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Danielle cherished family, friends and life. She had her whole life planned
out; her husband, number of kids, two dogs and would be a dermatologist, a career
where she could help others but have time for her family. 
Christi had just enrolled in college. She just began taking First Baptist Church
shuttles downtown every Thursday to befriend the homeless. Just chit chatting
with them and letting them know they had a friend. In her journals, she was
determined to turn her life around and she started by helping others. She volunteered
often for the M.U.S.T. Ministries to help set up their clothing shop for the
homeless and the children's center. She helped cooked their meals. She helped
do their laundry. She wanted to go into a field helping others. She would have
changed at least one person's life, for the better, when they thought there
was no more hope. She didn't show up last Thursday. She died. 
In the months before she was killed, 21-year-old Anke Furber had been acting
scared and she seemed to know she was in danger. Several days after Furber's
charred remains were discovered in a small vineyard in Norcross, Anke's mom,
Ria, found a note in Anke's desk at home in Marietta. In it, Anke seemed to
foreshadow her own death. She wrote, "My parents would surely grieve the loss
of their wonderful daughter whose craziness would soon lead to her slaughter".
Ria isnt sure exactly when the note was written, but believes it was written
in a close time frame to the actual murder. 
At 22 years old, Levi had goals and ambitions of being a business owner, a husband
and a father. He loved his family and friends with everything in him and would
do anything for you. His shyness and manners we're a shining attribute to who
he was. Unfortunately, Levi befriended someone who for nearly three years took
advantage of his kindness and when asked to leave his home, he killed him. If
he would have just walked out the door as asked, Levi would still be here today.
We'll never know all the wonderful things that Levi would have accomplished,
but we know he was a "Friend" till the end. 
Ephraim was 21 yrs old when he prematurely transitioned to the other side. He
was a very warm hearted young man. And was always available to help friends
and family. As his cousin Ben said about him: "You can lay a 1,000. on the table
and know completely that Ephraim would have never taken it". He spent most of
his days at Antique World in Clarence , NY which was owned and operated by his
Uncle. That was my sons world. A world he will no longer be able to participate
in. He is sorely missed by his family and friends. 
Mark suffered a brain injury at the age of 19 the night of a high school prom.
Mark died at the age of 25. Life was hard for Mark, he lived an aphasic life.
Mark struggled to relearn his alphabet and to speak again. Neuro rehab, drug
rehab, jails, institutions and death. Mark was disabled and a fighter all at
the same time. College, heavy equipment operator, volunteering were all part
of these six years. Mark loved kids and wished he had one. Due to the selfish
reasoning of his so called friends, Mark will never be able to achieve his dreams
that he fought so hard for. Mark's struggle is over !! PEACE.......... 
His friends describe him as a kind, warm hearted, full of energy, always smiling,
and a very silly young man. They also said that whenever Sean walked into a
room that he had the ability lighting up the room because he was full of life
and energy! He loved his dad, his mom, and his sister very much. He had a very
special bond with his great grandma Efford and his great aunt Charlene whom
also up in heaven with him. A warm hug from Sean was just another way that he
showed his affection to his family and friends 
When Cayte was in the middle school she was on the track team, she was a cheerleader
for the Nor-Roc Vikings, she was on a soccer team, and she loved attending the
dances at the Sad Cafe. When she went to high school, all of those activities
stopped. The sad reason was because she was too old. All the kids have, once
they reach high school, are the woods and the homes of friends when the parents
are at work. If she had activities to do after school when she went to high
school, maybe this wouldn't have happened. 
From her birth to her passing Katty touched so many lives. Not only did her
family have the joy of watching her grow from a 6 pound baby girl to a beautiful
young woman, but so many others did as well. The lives she touched are too many
to fathom. Her beauty and grace preceded her where ever she went. Her heart
was made of fine gold and she cared for others always before herself. She was
not just special to all of us but to the Lord who saw fit to call her home at
such a young age. Her mansion was ready! When we think of Katty now we all can
be at peace because we know she is with her Lord, never to face this harsh world
we live in day to day. She is with us always when we remember her smile, her
touch, and her kind words. We all had the pleasure of being touched by an ANGEL!
We want our son's name to be Remembered and to bring hope and joy out of something
that has been the darkest and heartbreaking days of our families life. JP was
very out spoken and we have decided to be that way on this site and to be his
voice about the drug companies and the public official's that sit back and do
nothing. If we could save one person from what our family had to go Through
and is still going Through, it would be all worth it We will not stop until
the truth gets out. We want his memory to live on. 
Time has gone by so quickly and it seems like we haven't seen your face in forever.
Our hearts are broken, our tears flow so freely and our souls feel empty. Michael,
you left us with so many happy memories but the memories can never take your
place. We know you and your uncle Sam are saving a place for those who cherished
you the most. 
Two weeks before he died, Chuck called me on the phone. He was excited to tell
me he was joining the National Guard. He had begun to think about being a History
Teacher. He planned to attend school after basic training. He also mentioned
a new girlfriend. He was pretty crazy about her but wanted to give things a
little more time before making her "meet the parents". Still, we made plans
to meet for lunch once July wound down. He thought we might all get together
and told me not to worry, he had a job and would help pay the check. The first
time I met the young lady he was so crazy about was as she cried herself senseless
over his casket. She laid a broken heart chain and necklace across his hands.
She wore the mating half around her slender neck. Her courage in court helped
to solidify the deal that sent a drug dealer to prison. I hope she, and Chuck's
other friends, make the right decision and swear off drug use so we may never
see their faces on these pages. 
Everyone ever touched by Miranda. This will be a tribute to the life she lived.
She was the most remarkable and inspirational woman I have ever known. I was
in awe of my own daughter. Even as her mother, her beauty took my breath away,
and as she walked this earth from her crawling stages to adulthood her beauty
from the inside amazed me. Miranda loved about every living thing and each friend
she had she made her relationship with them special and unique. 
Jamie was a very loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, boyfriend and friend..
