I was sitting here waiting for your birthday to arrive and it seemed like it took forever! By now you would have been pesting me to open a present or two, probably you would have already opened all of them! HaHa! You already knew what was in the packages, but the anticipation was to much. You were always a kid at heart on holidays, and it was always fun to watch you open everything, because you were always excited, and I knew you would like everything...that was 4 years ago. Today, it is so much different. Yes, we ordered the cake, we'll sing to you, we'll put money in your Scholarship Fund (for your present) and try to make the best of a sad situation. We are going to church and Sis, Shawn and Olivia will stop in for cake and maybe others. We sponsored flowers for your birthday in the Dolphin's colors. This is not my idea of a celebration, without the guest of honor present, but 22 years ago, it was truly, a very blessed event. For 18 years we had the pleasure to celebrate and they were wonderful! How I cherish those years and memories! Today, Heath, I will relive those memories of birthdays gone by and wish in my heart for many more, only to know that all I can have are more sad situations, but I will endure the pain just to honor you! Yes, 22 years ago it was a celebration, and I will cherish you, honor you and celebrate your birth till the day I come home to you! Happy Birthday Heath, my heart will be with you! Love Forever and Always, Mom
Another Easter without you! How I wish I could have made you a basket and filled it with your favorite things. Like any other holiday, you would be trying to guess what you got, and you know that everything you wanted you almost always got, but the anticipation was to much. Holidays were always fun, because you were always like a kid. I went to church and sponsored flowers in your memory, went to your tree and put flowers there, and someone left lillies and a wooden bunny there for you. In a week or two, all the other flowers will be up and it will really look pretty. Olivia, Sis and Shawn will be down for breakfast and we are making dinner for Pappy. That will be Easter Day, and all the while my mind will be on you and wishing you were here. I am glad for Easter though Heath, because I know I will be reunited with you one day. You have a glorious day in Heaven, Honey and know that I miss you and love you everyday, it's just the holidays are not the same anymore. My Love Forever, Mom
While everyone is happy and celebrating Valentine's Day, my heart is broke and wishing so much that you were here with us. I went and put a rose and Angel at your tree and it is still so hard to believe that your in Heaven. My heart immediately fills with sadness and anger. It makes me face reality again and it hurts. I Never imagined this happening to our family. Tonight we were getting lights for your tree at home and I found things you made in school. I now have them hanging up. Valentines' Day is all about love, and honey, I do love you with my whole heart! That will never change, Heath, because you were so special to me. I long to see you, kiss you and talk to you and I know that has to wait, but I can still wish. For Valentine's Day your not here physically, but my love for you is still as strong and hopefully you can see my love for you and feel it. So to my "Special Valentine" it is wth my whole heart that I say "I Love You"! and "I Miss You"! Love, Mom xoxo
Happy New Year Honey! We were down at Silvia and Randy's house and had supper. We always have a good time. Frank was there with his girlfriend. We left before the ball dropped. I just can't seem to enjoy the holidays anymore since your not here. I would give anything to change places with you honey. I know you would be living life to the fullest and having fun, and me, it's just another day without you. There are so many times I want to tell you things and I remember the things we used to say, that only you and I could say to one another and we would really laugh. We used to laugh alot and act goofy, but that was fun. I miss all that Heath. You and I had a neat mother-son relationship. You were the first one I kissed for the New Year. We went to your tree today and I finally finished your calendar. This week end we go to Dover to present your racing awards. I will write later on that. I will never stop loving you or missing you, Heath, and I hope you have a wonderful New Year! Please come visit me Honey, it helps alittle. Good night, Heath, I love you! Mom
To Heath / Daniel Wolford
Dear Heath,
While I do not believe that we ever had the chance to meet, I still feel a connection to you and your family. I have the great privilege of working with your Sister. She is a wonderful person and the love she has for you is truly great. She talks fondly about you Heath and the love that she shows is an encouragement for me to realize just how precious life can be.
I can relate to the pain and grief that your family continues to endure. My brother, Matthew, passed away around the age of 2. Though I hardly knew him, he (very much like you) is missed. Perhaps it was easier having him pass away at such a young age, but the hurt is still there. I find myself lying in bed at times wondering at the life we could have spent together. Even now while typing this post I find myself having to wipe tears from my eyes...
