Today we celebrate Bella's daddy's birthday. I think has been a very difficult day so many memories to treasure. Gone but never forgotten.  Love you Daddy from Bella bug.

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end, the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

Holding you, I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say? You know I might have changed it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

It's my life, it's better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

Peter , Maria and I went to this farm to take Bella to the pumpkin patch  to get some pumkins to carve for holloween Isabella was so excited she told her daddy she wanted to ride the pony she was not scared she loved it and wanted to go again. I am so glad we video taped this. Memories I can show her when she gets bigger. Peter Loved her so much. We all had such a great time after wards we went and had dinner at Yoder's Amish Restaurant I got a cheese cake to go afterwards oh my the best cheese cake ever. We had such a wonderful day tear tear

Bella just showing her daddy some love

 Peter's Dad Pedro A Garrido , brothers  Jeffrey Ganos Garrido and Anthony Garrido, sister Shailia Garrido Hickey, niece's Hailey and Emma, nephews Nicholas and Bradley and his Mom Eufemia Bates and Becky Bentley and Mykel Ann Lemke who took the Photo. This was the day we celebrated his life at the Funeral home. The family all together after so many years in one place with hearts broken.

Where do you begin with someone you’ve known your entire life. Our lives have not exactly been dull. So many stories, I could babble on for forever. However, most of these stories are wild, hilarious, and highly inappropriate. I dare not utter them in front of you all.
It’s been so heartbreaking to face the realization that my brother is gone. Now he’s just a memory. What do I do? Do I remember all the stupid arguments and fill myself with regret? Or do I remember my brother? This man that I loved to no equal. This beautiful man that I’ve been bound to since birth.
All the petty squabbles seem so meaningless now. Every meaningless word spoken, every laugh shared, now mean everything. There was the time he taught me to tie my shoes. There was also the time he emptied a bottle of Hershey’s chocolate syrup into my tighty whities while I slept. Side note: that’s a really awkward and slightly terrifying way to wake up. The time he painted my finger and toenails, and the time I woke up with my face on fire because he had rubbed some unholy hot sauce on my skin… while I slept. What can I say, the man worked like a ninja. I’m getting off track here. While teaching me how to box, Peter taught me another important lesson. Always protect your face. He always did hit really hard. But that’s what big brothers are for. I like to think he toughened me up a bit. He wasn’t always this brutish prankster, beating me up and torturing me. There was the time these 3 kids wanted to jump me. I called my big brother, who arrived 10 min later and chased them down the street screaming. There was also the time I got my car repossessed. I got a call from Peter telling me to come get the $1,000 to get my car back. All the times we went fishing. All the times playing video games or doing yardwork. Peter loved gardening. He was always so proud of his plants and yard. All the times where he and I would just laugh and laugh over the dumbest things. He would always say that we should record our conversations, now I wish we had. I’ll never laugh again like I did with my brother. All I have are the memories.
I keep crying, praying, and waiting to find out this is just a sick joke. This man, my brother, a person loved by many, and adored by me is gone. My soul is bleeding. Let no one ever question his heart. Peter loved us all deeply. Peter loved his wife, Maria, and daughter, Isabella, beyond measure. He was one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever known. He was an imposing and scary figure, yet still warm, gentle, and loving. Now he’s just a memory.
Everyone has their issues. My brother and I certainly had ours, but that’s family. We fight, we say horrible things to each other, but then we remember that we’re family, bound by blood. With family comes an unconditional love. Maybe this love ties us to one another so we can find each other in the afterlife. I will see you again my brother and we’ll laugh, like the old days. I’ll see you in Valhalla.
Peter's Eulogy By : Anthony Garrido

I'm so grateful you allowed me to spend some of life's most precious moments with you. I loved seeing you get married to Maria! It was such a beautiful wedding! Celebrating in Ybor with the family after the reception was a lot of in! You two were so happy! I remember anxiously waiting in the lobby when Maria was in labor and Isabella was born. You were so proud to be a dad and loved your girls so much! Isabella's first birthday at your house with the small cake was so special to me. Isabella loves her daddy so much!! Even the little times, just hanging out at your house and talking was special. We always had great conversations. You were so smart! I even cherish the times we just ran errands together- simple times. You always treated me like a young adult and I appreciated that as a kid. I wish you had the opportunity to meet my husband and be at our wedding. I think you guys would have had some really great conversations too. I miss you a lot Peter. I wish I could get one more bear hug! 

I remember the day you were born as if it was today. The moment I saw you you stole my heart you were mine. You were always a happy baby, courious about all things and always asking questions about things you did not understand. You were smart , energetic so full of life and adventures. You were so handsome and so loved. life was not always kind to you when you fell you would always get up and keep fighting you always fought so hard. When you set your mind to do something you would not quit you got through college and got your Associates degree and applied to USF and you were so super excited you had dreams goals , Until the tragic day you hurt your back and had 3 back surgies and the light in your eyes started to dim . you endured so much in your 34 years ups and downs and the will to fight was no longer there . I remember the day you married your bestfriend the love of your life how happy you were so excited for the future and your new life together you guy's bought your  home and then came the joy of your life Isabella which you dedicated your life to from birth til she began pre school. I guess that is when you lost your purpose the light in yours eyes got dimmer . I miss and love you Peter and you will always live on in my heart always and forever. there are days that I await your call or I reach for my phone to call you just to hear your voice then I remember you are no longer here and this pain in my heart that ache that just does not stop and the tears that fall every time I think of you and to know that you can no longer call me or I can no longer call you or hear you voice breakes me in a million pieces.
I will never forget you my son I love you forever and ever till we meet up again I love you and your memory will live on.