Most importantly he was the best father anyone could have asked for.. Even though
he was only 16 when he was taken away from us from his so called friend, he
did everything for his daughter and mother of his daughter that he had
asked to marry him when he turns 18.. Jamie was the type of kid that would take
his shirt off his back for anyone that needs it.. Jamie died on April
23, 2008.. If only his so called friend (29 yrs old), his mother and the other
people at the home called 911 instead of waiting 3 hours, he would still be
here with us today.. Jamie's dad passed away Nov 2005 and he had a hard time
dealing with loosing his father and could not believe he was gone.. Well now
Jamie is at home with his dad..Until we meet again... I am proud of you my son..Love
you always and forever, Mommy 
Kaylin Marie Mathews was born on a Tuesday March 1, 1988. Kaylin was my oldest
child and my only daughter. She could play the piano, guitar, and drums and
loved to sing. She had been "spinning records" the last few years and loved
to mix music. She had been working as a d.j. at the time of her death and was
very good. Kaylin was an only child for 71/2 years. She has one brother and
one sister. She was a talented writer. She made jewelry and she could draw.
There was nothing that my baby couldn't do, if she wanted to. Kaylin was left
to die in a ravine on June 30, 2008. She was found on July 1, 2008. Her date
of death is listed as a Tuesday July 1, 2008. She was 20 years old. I miss her
every second of every day. The world lost an amazing talent and an amazing young
woman. I lost a part of my heart. 
R.J. was truly a blessing in our lives. He was the kind of son that most parents
only dream of having. He always respected and obeyed his parents and never got
in trouble. RJ was never in trouble in his life RJ always called home to let
us know where he was and when he would be home. When he was missing and we couldn't
reach him on his cell phone, we knew immediately something terrible was wrong.
This is a nightmare that no parent should have to go through and we are living
it. Our concern is not what we are going through, but what our son had to go
through in his final moments of life. 
William Michael Grandchamp better known as Billy, was born Nov 7,1979. HE was
a only child. Billy had many friends. Billy often told his friends that his
MOM was his best friend. Billy liked to collect sports attire like jerseys and
sports caps.Everything he wore had to match. He was meticulous with his clothing,
car, and home. Although, Billy had no children of his own he loved children.
He told me his greatest wish was to find a good girl and settle down and have
a family. That seemed to be very important to him. Even at a young age he had
a gift with children. Billy's friends have always commented on how good he was
with their children and how their children loved him. Billy was loved by so
many people. He had over 800 friends and family members at his wake. Billy will
be greatly missed by all his family and friends. 
Chase lived life spontaneously with the freedom of a butterfly – a free spirit
& soul – no one could hold him down, except his baby girl. She was his LIFE.
There wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for her, including getting clean. Chase
was clean 1.5 yrs, after 6 months in residential rehab in New Orleans, continued
with NA meetings, substance abuse group counseling, and sought out a Navy recruiter
who told him all he would have to do to be eligible. He seemed to be on his
way, until he fell off the wagon 12 days out of jail. Turning to heroin again
to deal with stress was the mistake of his life. “Chase’s Story” is shared with
you on his main page. Thanks for taking time to read it. Sincere and heartfelt
thanks to the FDLFD Family for taking us under their wings. “They will sing
me to them, and I will hear.” ~RIP Chase~4evrYng~1985-2009 
Katelynn Lillian Porter, 16, of West Elgin, was killed in a car crash on Dunborough
Rd. in Elgin County. “In loving memory of Katelynn Porter. 12/12/09. 9:40 p.m.”
is written between two hearts on the roadside memorial, a makeshift cross. Porter
was a student at West Elgin secondary school, where officials are trying to
come to grips with the news of her death, especially so close to Christmas.
Tony passed away 10 days after his 16th birthday. He asked permission to spend the night at his friends and I told him yes. I told him" I love you" and he replied "I love you too Mom. Tony was the kid who wanted to make everyone laugh. He had such a wonderful sense of humor and a big heart. He would talk to his friends for hours trying to help them solve their problems. He was a loving big brother, and a wonderful son. He would help you with anything without even being asked. Tony was an extremely intelligent child. He was always placed in advanced classes. A week before he passed we received a letter from Columbine informing us that Tony was nominated to participate in their advanced English Program. He had a gift for writing stories.
She loved all things technical and mechanical with her older brother Ian and fashion and decorating days with her older sister Genevieve. She loved Gothic country art, the workings of the human body, video games, driving and her new tattoo machine. She loved swimming and surfing. She loved all things living and loved her dog Timpleton and her parrot Thermopolis. She had a strong heart and soul, was an independent and progressive thinker, open minded and a will power like no one else. Her favorite place to go was Barnes and Noble.
Vivianna Satterfield was 15 years old! Vivi was the type of young lady that put other people in front of herself. She would always say "Peace and Love".
Kelli Laine Lewis is my only daughter. Kelli died when she was 18 after attending a party hosted by 3 adults who offered a $5.00 entry fee to come and drink all you wanted. A pretty tempting offer for teens not old enough to buy alcohol.
Growing up – she had it all. She was smart and witty - she could come up with a jovial comeback in almost any conversation or situation. She wShe was smart and witty - she could come up with a jovial comeback in almost any conversation or situation. She was always photographing everything and always laughing. She had an infectious laugh, loud and squeaky, but incredibly endearing. Taylor was a huge fan of Tyler Perry’s Madea. She owned every play and knew every word to every gospel song in the plays. She would sing them at the top of her lungs to anyone that would listen. as always photographing everything and always laughing. She had an infectious laugh, loud and squeaky, but incredibly endearing.
He went out THE FIRST TIME to celebrate being "LEGAL" with a creep he considered a friend (even though we warned him this guy was not a true friend). My son did not drive so he was picked up about ten thirty. Even when it was obvious my son was having difficulties this creep brought him to his own house , which is 4 houses away for a few hours, and dropped him off here at home in the middle of the night WITHOUT KNOCKING OR CALLING OR WAKING US UP. We found Ben in his bed the next morning when we tried to wake him.
