Its been a year and it doesnt feel like it because your with me everyday. I still hear ypu and feel you and i know thats because in everything we do everyday you live Papa. You live thru us. I really never understood what that truely meant. But its all of the little things you have showed us thru our lifetime that we do or say thst reminds me tjst even with u being gone so many of the things you did or said are still alive. Papa it still pains me everyday but like i was telling Angie n Isach that was OUR PAPA anyonecouldhave been chosen to be his grandkids but it was us. We got the very best of Papa. People fear death its normal to be afraid to die, We dont have to br afraid tho of death because Papa will be right there waiting.

Hi my love tomorrow will be a year that you have been gone my heart is so shattered an broken I try very hard to be strong for are kids and are Grandchildren you have left me with 4Handsome sons and a Beautiful Daughter they all try very hard to protect me and most of all your Beautiful Granddaughter Sabrina she and the boys miss you so very much She is trying so very hard to get JUSTICE for you and also for other veterns Your brother Ray calls me once in awhile and checks on me he misses you so much honey I just want to hold you and kiss you one more time or just hear your voice and just see you there will never be anyone in my life only are grandchildren until we meet again you will always be my knight in shining armor I will love you always

Happy New Year DAD...Better late than never is what you'd say ..it's been hard DAD n it doesn't get easier ..I leave u random messages on your voicemail still hoping this is all averybaddream ..I MISS YOU DAD MORE THN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD ....

Merry Christmas my love it's not the same without you are compa called me and asked me what did I want for Christmas and I told him I wanted you back but I know I can't get you back l will always love you and only you and I miss you so very much I Thank GOD for letting me have you in my life for 54 years

Hey pops, Merry Christmas, a day late but I just wanted to say thank you for popping in and visiting 3 days ago now, it was beautiful seeing you with your boys again. Not sure what that dream was about, but it was truly a blessing to see you! We miss you dad, can't believe you're gone, still talk about you all the time, best hugs EVER!!!! Well, thank you for always loving me as your daughter, I try to stay in touch with the family. I love you, pops!

-Gina

If only i could have one last hug. If i could hear another mija or love you too. My entire life you were santa every xmas and always made sure i had atleast one present under the tree. Uve came every yese to drop gifts off for all of your grandkids and papa ur the best grandpa we could have ever had. You are the reason why i love holidays and why i will always celebrate. Oh ya papa in back in church. Been going a solid month i still have conflicted feelings but i know ur in heavan waiting for me so i will do everything to make sure i meet you there. I love u so much Papa. I always hugged u extra tight and i always let u know i loved u and appreciated yu. I would always call for fathers day and tell yu thank u for raising me for instilling so much wisdom in my soul that i ive grown to be a decent human being. I talk to u everyday i know u can hear me because at times i hear you. I love you so much Papa

Merry Christmas Papa. I dont really kno where to start but for beginners I love you. Last xmas i mever would have thought it would be our last. Tho xmas is every year it will never b the same. I hurt everyday papa i miss u i wish i could hug u i wish i could call u jus to say what are u gius doing okay well i just wanted to tell u i love you. I misss u papa everyday of my life. I wish u were here

XMAS is here ..ITS JUST NOT THE SAME WITHOUT U DAD...I MISS N LOVE U SOOO MUCH MERRY CHRISTMAS DADDY

Dad...THE HOLIDAYS R HERE N ITS VERY HARD WITHOUT YOU ..U WERESO PERFECT..THE BEST ..THERE ISNT A DAY THAT GOES BY WITHOUT U IN MY THOUGHTS ..THERE NO WORD TO DESCRIBE LIFE WITHOUT U PHYSICALLY HERE ..I HOLD ON TO EVERY SINGLE MEMORY N SMILE ..I LOVE U DAD

Happy late birthday my love your birthday was not fun with out you we met when we were young and we always said we were going to grow Old together AND we did God got us threw are Hard time's and Blessed us with Beautiful children and Grandchildren we were meant for each other I will always love you for ever I will see you again and start over you know how they say till Death do we part well we will never part we will always be together I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH

i miss you papa so much i wish you were still here......i love you dad

Happy birthday Papa i love you

..I MISS U SOO MUCH MY WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN WITHOUT U ..HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY DAD....I LOVE U

