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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Andrew Trujillo, 29 years old, born on September 16, 1986, and passed away on May 4, 2016. We will remember him forever.
September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023
Today is a day I’m thinking of your laugh. We loved to laugh and play. You could be so goofy…and the practical jokes :) setting up the kitchen sink sprayer so we’d get drenched unexpectedly trying to rinse a dish; we’d set each other up then take off running away while the other in hot pursuit, only to tackle each other and die laughing on the floor. And the sneaky cold water pours from the top of the shower; so silly. Missing times like those and know you’re not so far. Happy birthday Andrew, may you rest in peace. May we all feel peace.
May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
Remembering you, especially today on the 7yr anniversary that you died. I pray you are at peace.
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
6 years. How can that be? Our lives have moved forward since you left us, but I still find myself looking back and remembering you and hoping that you knew how much you were loved. It’s easy to remember all the good stuff, but also essential to remember everything that wasn’t so perfect. Healing from grief isn’t an easy thing and I’m not sure it’s really 100% possible, but acceptance of the facts surrounding your death was an important thing for me to acknowledge to be able to move forward in my grief journey. I’m finally able to walk past your car without that crippling sadness. Oh yes, your car is still at my house. Right where you left it. Seeing it everyday is a reminder of simpler and happier times for sure. Today, on the 6th anniversary of your death, I will remember you. I will look at old pictures and read old text messages and delve into my memories of the 14 years you were part of our lives, but then tomorrow EVERYTHING will be tucked back away. Sleep well, Andrew.
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
Happy birthday. I couldn’t let today go by without saying a prayer in remembrance of you. Today you would’ve been 35 years old. It’s funny how even though it’s been five years since you left us it still is harder on days like today when we check off another milestone without you. Yes, the sadness is finally settled into acceptance and life has gone on, but I still can’t help but wonder how our lives would be today if you were still here. I hope you are at peace.
June 17, 2021
June 17, 2021
Remembering this day 10 years ago. Your wedding day. Another bittersweet memory. Everything was chaos in the beginning of the the day yet somehow Everything came together and it was beautiful. I loved how your grandma and my mother held hands as they came down the aisle to be seated. I loved watching you dance with your mom and Alycia. I loved seeing the pure joy on your faces after you said I do and how you had the biggest look of relief as you were recessing down the aisle. Little pieces of that day float around in my brain and on days like today I allow them to surface briefly before I tuck them back away. Still miss your smile. Still miss you.
May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021
“May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face. And may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.”

