March 24th
Hello cousin of mine
I know that I'm posting too late, but I was thinking of you on the 21st, and on other days as well. I know that our Father has your spiritual soul waiting for His resurrection for all mankind upon His return. Prophesies are happening and coming to pass very quickly. It won't be long before we'll all be together ️ again, and living in a much better world, and living a wonderful life. I love ❤️ you Terry. your cuz!

Never forgotten, close in our hearts and forever missed. 
Loving you,
Aunt M~

Precious Son-O-Mine…Terry-Boy…I’m talking to you…
I’m tired…Life here on this earth has gotten so difficult...I’m older now…at 81 & feeling every bit of it!….i don’t like it.
The days & years are gone of what you remember, & lived under…The good old days are of the past…you lived in the best of times…I know you would not be happy in these days we are now experiencing here on earth.
We lost so much when we lost you…even tho it’s been a long time for many, it’s been like an eternity for me. 
Please watch over Brandi for Wade, and may the Lord our God watch over you both…until we meet again, my boy, know that I love you to eternity, & know I will be with you soon…Love, Mama

Dearest #2 Son…my second born of the three most precious gifts of my life, my 3 sons…
I will spend the rest of my life waiting to meet you on the other side…where the end is just the beginning, & time no longer exists…it is here where we will begin again, & the word “goodbye “ will never again be uttered…
Until then, my darling boy, may your Birthday forever be in Heavenly Peace…Love, Mama

You’re on my mind more than ever. It's an October thing. I talk to you, nephew…wondering if you hear. I think of your infectious smile. I often wonder if you ever knew how much you were loved by your Aunt M. Well, you were. Happy birthday, sweetheart.

Missing you Terry - as always. Save me a place in Heaven! We can go dirt-bike riding! Race you to that cloud up yonder!

Uncle Gerry

I’m crying inside…The sky is crying outside…it’s hard to stay positive anymore…Your mama has turned 80…her life is getting shorter..sometimes not fast enough…she seems to miss you more & more…
I don’t want any mother or father to ever to go through this pain…to come here & put feelings down…feelings held inside because it hurts to much to let them out…Understanding it never…
I miss you, my darling precious boy…I wrap my arms around your heavenly body & soul & hold you as tightly as I can, then give you back to God…Loving you Forever, Mama

Sweet mischievous nephew…to think it was 39 years ago we lost your smile. I’ll never forget the day as long as I live. Your presence will always be, forever missed.

Happy Birthday, my sweet mischievous nephew. Life is incomplete without your smile.

Son….on your 59th birthday…39 being in Heaven….I’m taken back to the day you were born…in Boulder Colorado, 11:57 P.M., 3 minutes before the start of Elk Season…& your dad packed & ready to go…& here you came! My sweet boy #2, 6lbs 14oz…precious, so precious..
At the time you were born, “back then”, as per Dr., I was to stay in Boulder Community Hospital for 5 days…his logic, “rest up, you will have plenty of time at home with your baby, so get your rest now.” That being, we brought you home on Halloween!
I miss you! Always wondering what life would have been like if we still had you here on earth…you were so vibrant with life…always with that mischievous twinkle in your eyes, my Happy Boy…I miss you…See you soon…Mama

I’m hollow…empty….that empty grieving heart…the older I get, the more it grows…in my 79th year but feeling much older…think my time is closer than I know & not dreading it…what is God telling me?
I tell your brothers that when I go, “think of me as being with you both, but it’s now time to spend the rest with your brother”.  
I Love & miss you…Always..Mama

I know it’s early. I know it’s 10 more days before the anniversary of losing you. But I’m sitting here in the quiet, meditating and praying a little. Thanking God for so much, and He impressed images of you and my loving sister upon me. I thank God for you, sweet mischievous, ever smiling nephew of mine. We miss you, but none more than your mama. Images of you come to mind at the oddest times. I’m so thankful for the short time God gave you to us. Love you…

58…That’s how old you are today…on your Heavenly Birthday...Bittersweet Memories of the past…But Happiness in seeing the Legacy grow with in your son, Brian & Grandsons, Blake & Cameron…
God Bless & keep you in His loving arms, my son…See you soon…Mama~
                           

Another year…without you here, it’s incomplete and feels gloomy. That’s what happens when the sunshine goes away.

I think of the years I've missed with you and it breaks my heart. You are missed every second of everyday. I look at our son and grandsons and see you in them. It warms my heart to see your traits in them. Blake is now the age you were when we 1st met. He has your eyes. We've been teaching him to ride in the desert you loved so much. It makes me feel closer to you. He loves it like you did. You would be so proud of your son, he's doing an amazing job with Blake and Cameron. I love you Terry! Always have and always will. ❤

I will meet you in the morning with a hug, and tell you 'I’ve missed you so much’, I want to sit by a river and renew all of our auld acquaintances with you and your grandma Rutherford. You will know me..I will have the brightest smile when we meet again. 
Missing you nephew. ✨♥️✨

Hey Son, Mama here~Another year has gone & son, oh, what a year it was! I’m sure you would not appreciate living through this mess our world is presently in...
37 Years~I miss you, my forever 20 sweet boy....I love you..wait for me..

