to all of us,
he was special and thats no lie
He brightened up the darkest day,
and the cloudiest sky.
his smile alone warmed hearts,
his laugh was like music to hear.
we ALL would love,
to have Him well and standing near.
not a second passes,
when he is not on our minds.
His love we will never forget!
the hurt will ease in time.
many tears we have cried
they have poured out like rain
we know that he is 'sleeping' now
and no longer in any pain, one
day, we'll see him AGAIN!!"
.....AUTHOR UNKNOWN
DAVID WAS A READER, HE LOVED STEPHEN KING BOOKS, BUT WASN'T ABOVE READING THE BIBLE, OR EVEN BOOKS ABOUT SCIENCE, OR MATH~HE HAD BUILT-IN BOOK CASES IN HIS HOME, FILLED WITH ALL KINDS OF BOOKS~
~SMILE BECAUSE HE LIVED~
"I CAN SHED TEARS THAT DAVID IS GONE,
OR I CAN SMILE BECAUSE HE LIVED,
I CAN CLOSE MY EYES AND PRAY THAT HE'LL COME BACK,
OR I CAN OPEN MY EYES AND SEE ALL THAT HE HAS LEFT US.
MY HEART CAN BE EMPTY BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE HIM,
OR I CAN BE FULL OF THE LOVE THAT WE SHARED.
I CAN TURN MY BACK ON TOMORROW AND LIVE YESTERDAY,
OR I CAN BE BLESSED FOR TOMORROW BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY.
I CAN REMEMBER DAVID AND ONLY THAT HE IS GONE,
OR I CAN CHERISH HIS MEMORY AND LET IT LIVE ON.
I CAN CRY AND CLOSE MY HEART, BE EMPTY AND TURN BACK,
OR I CAN DO WHAT DAVID WOULD WANT:
SMILE~OPEN MY EYES~CONTINUE TO LOVE AND GO ON~
SMILE BECAUSE DAVID LIVED,"
ONE OF DAVID'S MANY PASSIONS, WAS HIS MUSIC, HE WROTE, RECORDED, AND PLAYED HIS OWN MUSIC. SOME OF HIS ORIGINAL SONGS; WE HAVE PLAYING HERE~
THANK YOU SWEET MELISSA SCATTO, FOR ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL GRAPHIC~YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS TODAY AND EVERYDAY~WE LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART!!!
DAVID LOVED SKATEBOARDING, AND WAS VERY GOOD AT IT~
~~ ONLY A MEMORY ~~
~ Now a memory ~
Your voice, Your personality,
~ Now a memory ~
Some just stay quiet~
But, no matter what is or isn’t said,
You’re always on someones mind…
Four years have gone by David~
But it really seems like yesterday
You were by your Family’s side..
We can only think of who you would be,
But to us, You remain a precious Memory..
It’s been awhile since you've been gone.
For your friends and family
Things are not the same!!!
If love could have saved you,
You would be here today~
The love we hold for you
Will NEVER fade away.
As you sleep and rest David,
Our hearts are broken in two.
GOD knows that ONE of the best, is YOU~
Written for me, by Melissa Scatto!
"WE THOUGHT OF YOU WITH LOVE TODAY,
BUT THAT IS NOTHING NEW,
WE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU YESTERDAY AND
DAYS BEFORE THAT, TOO.
WE THINK OF YOU IN SILENCE; WE OFTEN SPEAK YOUR NAME.
ALL WE HAVE ARE MEMORIES, AND YOUR PICTURE IN A FRAME.
YOUR MEMORY IS OUR KEEPSAKE,
WITH WHICH WE'LL NEVER PART.....
GOD HAS YOU 'SLEEPING', WE HAVE YOU IN OUR HEART!!"
............AUTHOR UNKNOWN
~OUR FAMILY THEN~
DAVID, OUR FIRST BORN, WAS A WONDERFUL, LOVING, UNFORGETTABLE HUMAN BEING. HE IS SO VERY MISSED BY HIS LOVING FAMILY: DAD, ALLEN: MOM, CATHY: THREE BROTHERS, BRIAN, DUSTYN, AND KEVIN: HIS NIECE, KARA AND HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, JODI;MARRIED TO BRIAN
"The praise of those who sleep in the earth,
the pleasant memory of their worth,
the hope to meet when life is past,
shall heal the tortured mind at last."