Miss you bud.
May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021
Today, May 4, 2021, marks the 5 yr anniversary of you and Christian’s death.  We will never really know why this happened to you both, the circumstances leading up to it. Just that it sucked big time. Did you know? Or were you oblivious to what was happening? 5 years and I’m still asking questions and grasping at possible scenarios that makes it easier to accept. There are some days when I feel you near. I’d like to think you are checking in to see for yourself that we all are ok. And we are. We have learned to live with our grief. But we still and will always miss you.
December 27, 2020
December 27, 2020
Well Andrew, another Christmas has come and gone since you left. 4 years. Some days it feels just like yesterday when we said our final goodbyes and other days it seems like forever ago. But life marches on and I can honestly say this year I felt joy and peace and I actually looked forward to Christmas. I baked a large ham dinner with all of the fixings today. While I was cooking I was reminiscing about Christmases past and remembering how much you loved to cook. I broke out the German silverware and Crystal glasses and I set a place in your memory.
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
Four years ago already. It feels both too soon and like a hundred years have passed. The hardest thing is loving your spirit, while letting go of the good I thought you were meant to do in this world. The easiest is remembering our good times: times we laughed, came home to each other, and rested easy with each other, playing in the water, fighting till we laughed, enjoying the process of a hard cooked meal or a clean house with music blasting.
I remember taking a bite of your burger, then pretending it came that way and watching the look on your face. I wish I had a picture, your face was priceless! I miss laughing with you so hard we both hit the ground rolling. I miss spending time watching you and Alycia lean into each other with love and road trips so we could all be together. I know we’re all grieving in our own way. I hope at the very least, we all find peace in your memory. 
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
MY SON 4 YEARS TODAY I RECEIVED THE WORST NEWS I COULD EVER HEAR MY CHILD WAS DEAD THE PAIN THE ANGER HAVE BEEN UN EXPLAINABLE . IT NEVER GOES AWAY AS SOME SAY AND IT ONLY GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES BY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR SO CALLED FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE YET TO HONOR OR RECOGNIZE YOUR MEMORY BUT THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU WHO REALLY LOVED YO MY BOY. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ANDREW AND AM CONSTANTLY MISSING YOU THE HOLE GROWS DEEPER AND WIDER IN MY HEART LIFE DOES GO ON AND ALWAYS KNOW I LOVE AND MISS YOU AND DO ENJOY WHEN YOU VISIT ME FROM TIME TO TIME....
December 25, 2019
December 25, 2019
Merry Christmas Andrew. Thinking of you today and remembering when we all shared in the joy of this very special day.
September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019
Thinking of you today, Andrew. These past three years since you died have gone by so quickly. I have trouble sometimes remembering things from day to day, but for some reason things to do with you are never far from my mind. So today on what would’ve been your 33rd birthday I hope that wherever you are that you remember your time on this earth and all the people who loved you, because we will always miss and remember you. Happy Birthday, Andrew.
September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019
MY SON HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOPE YOU ARE WELL AND IN GOD'S HANDS. I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND I DO CHERSIH ALL THE TIMES WE HAD TOGETHER WHILE YOU WERE WITH US YOU WOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOUR SISTER AND NIECE. I THINK OF YOU EVERY DAY AND I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU AND I WAS ALWAYS PROUD OF YOU REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION. EVERY TIME YOU ARE MENTIONED THERE IS THIS SILENCE AND HURT ON OUR FACES PAULA GETS REAL SAD AND BREANN AND I JUST WONDER WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN.....JUST REMEMBER MY SON WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE YOU BACK WITH US.......HAPPY 33RD BIRTHDAY ANDREW COME BY AND VISIT ME AGAIN IF YOU CAN....ALWAYS AND FOREVER YOU DAD......
June 16, 2019
June 16, 2019
Happy Fathers Day, Andrew. You are so missed. I wanted to say something about how you became a dad at such a young age and how you shouldered such a big responsibility when you could have just decided not to. Many times I’ve thought how surprised you must have been when you found out and what changes in your life happened because of becoming a dad to Alycia. I never once heard you complain about having to work to pay child support or voice regrets. Your love for her was evident and today you would be so proud of the smart, beautiful young woman she has become.
May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019
ANDREW,
I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND I THINK OF YOU EVERY DAY I HOPE YOU ARE AT PEACE AND I AM WISHING SO MUCH I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN THE AFTERLIFE. YOUR DEATH AS TRAGIC AS IT WAS BRINGS ME SOME PEACE AS TOO HOW MUCH YOU WERE SUFFERING BEFORE YOUR DEMISE. BREANN MISSES YOU SO MUCH AND I GUARANTEE YOU SHE ALWAYS IS THINKING OF YOU. YOUR DAUGHTER ALSO IS IN GREAT PAIN BUT AS TIME PROGRESSES SHE WILL COME TO TERMS WITH YOUR ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO THIS.... BE SAFE AND COME VISIT ME ONCE IN A WHILE OK MY SON....I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN M Y HEART.... YOUR DAD ALWAYS......
April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019
Hard to believe but it’s approaching three years since you died. I woke up this morning and for one second I forgot that you were gone. One second. And in that one second everything was OK. As your death date approaches the heaviness in my heart grows And memories come flooding back into my head. I often wonder if there was anything that we could have done to change your fate.  I have had to watch Marissa learn how to live without you and IT IS HARD.. My prayer is that one day when her heart heals from your loss that she finds someone who loves her as much as you once did.
March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
I guess the hardest part about your passing had to be accepting it and going through the many phases of grief and still after years of missing you, I have gotten a sense of closure as I see you in my dreams. It brightens up my day knowing that I got to see your face in my dreams and the fact that it felt so real and in the moment nothing else mattered but our conversation in my dreams. I love you dad and I know you’re still with us <3
December 25, 2018
December 25, 2018
Thinking of you this Christmas Day. Still miss you so damn much.
September 16, 2018
September 16, 2018
Thinking of you today on what would have been your 32nd birthday. Miss you, Andrew. Every day. Still.
September 16, 2018
September 16, 2018
MY SON HAPPY BIRTHDAY I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND THIS HOLE IN M Y HEART ONLY GROWS BIGGER AS THE DAYS PASS. I LONG TO HEAR YOUR VOICE, TOUCH YOUR HAIR, GIVE YOU ADVICE.....I AM SO PROUD TO BE YOUR FATHER DESPITE YOUR SHORTCOMINGS AND I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU MY SON. SOME SAY AS THE DAYS GO BYE THE PAIN SUBSIDES BUT THAT IS NOT SO MY PAIN GROWS WORSE DAY BY DAY. I AM STILL ANGRY AND SURE I WILL ALWAYS FEEL THIS WAY NOT BECAUSE OF YOU BUT I WISH I COULD HAVE DINE MORE TO FATHER YOU ALONG AS YOU VENTURED IN LIFE FORGIVE ME FOR THAT ANDREW. I LOVE YOU MY SON AND I THINK OF YOU EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY.
ALWAYS AND FOREVER,
 YOUR FATHER.
May 4, 2018
May 4, 2018
Today I woke with tears on my face not realizing why. Funny how your subconscious mind can react to the sadness you are feeling. I really dread these milestones. Intellectually I know time marches on, but 2 years have passed since you died. It seems just like yesterday to me. I vividly recall the day we found out. Grief is a tricky thing. I’ve learned that people say things out of love and concern, but they never really help. This grief journey I’m on has not only opened my eyes to the sadness all around me and to the people who mask their sadness, but also to the joy of each new day and the people who bring color back into my world. So today Andrew on the second anniversary of your death, I Remember You...with love, always.
May 4, 2018
May 4, 2018
MY SON 2 YEARS HAVE PASSED AND I MISS AND IT HURTS LIKE IT DID 4 MAY 2016 THAT DAY PLAYS OVER AND OVER IN MY HEAD AND HEART I WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND MISS YOU ANDREW AND I WILL THINK OF THIS DAY AS YOUR NEW BIRTHDAY FOR THE NEW AFTERLIFE YOU HAVE ENTERED BE GOOD MY SON AND DONT EVER FORGET ABOUT US AS WE WILL NEVER FORGET ABOUT YOU.......