I thought of you today Heath (Christmas 2007 ) and felt I needed to make this post on this memorial site. You seemed to have been a remarkable young man and I truly wish that I would have had the privilege of meeting you.
To the Hassler family, my most sincere condolences on the passing of this very special person. Treasure your memories of Heath, through this website his legacy continues to live on.
God Bless,
Daniel Wolford Close
Merry Christmas Honey! It is officially another blue Christmas without you! It's 2:00 am and I am writing to you with a broken heart AGAIN! I didn't go to church, because that just makes it worse. I stayed home and worked on your calendar. It makes me feel better when I evolve my time around you. Christmas, as well as any holiday was fun with you, Heath. By now you would have almost all your presents opened and you would be really excited because you always got what you wanted. There was one main present and if you didn't open that first, you would keep pesting till you opened it. It was exciting to watch your expressions and enjoyment. You were 18, but you were always a child at heart! It is NOT the same anymore, nor will it ever be. Today we go to Sis and Shawn's house for dinner and then down to Pappy's. We watch Olivia open her presents, which is fun. She is such a nice girl, you would have a blast with her! It is such a loss and it makes me hurt, when I think that you never met. Olivia does, and will know all about her Uncle Heath. You were and still are a beautiful, wonderful child, Heath. and I will always hurt, want for the old times, and know that the future will never be right, because your not here. You will always be part of my plans, because your always on my mind and in my heart with every breathe I take. I hope you had a wonderful celebration with Jesus, since he is the reason for Christmas. I can't say I love you more, because my love was and is as strong as it will ever be, but I do miss you more and more with every second that passes. Each day that passes, is one day closer to seeing you...Rejoice! I love you, miss you and cherish you! Love Mom
Bitter Sweet Christmas / Tina Gerhart (Sister)
Heath Another year, another Christmas without you . My heading of bitter sweet is so true this year. I am so happy to experience christmas with Olivia, however, this year especially I am having lots of trouble coping. I find that I am crying in the morning, afternoon, and at night. I am happy when I am at home, but I find that I really despise others who are happy at the holidays. It's like when they ask me about my Christmas, I just want to say "It will never be perfect again". Yes, I am happy with Olivia and will never take away from her. You would really be having fun with her now. You should hear her sing all the time, now that I think of it, it is just like how you were always singing. This year she really insisted on us having an angel at our home. When we would be out looking at lights, she was always looking for an angel and could pick them out amongst the many of lights. It now makes me really wonder about some things. I am very fortunate to have Olivia. She really helps me deal with the physical part of loosing you, and she also brings back the memories of you as a little boy to me. I don't think people know how much I hurt this year but I am really starting to realize how much of you is living on in Olivia. You really are missed, and you were truly a special person, thus the reason I hurt so bad. As ususal, your Christmas present was deposited into you scholarship account and your new dolphin ornament will be put on your tree tonight. Merry Christmas Heath, I Love You, Sis Close
I know now what I never took the time to know then, and that is I missed out on experiencing how much you brought to life and the lives of others. I have spent the last hour visiting this website after receiving a Christmas card from Aunt Cindy, and have experienced every emotion imaginable. Anger for being so selfish not to be a better cousin. Sadness reading the heartache experienced every second of the day by family and friends. Confusion as to why someone so wonderful and full of life was taken from us. Admiration in knowing that, while for a short time of 18 years, you had a passion to live life to the fullest despite adversity. But most of all, I feel HOPE because that is all I have to hold on to. The hope of one day having the opportunity to meet you in the Kingdom of Heaven. And then, at that moment, I hope we can embrace and embark on a new relationship, so I can experience firsthand all that I neglected while you were here on Earth.
Hi Honey, Merry Christmas! It's almost Christmas, but I wanted to wish you early because you are always on my mind. I was at the mall today and they had that display for sports fans again, the one where we bought your Dolphins stuff. It broke my heart, I almost went and bought something just to keep in tradition, but I didn't. It's tough Heath, living like this without one of your children. We put the swag at your tree and hung your ornament on your Angel tree. Wow! That is really some celebrating for Christmas. We have to make your angel ornament yet and start your calendar for 2008. I just wanted you to know you are on my mind and never forgotten. Love Mom xoxoxo
Happy Xmas Heath / Denise Kneale (connected by angels ) Dear Heath, have a wonderful time of celebration and I hope you find my James, his big bro Daniel and his 4 buddies who are all Angels. Let us see you light up our skies. Please stay close to your dear family, leaving them little signs and whispering your peace in their ears, so they may feel it too. Love and Blessings Denise mum to James. http://james-kneale.memory-of.com xxx Close
Blessing to all who knew Heath! / E. Lucio (passer by )Read >>
Blessing to all who knew Heath! / E. Lucio (passer by )
My thoughts and prayers are with all of your family and the many friends your son Heath left behind. I pray that the Lord will always provide you with the comfort to heal your pain.
