Happy 27th birthday Greg! Miss you more than you will ever know. Love, Mom

Happy Birthday, Greg! We love you and miss you, Love, Mom

Happy birthday Greg! Love and miss you! Love, Kristen

So much is going on right now and I wish you were here to help. Dad got rid of your truck today and when I came home from work it was so hard not seeing that piece of junk sitting in the back yard. That was my daily reminder of you. Just looking at it was infuriating or it would make me smile! John and Lynz are going thru so much right now. I just hope you are watching over them and giving them some kind of sign that you are there and helping them whether they know it or not. I miss you more and more every day. I thought it would get easier, but its not. Camping season is starting and I really wanted you there with us. I miss you and love you more than you will ever know. Love, Mom

Greg, This is our second Christmas without you. It has been harder this year than before. My heart breaks more and more every day. Merry Christmas, babe. Know that we love you and miss you and there is not a day that goes by that we do not miss you. Love, Mom

Happy Birthday! Love Sammi and Boo

Greg, Today is your 25th birthday. Just want to let you know that you are always in our thoughts. Everyone was at the Lighthouse tonite to celebrate your birthday. Happy Birthday! Love you and miss you more than you will ever know. Mom

I wish you were here today, just to listen to Sammie. She misses you. So much. She was talking about you today. Asking questions. She wanted to know when you were coming back and why you were in Heaven. She asked me if you liked the movie Casper. Then said she wants you to come back like Casper. Sammi asked if it was possible for you to. She so rarely asks about you anymore. It really took me off guard and made me cry. I miss you so much myself. But to see Sammi hurting over losing you still just breaks my heart even more. I don't know how to explain it to her so she can understand. I wish you could be like Casper and come back to us. You took a big piece of all of our hearts, if not all of our hearts, when you left us. I miss you so much. Sammi and Karlie miss you so much. We love you even more. No matter what you'll always be my Opie, though you know Karlie would fight me on that. Love always, Ellie

I think of you everyday. You've been on my mind so much mor lately. I miss you so much. This year was suppose to get easier, but it didn't. I've needed you to talk to you so much. I've needed my brother. And the hug you would always give me when I needed it the most. Lord knows this year I've done some pretty stupid things. And I know you were there shaking your head and wanting to hit me upside mine. I go to see you as much as I can but sometimes it's just too hard to be there. I swear that a couple weeks ago I seen you in my review mirror and you were smiling at me. I had such a horrible night at work and I swear I saw you. It made me feel better. It's camping season again. I miss you being there bragging about how you out fished Dad and Howard despite the fact that you were sleeping most of the time. I miss sitting by the fire and just talking to you. About life, the more recent stupid things we had done. Its not the same without you down there. I wish you were here, every day I wish you were here. Its suppose be getting easier but most days it doesn't feel like it is. Can you believe I'm gonna be 25 soon. Just a couple more weeks. Your not here to tell me I'm getting old but that I'll be your baby sister. I'm five years away from our plan to move to Montana if nothing was happenin in our lives at that point. Off to Montana to start a horse farm I believe it was. You chose that state because of the "open speed limit" despite all the snow you knew I hated. i still hate it and this winter proved. I screamed your name when that semi hit me and I went into that cement wall this winter. But somehow I knew I was going to be okay, whether you were with me at that moment or something I knew I was gonna be okay. I think about you every day. And miss you more everyday. I really wish you were here with me. I need my brother here to tell me everything will be alright. I feel like if you were here to say it then maybe it will really be true and everything wil be. I love you Opie. Love you forever Ellie

Oh Greg....today I really just wish I could of called you to hang out.....I miss our "talks" we used to have....I miss meeting up at the Lighthouse, and bullshitting with you over a beer....I miss singing "Fishing In the Dark" with you.....I've had a rough couple of months, and wish you were here....*sigh* I miss you.....summers not the same without you..... I love you lil brother..... Kristen