YOUT FATHER GABRIEL
December 16, 2017
December 16, 2017
It’s Christmas time and there is snow on the ground. As the hustle and bustle of the season goes on all around me, my thoughts are filled with Christmas’s past. It’s easy to say I miss you, because it’s a truth I’ve lived since you died. It’s harder to let go and let myself enjoy the season and to feel the joy all around me. Today as I try to convince myself to put out Christmas decorations and feel some of that joy, I am thinking of the joy you brought to everyone during your life. Merry Christmas, Andrew.
October 17, 2017
October 17, 2017
I woke today thinking of you. It really sucks that I can’t just pick up the phone and talk to you. I think that when I wake up with you on my mind you must have been visiting me in my dreams. I didn’t have anything in particular that I wanted to share; just that I miss those bear hugs you used to give me. What I wouldn’t give to feel your arms around me again. They made me feel loved and annoyed at the same time.
September 16, 2017
September 16, 2017
Thinking of you today on what would have been your 31st birthday. Miss you. Love you. Doesn't a day go by that I Don't remember you in some way. I pray you are at peace. Happy Birthday, dear Andrew.
September 16, 2017
September 16, 2017
WELL MY SON HOW HAPPY CAN THIS DAY BE FOR ANYONE YOU HAD SUCH A GREAT LIFE AHEAD OF YOU AND YOU CHOSE THE WRONG FORK IN THE ROAD I WISH I COULD HAVE GUIDED YOU BETTER OR BEEN THERE WITH YOU TO MAKE YOU REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO YOU. MY ONLY HOPE NOW IS THAT YOUR SPIRIT IS IN A BETTER PLACE THAT IT WAS WHILE YOU WERE AMONGEST THE LIVING. YOU KNOW I MISS YOU EVERY DAY AND I KNOW YOU DO THE SAME I CAN FEEL YOU THANKS....HAVE STOPPED WISHNG FOR THINGS SINCE YOU DIED THE ONLY WISH I HAVE WILL NEVER COME TRUE SO TO HELL WITH WISHES....I LOV YOU MY SON ...SEE YOU MUCH LATER.... YOUR DAD
June 19, 2017
June 19, 2017
Six years ago today you married our daughter Marissa. It was a chaotic day for me, but the wedding couldn't have been more beautiful. I remember thinking how lucky she was to be marrying her soul mate. Things didn't exactly turn out how we all thought they would...but I will always remember this day. The music that was played, the flowers everywhere, the wonderful food, and especially the joy on your faces...I miss you.
May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017
JUST MISS OU SO DAMN MUCH HURTS SO BADD I LOVE YOU ANDREW....