  
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Carbondale woman charged in fatal crashandrea hahn, the southern | Posted: Saturday, November 18, 2006 12:00 am
CARBONDALE - Paula Jameson, 23, struggled to hold back tears as she faced Judge Charles Grace on charges stemming from a fatal vehicle collision just after midnight on Friday. "He was my friend," she said, very quietly, when Grace read the charge of aggravated DUI causing a death. Jameson is facing four criminal charges for her apparent role in the death of Nicholas Werhofnik, a 24-year-old Carbondale man who was riding in the bed of her 2002 Nissan Frontier truck. Preliminary investigation by the Carbondale Police Department indicates Jameson was driving north on Bridge Street shortly after midnight on Friday when she apparently failed to stop at a stop sign. Her truck was hit by a Ford Contour driven by Maxwell Senteney, who was eastbound on Willow Street. Police said Werhofnik was ejected from the truck. He was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale shortly after 1 a.m. Two other passengers in the cab of Jameson's truck - Philip Gracia, 26, and George Love, 26, both of Carbondale - were not injured. Jameson is charged with two misdemeanor counts of DUI and two felony counts of aggravated DUI. If convicted of the charges as they stand, she will face a mandatory prison sentence. Grace set Jameson's bail at $10,000. She also had an outstanding misdemeanor charges for bad checks. Bond on that charge was $1,500. To be released from jail, Jameson must pay a total $1,150. She told Grace she had already addressed the bad check situation at Quatro's Pizza in Carbondale by arranging a restitution payment. Grace assigned a public defender as Jameson's defense counsel. She said she would lose her job by failing to show up as scheduled. Jameson has a preliminary hearing Dec. 7.
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Nicholas WerhofnikThis Guest Book has been kept online by Nick's brother, FrankSeptember 20, 2009 HAPPY BELATED 25TH, I KNOW ITS BEEN AWHILE AND YOU KNOW YOUR ALWAYS ON MY MIND EVERYDAY AND I SHED TEARS ALL THE TIME FOR YOU AND ALL WE MISSED OUT TOGETHER. I MISS THE SMILE AND YOUR LAUGH LIKE YOU WOULDNT BELIEVE. MY ANGEL SENT FROM HEAVEN AND TAKEN WAY TO SOON I MISS YOU I MISS YOUR SMILE AND I MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH, I STILL THINK ITS ALL A BAD DREAM AND I WILL WAKE UP AND YOU'LL BE HERE, BUT NO MATTER WHAT YOUR ALWAYS HERE EVEN THO I KNOW MY HEART WONT LET YOU GO I MISS YOU AND NOTHING CAN TAKE AWAY THE 22 WONDERFUL YEARS WE HAD, AND NOW IS JUST THE MEMORIES WE HAVE IN THE MOONLIGHT, DAYLIGHT AND DREAMS THAT ONE DAY WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN. I LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH MY SON, NICK I'LL BE JOINING YOU SOON SO ONCE AGAIN IM SORRY ITS SO LATE BUT I START CRYING WHEN I LOG ON HERE I JUST CANT BELIEVE IT STILL, I'LL NEVER GET OVER THIS NO MATTER WHAT, DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, MESA, Arizona | August 31, 2009 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON! I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND I ALMOST DIDNT GET THE GUTS TO DO THIS TODAY, BUT HERE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN AND AGAIN I AM AT A LOSS FOR THE RIGHT WORDS. WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT THERE ARE NOT ANY RIGHT WORDS TO SAY I WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN THINK ABOUT OUR 22 YEARS WITHOUT THE PAIN BUT I KNOW IN MY HEART SON THAT CAN NEVER BE. YOU ARE SUCH A PART OF ME YOU ARE MY HEART AND SOUL AND NO TIME NO DRUG WILL TAKE THIS PAIN AWAY. I DIDNT HIKE TODAY NICK I GUESS I DIDNT HAVE IT IN ME THIS YEAR I WANTED MY OWN PITY PARTY! BUT I WILL GET TO IT SOON! I LOVE YOU MISS YOU LOVE LIVES FOREVER, MOM ~ ANN SIDWA, CARTERSVILLE, Georgia | April 07, 2009 NICK, I KNOW IT'S BEEN AWHILE AND I GET MAD AT MYSELF FOR NOT BEING BRAVE MORE OFTEN. ITS LIKE EVERYDAY I THINK ONE MORE DAY CLOSER TO BEING WITH YOU AGAIN(WITHOUT THE EXCESS OF THE BODY)I DONT CARE WHAT THE OTHERS SAY BECAUSE ALL I DO IS THINK OF YOU. THERE JUST HAS TO BE A REASON FOR THIS AND I THINK ABOUT THAT TOO EACH DAY BUT I CANT COME TO TERMS WITH IT. I DONT CARE ABOUT REASONS I DONT CARE WHAT MY FRIENDS, AND OTHERS SAY ABOUT HAVING TO GO ON FOR OTHERS THAT JUST PISSES ME OFF CAUSE THEY DONT KNOW OUR LOVE, I MISS YOUR GREEN EYES YOUR SMILE YOUR FROWM YOUR VOICE,SINGING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS! YOU MY SON YOUR SOUL YOUR SPRIT HAS TAUGHT ME OUR TIME HEAR ON EARTH IS SHORT(THANK GOD FOR THAT)SO ROCK HARD!AND WHEN I AM HEADED INTO THE LIGHT ON MY WAY BACK TO YOU I WILL BE SINGING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS (HEARD IT FROM A FRIEND)! LOVE IS FOREVER MOM ~ ANN SIDWA, CARTERSVILLE, Georgia | December 03, 2008 Nick we still miss you bud and we always will remember you. I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss... the dance ~ Scott Greene, Queen Creek, Arizona December 01, 2008 DEAREST NICK, I know im late signing, but like i said before its rough for me. This has been the longest 2 years of my life. I never stop thinking about you and still cant believe this is real. I keep thinking i'll wake up from this nightmare and you'll be asleep on the floor by the tv. Your never out of my heart and mind and i wish i could change places with you. Remind the lord of the big mistake he made and i'll tell him again when i see him and you. I wish i knew what your spirtual life is like in heaven and soon i'll be there with you. You and your brother made your mom and me so happy you'll never even know, I love and miss you so much it cant be described my mere words and prayers. You'll never be out of my thoughts and we missed out on so much together and didnt get to do so much. But unfortunately you got played the worst by GOD, i'll never understand why,why,why? Well im done for know but remember me and everyone else miss you so very much you'll never know. I LOVE YOU KIKI , dad ~ frank werhofnik, tempe, Arizona | November 17, 2008 MY DEAR SON, 2 YEARS WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT I COULD LAST ON THIS EARTH WITHOUT YOU! THE PAIN NEVER LEAVES ME IT THERE FROM THE SECOND I WAKE UNTILL I PASS OUT EACH NIGHT! AND I WONDER WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING NOW. WERE WOULD YOU BE. THESE ARE THE THOUGHTS THAT WILL STAY HERE WITH ME UNTILL WE ARE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. 