It has been over a year since you left me. Each day is hard, but I am trying my best. There is not a day that I do not think about you and wonder why, what you would be doing, and what your life would be like. Camping season started. I guess that is my escape from the world. I wish you were there with us. Dad and Rick miss you fishing with them. I miss you sitting by the fire with us and just bullshitting about nothing important! Remember, I will always love you and miss you in my life. But as you always told me "It'll be alright, mom". I am trying to make it be allright. Love, Mom

I cannot beleive its been a whole year...365 agonizing days without you....its been so rough...I just got back from seeing you....first time it was by myself....my birthday isnt the same without you...everyone has really been trying to move on, and keep your memory....Adam has been hit the hardest....he just lost his father a week ago...I wish you were here for him....I just pray that you look out for him in everything that he dose....a bunch of us are going to the Lighthouse tonight in memory of you...I will do a shot of Jack for ya! ;) I know you'd want it that way....I miss you more and more each day...but I know you are with all of us....and knowing that makes me smile....even on my bad days...keep smiling on all of us, and let us know you're here.... LOVE YOU GREG, Kristen

I can't believe that it's been a year. I try to act like it doesn't bother me, but you know me, always gotta be a hard ass. I just wonder what your life would have been if you would have chosen to stay. What your career would have been or how many kids you would have had. But now all I can do is wonder. I've been keeping in contact with mom and Miss. Your mom misses you so much and it kills me to hear her voice sometimes because it's almost like her livelyhood has been cut in half. She still has miss but in order to be whole she needs you and you left us way too soon. So as it creeps up on a year, I'll try not to be upset, but I can't promise too much. I miss you Greg. Love, Amanda

It has been eleven months since you left us. It has been the longest time of my life. I miss you more and more every day and just want to know that you are ok and I still need to know why you left us so soon. Christmas is almost here and I dread it. Without you here to help us celebrate and do all the family things we have always done together. Merry Christmas, Greg. I love you and miss you more than you will ever know. Love, Mom

Happy Birthday, babe! Just wanted you to know that we are thinking about you and miss you more and more every day. Love, Mom, Dad, and Missy

Happy Birthday, Opie. I wish you here. I miss you so much. Its getting harder as the days go on. I miss you more everyday. The girls miss you. Sammi is starting to ask questions about you. She asks what you were like growing up and what type of person you are. The other day she asked me why you died. I don't know how to answer that. I don't exactly understand it myself. The only thing I can tell her is that God needed you so much more than we did. This has been such a rough year. I kept hoping it'd get better but it hasn't. I don't know if time will heal this pain. I really wish I could go back and redo this past year. Maybe the outcome of certain things would be different. I just miss you so much. I wish you were here. Nothing is the same. It still doesn't feel real. I love you. I'll always love and miss you. Love, Ellie

Greg you have no idea how much I miss you. The holidays are coming and I am not sure how we are going to get through without you. Thanksgiving came and went without your pecan bars because I could not bring myself to make them without your help. It just wasn't the same. Dad's birthday came and I missed you being there razing him about getting old! I know he misses you more than he will ever say. His surgery was done and we are waiting on biopsy reports. I really need your shoulder to cry on to get us through all this. But I just keep thinking what you would tell me --"It'll be alright, mom". Missy is dreading your birthday and her birthday because you are not here to help her celebrate. She misses you more and more each day. As the year drags on, all of us are trying to cope. But it is not working as well as it should be. Your friends are having a hard time dealing also. I guess one of the few bright spots in the last year has been Allie. She will soon be a year old. You would love this little girl as much as we do. She is going to be one heck of a great kid! Karlie and Sammi are getting big and not a day goes by that Karlie doesn't talk about her "Opie". Greg, I miss you more than you will ever be able to understand. I just wish I had some answers--but I guess I never will. You went away without telling me why. I hope you have found what you were looking for. I guess I will never understand . I love you and miss you. Mom

Oh Greg, how I wish you were here right now....I could really use a shoulder to cry on, and you would be the one....I just wish I could call you...I miss you so much! -Kristen