GABRIEL
May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017
MY SON IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY I RECEIVED THE WORST NEWS OF MY LIFE YOUR PASSING. THE HOLE IN MY HEART GROWS WIDER AND DEEPER AS THE DAYS PASS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED LOTS OF DEATH IN MY SHORT LIFE BUT YOURS MY SON WAS THE WORST PAIN I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN ANDREW? I HAVE FELT YOUR PRESENCE AT THE ODDEST TIMES I HAVE RELIVED THE GOOD AND BAD TIMES AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MY SON....SUCH A TRAGIC WASTE OF LIFE YOUR DEATH WAS SO YOUNG AND ANXIOUS AND YET SO DUMB....I WOULD LITERALLY GIVE ANYTHING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEARS PRIOR TO YOUR DEATH, THE LONLINESS YOU MUST HAVE FELT THE COLDNESS YOU MUST HAVE ENDURED DURING DEATH. I MISS EMAILING YOU AND SPEAKING WITH YOU AND JUST BEING YOUR DAD..... ALWAYS REMEMBER I LOVE YOU AND I HOPE YOU ARE IN GOD'S PRESENCE NOW WITH ALL YOUR PAIN AND FEARS GONE AND EVERYTHING ALL BETTER NOW...... WITH ALL MY LOVE YOUR FATHER GABRIEL....
May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017
Dear Andrew,

I need to write this note today. I want to let you know how much you meant to me and how much you are truly missed. It's been one year since you died. Thoughts of how you died still haunt me. There are so many questions still unanswered. My prayer has been that you did not know you were dying and that your death was peaceful. Marissa is finally moving forward with her life. It has been difficult to watch her navigate life without you, but I know you would be proud of her progress. She bought a house near Lehigh University and has moved into it. I know this was you guys future plan and to see her carry it out without you is a little heart breaking, but it also makes me proud in that she is able to do this. We bought a new battery for your car and actually got it started and out of the garage. It looks exactly as you left it. When I look at it I remember things, things that make me smile. things that I miss. I think my favorite story about it is when you were driving it along HWY 190 and it caught on fire. I remember how you loved to cook. I remember what a hard worker you were. I remember your goofy smile and how clumsy you were. I remember your senior year prank with the church bus. That was epic. You were a good son, a good father, a good man. I can say I was blessed that you considered me your second mom.

Love you always,
Your second mom.
April 16, 2017
April 16, 2017
Easter 2017. Today we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ and spend the day with family. And I realized that Almost an entire year has passed since you and Christian left.
Still we did the same as we do each Easter. Church. Dinner. Kids Easter egg hunt. All the same, yet different. Love and miss you, Andrew.
April 5, 2017
April 5, 2017
Dear Andrew,
  I just heard the news from Jake Mchugh a couple of days ago. I brought up one of our stories from high school and he mentioned seeing a post that you had cashed in your chips. I am not on Facebook so i don't get a lot of the information that gets shared through Facebook. I am not going to apologize for not having a Facebook, because of you I will get one! What i will apologize for is not making it to your funeral. I'm sorry. I missed the opportunity to pay my respects as one brother should to another. When Jake told me you passed I was in disbelief. Then I was mad and I toasted to you.Then I got sad and thought of the times we shared together. Here I am now searching for answers for understanding of the unattainable.
   Those who know you, miss you. Those who don't, missed out. Those who love you are missing something close. Your time you have spent with your family and I can never be replaced. From kicking it with Adam T, George T, Nino T, Jarrod H, James C.(even though you fought him). Cruising around in your Monte Carlo with the music blasting. Shooting the shit, drinking beer, talking about woman, and always laughing about life. Good times brother.
     I cannot start to fathom the amount of strain and heartache your family has gone through so far. You have my deepest condolences for the perpetual sorrow that has been caused by your physical disappearance. You will be missed my friend.
    Marrissa, I am so sorry for your loss. I know y'all meant the world to each other. I always use to think of y'all as the jealous couple. Not only was I jealous of your everlasting relationship, but so was everyone else. To just be with someone through the thick and thin, with so much love and joy that protruded when you two were together. It is what every person truly wants. You and Alycia are very blessed to have such a great person in your life. For immediate family, if he was just as great as a friend as a son, brother, grandson, uncle...etc..then I know y'all are pained. There are not enough words that I could share to fix the hurt.
   I know your days are brighter now Andrew. Tell my father SGM Gregory Burris 11/30/2015 and grandmother Anna Burris 03/08/2017, I said "hello" and I will catch up with y'all down the road. For now shine down on your family.
 
