We were celebrating Mia's birthday at a park in Tampa, family and friends enjoying each others company like we did many times. Jason always manage to get family and friends together and we created wonderful memories. I pray God has you by his side and that he guides me so that someday we can be together in our heavenly father's house. HAPPY BIRTHDAY my beautiful SON...I LOVE YOU!!

You can shed tears that he is gone, or you can smile because he lived. 

You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him, or you can be full of the love that you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone, or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn back, or you can do what he would want, smile, open your eyes, love and go on♥

From day one you showed me nothing but LOVE.. I remember giving you that name "Stokes" you were like, "yo like that", and you ran with it. We were only a year apart and I always wanted you to know that I looked up to you, cousin. I miss calling you and asking you," Yo did you hear the new album from many of the hip-hop artists we liked, and talking about who was the best one, but we always came to the same conclusion that 2 Pac was our favorite.. LOL! I miss you Stokes, you will forever be my big brother, my best friend, but most importantly my FAMILY. I'm going to miss our talks about football and baseball "GO Yankees"! You were always there for me when I needed you, the word "NO" never came out when I needed to talk to you. One day when God blesses me to be a father, I hope I'm as good of a father as you are. It breaks my heart to say that because you always told me that I will be a great father, but he or she will never meet their Tio Stokes, and know how much you would have loved them...but I promise you this, that I will tell them about their Tio and how wonderful he was and how much of an inspiration he was to me. Words can't express the emptiness I have in my heart now than my cousin isn't here, but I know you watch over us from heaven, and I know we'll see each other again one day. Until that day, I will honor you in any which way possible. I promise you that Stokes! I'm doing what you choose me to do, and only you, me and the other person know what I mean by that. I hope I'm making you proud so far. I love you, Stokes...my brother ,my best friend, my family!

Forever in my heart, forever missed. I'll never forget you, I'll never let you go...

Gotti.

Jason, one of my many memories I have of you, is when you were dating Vanessa, you would call me and ask me "titi how do I make" whatever you wanted to impress her for dinner..I want you to know, and I know you are watching over us, that I love you like a son, and that your sudden departure has made all of us consumed with sadness, yet you from heaven have manage to united the family in such a way that you, nor any of us could have ever imagine... It has been a very bitter sweet time for all of us. Bitter, because, never in our wildest nightmare did we ever imagine losing you, yet sweet because your absence has brought families together.  Families that for some sad reason parted. You will always be remembered in all our hearts.  To me you are not gone, because all I have to do is close my eyes, and there you are so close and vivid, I could reach out and touch you.  I know that you are in heaven, because how can someone be loved by so many grown-ups, and by so many kids, not be in God's kingdom!.. I know Justin loved you dearly, and talks about when you were his baseball coach all the time.  Only a person with so much love for others can have so much love in return.  Jason, may your birthday on Sunday, April 24, 2011 in heaven be as festive as they were in life.. Love you always, titi Ida:) You will never be forgotten:) RIP

Jason you were always the most handsome little boy on the block and you grew up to be the most handsome young man with great attributes.  Hands on dad loving, dedicated and proud of your daugthers. Caring and protective brother, great son and uncle, outstanding big cousin, always there for Luis from a very early age always giving him the best advice and watching over him many, many times.   Competitive in games, just like me, neat not so much like me, I never saw a child fold their dirty cloths to put inside a hamper, your mom  taught you well. 

One of the stories that always makes me laugh is when you were learning to read and you would sound out every word in sight. One day you saw a can of insects killer on top of a counter that was brought from Mexico and you started to sound out the words and of course we all know what the word insect translates to in Mexico totally different meaning for Puerto Ricans and when you finished sounding out the word you freaked out and covered your private as it read "mata bicho"  this will always remain as one of the funniest stories your scared little face would have won $10k in the funniest videos if we would have had one.

Jason, I miss you and love you so much, it hurts me to know that you will never know, how much.  Its true what they say you do not know what you have until you do not have it anymore, we tend to take for granted the people we love,  I now  have one less nephew and my life will never be the same without you. I will love you and miss you for ever losing you is like losing my son.  May God have you real close to him.   Until we meet again, Tia Jenny

Jason, my memories of you are when you were a young kid, what a handsome little boy you were and so well behaved. I remember how you always looked up to your sister and you were never far apart. Your mom’s face would light up with joy as she saw you both playing and laughing together.

As a teenager, you seemed very happy with life and you were very close to the family. There was a lot of love at home from your mom, sister, grandma, aunts and uncles. This love a support helped make you the loving husband, father, and son that you grew up to be.

Jason, you are in my thoughts and in my prayers. You make every father proud.

Love, Hector