2 YEARS 10 YEARS IT REALLY DOESNT MATTER FOR MY HEART IS BROKE! I WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND MISS YOU NICK AND BEING HERE WITHOUT YOUR LAUGH REALLY SUCKS! ~ ANN SIDWA, CARTERSVILLE, Georgia | September 11, 2008 NICK, I couldnt write on your birthday but you know I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU ----IN THIS HOUSE OF PAIN. I MISS YOU SO MUCH SON , DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona | August 24, 2008 Hi Everyone,As Nicks Birthday nears I just want to take this opportunity to say how very Lucky we are to have the laughs and memories that Nick brought and left us,The years can come and go but Our Memories with him are in our Hears Forever! Happy Birthday Nick and Thanks for the Memories. Life isn't measured by the numer of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away!!!! Always and Forever your friend,Chris ~ Chris Chambers, Cartersville, Georgia | August 24, 2008 nick, it has been a very tough few days for me. i miss you more than ever, and yet when i look around life seems to go on. i often want to say to others how can you go on,dont you know that nick's not here? i do know from talking to other moms,that this is very common way to feel. i still have to put on a fake smile while others talk of their kids, while i think of how life is so unfair that the best kid of them all left way to soon! as your 24th birthday is only a week away im left to only think of what would have been. i will do the best i can to make it a good day that you would be proud of but my heart wont be in it how can it be! i love you nicholas lee love never dies, mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | June 24, 2008 NICHOLAS, ITS BEEN AWHILE BUT YOU DONT KNOW HOW HARD THIS IS BECAUSE EVERYTIME I WRITE SOMETHING I START CRYING AND THE WORDS DONT SEEM TO COME OUT RIGHT, BUT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I MISS YOU AND TALK TO YOU EVERYDAY. FATHERS DAY WAS A BIG WHOLE INSIDE ME, EVEN THO I WAS WITH YOUR BROTHER, IT STILL FEELS VERY EMPTY INSIDE ME. AND I KNOW ALSO THE SOONER I JOIN YOU THAT ITS GOING TO HURT YOUR BROTHER VERY MUCH, SO IM AT BAD CROSSROADS IN MY MIND. THANK GOD FOR LITTLE NICKY THO. ONLY POSITIVE RIGHT NOW IS A SONG I HEARD ON CHELSEA LATELY, BY NATASHA BEDINGFIELD--POCKET FULL OF SUNSHINE I TIHNK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE IT AND FOR SOME REASON I CANT STOP LISTENING TO IT FOR 3HRS STRAIGHT RIGHT NOW. ITS SO WEIRD CAUSE YOU KNOW I WAS WIPING THE DUST OFF YOUR PICTURE WHEN IT CAME ON, DOES THIS MEAN SOMETHING, I DO LOVE THE WORDS. WELL MY BEAUTIFUL BOY-- IM SO SORRY SO VERY SORRRY AND I MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH, DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona June 15, 2008 DONT CRY FOR ME DAD, IM RIGHT HERE. ALTHOUGH YOU CANT SEE ME I SEE YOUR TEARS. I VISIT YOU OFTEN. I HOLD YOUR HAND I STROKE YOUR HAIR AND WHISPER IN YOUR EAR, I AM HERE. GOD TOOK ME HOME WE KNOW THIS IS TRUE, BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY DAD, EVEN THOUGH IM NOT WITH YOU. WE WILL NEVER BE APART FOR EVERY TIME YOU THINK OF ME PLEASE KNOW IM IN YOUR HEART. ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | June 05, 2008 MY NICK NICK, I LOVE YOU TODAY, TOMMROW, ALWAYS LOVE NEVER DIES. THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON, AND IT MAKES ME SAD THAT YOUR NOT HERE, BUT I KNOW YOU SEE IT ALL NICK, AND WE WILL SEE THE LAKERS TOGETHER SOMEDAY!!! I LOVE YOU, MOM ~ ANN SIDWA, CARTERSVILLE, Georgia | April 17, 2008 NICK-NICK ITS TIME AGAIN FOR THE BALLOON RELEASE,AND THE MOTHERS DAY HIKE. ITS SAD TO LOOK FORWARD TO THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT AT LEAST THERE ARE OTHER MOM'S THERE THAT UNDERSTAND. I LOVE YOU SO, LOOK OVER US NICK, AND I WILL LOOK UP TO YOU. LOVE NEVER DIE'S, LOVE MOM ~ ANN SIDWA, CARTERSVILLE, Georgia | March 26, 2008 I love you NICK there are so many things that have have happenend, in the 14 months, and I know you are watching over us! love mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | February 16, 2008 Nick, well one more month has gone, and the pain is still so fresh. I will be going to Il. in march for the sentenceing, but even that is no comfort. As I see all my friends and family's kids grow I cant help but think why why why! its not fair! and than it hits me that I am really the lucky one to have been blessed for 22 years! I was chosen to be your mom, and I would not trade that for any amount of years with anyone! Nick your sister turned 16 this month, and she wants to drive! I've had the ring you had given her from your great grandma turned into a pendant for her, that was the best 16th b-day present that she received! I love you son! forever your mom. ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | January 23, 2008 nick, I miss you so very much! your little sweet neice nikki-lynn, was here for 3 days! she looks alot like you and your brother did! I will tell her all about you! you will never be forgotten! I love you, love never dies Nick. Love Mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | January 22, 2008 Nick, its been awhile, ive been too sad to say anything! time has not made this one bit better, and sometimes i feel as if others think i should be moving on! never never never! you are the best time of my life and still make me smile just thinking of your sweet face, and your laugh! i miss you so much! Nick your neice look's so much like you! she makes me laugh and cry all at the same time, cause what should be the best and happiest time of my life, isnt without you here! I will share all my love with her, and tell her all about her uncle Nick! I love you kiddo! mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | January 13, 2008 NICK, A new year has come and i miss you more than ever,especially the balls and cha cha change it. Son you should see little Nicky, she looked like you at birth. I miss you more than i can say and i thought i saw a glimpse of you when i was waking up a couple of days ago. Love you so very much son. DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona | November 19, 2007 Nick, I wanted to write something on the 17th, but could'nt bring myself to do it. I would say that is was a bad day for me, but really Nick, everyday here without your smile your"oh Mother" hurts me to my soul! not one day go'es by that I dont think of you from the time I wake up, to I shut my eye's for sleep you are right there. You will always be the highlight of my life! I will try my best to honor your life! you have some awhsome friends who call to check in on me, and they miss you so much Nick! I look so forward to the day we are together again!! when I cross over I know you will be the one to look at me and smile and give me a "hi mother"! I love you golden boy!!! love mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | November 18, 2007 KIKI, I just cant believe i have to write something when you should be here, its just not fair. Its been the worst year of my life and i miss you so very much it hurts. You dont know how much your missed and i couldnt bring myself to put it down and i dont know what to say. I LOVE AND MISS YOU MORE EVERYDAY SON AND YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH US. DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona November 17, 2007 Hi Nick: It is 1 year today. We all miss you so much and know that you are watching over us all. I know you are well and with love ones but it does not easy the pain of missing you every day. You have an angel of a niece. She must have been kiss by you before comming down to us. I love and miss you Nick and I know some day we see each other again and never be apart again. I am sending love and kisses to you. Take care and keep watching over us. Love Grandmom Dorothy ~ Dorothy Sidwa, Mesa, Arizona | October 30, 2007 SON, Its the day before my birthday and i dont want to celebrate anything. You should be here with me, calling me balls and me almost tripping on you. Your an uncle you know and we all miss you so very much, amd i cried when i saw the latest pic of nicolle i thought it looked like u. MISS YOU SO MUCH MY SON, DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona | October 17, 2007 nick, today is 11 months, I miss you more each month that passes me by. I will never forget how blessed I am to have been given 22 years here with you, and look foward to the day when we are together once again, I love you nik-nik, mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | September 17, 2007 Nick, It's 10 months today, I been thinking all day, back one year ago today, when we went to six flags, i remember every minute of that day and would give my everything to go back to that day! I write this from your brothers house and my this time next month you will be an uncle, uncle Nick, I will tell here stories, show pictures, your neice will know her uncle that is what I live for now! please watch over us my angel boy! I will see ya soon my son, my baby, my nik nik. I love you forever, mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | September 04, 2007 Nick, I just got home, and the bbq, and balloon release was good, it will be even bigger and better next year, I will have more time to plan, but son I will do this every year, while Im here and than I hope your sister, and cousin will keep it going, I love you and miss you each day, Nick I posted before I left on friday, but it didnt make it though Im not sure why but I was with you on your b-day, I felt you and I know in my heart it was you, my angel for keeps, Mom , Love lives forever ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | September 01, 2007 SON, What should be a happy birthday, is a birthday that is anything but happy. What a joy it was on that day cause i was there for everything with your mom. Your life was some much more to all of us than a lousy (-dash-) from when you were born and your senseless death. I miss you so much and you should still be here for us to tell you so, the smiling face and genuine caring that you had for everybody cant be forgotten. Im keepin your name for my football team NICKS NITROS and i felt your presence at the Hilary Duff concert. You should have been there in person tho with me. Well KIKI im going to go for now, and say again how much i miss you and LOVE YOU and ill see you soon, dad ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona | August 18, 2007 my sweet nick, well son 9 months yesterday, still am cring buckets of tears everyday, I tried to post a poem yesterday but i guess it didnt pass through good thing i check! anyway i will try to get uncle to get your webpage up and running again so we can be free to share whatever we're feeling. I love you forever and always my baby my son, mom ~ ann sidwa, carterville, Georgia | July 18, 2007 Nick, this is a poem your sister wrote for you I love you, mom. I cannot hear your laughter, I cannot see your smile, I wish that we could talk again if only for awhile. I know your watching over me, seeing everything i do, and though you'll aways be with me i will always be missing you. You taught me that life is much too short, and at anytime i could go you'll be there to show me the way, I wish that you could still be here,but my brother i'll see you again someday! I love you Nick, your sister Britany ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | July 03, 2007 remembering nick this 4th of july, I cant seem to live my life without you so im spending my time remembering you Nick. It seems like forever since you have been here, i cant get through a day without a load of tears. For those you knew, you have given them your heart so freely and true. You camped in the woods, you fished in the streams, you lived your life you followed you dreams. You were loyal to your friends, they all knew you well, you taught us all so much that we should live to tell. Nick you were a rebel, and did live without fear, but you let me know that you were always near. You had a love for sports, trucks, laughs, and fun. I hope you know how much i love you when your time here was done. I see and feel and hear you Nick in almost everything, i would never known the joys your life would bring, i miss you my son, my life my heart, my soul, i love you mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | July 01, 2007 MY GONE TO EARLY SON,WHO I MISS MORE EVERYDAY, I was watching today the special they had for Lady Di and they played the song from Cats, Memories, you know the one i sang and played alot and i started crying that i cant sing it with you. But later P Didy sang Missing you (about biggie) and i remember your brother calling you that when you were heavy and i lost it,( i like a PD song), it felt like he was singing that to you, im crying thinking about it. I wanted to put it down in words the best i could. I LOVE AND MISS YOU NICK DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona | June 17, 2007 nicholas, well, it's one month again and i miss you more and more, i always will. today is fathers day and i know your dad, and step dad miss and love you! please watch over us and stay close we need you! we will try to hang in as best as we can and carry each other. I love you forever son, mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | May 19, 2007 Nick, I dont know why the last entry wasnt posted!!! on the 17th, the day of the 6th month, in this awfull nightmare, I miss you soo much that it still hurts to breathe, Im not sure what to do with the rest of my life, I know I have to stay here for the baby, and Frankie, and Britany, but Nick, I so want to be where you are! I cant stand it. I look for you everywhere I go, and in the box of pictures but your not there, and the only time I can see you is when I close my eyes, I wish I could keep my eyes closed all the time, I hear your laugh, and your calls to ask whats for dinner mom? I cant even watch our Lakers anymore son. I feel like my whole life has been for what? and now my job is to make sure that nobody forgets you and Nick they wont!!!! I love you