Terence Partick Hornsey, age 35 of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the John Cochran Veterans Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Terence Patrick Hornsey was born on July 31, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He loved spending time with his family and was a member of the Catholic faith. He married Destiney Dawn (Harmon) daughter of Richard Harmon and Catherine Porter on June 21, 1998.
Terence Partick Hornsey is survived by: his wife: Destiney Hornsey, his son: Alexander Hornsey both of Florissant, Missouri. His parents: John William Hornsey of Kirkwood, Missouri and Terry Sue Hornsey of Florissant, Missouri. Two brothers: Christopher Hornsey of St. Louis, Missouri and John Hornsey of Peoria, Illinois. Please join us along with many friends and family in mourning his passing.
A celebration of Terence Patrick Hornsey's life will be on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 10:00 A.M at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Florissant, Missouri, with a reception to follow. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery with full military honors.
Arrangements are under the direction of the American Morutary and Cremation Service of Imperial, Missouri
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Tributes
Leave a tributeWatch over us brother.
Wanted to wish you a happy birthday. Today would be your 46th earthly birthday. I can only imagine the shenanigans that would be planned for such an occasion.
Keep watch over us, especially Mom and Dad. We miss you terribly, even after 11 years. Still seems like yesterday.
Love you lil brother!
You chose to enjoy your days more than most and I work daily to try and enjoy my time more in memory of that. We all need your light perspective and laughter more now than ever.
Your son is a mirror image of you. I pray, more than anything, that you are able to appreciate how smart he is. You recognized that when he was very young and it brought you more happiness than anything I can remember. You would have been beaming if you would have known him now.
Miss you on the hard days as much as the good ones,
Chris
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message “He Is Dead”,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
-W H Auden
so much love
In a new way
Since that day
You were taken away
I AM LEARNING HOW TO LIVE
With the things left unsaid
Knowing I got to say them
With every tear I shed
I AM LEARNING HOW TO LIVE
By embracing the pain
Knowing that you live on
Through the memories that remain
I AM LEARNING HOW TO LIVE
Knowing I will never again
See your face
And I have peace knowing
You're in a better place
I AM LEARNING HOW TO LIVE
Knowing you're in God's care
It gives me the strength to move on
And makes the pain much easier to bear.
or you can smile because he has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that he'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all he's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see him,
or you can be full of the love 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 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 your back.
Or you can do what he'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Happy Birthday lil' Brother !!
- big brother John
When a loved one is lost you never, ever forget them.
See you in heaven one day!