This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Robert / Robbie Stalets, 16, born on December 26, 1998 and passed away on February 28, 2015. We will remember him forever.
PLEASE leave a written tribute to Robbie. Write what you feel and think or of a experience you had together. Please is you have ANY pictures of him or videos Please download them here also. If you have any trouble please dont just give up but email me at Robertstalets@gmail.com and i will make it happen with little to no trouble to you. Thank you
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Leave a tributeLove is stronger than death.
How incredible it must be to be where you are. I can’t wait for you to tell me how it all happened and for you to show me around.
Everyone has their own belief but I believe you can, at least in part, know what’s going on down here. Son I’m proud of you more then ever. I found out so much about you from friends after you left. I really don’t know why I was surprised to learn that you were not ashamed of your bible at school and that you chose to read it daily in study hall. That you had a protective instinct and were not afraid or intimidated to be friends and show kindness to younger grade kids. I can’t list everything it goes on and on. You left such a impression on everyone it’s really incredible. It’s who you are, my confident yet humble son who became one with his dad at birth and made me a better man. Dad sometimes has a hard time that more don’t leave you tributes but I know nothing like that bothers you. It’s only a small side of me that sees things from wrong perspective. You left at a time when you and all your friends lives were changing and life is so very busy to them. I’m proud and glad you are there. You finished the race, you obtained the prize the Bible talks about. In all truth there is nothing better a parent should want for their child but as I’m sure you understand, joined lives, when ripped and separated here, don’t have the benefit of being in heaven etc. I think of all the pain that life here could of handled you and although I can barely live without you I’m glad you are there safe and secure. Mom and I are striving to learn how to do this without you and I remember one of the many things I taught you, if someone else has done it then you can do it, and I’m confident we will endure till we see you again. Hoping i finish this journey well.
I smile thinking about what you would be doing now and what kind of man you would be. My heart has a peace as I know where you are and that every day is a day closer to when my mission here will also be over and eventually we will all be reunited and that really draws my heart and gives me hope.
So much I could say but, as I think you already know, dad doesn’t wait to post it all here. This is more for your memory here and for those that read it.
I love you son, there are no stronger words With that depth of love I know, I know it’s eternal. I know there is no way God designed this degree and capability of love and bonding for it to then be forever separated. On the contrary I know God handled His grief thousands of years ago when Adam and Eve were separated and ripped from Him. God did something about that grief and created the plan that through Christ the savior we can be reunited. Happy Birthday son Love you chief Love you very very very much
Things got us so pumped right there that we walked away with our quarry and I forgot I had ejected all the remaining shells from the gun on the ground. I had forgotten this until after our long walk back to the camper. Well we had to conquer that darn tall hill again to gather up the shells which took quite a while to find. (another ha ha). Sometime during that trip I had asked you to make the tag for legal transporting of the turkey. (If you have a lifetime license you create your own tag)........ I am the type of person that holds some things dear to my heart and so I had kept the tag you had made for me. Your writing is on the top and mine is on the bottom. If my wife will help me I will get it posted here as well. It may be separate from this writing but I will display it. I love to look at your hand writing as it brings you back in a sense. But honestly you really aren't gone you are just in a different place............ That next spring of 2013 we went back to Metamora but we were not successful in our quest of another turkey but of course we had lots of fun. We still fished the creek and fried up a mess of fish..............I can't recall 2014 and honestly I may be getting '13 and '14 mixed up. But I do know this, in the spring of 2015 I headed to Metamora alone. It was tough but there was a reason I had to go alone. You moved on to a higher place and decided it was time to go mess around with my dad and give him some company. And lol, show him a correct way to do a few things in an honorary way. (some of you reading this know what I mean) (another lol dad)..........Well I went up that hill alone this time. I had laid in bed that morning and talked myself out of going a couple times and finally got up at 4:45. I told myself I was gonna do this for you.........The time prior that you and I went to Metamora and were unsuccessful, we were hunting and decided to take a break sitting on this log. I took your photo and still have it. Again we were clowning around laughing about something. Well this morning I hunted alone and set up for a turkey only 10-15 feet from where we sat on that log. Robbie 30 minutes later I called a turkey to this spot. It gobbled over and over as it came closer and closer to my calling. It crested the little incline and I downed that turkey buddy!!!! I ran to it in tears and thanked god over and over again. You were there with me. I knew that I got out of bed for a reason. And I was gifted for being disciplined enough to return for another hunt and it was for us. That was quite the bitter sweet morning. I had that turkey mounted and nick named it "Big Tom" lol. I knew you would like that. I jalso saved the shotgun shell used to take the bird and have it somewhere. Another one of those little things to hang on to. I had not really been in the right mood to share any thoughts on your site here until now. I'm glad your dad created this for us. I'm glad I wrote to you. I know it makes you smile buddy. Thanks for the good times. We will have more of these together in time. I hope you smiled with this today. I will be back another time to do this again with another good one. See ya partner, Uncle Mark.