  John 8:12    (12) When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  Your Brother and your friend,
    Mark Burris
January 11, 2017
January 11, 2017
Still, not a day goes by without me remembering something about you. I've read lots of articles and things about grief and have drawn my own conclusions that it is never ending, that life does go on, but something always feels off. The Christmas holidays are finally over and this year I am glad about that. Our tree was bare because no one wanted to decorate it. That kind of sums up our lives since you died. Bare.
November 24, 2016
November 24, 2016
It's Thanksgiving. Usually a time for reflection and giving thanks, for spending time with family and eating good food. But what's on my mind is that it's our first one without you. My mind is flooded with memories of Thanksgivings past. This season I am thankful for my mind that still remembers you, my voice that still speaks of you, my spirit that still hears you, and my heart that still loves you. Happy Thanksgiving, Andrew. I miss you.
November 4, 2016
November 4, 2016
WOW 6 MONTHS HAVE GONE BYE SINCE YOUR DEATH AND IT HURTS JUST LIKE THE MINUTE I WAS INFORMED OF YOUR DEATH. THE HOLE GROWS WIDER AND DEEPER AND I HAVE TO ADMIT THIS IS THE HARDEST AND MOST PAINFUL THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME....I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND I AM SURE I HAVE ALREADY CRIED A MILLION TEARS MY BOY....I KEEP ALL THE GOOD TIMES NEAR AND DEAR AND JUST KEEP WISHING AND HOPING I AWAKE FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. I LOVE YOU ANDREW AND NEVER FORGET THAT.....HAVE A GOOD DAY TODAY MY BOY....
November 3, 2016
November 3, 2016
6 months. 180 days. 4,320 hours. 259,200 minutes. No matter how it's measured, time marches on and you are still gone. I miss you today just as much as yesterday.
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SON, HOW I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU SO DAMN MUCH. HOW IS THIS HOLE IN MY HEART GOING TO CLOSE, HOW IS IT GOING TO HEAL? LIFE SURE GAVE US A CROSS TO BEAR AND I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, ARE YOU IN A BETTER PLACE OR ARE YOU JUST DUST IN THE WIND....AS MUCH AS I HOPE FOR THE BETTER ITS HARD NOT TO LET THE MIND WONDER ABOUT DEATH WHEN IT HAS COME SO CLOSE TO ME AND HAS TAKEN YOU FROM US......I HOPE WHATEVER PAIN YOU WERE IN WHEN LIVING IS GONE AND I HOPE AND PRAY THE AFTERLIFE GREETS YOU WITH OPEN ARMS AND SOLICE AND A FRESH START MY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY.........ALWAYS AND FOREVER YOUR DAD.......
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
Happy birthday, bear. I think of you every day. I miss you so much it hurts. But tonight I will celebrate your life. Dark and stormies. Ribeye steak. Friends. Just like we use to. Regardless of anything we ever went through, I love you and I know you are with me. Cheers.
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
Happy Birthday, Andrew! Today you would have been 30 years old. I'm trying to remember good things to make it through today without being so sad. Learning to live without you has been a hard thing. I know your life was taking you in a different direction, but your death was not something I ever imagined having to think about. So today, only happy memories will fill my heart. Love you.
August 19, 2016
August 19, 2016
Today I woke up thinking of you. I wonder if you were visiting me in my dreams and I just don't remember. Last year in August was the last time I saw you in person. I remember how you got Allen and I to try Thai food and how big a deal it was. We let you pick out things for us to try. We aren't exactly the most adventuresome when it comes to different cuisine, but you opened our eyes and hearts to the experience.
July 3, 2016
July 3, 2016
It has been 8 weeks since you left us. Time has passed yet my heart is still broken over your death. Watching Marissa grieve for you has been the hardest part of all. Each day I watch the sadness consume a little more of her soul. There are moments where I wish I had the power to bring you back so we could have one more conversation, one more hug, one more chance to tell you how much you are missed and loved.
June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016
Andrew,