forever, Mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | May 18, 2007 I cant believe its been six months. Six of the worst months of my life.I miss you so very much i still cant stand it. I stare at you everyday at work and your ashes next to me at home, you know where i always sit. I keep thinking when i get up in the middle of the night, you'll be asleep on thr floor with the tv on and i have to step over you to go to the bathroom, or you and Chandra are still up watching tv. LOVE DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona April 24, 2007 NICK, It still feels like yesterday kissing you goodbye, that i cant forget it.I MISS YOU SO MUCH, it hurts bad everyday. I still cant believe it and wish i could tell you, so very much that I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND MORE THAN I COULD TELL YOU,and that i miss you more than mere words can say. The emptyness can never be filled in me and i have to say it, GOD YOU MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD BY LETTING THIS HAPPEN!! OUR SON SHOULD STILL BE HERE!! Nick, sorry i got mad at GOD but you should be here with your mom and i, and the rest of the family. By the way say hi to grandpa bill and vinnie for me i miss them, and grandma too. Well i'll talk to you again soon and i love and miss you son, DAD ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, tempe, Arizona | April 17, 2007 Nicholas, I can't beleive that you have been in heaven for 5 months now. I miss you so much baby!!! I will think of you forever! since last month I've gotten a memoral to place in your honor at the childrens park, here in cartersville, and uncle, made a web page for you www.nickwerhofnik.com. you rock nick! see-ya, love you, mom ~ ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | March 18, 2007 Hey Nick, It's been four months now since you have been gone and you are missed so terribly, especially by your mom. She loves you with every ounce of her being! My best friend Tracy passed away almost three weeks ago and I am hoping that you two will get to know each other, as she was such an important part of our family, which makes her part of your (our) family too. I hope that you can find her and the two of you can watch over us all and help us to deal with all of the feelings that are running rampant through us right now. Please give her a hug from all of us and let her know that her beautiful children are being well taken care of. Please, both of you, shine your love down on all of us and help us with our grieving. You were such a special person and I know you will help her to adjust to being there with you and I hope the two of you can become good friends up there and together, you can help us to deal with losing you both. Please shine your love down on your mom, as she is still in so much pain over losing you and her heart is hurting so badly. Please give her a sign that you are always around her and help to heal her heart that has been broken into so many pieces and is not healing. The more time that goes by, the more her heart is breaking. Please bring her some semblance of peace and help her to live, smile, love and to be happy again! Please ask Tracy to help us to raise her children as she wanted them raised and to bring some peace to their hearts also. Her husband, children, her father and all of us who loved her so dearly, need some peace in our hearts too. Maybe the two of you can work together and help us ALL get through this and come together as a loving family. I can only hope that Heaven is everything you thought and hoped it would be! It's so unfair when the people we love so dearly are taken from us so suddenly and unexpectedly. It makes it that much more difficult to deal with and we need that much more love to shine down from the Heavens and into our hearts. Your Mom needs that so much right now and so do I and the rest of us who loved you and Tracy so dearly!! May you two join together to help us all come together and form a strong, loving, lasting bond. Thank you for any help you can give us to help our hearts to heal and help our minds to deal with this terrible loss that we face everyday. Please shine extra love into your Mom's heart, because it is so broken and hurts so bad and she still can not get over the pain of losing her beloved little boy who made her life and her heart shine so brightly that it even out shined the sun. Please bring her some peace and let her know that you are always around her and that you can hear her when she talks to you. Please give her some kind of sign that she will recognize, just between the two of you, to know that it is YOU who are with her and that you are surrounding her with your Angelic Wings and holding her tightly and shining love so brightly into her heart that there will be no mistake that it is you who is with her! Nick, I sure wish I could have gotten to know you, but circumstances weren't right and by the time they corrected themselves, it was already too late. I can only get to know you by what I read here and by what everyone who loves you so deeply tells me about you. From what I have seen/heard, you are one wonderful, terrific, loving, beautiful soul and I wish I could have been part of your life and gotten to know you! Please enjoy your time in Heaven and put in a good word for ALL OF US...for when it is our time to come Home, we will ALL be joined together once again and there will no longer be sadness, pain or heartache. Rest in peace little one and know how much you are thought of and loved!! Please say hi to Tracy and get to know her...she is so wonderful and I just know the two of you will hit it off and become the best of friends! Lots of love is being sent to you from those of us left behind! Until we meet in Heaven, keep watching over us, especially Mommy, because she is hurting so badly and really needs to know that you are ok, happy and are surrounding her with your love always! Love, Aunt Deb & Family ~ Debbie Au, Phoenix, Arizona March 17, 2007 Hi to all, today is 4 months, and the time just gets harder for me to deal with. I had a bad night last night just thinking that 4 months ago my world was good and my boy was having fun not knowing, a mom who lost a daughter at the age of 27 to cancer, asked me the other night " if God came to me the night that Nick was born and said, you get the be Nick's mom but only for 22years, and then I want him back,would you still want him" that made me smile of course I would!!! I miss you Nicholas, tell gramps I said hi, and I will be seeing ya soon! love mom ~ Ann sidwa, Cartersville, Georgia | February 17, 2007 my sweet nicholas, today is 3 months in my life without you, and as I try to go on, I cant I miss you so much every day! It feels like 3 years since I last heard your voice say I love you mom, and felt your bear hugs! son I just cant make sence on why Im still here and you are with God! I