Opie, I can't believe its been six months that you've been gone. My world, and everyone who loves you, has been turned upside down with no chance of it ever going back to normal. I still can't get my head around what I'm gonna do without you. It just doesn't seem right. I had a dream about you last night. I dreamed about everything we did growing up and all the things we talked about for our futures. It just doesn't seem right or fair that your not here for it. Not a day goes by that you aren't in my heart or my thoughts. My heart broke into a million pieces the day you died. Nothing will ever make the pain or cracks go away. You'll always and forever be in my heart. I miss talking to you. To hear you say, Ellie its gonna be ok...we're still young and everything is gonna work out for us. But it isn't. It'll never be the way it was suppose to be for us. But I'm gonna do my best to make you proud of me and to be everything you wanted me to be. Just because your not here with doesn't mean I'm gonna let you down. I miss hearing your stories about everything that you managed to get yourself into. I miss your laugh and your smile. I swear sometimes I hear you laugh at me when I've done something stupid. Your laugh was so infectious. I really miss hearing it. I miss you. You always told Karlie that you would be there to catch her when she fell off the little BMX bike you got her. She fell this year at the camper. She got up stamped her foot and yelled at you for not being there to catch her. And I know you were just laughing at her. But you were there to catch her...you caught her and prevented her from getting hurt. Your always here. You maybe gone physically but your always here in our hearts and with us every day. The Fair is coming up soon. That's gonna be hard. I'm gonna be looking for you everywhere. Looking for you to come around the cornor in mom's golf cart. Looking for you to give me a ride out to my car late at night in mom's golf cart. Or at the Pulls. I'll always be looking for you. This year is not gonna be the same without you. Fair was always blast because of you. You always made it fun no matter what we had to do. I found this poem one day. It made me think of you. This is one way that I try to think of you ever day. "We thought of you with love today, But that's nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, And the days before that too. We think of you in silence, We often speak your name. Now all we have is memories, And your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake, With which we'll never part. God has you in his keeping, We have you in our hearts. ~Annoymous~ " I love you so much and will continue to for the rest of my life. I miss your more than life itself. And I always will. One day all of us will be reunited. But until that day, you are forever and always in my heart where you belong. I love you, Ellie

I just wanted to put a little something here to let you know that I am thinking about you. I miss you every single day. My heart still hurts so much. Adam had a hernia surgery a few days ago and Mom went and spent some time with Kris so she wouldn't be alone at the hospital all day. I am almost positive that you would have some joke to make about his recovery! You had a sick sense of humor that had us all busting a gut everytime you came up with something off the wall. I have been in contact with mom a few times, as a matter of fact I gotta call her. Brian and I bought a house about 3 or 4 weeks ago. It's really big and it'll look really nice once reno is done. I wish you could see it. I also wish you could see Brooklynn, she's getting so big! She'll be 3 in August. Greg I don't know if it will ever get any easier on me that you are gone. We lost contact for a little while and I feel so bad about that. I wish that I would have been there because you were my best friend. You were there every time that my mom would disappear with whatever guy it was that week. You were there when I had a problem and you were there when I felt like I couldn't go anymore. You always told me that "There's more to life than this" and I still stick by that whenever I have an issue. I hope you have found peace and know that we all miss you so very much. I love you forever. <3, Amanda