Son...what else can be said that hasn’t already been said?  What we hold is held deep in our hearts~There is no more beginning nor end...it is Forever...it is eternity...it is until we meet again...forever-more....all we can do is wait, & talk to you in our quiet times & through Prayer...I miss you so much...Love you always & Forever, but for now...I’ll be seeing you....wait for me~Mama

Remembering and missing my sweet, ornery and mischievous nephew on his birthday, and every day.

Terry,

You are forever in my heart! My first love, you are missed daily. You live on through our son and grandsons. It's hard to believe so many years have passed, I take comfort in knowing one day, we will meet again! I will love you forever!

Trish

Thinking of you ~ you are so missed by everyone. I could use your energetic enthusiasm around my life and your hugs. You are Forever in our Hearts dear cousin. Love ❤️ you always Terry.

....can’t see you., but I feel you. Missing you...everywhere.

My Darling, most precious Son, the second son I bore, the full of life & love & fire son~Always Happy-go-Lucky, you had an awesome spirit!
It’s so amazing how you could burst into a room & fill the space with your unbounded energy! A teaser, a joker, but so much love for your family~
Your light has gone out here on earth...we all miss that light so much...that “happiness” light~ that grin & laugh that was so infectious....
I’ll have this unhealed hole in my heart forever, & I will miss you till the day I die....until I see you again~I Love You~Ma

I’ve heard that time heals all wounds. So have you. I’ve never lost a child and I pray fervently I never experience that depth of tragedy. But my big sister lost her child....her son, Terry. I’m humbled at her strength that she constantly displays while going through life with this hole that will forever be in her heart. You’re a strong example to mothers everywhere, Sis. I admire you. We support and love you. —Sissie

For those who wish to listen to music while you are on Terry’s Forever Missed Memorial, Look up at the top right & you will see the little “speaker”.
Touch on the Forever Missed brown colored bar, & the music should start. I have 4 songs selected.
Gone too Soon
Winter song
Yesterday
I Will Always Love You

                  “Your Smile”
Though your smile is gone forever, and your hand we cannot touch, we still have many memories of you~ that are loved so much! Your memory is our keepsake, with which will never part; God has you in his keeping, we have you in our hearts.

Today is a beautiful bright, sunny, Autumn day~just like it was on this 25th day of October, the day that you were born, in Boulder, Colorado, 56 years ago...it seems like yesterday ~
I miss you, my Son-always & Forever in my Heart, your “Ma”

Happy Heavenly Birthday Terry! How incredibly hard it's been all these years without you in our lives. You are missed and thought of daily. Your legacy lives on through our son and grandsons. I will always love you!

How lucky and blessed we were to have such a bright and unique star in our family. After so many years, I still feel the loss.

Happy Birthday to my cousin. I miss you so much!! I think of you often. I recently went to a wedding and pictured us dancing to our song's. I love you
Your cuz ~ Little Linda

Terry ~ I find it hard to believe it's been 35 years. Come every Spring, I think of You and I think of Brian & Trisha at their wedding. When all the family was there and how much fun we all had! You looked so handsome in the suit. I remember telling you that because it was always Levi's that I only seen you wear. I always think of you when I hear the two songs that you and I danced to ~ "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Footloose". We both had to request those two songs twice!! What a blast we had. Michelob was our beer back then. I really miss you Terry ~

I see that happy-go-lucky smile, your carefree personality & fun for life attitude. You were so special. 35 years has passed since you left us~We all have forever missed you, and we hold our memories of you close to our hearts~ and this Mama of yours is looking forward to the time, when, one day, she can be with you forever~I love you~

You left a heartache no one can heal. Our love for you carries a memory no one can steal.

Another year. Another birthday missed. An empty place at the table where you should be sitting. Love you, nephew.

AT TERRYS GRAVESITE~
ONE OF A KIND
SO FULL OF FUN
NOW MOVIN’ ON
OUR #2 SON

One line from each of his family, Dad, Brian, Randy, Mom

On October 25th, 1963, while living in Boulder, Colorado, Your daddy was packed & ready to go Elk hunting with his friend, Jack Moore. They asked, “How are you feeling? I answered, I feel a little achey, I don’t know..”. So, before the day was over, at 11:57p.m., three minutes before Elk Season opened, you were born! Yes! 
I’ll miss you always...but I see you in your son, Brian & your Grandsons, Blake & Cameron...what a fine man your son has turned into, & your Grandsons are a “chip off the old block”, (if I might say so myself.)
My Darling Terry, Know that My heart Is forever with you~& I’ll love you into infinity, and that you will always be...Forever Missed~Love from your Mama

My heart is heavy today~My Son, you are so missed~I look forward to the day when I am greeted by you & our Lord God in Heaven! What a date to look forward to!