Papa. Im sitting here thinking about the last hug i gave you. I can see it clear as day.you got off the car to use the restroom and sat for a while. Coming in you walked on the driveway next to the car and i came out and gave u a big hug. I always gave yu big hugs squeezed a little tight and when u left id do the same thing.
I miss you everyday all the time

DADDY..IM GNA MISS U N YOUR LIL JOKES THIS WEEKEND ON MY BDAY..I MISS U DAD more thn words can ever say ..Thank u for making me such a CRYBABY ..I think its safe to say i have enough tears to open my own water company ..lol..i love u dad

Dad guess what? today mom was going through stuff from storage and she just put some things on the table out back and told me to go through that stuff and if we didn't want anything just to donate the stuff that was there , well anyways I seen to broken down phones there and you know me , shoot I should've been a cat but then I'd be gone to cause you know curiosity killed the cat . Anyways pops I took them to my room and plugged them in for a bit and guess what ? I got to hear your beautiful voice and you were talking to Stephanie and then you said well I gotta go pick up Anthony right now and boy did my face just light up , I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR VOICE DAD AND THEN I SHOW BOATED OVER TO MOMS ROOM AND SAID , GUESS WHAT I GOT MOM AND I STARTED PLAYING IT FOR HER AND THEN SHE GRABBED HER MOUTH AND SAID OH MY GOD THATS YOUR FATHER AND I SAID YES IT IS WITH A SMILE FROM HEAR TO HEAVEN. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU DAD TRULY I DO.

Papa. Im sitting here thinking about the last hug i gave you. I can see it clear as day.you got off the car to use the restroom and sat for a while. Coming in you walked on the driveway next to the car and i came out and gave u a big hug. I always gave yu big hugs squeezed a little tight and when u left id do the same thing.
I miss you everyday all the time

Dad it's been 3 long months without u n it's so very hard ..we all miss u so much I still can't believe this is real..I call ur phone just to hear your voice n I leave messages ..I would give anything to have u back dad..at times life feels almost unbearable without u ..My life as DADDYS LIL GIRL WILL NEVER B THE SAME WITHOUT YOU ..N I KNOW U HATE ME CRYING BUT U WERE THE ONE MAN IN MY LIFE THAT LOVED ME UNCONDITIONALLY N WOULD PROTECT ME ..DAD ..I CANT LET GO N I KNOW I NEED TO ..PLEASE DOBT B UPSET WITH ME ..IM.TRYING K ..I LOVE U .SEE U LATER

My Dearest father which I truly miss dearly , well today marks 3 months that our king has been missing from our lives , everyday , every hour there's not a minute that goes by that your not thought about DAD ME AND THE KIDS TRULY DO MISS YOU WITH ALL OF OUR HEARTS AND SOMETIMES I THINK ITS GETTING A LITTLE EASIER FOR THE KIDS AND THEN SOMETHING TRIGERS IT ALL OVER AGAIN , DAD I DONT THINK WE WILL EVER GET OVER THIS BECAUSE YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US FROM A THIEF IN THE NIGHT , YOU FOUGHT EXTREMELY HARD AND GAVE US SO MUCH HOPE AND EVERYONE WAS SO EXCITED AND PLANNING YOUR WELCOME HOME BBQ AND THEN ALL THIS CRAZY STUFF HAPPENED , I KNOW YOUR HOME AND BETTER NOW AND I DON'T WANT TO BE SELFISH BUT I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN I PROMISE. I LOVE YOU DAD FOREVER AND A DAY

My papa the fretest man ever. They say u were blessed with us but truth is we were blessed to have you. We were blessed to have been chosen to be apart of your life. Anyone in the world couldve been apart of your legacy but it is us. It is me. I will always be mad and upset at y WHY your not here. I feel like losing you has swapped my perspective on the world on life. Why the good ones go first. Why it had to be you. Why are u gone. Why. Papa i am depressed. I have never felt a pain like this and i know it will NEVER go away .i will ask god why and i will never get an answer they say well why not. Because you dont take the good ones and leave all the bad apples to rotten the world. Why. Why take a good man away from his family. They say have faith it will get better. I had faith and it got me no where but in the bottom of a pit crying because i lost someone who gave us all everything. So many days i had so many questions and i would call Papa. And u know what papa u always had an answer. I love i miss u so much thisnis unrealistic its not happeneing i will see u again. My papa is okay hes home thats what i keep telling myself and everyday it hits me all over again U ARE GONE. We dont get you back until we ourselves enter those gates. U are a king papa. Our king our Papa our rider. It is because of you that we even exist.
I love u papa yesterday today tomorow and forever.

