Born in ST. MARY HOSPITAL on May 19, 1973. THIS WAS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF OUR LIVES, OUR BABY BOY WAS HERE. HE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, DADDY WAS SO PROUD, MOMMY COULDN'T STOP SMILING~YOU WERE PERFECT~WE LOVED YOU THE MOMENT WE SAW YOU~I COULDN'T WAIT FOR THE NURSES TO BRING YOU TO MY ROOM, SO I COULD NURSE YOU. WHEN YOU WERE IN THE NURSERY, I'D WALK DOWN THERE AND JUST LOOK AT YOU!! I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE OTHER BABIES, ALL AROUND YOU! ALL I COULD SEE WAS YOU! MY HEART SO FILLED WITH LOVE, A LOVE THAT WOULD LAST FOREVER, FOREVER!!

THE DAY OUR DAVID WAS BORN. HE WEIGHED 9 LBS. 1/2 ONCE. A BIG BABY.  THE MOMENT THEY PUT HIM IN MY ARMS,  IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. HE WAS SO INCREDILBE, SO BEAUTIFUL, OUR SON, OUR FIRST BORN SON.  THIS DAY IS ETCHED IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS FOREVER.LOVING HIM ALWAYS AND FOREVER**

OUR DAVID, AT A YEAR OLD. HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL PICTURE. THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAD TO KEEP THROWING PENNIES DAVID'S WAY, SO HE WOULD SMILE, OTHERWISE DAVID KEPT CRYING. HE DIDN'T LIKE HAVING TO SIT STILL. BY THIS TIME HE WAS ALREADY WALKING, TALKING, AND GETTING INTO MISCHIEF.  HE WAS SUCH A JOY, HE WAS A VERY GOOD BOY.  HE LOVED HIS MOMMY AND DADDY.  WE LOVED, AND ALWAYS WILL, HIM!!  THEY GROW SO VERY FAST! WHERE DID THE TIME GO?????

DAVID, 3 YEARS OLD. HE'S SO VERY SMART, SEEMS OLDER IN SO MANY WAYS. THE SWEETNESS AND SUCH INNOCENCE. HE WAS SUCH A FUSSY EATER, NOT WITH FOOD, BUT HE  DIDN'T WANT HIS FOOD, "TOUCHING" HE WOULD ALWAYS COMPLAIN IF HIS FOOD WAS TOUCHING. HIS DADDY AND I WOULD JUST LAUGH. HIS POTATOES COULD NOT TOUCH HIS MEAT, OR HIS MEAT TOUCH HIS VEGGIES,ETC.  DAVID WAS QUITE THE LITTLE CHARACTER. HE WAS SO LOVABLE, ALWAYS GIVING US  BIG HUGS AND KISSES................WE SO MISS HIM!!!

DAVID PLAYING FOOTBALL FOR THE CITY OF ROYAL OAK, THE CHARGERS! HE LOVED PLAYING FOOTBALL. HE USE TO SAY, "ONE DAY, I'M GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE, OHIO STATE, AND BE DISCOVERED. THEN I'M GONNA PLAY FOR THE DALPHINS, RIGHT MOM?" I NEVER THOUGHT OF DISCOURAGING HIM FROM HIS DREAMS. HE ALSO LOVED COMPUTERS! HE TOLD ME, AFTER HIS FOOTBALL CAREER, HE WOULD BE A COMPUTER PROGRAMER!! BLESS HIS WONDERFUL HEART. HE WORKED HARD AT ACHIEVING HIS GOALS. HE NEVER WENT TO OHIO STATE, INSTEAD HE ATTENDED LAWARENCE TECH. HE NEVER BECAME A PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER, BUT HE DID BECOME A COMPUTER PROGRAMER. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, HE WAS WORKING FOR, AUTODESK, INC. HE LOVED IT THERE. HE TOLD ME, " IT'S MY DREAM JOB, MA!"

 

THANKSGIVING; DAVID'S FAVORITE HOLIDAY, BESIDES CHRISTMAS; HE LOVED MY HOME MADE STUFFING. HE ALWAYS HAD ME MAKE A 'LOT' BECAUSE HE WOULD TAKE A BIG BOWL OF IT HOME!! WE'VE HAD 2 THANKSGIVINGS SENSE HE LEFT, SOMEHOW, I ALWAYS MAKE TO MUCH STUFFING.................BUT, DAVID'S NOT HERE TO TAKE ANY HOME!! THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE, WAS WHEN WE HAD THANKSGIVING AT DAVID'S HOUSE IN CLARKSTON. HE WANTED ME TO SPEND THE NIGHT, SO I COULD GET UP EARLY AND MAKE 'HIS' STUFFING.  THE WHOLE FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS GIRLFRIEND'S (AMY) FAMILY. WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME.  DAVID WEARING HIS DETROIT LIONS JERSEY, HE WAS HAPPY, WE WERE HAPPY. WILL WE EVER FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN???

THIS IS THE DAY ALL OF OUR LIVES CHANGED. DAVID WAS GONE~SOMETIME THIS NIGHT HE "FELL ASLEEP" THE SLEEP OF DEATH. IT'S A TEMPORARY LOSS, AS WE KNOW WE WILL SEE HIM AGAIN, ON THAT GLORIOUS DAY WHEN JESUS CHRIST RETURNS. UNTIL THEN, OUR SWEET DAVID, SLEEP IN RESTFUL PEACE. THERES NO CONSCIOUSNESS OF TIME IN THE GRAVE, SO FOR YOU~WHEN CHRIST RETURNS, IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE YOU JUST WENT TO SLEEP. PRAISE GOD!! WE WILL BE THERE TO MEET YOU WITH OPEN ARMS AND LOVE IN OUR HEARTS.

WE LOVE YOU, DAVID~SEE YA LATER♥