I have been struggling for a long time over this. I kinda wanted to dedicate all my hard work on this page to someone. Not anyone from the show, or anything like that, but to someone who actualy had a deeper meaning in MY life. 1998 was a tough year for me, I lost many friends and loved ones and after lots of carefull thinking I still couldn't decide who to dedicate all of this to. So I think finally I have it. Here's my dedication:
In Memory Of
Donald M. Whitesmith
May you always walk in the sunshine and may God's love around you flow;
For the happiness you gave us, no one will ever know.
It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone;
A part of us went with you, the day God took you home.
A million times we've needed you, a million times we've cried;
If love alone could save you, you never would have died.
(Traditional Irish Thought)
Born April 27, 1902 in Rugby ND, to Reverend Ernest M. White Smith and Isabel Jane McLean Smith. Died November 18, 1998 in Ferndale, Washington. Mr. Whitesmith is survived by son Donald, Jr.(Mike) and wife Leila; daughters Theodora Brennan and husband George; Charlotte Olson and husband Jerry; Jacqueline (Jackie) Wheeler and husband Gus; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Christina in 1988; his parents; sisters Jean and Mildred; and brothers Benjamin and Gordon.
I love you "grampa" and miss you so very much!
But I know you're better now. No more pain, no more suffering. It was so hard to say goodbye to you, and so hard to let you go. But you hold a very special place in my heart and always will. I know you are somewhere singing the most beautiful version of "Amazing Grace" that you've ever sung. Keep on singing!!!
With all of my heart and soul,
your little Crystal Brooks
Pearl - your tough love and tender hand were a guiding light for me through the years.
Mark - Your life was taken, tragically, suddenly, and goodbye was not allowed. Your death was a huge loss to the family, without you I don't know what Grandmother, Jim and Wendie will do. I hope that you are resting peacefully, just as you deserve.
uncle jimmie - your life was full and vibrant. You lived everyday to the fullest and I admire that.
~*~Over the past year, I have learned that life is a very delicate thing. It can be taken from you slowly, or as quick as a blink of your eye. But either way, people make a mark on this earth, and they are never forgotten. This is just one of my ways of remembering the ones I loved, and still love - with all of my heart.~*~
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