34 Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35 But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
36 nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37 But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
38 For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him."
(NKJV)
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Happy Birthday Robbie--son of God, son of the resurrection!
We love you son.
Thank You
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Another fishing trip
How my heart aches to see my son and not be able to pat or squeeze his shoulder and just tell him I love him and proud of him. I did so often so I have no regrets This is a picture of him after a long day fishing as we all gathered around to clean the fish. We took with us Chase and Nick and went to Branson What seemed like it might be one if the more dull vacations because we were not headed to Disney rides or the beach in Florida turned out to be one of the very best ever. Having the boys together and giving them room to be boys proved a wonderful thing. I knew in my heart I needed to bank up from just being the same and give him some room especially with his buddies around. If you have a son around 16 you no doubt see this in them. All part of growing up We had quit a stronger of fish of which thre are pictures of and of course eating them is the ultimate finish. Chase and Nick although good with a fishing pole were not well vested in cleaning so it be and a learning session. It's been almost a year and a half now and I can say we now realize there will never be a tine when we have gotten over this. Never a time when he is not thought about every day or a time when he is not considered in our thoughts in everyday life decesions. When you lose a child it's different then any other loss although all loss of loved ones are terrible. As I look at pictures or lay in bed nightly and play in my mind him coming into the bedroom and laying down with his dog or plopping his big self in between us in our king size bed to watch tv with us . As I think of times gone by like this time which were only a few years ago I am dramatically faced with the realization of what life really REALLY is all about. You see none of my effort to build and franchise a company, no amount of money or accomplishment means anything in the end. I cannot say how thankful I am that somehow, somehow I didn't make the mistake of putting those things in front of spending time with my son I cannot imagine the additional grief of regret that would be on me. It was only a few days while I was still in shock that I started seeking heaven I needed to know where my son is and it was and is very serious to me. Since that time I can honestly say I have sought scripture and researched heaven daily and I see no end to it. I have found a hundred tines more then I have ever heard taught and God has revealed so much more about it then is widely known. This is one of only a few real means of peace and hope Heaven is actually more real then what life we live here. More real meaning every bit as real but 100000 tines better. After losing my son both my wife and I have had to revisit much of what we believe the Christian walk is suppose to involve and how it is to be lived Where does our ability mesh with Gods and so forth I cannot go into all of that here but want to end by stating heaven is a rejoining of family and friends in the atmosphere God ORIGINALLY created and desired. The Fathers heart is to have His family around Him. To let them live their individual lives but to be close to it. To be the Father Because we are children of God we are destined to rule and reign with Him. We don't REALLY REALLY comprehend just how real our eternal life is. TV will show a persons testimony of what is called a near death experience as blurred vision and a lack of clarity in order to depict the unknown yet nothing could be further then the truth. Our life now is viewed as a journey. We know now where home really is and we know that we will hold our son again. I will see him together with all of his friends and all of you that knew him. It's where we all go if we accept His gift of the cross. No one will escape death so we should actually spend a little more time understanding it and even embracing it vs being afraid of it and never thinking about it let alone living like we know we will not live forever here
Thank you to all who knew my son. Please feel free to talk about him and post a story or a thought or a statement etc.
One of many Fishing Memories
Here we were up in Lake Michigan with best of friends the Jett's So many memories with them I can't begin to tell. Here Robbie hooked into something and although I can't really remember the moment of the picture I do know instantly the heart felt joy of seeing my boy experience it. The love in my heart runs so deep towards him is what makes the pain so severe to be away from him. At this age he would think nothing of wrapping his arms around me and telling me he loved me or his mother He was always proud to be out with me but I was the one who was most proud to be with him .
Weekend trip to Downtown Indy w boys
Chase and Aaron were both two of Robbie's best friends They grew up together and although each have their own distinct personality they all flowed well together.
Here we went downtown Indy and stayed in a hotel for a night. We got the boys there own room next to ours and boy did they like that I was always of a mind this type of expense was well worth it. I always knew memories our made from today's life, no other way. I'm very very thankful I had and acted on that insight. Robbie has several other great friends we hopefully have pictures of. These are two of several that are great boys and great friends of my sons so they will forever also be to me
Robbie Dad