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He was a very funny, loving, caring, kind, amazing friend

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I will miss his smile, them pearly white teeth. His laugh. I will miss him random messages

Richard was a quite man, all his life he was a child and man of few words. You had to know him to understand him and his feelings. He was loved by many and a good friend to all. He left behind a large void in our life.

Holidays, he got a huge joy out of making Christmas special for his children, also the times Richard would cook on the grill for everyone. And our times shared one on one.

His smile, his presence, this beautiful little boy personality and his phone calls and messages every morning.

As the beautiful soul he truly was. And the love saw by others for his boys .

He had such a gentle, sweet soul...

Cooking and road trips... just hanging out with him, he always tried his best to make people laugh

His funny little sayings that I refer to fondly as "Skylarisms" and him calling just to say "I love you, maaaa"

His kind, giving nature

His humor was unmatched, and whether he admitted it or not, he was a compassionate and caring friend. He loved music and loved people.

His senior year of high school he held a recital to fulfill the requirements for a music certificate. One of his costumes included a top hat and cape, and he enlisted one of his friends to tell jokes during the intermission. The following year, the instructors changed the recital handbook to ask students observe a sense of professionalism, i.e. don't hire someone to tell jokes during the intermission. He was endlessly proud of having a rule made because of him.

I miss his laid back attitude and the quiet support he offered when others were unsure of what to do. I miss his passion and temper when he talked about political change. I miss his nerdy, endearing devotion to Doctor Who. I miss the way he loved his little cousins and how happy they made each other when they played together.

Caleb would like to be remembered as someone who brought people together through humor and hard work. He quietly loved being someone others could rely on. He'd like to be remembered as a capable sound technician whose job was only, "pushy things, slidey things, and twisty things."

A man that would give the shirt off his back to help someone. He believed in what was right. He loved with his whole heart.

When I was just a little girl..my dad took me fishing down by the Big Camp! There I caught my limit..with all being trout!

Thing I miss the most is my dads voice..Brandi Bran..he would say!

A man of his word/words!

Matt was 34. Despite having a rough life, he was a warm, loving , caring person.

Our last day together, getting matching mom/son tattoos

The “ hey momma” phone calls

For his birthday, we will be adopting a family for Christmas. We did this for 2020 and made his first heavenly birthday easier. He was one who care for others, that will be his remembrance

My son Buddy had an amazing beautiful heart . He was polite , loving and very compassionate. His heart was generous and loving to all that knew him and around him. .

When I first saw this 5lb 15 0z little boy in June 15, 1995. Spending everyday with my son was and is the best memory a mother could have . He was happy and had such an infectious smile that gleamed.

I am missing my son's presence , his voice his laughter . I am missing his big giant hugs and kisses . I miss shopping at the grocery store and department stores. Oh how you could out shop your mother . Shopping for clothes you just could not wait to go.

As himself Buddy was an all around good soul . Saw no flaw in people . He loved everything and everyone who crossed his path .Buddy was an easy going soul that one special friend you could talk to in life . No judgment just love is all he had in his heart to give .

He was so full of life and loved hard! He promised me he’d never leave me like my past boyfriends and then he was gone. He taught me to live again and most importantly to love again.

The day he met my daughter, they had a water balloon fight and she just fell in love with him almost as much if not more than I did!

His smile and his laugh

As the life of the party!

He was a silver younger devil with a personality that would make you laugh even if you didn’t want to

His smile and is just being together

His smile, laughter and personality

As a simple man

He could light up an entire room just by walking through the door. His laugh was heard a mile away. His smile made anyone smile back. His heart was kind and warm. He was always willing to help anyone that needed it, even before helping himself.

Growing up together - playing sonic, going on late night tow calls, picking me up from the dances, rapping to 2pac, spending every single Saturday with Poppy and Nona, Friday's at Sorrento's, laughing at mom and dad, teaching me how to swim, trying to teach me to drive, learning how to parent together,

I miss seeing you be a father. I miss seeing you be a son, a brother, a friend. I miss everything.

Remember to share your story - don't be embarrassed or ashamed of your story, own it. Learn from your mistakes.