My Brother, There are no words to that could begin to explain the hole that is my heart from when you left us. That is one hole that will never be filled. I'm not sure how to explain how much I miss you everyday single day. I love you so much that it hurts that your not here with us. It didn't matter that we weren't blood related because in our hearts we knew that we were brother and sister. Its been almost four months and its still too difficult at moments to fathom that your not here anymore. The girls always ask about you. They always talk about you. You always looked up at the stars with them and talked about the stars with them. Every night the look up there and say good night to you. They miss you so much. Especially your little angel, Karlie. I wrote you a letter after you left us. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. But I had to write what I was feeling down. So here is your letter. ~ Today is one of the hardest days of my life. I have to tell you good-bye for the rest of my life. But you'll always and forever be in my heart. I still don't fully understand why I had to lose you. I love you more than life itself. I know you knew that even though I never said it. It was unspoken between us but the love was always there. You were always more than just my best friend. You are my brother. Blood or not -- we were brother and sister into the depths of each other's hearts. I don't know what I'm going to do now that your gone. You were always my protector. The one I could go to no matter what had happened. Life doesn't make sense now that your gone. But I know it has to go on no matter how difficult it is. We were always told that whatever hurt us would "heal before we got married". But this is the one exception to that. The pain may eventually diminsh some but it will never leave me until the day that I see you again. You were always there for me. It didn't matter how much it hurt me or how trivial it was. You were there. But I failed you and wasn't there when you needed me. And for that I'm sorrier than you or anyone will ever know. I never got to tell you how much I love you. I'm never gonna get to see you get married and have all the beautiful children that I knew you were going to have. Just like you won't be there the day I get married or have children. All I have now are my memories, and some days those aren't enough. I will always cherish our memories. First meeting you and Missy. The first night that I tried to spend the night and for some reason got scared and had to go home. The nights that you spend at my house. When you got bit by that horrible dog down the road. Playing in the woods and getting muddy. You chasing me around with a garden snake. Us chasing Tara with the worms. Playing in the front yard of the house every time it flooded. Lets not forget the farm. All of us playing together. We were in-seperatable. All the winters we spent sled righting down the back hill and hitting the tree almost every time. And all the tunnels and forts that we made out of snow by Gillian's shed. Or us trying to "ice-skate" on the pond on Timken's property. And that damn goose that was there every year that we fed. You bringing mom her paper everyday. You spending weeks sitting with me when I got mono. I remember that you always stayed with me until I finally fell asleep. Then there was that one day that we were playing outside and the mouse ran up your pant leg for some reason. We've had so many great memories together. We've also had some bad ones. Losing Amanda at such a young age. Then losing Uncle Dave and Grandma Nan. We were always there for each other. Your one of the few reasons I could deal with Grandma Nan's death. You made it so much easier for me. You always knew when to talk to me, when to tell me to do something, when to give your advice, and when I just needed a hug from you. You always knew when told just hold me and let me cry everything out. You knew me so well. Better than anyone else. And now I have to figure out what to do without you. I'm completely lost without you. You are my angel. I know you'll always be in my heart and watching over me. But until I see you again, don't foreget about me. Please visit often. Do something to let me know that you are here with me. I'll always and forever love and miss you. There is no one in this world that will ever compare to you or replace you. I love you so much. I miss you even more. You are my brother. You always will be. Blood or no blood -- you are my brother. I'll never forget that. I'll never forget you. Now it's time for me to say good-bye. I really don't want to. But I must. You'll always and forever be in my heart. Please be at peace. It'll be too hard for me if you're not. I miss you more than life. I love you. No matter what -- I'll love you forever. ~

Greg- I cannot believe its been three months since you left us...Adam is really struggling and is REALLY lost without you...he looked up to you so much....he took me to see you last night...it was only the second time I had been to see you....I finally had my breakdown, after Adam told me that it was ok to cry....I didn't want to cry in front of him because I didn't want to get him upset....he's been thru so much already, and I didn't want to be a burden on him...but he told me that you wouldn't want it that way, and I realized he was right...I know exactly what you'd tell me...what you always used to say; "Hey....you'll get over it...you'll be alright...." And everytime you told me that, I felt better, and I believed you...whenever I'm having a bad day, I stop and think to myself; "What would Greg want me to do?" and I think of what you'd say, and I start feeling better... I just still can't believe your gone...I'm still a little upset...but I'm getting better...I told Adam that I'm angry because you're not going to be here when we get married....you were supposed to make a REALLY embarassing speech about me and Adam...*LOL* I really wanted you to be around when me and Adam had kids...all 6 of them as Adam would say...*LOL* I wanted you to teach them so much... We went camping with your mom and dad over the weekend...Adam got REALLY burned! He also caught 3 fish! You would of been so happy for him...he carried that bucket like a little boy grinning from ear to ear...your dad showed him how to fillet a fish, and how to clean it properly...we are going camping with them again this weekend...I can't wait...it was so pritty down there...it's been nice getting to know your family more...even though we knew each other for like 11 years, I'm still getting to know your family...*LOL* I like talking to your mom, and goofing off with your dad...Missy's like the older sister I never had....She and Adam pick on each other alot...your mom said he's picking up where you left off...*LOL* They've been so nice to me....I just hope someday I can repay them... I think of you everyday Lil brother...just know that Adam and I love and miss you VERY VERY MUCH!! LOVE YOU GREG, Kristen