......AUTHOR UNKNOWN
♥SENCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE♥
"We will have some good days
But often they are sad.
Thinking of how sweet you were,
And the memories we have.
♥
We will try and carry on
through the heartache and the pain,
We know it wont be long
Till your in our arms again"
LOVE AND MISS HIM BIG TIME,
DAVID'S LOVING FAMILY
OUR DAVID WAS A TRUE DIE HARD DETROIT LIONS FAN
TO ALL MY PRECIOUS FRIENDS
"God must have known there would be times
We'd need a word of cheer,
Someone to praise a triumph
Or brush away a tear.
He must have known we'd need to share
The joy of little things,
In order to appreciate
The happiness life brings.
I think he knew our troubled hearts
Would sometimes throb with pain,
At trials and misfortunes
Or some goals we can't attain.
He knew we'd need the comfort
Of an understanding heart,
To give us strength and courage
To make a fresh, new start.
He knew we'd need companionship
Unselfish...lasting...true,
And so God answered the heart's great need
With a CHERISHED FRIEND....like you."
"As a baby, I cuddled you in my arms
And smothered your sweet face with kisses.
I vowed I would never let you go.
As a child, I pushed you to study hard
And learn all the good things
From the world around you.
As a young man, I encouraged you
To follow your dreams and pray,
be passionate about all your choices.
And then I did the hardest thing I ever had to do…
That which I vowed I would never do…
I had to let you go."
JOHN 10:10
"THE THIEF(the devil) COMETH NOT, BUT FOR TO STEAL, AND TO KILL, AND TO DESTROY: I AM COME
THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE, AND THAT
THEY MIGHT HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY."
THE DAY IS COMING, GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, PROMISES, THAT DEATH WILL BE SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY!!
~THANK YOU TO WENDY, FIANCE OF KEVIN CONATTY, FOR THIS PRECIOUS GRAPHIC~
THANK YOU IRENE XAVIER, MOMMY TO PRECIOUS KAYLA~THIS GRAPHIC, COLLAGE~JUST TAKES MY BREATH AWAY~GOD BLESS YOUR SWEET AND TENDER HEART♥♥
ROMANS 8:18
"FOR I RECKON THAT THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE COMPARED WITH THE GLORY WHICH SHALL(ABSOLUTELY) BE REVEALED IN US."
~Brothers Rule~
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN BY OUR YOUNGEST SON,
KEVIN, IN CHANDLER ARIZONA~
IT REMINDED HIM THAT GOD IS STILL GOD~ THE RAINBOW APPEARS IN THE SKY FOR ONE SPECIFIC REASON, TO REMIND US THAT GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE~**~
PROUD DADDY HOLDING BABY DAVID
"Our son was a wonderful blessing, a treasure from above. His laughter, warmth and special charm; he was thoughtful and loving. Our son brought a special joy that comes from deep inside. And as he grew to manhood, he filled our hearts with pride. With every year that passed, he was more special than before. Through every stage, through every age, we loved him even more. No words can describe the warm memories the pride and gratitude too, that comes from having had a son to love and to cherish......like you...(David!)
What Makes A Dad
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called him....Dad
DAVID'S TRUE PASSIONS: PLAYING HIS GUITAR, HIS DRUMS, AND WATCHING THE DETROIT LIONS. HIS FAVORITE PLAYER WAS BARRY SANDERS!!
THANK YOU IRENE XAVIER, MOM OF PRECIOUS KAYLA FOR THE GRAPHIC~COLLAGE~BELOW♥
DAVID AND HIS SWEET LITTLE NIECE, KARA: CONNECTED BY LOVE
~DAVID LOVED TO PLAY HIDE-N-SEEK WITH HIS DADDY~
DADDY AND LITTLE DAVID, PLAYING WITH DAVID'S LITTLE BRO-BRIAN!
~THE DETROIT LIONS~
THANK YOU PRECIOUS MICHELLE(JAMIE & JOSHUA'S) MOM~I LOVE THIS LIONS GRAPHIC! YOU ARE ONE SPECIAL LADY, MY FRIEND!!!
