I remember how much Rod wanted to be home for your 25th. He felt very bad that finances kept him in Ontario but he was so excited when he got the pictures. We shared a warm, loving evening in London, in front of the fireplace, laughing and enjoying the vista of a wonderful anniversary celebration that the pictures brought to us...Know that you were special parents and loved by your son very much.
Happy Birthday Son / Mom &. Dad (parents) This year has passed so quickly, That the pain won't go away. Although we cannot see you, You're in our thoughts each day. You will never be forgotten, So we will never be apart, There will always be a place for you, Within our broken hearts. It's been two years, and nine months since you passed away, we can never forget that day, It was so sudden without warning, Two years and nine months, and we're still mourning.
As another year is past, A silent tear is shed, We miss you still, And always will.
November Thoughts / Deborah Giles (Ontario mom ) By now, Rod would be hinting about a big day on the 15th. Gifts werent important to him but he didnt mind if you made a big fuss! He usually wanted a Newfie cooked dinner for his bday meal as it brought him warm thoughts of home and family. I dont think I ever managed a cooked dinner as good as his mom's but I tried!
Our Son / Mom &. Dad (parents) Rodney, how tragic your death was for us. We're sorry we missed your signs, why didn’t we see? How sad that you felt so helpless and blue. Your pain overwhelming that so consumed you. How alone you did feel on that tragic day. Left feeling so hopeless, with nothing to say We miss you so badly,our hearts do they ache. So deeply it feels like it surely will break It seems so unreal that it feels like a nightmare or play. That you’ve gone on a trip and will return on some day. Though we know you have died,we want you back here with us, forever to stay How sadly we feel that you are no longer here. We won’t get to see you until we die and are there.
October Memories / Deborah Giles (Friend) At this time of year, Rod would go with me to pick out pumpkins for he and Eugene to carve. He was very particular and would examine every pumpkin in the farmer's yard for the perfect shape. His favourite carving was a haunted house but I loved his rendition of Garfield the cat! Warm memories are a gift from God.
My Prayers & Thoughts / Debbie White (didnt know him but got to know his mom ) Hi Barb, i am sorry that ur son rodney is gone to heaven ..i know u talked about him b4 but didnt know what had happened im really sorry u had to go through this..but all i can say reading the menerories of him it felt like i did know him ..but god love u n ur family
To Rodney / Marvin &. Charlene Hardin Rodney it is my Honor to sign your guest book. Hope you have met my son. You will be missed by many, but never forgotten. And you will be LOVED always.
Marvin Pop of Marvin Jr.(Marvo)
You are not forgotten / Mom &. Dad
missing you / Dianne Sukhu (aunt)
sadness overcomes us all, but as we mourn, we also think of all the good times that we have encountered with rodney.From the suprise visits up north, to the small get together's in kitchener. we will forever miss you and know that the lord has taken you into his arms. sleep well. Ray, Dianne & Shane
With Sincere Sympathy / Craig &. Jacqueline Newman Dear Dawson, Barb & Rhonda,
We have not experienced your pain but we have heartfelt sympathy for your loss. It's been a year now but every now and then it still comes to our minds. I can't imagine living with the pain every day like you. You are in our thoughts and prayers always. God will send comfort, just trust in that.
God Bless you,
Craig & Jacqueline
How do we say Good-bye ? / Mom & Dad (Parents)
How do you say Goodbye to a son, a brother, a uncle, a friend???
You could say that he brought smiles to many
His sense of humor was contagious.He was a down to earth person.Just talking to him for a minute felt like you knew him a life time.
He was compassionate.He was creative.
He had an interesting sense of style.He had a warm and friendly face.
He loved music and travel.He loved his family and friends.
There was so much to Rodney and we were blessed to know him, if only for a short while.
Although his path he chose,alone we can still remember and cherish the time we traveled by his side.
Rodney/ Blossom Hewlett (Friend)
I have so many wonderful memories of time spent with you. Times I will never forget. You always made me smile, and as we reach the two year mark of your passing, fond memories of you still make me smile. I will never stop missing you and I will always love you.
Barbara and Dawson, your son played such an important role in my life for so many years and I'm grateful to you for the chance I had to experience the feelings and memories that I had with him. My prayers and thoughts are with you and though they say time heals wounds, my hurt will never heal.
Missing you... / Tanya Baird (Solemate) Rodknee,
I miss your light in my life...
Moving to Ontario without you to show me the best places to go..the best music to listen to, the best beer to drink and the best places to eat...seems empty. I'll miss the mischief you and Dakota will never get into together and the anger I would try to show but not really feel. I could never be mad at you for longer then it took you to weasel out of trouble you got us into.
I love you and think of you often...
Tanya & Dakota
When did you change from that sweet child of Mine? / Mom& Dad Your eyes how they sparkled and how they did shine.
Your laughter and humor touch more hearts than mine.
Your antics and mischief how they kept me running.
Your lies of denial, how sly and so cunning.
A sweet loving child with a heart of gold.
Who should have lived longer until you was old.
When did you change from that sweet child of mine?
How did we miss your depression and not see the sign?
That suicde was the way you saw to ending your pain.
Now our hearts are broken and our tears are like rain.
The mystery of depression and suicide unfolding.
The unanswered questions that seem so unending.
My love could not shelter you or keep you from pain.
So I pray that you find peace with God in his reign.
Let his love surround you and fill your heart with glee.
When I look in the sky for your star shining down on me.
.....Love you to the moon and stars and back, my child of thee.
Miss you dearly / Ivan Heath (Uncle) Think of you always and miss your spirit greatly.Tears fall when i think of never seeing/hearing you again.Our lives are forever changed by your passing and we will miss you forever.Goodbye dear friend,wish you happiness is a new life.LOVE ALWAYS IVAN
I felt compelled to make a memorial to Rodney. My brother Chris and him share the same birthday and cause of death. Chris killed himself 12 days before Rod's first birthday in heaven. Rod was born 74 Chris in 75. After reading about your son I was saddened I realized they had much more in common thatn just this. I am so sorry for your loss. God Bless you I know you need it, nothing hurts worse.............
my child / Mom
The mention of my child's name may bring tears to my eyes, but it never fails to bring music to my ears. If you are really my friend, let me hear the music of his name! It soothes my broken heart and sings to my soul! - Unknown
Thanksgiving/ Deborah Giles (Friend)
Thankful for many blessings today. Very thankful that you were part of mmy life. It was too short but I am grateful for the time we had together.
St Pats Day / Deborah Giles (friend) I remember you at all different times on all different days but especially on special days when I treasure the memories of the love and laughter you spread wherever you went.
OUR MEMORIES / MOm And Dad (parents) We do not need a special day to bring you to our minds. The days we do not think of you are very hard to find. Each morning when we awake we know that you are gone. And no one knows the heartache as we try to carry on. Our hearts still ache with sadness and secret tears still flow. What it meant to lose you no one will ever know. Our thoughts are always with you, your place no one can fill. In life we loved you dearly; in death we love you still.
There will always to be a heartache, and often a silent tear. But always a precious memory of the days when you were here. If tears would make a staircase, and heartaches make a lane, We'd walk the path to heaven and bring you home again. We hold you close within our hearts; and there you will remain, To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. Our family chain is broken now, and nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.
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