My son was the best son ever to me. He had his struggles with addiction. But in my eyes he could no wrong. He would give the shirt off his back. He loved fishing. And he loved climbing trees.

When Bryan was a little boy he had a stuffed bear he would carry with him everywhere. He would suck his thumb & hold his bear.

Everything

His scene of humor & his loving heart

My go to for everything, the most beautiful smile a girl could ever have. Funny and sarcastic and the sweetest bitch you will ever meet. She went just as hard for me as I went for her.

Oh there is so many!! We were locked up together, that’s how we meant. And we used to send Newport’s and food upstairs to the boys through our windows. Well somehow 2 packs of Newport’s fell off the fishing string and dropped to ground. My girl with my help of course got the mop head and was able to scoop them off the ground and back through the window

There laugh, there honesty and there smile

For being a good person and putting everyone else before themselves

He was an amazing dancer, He loved his job and he was so damn good at it!!! He had a HUGE heart, but kept it guarded because of his upbringing. He loved his daughters more than anything or anyone. Damn I miss him!!!!

I can’t remember what year it was but, he said he had forgotten about my birthday. Which made me upset. But when he got off work he came home he knocked on the door and when I open the door he was standing there with my friends and a cake and flowers singing “Happy Birthday”

Everything!!! I miss the way his was with our daughters, the way he laughed, the way he could make you have the worst day but then make you the happiest you could possibly be!!! I miss his smile, his laugh, I just miss him in general.

I think Mike wants to be remembered for loving his kids, being a hard worker, an amazing dancer, a good friend, and trying to be a good person.

Joe had a heart as big as all out doors. He loved his children family and animals. Big OSU fan.

Ill miss your humor. Always making others laugh

My son had a heart of gold always there for his family

He wrote music and I still listen to his music

He always called me to tell me he loved me

He was kind to everyone that came in to contact with him

Never let the hardships of addiction or the ugliness of life harden his heart, he always wore a smile on his face and had a sense of humor that would make the most miserable person crack a smile.
His love had no limitations, he loved with no regret.

I have many, many great memories.
I have one Christmas in particular that was extra special to me, I got the GameCube that I had wanted.
He walked around for months saying “mariooooo, marioooo” and I never knew what he meant.
I do now.
He got me my first dirt bike that year as well, to this day I don’t know who was more happier, me or him.
I do know he was the proudest father that year, his babygirl tearing up the yard.
He was happy as long as I was happy, that’s all that ever mattered.

I remember his smile, the way he threw his head back and whole heartedly laughed as he joked around.
I often reminisce on the smell of his cologne as he embraced me, he would drum his fingers along the top of my head and call me his “baby boot”.
He used to hold his hand out and tell me, “I remember when you fit in my palm, you will always be my babygirl”.
I will miss everything, everything that made my daddy.... my daddy.
I still close my eyes and see the light in his eyes as he looked at me.

Without sorrow, when Shane Sellers crosses your mind, a smile is the first thing to appear on your face and laughter is the first sound out of your mouth.
He was a great man, a strong man.
When you think of Shane, you remember a man who had nothing at all and still had everything he wanted and needed in life.
As long as he had his family, he was a rich man.

Shane was a very loving, caring, and forgiving person. He had one of the weirdest yet funniest sense of humor a person could ever have. Even on the darkest cloudiest days of your life he could make the sunshine and the rainbow appear. He loved his family and friends! He was absolutely the best brother a girl could ask for. It has been 9 months since my brother passed away. The longest 9 months of my life. I miss him so bad but I will forever cherish every single moment we ever spent together.

He was the smartest and most humble person I’ve ever known. He never had a negative word to say about anyone. He was talented in many ways. He could read something once and never forget it. He loved his niece and nephew so much.

It was summer around 1998. Me him and my childhood best friend were swimming in our pool. We held him in the pool and took his shorts off of him. I got out of the pool and took them across the road and made him go get them butt naked. When he came back, with his shorts on, we told him he could get back in unless we could shave his head. So we took him inside and shaved his head with my moms razor and shaving cream. We were in so much trouble when she got home.

Everything.

He want want to be remembered as a good person with a true heart of gold. Someone that people loved and respected. Someone who was kind and would help anyone without hesitation. Someone that loved animals and music and the outdoors.