On the first day of Spring. New life is birthed and awakened. And you were taken. On the anniversary of that sad day and every day.... You are forever remembered. Forever in our hearts. Forever loved. Forever son, brother, grandson, nephew, father and grandfather... Forever missed.

My darling boy~I miss you so~I am trying to get better...trying to remember all the good times & not dwell on your passing, but it’s tough.
You are just missed so dang much! I hope you are up in Heaven giving our friend Donny a bad time, & maybe your grandad, Gene, the same. (Have a beer with him, he would like that!) And a hug for your grandma, you know how much she loves you. I would like to imagine that you are on your bike & able to soar across the Heavens, seeing gorgeous scenery; rainbows & beautiful sunsets & sunrises & never have to stop....just able to keep moving on...
While your at it, watch over your son, Brian & keep an eye out over your two precious grandsons~Your Legacies.
Always in my heart, Never to be Forgotten~Love Forever, from your Mama~

I can close my eyes and still see your beautiful face. I can hear your voice. Time will never erase the love I have for you. Our son has grown into an outstanding man. You would be so proud of the father he is. Our 2 grandsons are all boys, full of life and adventure! I think of you often and when I see your mom I hug her extra tight for you. I love you Terry and I know that I will see you one day by the Pearly Gates! Until then I will never let your memory fade with our son or grandsons, you will live on thru them.

This time of the year always brings loving memories of the day my sparkling nephew arrived in our family. Do you remember? I’ll never forget. Terry, still missing you, Sweetheart. Dee, my arms embrace you. Can you feel me, my sweet Sister? You are never, ever alone.

Dear Terry, words can't express our sorrow. I'm thinking of something appropriate to say. I believe Ecclesiastes 3 was part of your memorial service. Scripture always helps!

Ecclesiastes 3
A Time for Everything

There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:
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    a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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    a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
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    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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    a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
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    a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
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    a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
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    a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

I'm remembering The Byrds song, Turn! Turn! Turn!

All should Turn - Turn to Jesus!
In Him we will find Love, Hope, Peace...

Terry, your Mama submitted a tribute to you yesterday. Somehow, it got lost even tho. I alerted the Forever Missed site, but so far, it cannot be found! Bummer!
Terry my son, I love & miss you terribly! It has been 33 years, but the pain of you being gone has not changed & your memories leave us all so bittersweet thinking of you.
I wish you could see your son, Brian, & what a fine young man he has become. And your grandchildren, Blake & Cameron, what super young boys they are. You cannot believe how much they resemble you in looks & character! They make me smile & so happy! I am so glad that your bloodline continues in these fabulous young men!
I love you to the moon & beyond to eternity. And I know we will meet again soon in another demention. I love you, Mama

Thinking of you today... of precious memories.  Thinking of your smile... smiling as if you had "something up your sleeve". A hidden agenda. Thinking of this sad day when your twinkling eyes were lost to us, who are carrying on in your absence.... and missing you.

I wrote a tribute yesterday and it is not showing up here, it was to be reviewed. I would like to know where my heartfelt words to my son are. Dee irving

To my cousin Terry, who took the "Stairway To Heaven", one of your favorite songs way too early in life. I miss your great smile you always had, I never seen you down. So full of life, like a big ball of fire you were. You had this fantastic, mischievous way of laughing, it was so contagious that it made me laugh too. When you came over you would sit down beside me; put your arm around my shoulders and say, "What's up cuz". All of us would play football in the front yard. Then came the motocross dirt bikes at Little Okie Raceway. Remember showing me how to ride one. Then you came over with your new truck, and we would all go to Lost Lake with the dogs & Frisbee. Now you're spirit is in a deep sleep for now, until we meet again, I'll be looking for that great smile of yours. We all love you very much!

Autumn makes me think of the day of your birth. I remember your Grandma grandly announcing "it's a boy!" I remember when we got your birth announcement in the mail...how excited we were hearing what you were named...how much you weighed. Spring can bring sadness sometimes...we lost you so suddenly and there were no "do over's". Losing you was a living nightmare. Your light was snuffed out so permanently. You are missed. Always.

Dear Nephew, I was 37 years old when I heard the terrible news of your passing. Words can't describe the sadness in my heart. As the song says "gone too soon." Your whole Family loves you and misses You!

Love, Uncle Gerry

53. You would have been 53 today. You have a beautiful son who will soon be 34~andTwo grandsons who have the same characteristics as you, and that is so great to see! 
God, I miss you, my Son! My heart simply tears in two with thinking of you.  It is said that time heals all, but with you, Son, I have a very hard time during your birthday.
Rest In the arms of God, my child, my second born, my happy boy. Know that I love you to Eternity and beyond!  Mama

Terry, your auntie Marilyn nailed it - mischievous! I will never forget the picture of you and your brothers in sailor suits! You had that "Look" - that mischievous smile that said "Let's rock! Let's do something! Let's ..."
You are forever in my thoughts and prayers! And, you have an awesome Mom!!!