Greg- It has been three months since you have been gone. Not a day goes by that I do not think about you and cherish the memories that I have. Things that used to bother me no longer do, because I have learned the hard way that life is too short. And then I think about your motto - :Live life to the fullest". I miss you so much that my heart aches and I feel that I cannot go on. But life does go on. And I have to because of your dad and your sister. Please know that I love you, miss you, and I will see you again one day. All my love, Mom

greg, i just don't know where to begin with all my feelsings i miss you so much. It is hard but i am trying i know you wouldn't want me to cry but i can't help it sometimes. i make sure i go over and pick on missy and dad as much as i can but then they just get me back. i come to se you as much as i can too. i miss you and all the fun and goofy times we had, i miss leaving work and coming home to you more then anything and just cuddling with you until we fell asleep. My birthday is comging up and i wish you where here to celebrate with me cause it is just not gonna be the same. I told mom and dad that i still wanna go camping with them this summer maybe i will be smart enough this year and wear sun screen so i don't get so burnt like we both were last year. I love and miss you so much and i always will. love you always, sam

greg - missy heart broke not here okay . geg look at picture picture which here you make sister missy lauguh and joke around take. missy 4 wheeler ride wellsville missy go to wellsville all best friend look at sister missy. adama & kristen ask missy come in wedding

Amanda B.

15 years ago

Awww Miss, I feel for you sweetie! I know how much you miss your brother. He was your protector and best bud. But you know, that your brother loves you and all his friends do too. And if you need anything all of Gregs friends will be right there and take care of you. Promise! Hugs, Amanda

Oh greg i miss you so much. Everywhere i look in my house i think of you. You were there from the beginning of it all. We loved living so close to you. I think john is taking it pretty hard. He misses having someone to work around the house and yard with. But your dad has been there for him to cut wood and work on things. I wish allie would have got to grow up having you around. She would have loved you. She is growing so fast. Shes already sticking her middle finger up. lol did you teach her that? haha. But dont worry she will grow up and when we say your name she will know wjho you are. Your mom and missy have been great. We are around them all the time. We will keep all them straight for you. John wants to build that breeze way you were talking about. You were supposed to build it for us so john and the dogs didnt track mud into my kitchen. lol We went riding last weekend I was so scared john was gonna dump me off the back again. Surprisingly he didnt. It was raining but it was still fun. ME and sam have become close again. She misses you so much just like all of us do. I will never forget you and we all love you very very much and we will see you again someday.

Amanda B.

15 years ago

Thank you so much Lyndsey, for sharing your thoughts and feelings. We don't know eachother but we share one similar thing, Greg. I know that you all miss him very much, but rest assured Greg is up there watching. And he's wrapping his angel wings around Allie and keeping her safe just as he would have done if he were still with us. Hang in there, the pain will fade one day and the memories will be more vivid. Sincerely, Amanda Brady

Greg- You have totally broken my heart and spirit because you left us too soon. I am struggling to get through each and every day without you. Your dad is in such pain and hurt and having a hard time. Missy is devastated that you left her! Missy went to Wellsville this week-end with the gang and had a great time. All of your friends are treating her like their little sister and protecting her like you did. For that I am grateful. But, I still wish you were here to protect her like you always did. She still needs your love and guidance. Each and every day I look at what you missed-- dad wanting to go fishing and camping, Allie growing up, John and Adam being their goofy selves, and all the things that your friends are doing. Every one misses you and wonders why you had to leave us so soon. I want you to know that you will always be in my heart and that you were and still are a major part of our lives. Whenever I am having a bad day, I think about what you would say. I love and miss you. I will see you again some day! Love, Mom

Amanda B.