see your green eyes everywhere I go and see your sweet smile you were my life, and there is nothing but a hole were you once were! I know all mom's make mistakes and you know that i made my share, but I could not have loved you more, and will miss you till i take my last breath, it will only be than when we are together again that i will be at peace and once again have joy! I love you Nicholas Lee, love mom P.S. your dad wrote a great letter to give to the d.a. in il. so i pray the justice you deserve comes soon! ~ Ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | January 30, 2007 today is Jan. 30th hard to beleive that it's more than 2 months without you Nicholas, I miss and think of you endless times a day and always will! your uncle adam is tring to start a website for you soon, and all your frinds can than go and chat! I love you forever son, mom ~ Ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | December 18, 2006 Nick you are such an awesome friend and i wont forget the times we had, you will never be forgotten. ~ Scott Greene, Queen Creek, Arizona | December 18, 2006 Milton & Ann, I am so sorry to hear of your loss! I didn't get a chance to know Nick over the years, but from what I have read, he was a wonderful young man! I am here for you both, if you need someone to talk to. Please rest assured that God has called his Angel home to watch over you and your family! Sometimes, we aren't ready to let go, but God brings us home when we have completed our duties here on this Earth. Nick must have completed his Earthly mission and now God has called him home to earn his wings. He is ALWAYS with you in your memory, thoughts and especially in your hearts! When your time comes to be called home, Nick will be there waiting for you with open arms and a great big smile. Until then, he will be watching over you all....your Guardian Angel!!!! I did sign this once before, about a week ago, but for some reason, it did not go through. Luckily I was able to find out while there was still time enough to sign it again. If there is ANYTHING I can do,please don't hesitate to contact me. I miss you all terribly, Love you all deeply and am here to share in your pain. Please contact me and let me be here for you. May God bring you some semblance of peace in your hearts this holiday season. Love, Debbie, Geoff and Jim Au (Your sister) ~ Debbie Au, Phoenix, Arizona | December 10, 2006 Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort. ~ Ken & Carol Trout, HAUGHTON, Louisiana | December 10, 2006 Dear Milton and Ann, Sorry to hear about your loss wish you all the best. If you need anything contact me on email and I will get back to you as soon as I can.I send my love to you. ~ Bruce Sidwa, Woodstown, New Jersey | December 08, 2006 Dear Nick: You left me with a heart full of memories precious and true. You are trutly loved and dearly missed. We will not forget your happy face. I wish I had told you more often what you ment to me and that I loved you very much. I am so glad that we got to spend some time together this summer. Some day we will all be togeather as a big happy family. But in the mean time I know you will be looking down over us and you will be able to feel our love rising up to you. I love you Nick and will keep you in my heart always. You are a very special young man who touched a lot of lives. Missing you and loving you! Grandmom Dorothy ~ Dorothy Sidwa, Mesa, Arizona | December 07, 2006 When a child ascends to Heaven ahead of his parents it rips a hole in the heart as big as the moon and you wonder each day if the crying will ever stop. At a time like this you must cling to your fondest memories, for they are a life preserver which will see you through these dark and stormy days. Gary and I wish to extend to Deb's family our most sincere condolences for this incredibly sad, sad loss. ~ Pattsy Au, Altus, Arkansas | December 07, 2006 No bond is as great as that between a parent and child. My deepest condolences are with you as you grieve. ~ Dani Au, Chandler December 07, 2006 Milton & Ann, I'm sorry I haven't gotten ahold of you sooner, but I just found out about your loss two days ago and just found out today about this site. I don't know how else to reach you. I know we haven't been close for many years and that hurts my heart. What hurts even more is that I never got to know all of your wonderful children! I've read all of the awesome tributes to Nick's life. He sounded like such a fabulous man and I am truly sorry that I never got to know him. I can't imagine the pain you must have in your hearts, but remember that he is with our Lord God, is at peace, is watching over you all and will never really be gone as long as you think of him, talk about him, look at his pictures and reminice about all of the good times that you have shared! Remember that you will be reunited with him at some time and he will be waiting for you with a smile on his face and his arms open wide. He is still around you and you can still talk to him any time you want. He WILL hear you! I wish I could be there for you to hold you and try to comfort you; but I can only be here for you long distance. I am with you always in my thoughts and in my heart. I am so, so sorry for your loss and am here if you ever want to talk. This just reinforces how we never know when it will be our last time to say "I LOVE YOU!" and I do LOVE you! My heart is truly broken for you, but I pray that you will share your sorrow and pain with me, as that is what family is for. I will be here ALWAYS and all you have to do is write, email or call me. May God help you find some kind of peace and comfort in your heart and let you know that you are so loved and that you are NEVER alone...God is ALWAYS here for you and so are your family and friends! I have a wonderful family too. Keeping you in our prayers and thoughts! Love, Your sister Deb, your brother-in-law, Geoff and your nephew, Jim Au. Our address is 15420 N. 23 Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85023-4210 Our phone is 602-504-8808 and our email is gdjau@cox.net Please contact me when you are ready. I will be anxiously waiting to hear from you! I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!! ~ The Au Family, Phoenix, Arizona | December 06, 2006 Milt and Ann, i am so sorry for your loss Ann i know how much you loved your baby boy, he had a really sweet spirit about him from what i can remember and from what i read and you tell me, I hope you find peace and comfort with God let him hold you tight in his arms and please know in time everything will be ok. Ann you have always been a really good mom and Milt has always treated him as his own son. He is smiling down on you two and saying a job well done mom and dad, a job well done. May peace be with you and your family call me if you need to talk ~ lynda stack, surprise, Arizona | December 01, 2006 