I am a pediatric social worker and work with chronically ill children............specifically children on dialysis who are waiting for kidney transplants. I pray every night for those who are ill man, woman or child, for those who are their care givers, and for those who provide their care.
I am moved to tears now .....i must say that i was a little shocked to see that your son's birthday is April 5th ............thats my birthday too. ....1975. May God Bless You, your family, friends, and all who have been touched by your son Heath this holiday season.
Heath, I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! I wish you were here with us, and I know that can't be, but we will have our placemats with your picture on and a place at the table for you. I am so thankful for everything in my life. I have been blessed with a wonderful family, loving friends and many fond memories of you. You know I will be thinking of you and wishing you were with us and of course...looking for a sign. I love you and miss you and always know you are always welcome! Love, Mom xoxo
Heath, we had your 3rd memorial service tonight, and it was really nice. It means the world to me, knowing friends remember you! I hope you can see the things being done to keep your memory alive. After 3 years, it is still the same... missing you and loving you. Time does not heal, you learn to function, but that does not make it better. I have a continuing hurt that does not go away no matter what, and really, I don't try to make it go away, because that comes from losing you. When you have a child, you take the good and the bad. I had all the good wonderful times, and unfortunetly now I have the bad times. You will be in my heart and on my mind forever, and I will always love you! Whether you see me smiling or crying, know in your heart it is because of my love for you! Until that glorious reunion, come visit me and be by my side. Love, Mom
ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER TEAR / TINA GERHART (SISTER)
Heath I sit here and think how tomorrow will be three years since you passed. Somethings have gotten easier and sometimes things have gotten harder. I find myself moving on, coping, and able to talk about you and not having to cry, for the most part. And then suddenly, bam, out of nowhere, I think how I can't bring you back and hug you or hear your laugh. I try to remember how it was when I would see you, what we would first say and what we would first do and every single time the first vision that pops into my head is your smile, and I can hear you say "heeey...sis" in the slow manor that you did. God I miss that. It is these specific times and expressions that now bother me. I am sure this will fade, but just know that although some things pass, fade and get forgotten, I know I will always miss you, your smile, your hug, your voice, your laugh and I will always love you. I am so resentful that you cannot be here to share the love of Olivia. I am sure we would have had jealousy issues, but all the laughs would have far outweighed any issues. I need you to continue to help guide us. Stay with me and by myside, you have helped me so much with Olivia and how to help raise her and you probably don't even know it, but thank you from the bottom of my heart, whats left of it
Thinking of you / Melissa Killingsworth (Angel Brandon's Mom )Read >>
Thinking of you / Melissa Killingsworth (Angel Brandon's Mom )
Thinking of you, Heath, and your family and friends as your anniversary date approaches. I know they love and miss you so much and the pain they feel, only ones who have shared in this pain could even understand. I ask that you watch over them, guide them and shower them with all your love.
I am sending you this candle to celebrate your life and to keep your memory alive.
Happy Halloween Honey! I wish so much you were here to go trick or treating. I know you are older, but you would have went with someone! I really miss those good times. I hope you get lots of treats in Heaven! I Love You and Miss You Forever! Love, Mom
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. My heading of bitter sweet is so true this year. I am so happy to experience christmas with Olivia, however, this year especially I am having lots of trouble coping. I find that I am crying in the morning, afternoon, and at night. I am happy when I am at home, but I find that I really despise others who are happy at the holidays. It's like when they ask me about my Christmas, I just want to say "It will never be perfect again". Yes, I am happy with Olivia and will never take away from her. You would really be having fun with her now. You should hear her sing all the time, now that I think of it, it is just like how you were always singing. This year she really insisted on us having an angel at our home. When we would be out looking at lights, she
Happy Halloween Honey!
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