 I never met you but I know your father extremely well and if you are anything like him watch out afterlife cause son you just don't know how much your dad loved you and how proud he was of you. Out on mission he would brag about you and your sisters and I would think to myself what luck group of kids to have a father who adores them so much and now your are gone. It has left a hole in his heart and for him that has never happened that I know of. All the stories you may have heard about your dad are true and he is probably the craziest, bravest and fearless man I have ever had the privilege of hunting down the enemy with. You rest easy Andrew and always remember that you are loved and remembered on so many levels.... RIP Andrew.... MAXX.....
June 6, 2016
Little Brother,
As I read the tributes spread through out I can't help but feel a little closer to you. I get to see how many lives you have touched, the beautiful family you have created and the adventures you have had with your friends. My biggest regret was not coming into each other's lives sooner. My heart aches. You and Breann have been in my heart since I can remember and you will continue to always have a place. I will never forget our first words and the things you said that I needed to hear will forever be taken to heart.
 I know you will make sure Alycia and the rest of your family knows your presence whenever you make possible. I hope they know how much you love them all and how proud you are of your baby girl and beautiful sister. I am so saddened we will never meet face to face but I know you will always be with me in spirit. ❤️
Rest in Peace Andrew. I love you.
~Amanda
June 4, 2016
June 4, 2016
My Grandson my heart is broken, to be so young and called to live with the lord. I will miss your smile, and your wit. I have a fond memory of teaching you and your sister how to fish. Even though your sister out fished you. When you see Linda and My mother and Wilma please tell them that I love and miss them. Have grandaddy show you how to cut grass. and build things.
June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016
GROWING UP WITH HIS SISTER ANDREW WOULD ALWAYS REFER TO BREANN AS MY BABY HE WAS SO PROTECTIVE AND WAS ALWAYS DEFENDING HER REAGRDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE NOBODY COULD MESS WITH HIS BABY SISTER. HE LOVES HER VERY MUCH..
June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016
Hello Gabe,



I want you to know you’re in my thoughts and prayers almost daily. I know there is nothing that anyone can say or do to make the pain in your heart lessen but I want you to know how much people enjoyed being around Andrew. When his name comes up in conversations it is always with fondness and a smile.



I smile to myself when I think back during the time he had long hair and I kept telling him to cut it…..he would just smile, comb his fingers through it and say….no way….it’s the style….lol I would just laugh and say, yeah, yeah…. How surprised I was when he finally did cut it and he came to my office to show me. I made sure to let him know how handsome he was….he said he needed to show a more professional look as he was wanting to move up in his career. We talked about him going back to school, his family, etc…



I hope by me sharing my memories that it does not cause you pain but rather makes your heart warm knowing that he brought smiles to people around him and that he is in our memories. I will always think of him fondly and with admiration for the young man he was.



If there is ever a time that I can do something for you, please let me know.



Sending GODs blessings to you and your family.