Dear Nick - I remember the first time I met you. You were sitting in Melissa and Adam's living room, and I walked in. We started talking, normal conversation, but I didn't know who you were. I found out later that evening you were Nick. I expected a dark, curly headed young man.It doesn't make any difference what you looked like, but I surely found out what kind of person you were from all your family. They all loved you so much and their hearts are broken. But I know who you are now and am sorry I didn't get to know you sooner. ~ Zoe Staats, Springfield, Illinois | December 01, 2006 Dear Nick, I rememeber the first time I met you. You were sitting in Melisss and Adam's living room, and I walked in. We started talking, normal conversation, but I didn't know who you were. I found out later that you were Nick. I had expected a dark,curly headed young man. It doesn't make any difference what you looked like, but I surely found out what kind of person you were from all your family. They all loved you so much and their hearts are broken. But I know who you are now and am sorry I didn't get to know you sooner. ~ Zoe Staats, Springfield | November 29, 2006 We are so sorry for your loss. Please be strong and know there is a reason for everything. Sincerely, The Kooden Family ~ greg kooden, northridge, California | November 28, 2006 Hello Nick... I know that your uncle Adam loves you very much and he knows you are in heaven. Adam has told me so much about you and he was so happy you finally arrived to see him. Everyone knows you are in heaven. I am sorry I never had the chance to meet you. A friend of Adam ~Sebastian Ragazzo ~ Sebastian Ragazzo, Newport Beach, California | November 28, 2006 Dearest nick, We did not know you but I know you were loved by many. I know they have so many memories of you! You will be their guardian angel now as well as always in their hearts! ~ Ppaula & Karl Kunzeman, Shelbyville, Illinois November 28, 2006 Nick I only knew you for a short time but you will never be forgotten by me. Im very glad that we got to start a very good friendship. I have to say I miss you coming in and always asking me if im having a good day. I'll always have our first encounter to look back on and laugh about. Thank you for giving me that to laugh and smile about. Again I'm glad i got to know you and your Miss Maxine does miss you. Love ya Nick. ~ jennifer(maxine) Mclafferty, carbondale, Illinois | November 27, 2006 For three years I hoped and prayed that you would someday find your way here to Carbondale. I know you were saddened when Uncle moved here to be with me, and all I wanted in the world was for you two to be together again. I was so excited to be a part of your family, and I couldn't wait to bring you into mine. Maybe it was a little selfish, but I know I pushed hard to get you into that little house two doors down so that I could see you every day, so I could simply walk out the back door and see you standing there--freezing in your shorts and trying to get Nibbles to "go potty." It so gladdened my heart to open my door and see you standing there, and there was nothing better than watching Ash play with his beloved "Nick Nick." I know I should be grateful for seeing you that day before you passed--and I am--and that I could give you a meal and a hug and look you right in the eye and tell you how truly happy I was that you were here...and that we only wanted to see more of you. Well, now I do talk to you every day, and look at pictures of your smiling face...but oh, how I'd love to look out my back door and see you huddling in the cold in your shorts on your back step, yelling at your silly puppy, but then still giving me that sunshiney smile when I called out "Good Morning, Nick Nick." I am grateful, but I will always wish for more, because I know in my heart that in time, you and I would have been very, very good friends. I will never let my son forget his Nick Nick (he is already so attached to your basketball that he sleeps with it) and I will never let the world forget what a truly special person you were, a gentle giant with the biggest heart, true to what you believed in up to the last. I guess sometimes God just needs his angels back. I love you, Nicky, and I'll keep Uncle smiling by reminding him that you are always and forever smiling back. Love, Aunt Missy ~ Melissa Albanese, Carbondale, Illinois | November 26, 2006 Dearest Nick, we had so much fun watching you grow from a little tiny boy to the most handsomest man. Danny and I were always so proud of your accomplishments. You did things alot of us never could. I thank God that He allowed me to spend time with you this summer. We will miss you your handsome face and smile but we will always remember you. Make a space for us in heaven so that we will all be together some day. We love you lots and always will. Harriet and Danny Scanlon ~ Harriet Scanlon, Mesa, Arizona | November 26, 2006 "Nick Nick" with The Big Old Shoes.I will miss your smile,Your laugh,Your catlike stealthyness.I will never forget you.I guess the big guy up in the sky had a purpose that only the heart that came from your soul can deal with.I know it's all just stuff and I know life on this earth goes on, but it will never be the same.I know your ok now and Godbless all of us you left behind.I know my gut and heart hurts and I can't stop it.I will miss you and always love you. Uncle ~ uncle adam, carbondale, Illinois | November 26, 2006 My baby boy, I loved you with every breath I took, you are my nicky nick, I will sing to you in heaven my sweet perfert child I will spend the rest of my time here making sure everyone i meet knows what your life meant to me. I see you in my dreams and feel you in my heart you were too good to be here on earth baby son, and God needed you, rest with Jesus, untill mommy comes home. I love you Nicholas Lee, Mom ~ Ann sidwa, cartersville, Georgia | November 24, 2006 MY SON, i miss you so much that you'll never know.I love you more than i could say or show you. You'll never be forgotten son and your with me always.THANKS FOR THE GREAT 22 YEARS YOU GAVE ME, I'LL BE WITH YOU SOON, MY BEAUTIFUL BOY. ~ FRANK WERHOFNIK, TEMPE, Arizona | November 20, 2006 I miss him so much. Nick was the best friend anyone could ask for and he would do anything for the people he cared about. I loved sitting around with him even if we had nothing to do and since he was my neighbor too we did that all the time. He came to Thanksgiving last year and we took walks out to the woods and recorded our stupid conversations on his phone so we could laugh at them later. We recorded a lot of our conversations. I miss his smile and I'm so thankful to have known him. I will never forget him and he'll be in my heart everywhere I go. I love you Nick. Love Always, Chandra ~ Chandra Reed, Mesa, Arizona |
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