DADDY..CUZN ROZALYN FOUND UR SISTER AUNTIE MARIE ..I HAVENT SPOKEN TO HER OR MET HER IN PERSON YET ITS SO HARD TO DO THIS WITHOUT U LIKE E WERE SUPPOSED TO DO ..IM SORRY ..IM YRYING TO PULL MYSELF TOGETHER ..I KNOW U WANT ME TO COMPLETE OUR MISSION ..GIVE ME STRENGTH ..I MISS U DAD ..

DAD..WHAT CAN I SAY ..U R AMAZING U WERE BORN THIS WAY N REMAIN TO B EVEN IN HEAVAN..I MISS U SO MUCH MORE THN WORDS CAN EXPLAINAND IM SORRY FOR EBERYTIME I WAS DIFFICULT AND BROUGHT U HEARTACHE..LIFE WITJOUT U PHYSICALLY HERE WILL NEVER EVER B THE SAME BUT WE R TRYING ITS JUST SO HARD ESPECIALLY ON YOUR GRANDKIDS PLEASE B THE GUIDE THEY NEED TO PULL THROUGH DADDY PLEASE ..I LOVE U ..SEE YA LATER

To My Greatest Father.n.Law that never was.... Thank You for allowing me to take part in your life, as you took part in ours. My children and I are forever grateful for every memory we have with you. The Love and Respect you gave us no matter what we were in your life. I teased I was the one that should've been "Thee One" for your son, but truthfully, I am just blessed I have had you all as family and he and I being best friends is better than anything else we could've had. Thank you, for all the hugs, all the laughs, and conversations, the memories of tourisms in Vegas, thank you for allowing us to be Duarte Fam from afar. Your "adopted" grandchildren and I will forever love and miss you....don't worry we'll keep an eye on Mom....!!!!!

To my Dearest Love
From the day we first met I fell in Love with you you were my Best friend,the Love of my life,my knight in Shining Armor you always Protected me. We had Beautiful children and from are children we had Beautiful Grandchildren and Great grandchildren and Great Great Grandchildren.You will always be in my heart and I will always Love you forever there will never be anyone else I miss you so very much my Heart is Broken till we meet again

To my beloved papa/dad
I dont know where to start i miss you soo much i dont want to believe you are flying high in the heavens now.it huts like crazy my heart feels broken.i stare at your pictures every day remembering all our fishing trips you would take me on the car ride ,you stepping in for the father that left me,you would tell me dont worry im here mejo I got you .An you had me to the fullest to to help me understand the better parts of life I LOVE YOU POP'S,my eyes flow with tears like a raging river.you have always had a heart of gold and you are the best #1 no questions asked,I thank you for always being here for me and loving me truly like a son . No one could ever take your place,you were perfect ,I love you ,I will never let you go never!!ha we use to pick on each other on our car ride a blame it on one another to grandma.why dad why did you have to goo you taught me so much raised me at that .youll forever be in my heart soul and mindyou are our captain and and now our gardian angel may you rest in paradise until we meet again Semper Fi!
           THE GREATEST
          LARRY P. DUARTE

MY DEAREST FATHER ,
    I still can't believe that you are gone and i know its not bye its see you later . I am so proud to say that you were my father the greatest of the greatest i honestly would replace mohammed ali with you the greatest of all time. My father we have so many memories together and i will not let you down in any way or form uour grandkids are succeeding for you pops Angie FINALLY is getting A's haha i know your laughing to and your A.J. is getting even crazier DAD I LOVE YOU AND YOU WILL BE TREMENDOUSLY MISSED AND LOVED BY ALL .AND ANOTHER THING POPS WE WILL GET JUSTICE FOR YOU SO EVERYONE CAN REST EASY CUZ PAPA SAID . I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK BIG PAPA .

DAD words will never b enough to describe how truly amazing u are .You always had a heart of gold and loved unconditionally with it .You taught us about Love hone respect loyalty and made everything about family..You taught me strength and though I VE made mistakes that broke your heart u never gave up in me because u knew I would get up n pull through because that's what u taught me ..I miss u so much dad n I will keep u close in my heart till we meet again I LOVE U DAD N IM PROUD TO B THE DAUGHTER OF A UNITED STATES MARINE