Hugs,





Sherry
June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016
AS I WOULD LEAVE FOR WORK ON FT HOOD WHEN ANDREW WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I WOULD LOOK OUT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HIS CAR WAS RUNNING 86 BUICK REGAL AND LOW AND BEHOLD ANDREW WAS SLEEPING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE LATE FOR SCHOOL. I WOULD SNEAK UP AND OPEN THE DOOR REAL FAST AND SCARE THE HELL OUT OF HIM WHICH HE DID FIND TOO FUNNY...I GAVE HIM LOTS OF LEWAY BACK THEN HE WAS WORKING FULL TIME PAYING CHILD SUPPORT SINCE HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD AND PLAYING SOCCER FOR COVE HIGH AND ALSO MANAGING HIGH SCHOOL TALK ABOUT A FULL PLATE BUT HE WAS DOING IT AND I WAS ALWAYS PROUD OF THAT AND WILL REMEMBER THOSE TIMES FOREVER...I MISS HIM SO MUCH.....
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September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023
Today is a day I’m thinking of your laugh. We loved to laugh and play. You could be so goofy…and the practical jokes :) setting up the kitchen sink sprayer so we’d get drenched unexpectedly trying to rinse a dish; we’d set each other up then take off running away while the other in hot pursuit, only to tackle each other and die laughing on the floor. And the sneaky cold water pours from the top of the shower; so silly. Missing times like those and know you’re not so far. Happy birthday Andrew, may you rest in peace. May we all feel peace.
May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
Remembering you, especially today on the 7yr anniversary that you died. I pray you are at peace.
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
6 years. How can that be? Our lives have moved forward since you left us, but I still find myself looking back and remembering you and hoping that you knew how much you were loved. It’s easy to remember all the good stuff, but also essential to remember everything that wasn’t so perfect. Healing from grief isn’t an easy thing and I’m not sure it’s really 100% possible, but acceptance of the facts surrounding your death was an important thing for me to acknowledge to be able to move forward in my grief journey. I’m finally able to walk past your car without that crippling sadness. Oh yes, your car is still at my house. Right where you left it. Seeing it everyday is a reminder of simpler and happier times for sure. Today, on the 6th anniversary of your death, I will remember you. I will look at old pictures and read old text messages and delve into my memories of the 14 years you were part of our lives, but then tomorrow EVERYTHING will be tucked back away. Sleep well, Andrew.
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Pledge furniture polish is not for floors

June 7, 2016

This story is from my mom, Nancy Satterfield

Andrew learned the hard way, literally, that I did not know how to clean hardwood floors. We had just installed oak flooring in our hallway. I decided it wasn't shiny enough after the first time I cleaned it, so I used pledge furniture polish on the head of the dust mop and went over it several times until it was nice and shiny. Well, what I didn't even think about is that the wood flooring butted right up to the ceramic tile in the entryway and out of habit I used the same dust mop on it. Andrew and Marissa had stopped for dinner and he was carrying in a tray of large soda's from Burger King. All I heard was a loud crash and loud cussing. He was really good natured about the whole thing and after awhile we could laugh about it. Both times. You see, I realized getting pledge on the ceramic tile was a bad idea, but it never occurred to me the same thing would happen from stepping from the ceramic tile onto wood that had been "pledged". It did. Andrew always used to come flying in to see Marissa. Let's just say I cured him of that.  This memory has put a smile on my face. 

MY SON

May 31, 2016

ANDREW IS MY SON VERY SPECIAL THING TO BE A FATHER WATCHING KIDS GROW, BE SPIRITED, MISCHIEVOUS, SMART,CARING, ATHLETIC,TENDER HE WAS ALL OF THAT AND MORE. I SPOKE AND EMAILED WITH HIM DAILY AND HE WAS ALWAYS UBEAT AND EXCITED IN HIS WORK HE WAS DOING IN AFGHANISTAN. I SPOKE TO HIM LAST ON MAY 1 2016 3 DAYS BEFORE HIS PASSING I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE JUST ONE MORE CONVERSATION WITH HIM IF I KNEW THE THINGS I KNOW NOW. IT'S SO VERY RAW AND YOUNG INTO HIS PASSING AND I MISS HIM SO MUCH I WANT TO HUG HIM SO MUCH AND SHOW HIM HOW MUCH HE IS LOVED AND CARED FOR AND HOW PROUD I AM OF HIM AND ALL HE HAS DONE UP UNTIL THAT TRAGIC DAY....HIS SISTER MOURNS HIS LOSS DAILY AND WILL NEVER BE THE SAME BLESS HER HEART SHE ALSO IS MY EVERYTHING. MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE PAULA CRIES AT THE THOUGHT OF NEVER SEING HIM AGAIN IN THIS LIFE SHE IS THE BEST. ANDREW WE ALL MISS AND LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH AND WHEREVER YOU ARE NOW REACH OUT OCCASSIONALLY AND LET US KNOW YOU ARE DOING OK AND NEVER FORGET ABOUT US AS WE WILL NEVER FORGET ABOUT YOU MY LITTLE BOY, MY BEAUTIFUL MAN...


LOVE ALWAYS YOUR FATHER .

GABRIEL

 

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