Happy Birthday Nina Jean! You are loved and you are missed. And your son Rick has turned out to be a charming man...you did a good job!

I can't believe that 3 years have passed since I last saw your beautiful face. Although I see it everyday, in my mind, it just isn't the same without your laughter in my ears. I miss you honey; so very much. And although days like today are cause to write you letters, not a day goes by that I don't wish you were here to tell me that everything is going to be OK; and to remind me how much I am loved. NOBODy can hug me quite the way you did. And with everything that has happened this year, both the good and the bad, I know that you would have helped to ease my fears...both the good and the bad.
   But I know that you are watching over us all and that does help. I may not get a verbal reply when I ask your advice or for guidance, somehow, I still feel like you have everything under control. I know that you know when I stumble. But I also know that you are still proud of your baby boy. Just as I am proud that you were my Mamma and I treasure the time that I had you. We are all working very hard to ensure that your name is never forgotten...forever.  I love you, today as I did yesterday.

Thank you, dear sweet momma, for leaving a legacy...your adorable son and my friend Wayne Leu. You did a great job and I hope you are proud of him. I know I am. Your pictures are adorable and I see you lived life with fun and passion. Thank you for bringing Wayne into the world. He blesses many people.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMMA; we gathered in your honor today. We tried to keep it light even though it was so hard to publicly say good-bye. You would have been so proud of little Natalie and Chy (they even stood up and spoke words of love about you. As a finale, the kids blew out your candles and the adults "raised our glass" as P!nk led us in a final Margarita toast. You are so loved.

i miss my grandma so much!!! ive cried alot for missing u!!! i wish i could of been there when u took your last breathe. no one has no idea how much i love u!!! forever missed to nina jean leu!!! u were my favorite grandma!!! forever loved by stephanie helms!!!! ;)

momma, i love you so much... always have, and always will... you meant the world to me, and still do.. i wish you could be here for many more laughs, and to be able to talk with me like we used to.. tell god to give you a phone so you can call me! and make sure to win lots of bingo games. hope your happy and at peace. your loving sons miss you momma...

How to describe you to those who did not know?
Would it be your willful countenance,
Your ever youthful glow?
That sassy spark of pure deviance
The phoenix from the ash?
Or the charming seductress
Building easy alliance
Always more goodwill than cash.

I loved you. Just adored you. Your crazy wacky way of seeing the world. Your ready laugh. The way you could make people feel really special. I wanted more for you. More happiness, more choices, more dreams coming true and things working out. More time.....with you and for you. But I know you had a great time some of the time and I got to share a little of it. Love you forever Aunt Nina!

It's hard to believe that a month has come and gone without you. It seems like only days ago that we were deciding what to have for dinner. Yet it also feels like I have not seen that pretty smile for months. 
I just want you to know that I am doing ok. But, God I miss you so much. I think about you ALL day, EVERY day. Your even in my dreams. I love you.

I never met met her, but I know Rick and she would have to be a special lady to have such a great son. My thoughts are with you.

I did not know her long, but in the time I did get to spend with her, she made me feel like I was, and had always been, a part of her family. I loved her as if she was my own mother. I will always remember her for the the love she shared with me, and every time she made me laugh! Rest in love Mom, and when you get a break from singing, peak down on us from time to time. Love you always.

I met you and your mom right after my mom had passed away, God's timing of course! Mom eased her way into my heart to fill the maternal void and she did it perfectly! She had a smile that would light up the house! But she was surely a spitfire!! LOL We had our 'mother/daughter' talks & she always knew just what to say. I will truly miss her. I love her with all my heart & soul!! Love you!

I am so proud to be your baby boy. Not once in life did I doubt your love. How could I when you showed it so often? And the world saw it too! How blessed I am that you gave me life! Even in your final days, and until your last breath, I saw a bravery and a grace that I never knew possible. I can only hope to have your courage when my journey ends. Eternally in my heart...