~DAD'S RULE~
A Man in Grief
"It must be difficult
To be a man in grief,
Since "men don't cry" and "men are strong"
No tears can bring relief.
It must be very difficult
To stand up to the test
And field calls and visitors
So she can get some rest.
They always ask if she's doing all right
And what she's going through,
But seldom take his hand and ask,
"My friend, but how are you?".
He hears her crying in the night
and thinks his heart will break.
He dries her tears and comforts her,
But stays strong for her sake.
It must be very difficult
To start each day anew
And try to be brave~
he lost his son too......."
Till Healing Comes
"Because you're no longer here
It's like the lights have all gone out
and won't be lighting up this year.
And so this year I must be
just how it is I am.
So that soon my heart can heal
I'll do the best I can.
The only thing that I can do
is to stay present in the now,
to feel my grieving pain
and know I'll heal somehow.
As this year gently comes,
and as my heart is torn in two.
I'll open just a little bit
as I'm deeply missing you.
I'll trust the gift of life that's here
and trust that I'm ok,
and be with how it is right now...
..till healing comes my way"
by Bev Swanson
THE UNBREAKABLE BOND OF A FATHER AND SON, EVEN DEATH CAN'T BREAK
THANK YOU CLAUDIA LINDLEY (MOM OF HANDSOME, ROCKY LINDLEY OF MEMORY-OF.COM) FOR THIS WONDERFUL(ABOVE) GRAPHIC!! GOD BLESS YOU♥
DAVID HAS THREE YOUNGER BROTHERS, BRIAN ( MARRIED TO JODI, AND HAS OUR GRANDDAUGHTER, KARA 8) DUSTYN, AND KEVIN. WE ALL MISS HIM SO VERY MUCH, OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED, IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE LIKE IT WAS. OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN, BUT WE KNOW, ONE DAY WE WILL BE UNITED WITH OUR DAVID AGAIN. UNTIL THAT TIME, LIFE GOES ON, WE MUST GO ON!! THEN, AND ONLY THEN,WILL OUR FAMILY BE WHOLE AGAIN: PRAISE GOD*
OUR HEARTS WILL HURT, UNTIL THAT GLORIOUS DAY, WHEN WE SEE HIM WALKING TOWARD US WITH HIS ARMS WIDE OPEN, SMILING HIS BEAUTIFUL SMILE!! THAT DAY COULD BE TODAY, TOMORROW, OR A THOUSAND YEARS AWAY. ONLY GOD KNOWS WHEN THAT DAY WILL COME! SEE YOU THEN OUR PRECIOUS DAVID. SLEEP PEACEFULLY
"OUR SWEET DAVID: UNTIL WE,"SEE YOU AGAIN ONE DAY."
DAVID'S DOGGIE, BRANDY SAYS:
OUR PRECIOUS DAVID, IN CHICAGO, JUST AFTER BUYING HIS PUPPY, BRANDY~THIS WAS TAKEN JUNE OF 2005. NOW HIS BRANDY IS A GROWN UP DOGGIE~I PROMISED DAVID I WOULD TAKE CARE OF HER, HE GAVE HER TO ME JUST WEEKS BEFORE HE LEFT US
~FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST THROUGHOUT ETERNITY~
*MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACEFUL SLEEP UNTIL THEN*
WHAT GOD HAS PROMISED
"GOD HATH NOT PROMISED
SKIES ALWAYS BLUE,
FLOWER-STREWN PATHWAYS
ALL OUR LIVES THROUGH;
GOD HATH NOT PROMISED SUN
WITHOUT RAIN,
JOY WITHOUT SORROW,
PEACE WITHOUT PAIN.
BUT GOD HATH PROMISED
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY,
REST FOR THE LABOR,
LIGHT FOR THE WAY,
GRACE FOR THE TRIALS,
HELP FROM ABOVE,
UNFAILING SYMPATHY,
UNDYING LOVE."
~FOR VISITING OUR PRECIOUS DAVID'S SITE~GOD BE WITH YOU TODAY AND ALWAYS~
HELP US FIND A CURE:
CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
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