15 years ago

Pam, you don't know how my heart aches every time I think about you, Howard and Miss, and how you guys are hurting so. I think about you guys daily and I wonder how you guys are making through. If you ever need anything, please give me a call and I will be right there, I'm 10 minutes away. Love Always, Amanda

I feel like I should write a letter to express my feelings...so here goes... Dear Greg, What can I say? You've been my friend since we were 12 years old...and altho we lost touch for a few years, when we met again, it was like we were never apart...we laughed about the times we had when we were young, and we had many more hilarious times....I can't name them all, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is when you lost your house keys, and had Adam climb through your bathroom window, breaking the screen, and falling head first into the house, hitting his face on the toilet and floor! *LOL* You laughed so hard, I thought you were going to pee yourself!! *LOL* Then after the laughing fit, you asked Adam if he was ok....the look on Adams face said it all!! *LOL* I remember you just apologized and apologized, and laughed harder and harder all the while! You were always a protector of me, and I loved you for that....if any guy looked at me, you were on it! You were like that with all your girl-friends, even if they knew you for an hour, you were their body guard...I ALWAYS felt safe with you and Adam by my sides...when you two were around, I knew NOTHING bad could happen to me! I remember the night you called me because I was upset Adam was gone for Military training, and you told me to come out to the lighthouse with you and Samantha to cheer me up...I did, and this guy kept bothering me all night...well when I was saying goodbye to you, he slapped my behind....I remember how red your face got....I knew you were mad! You rushed right up to that guy, and got in his face telling him he messed with your "Sister" and you were going to kick his ass....you told me; "Kristen, get inside....I don't want you to see this..." I went inside and you came back 10 minutes later smiling saying; "Don't worry, that guy won't be bothering you anymore..." I couldn't help but laugh!! I remember the jokes you told, and saying that one word I HATE! You would always gasp, cover your mouth, hug me and say; "I'm so sorry sis!" HAHA!! You were such a jokester...you'd tell people that your "brother" *ADAM* and your "sister" *ME* were dating...remember you really had some guy at the lighthouse convinced we were really related! I had to tell him we weren't, because you were laughing so hard, you couldn't talk! *LOL* You were always there for me...no matter when time of day I called you, even if you didn't answer, you would always call me back asking; "Whadda need?....You okay?" And everytime we left each other, you would hug me and say; "Love ya, sis" and I'd say; "Love ya, lil brother" I am at that stage now where I'm angry....I'm angry you had to go, and angry you are going to miss out on so many great things that are happening....the birth of your cousins baby....John and Lindseys little girl, Allie growing up....Tiff and Eric's wedding....and mine and Adam's wedding....I know you will be there in spirt....but its just not the same.... Greg, I'm not sure what we are going to do without you....Adam is compleatly lost without you...as is Samantha, me and all our friends....we miss you so much....where ever you are, I hope you found peace.... I know you are here with me everyday, watching over me, and everyone who loved you, and knowing that gives me a GREAT sense of peace, and hope that I will see you again one day.... I LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH LIL BROTHER.... YOU ARE FOREVER IN MY HEART AND MY MIND....I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.... LOVE YOUR "SIS", Kristen

Amanda B.

15 years ago

Thanks so much Kris, it's perfect! I know how much you miss him, as do I. But wherever he is, he's watching over each and every one of us. He always kept an eye out for us and he will forever. Just remember, the pain will fade, as days go by, and each rain will wash the tear from your eye, but his memory will live on forever within your heart. I love you Kris! If you need me, you know were to look. Love, Amanda

It's hard to pick my favorite memory of Greg, but I would have to say above all it would have to be the first day I met him. He introduced himself and wouldn't leave! My mother had moved me to a new place and surroundings that I wasn't very happy about and Greg sensed that. So he followed me around for 2 days trying to get me to be in a better mood. Finally I gave in and we were the best of friends ever since. I miss him dearly but I know that he is watching over all of his friends and family, making sure we are ok.