To our precious "Abe" your time with us here on earth was too short. We miss you so much more than you could ever know. You will be loved and remembered from the moment you were conceived until through all eternity. Who knew that on that brief moment in time on the night you walked out of our living room, would be the last time we would hear your voice, or see your face. You told us you would be home first thing in the morning, you weren't ! You were instead on your way to heaven ! You had met the death angel here in the house, and she was waiting for you. Jesus and Nanny were waiting for you. PLease forgive Mommy for being mad at you. I only wanted you to stay home, and remain safe. Like I always wanted you to do. Remember when Mommy would always tell you,"there's no place like home, Abe." Remember, that ?....... Now you are no longer in our home, but in your heavenly home. No one except God can know our pain and our sorrow. We miss you more than words can tell. Please ask God to let us know you are ok. And to comfort our hearts and souls. And to help us to bear this sorrow until we meet again. I love you my sweet and precious Abe, Mommy loves you more than my own life. Daddy (David) loves you too. Remember when we were there to meet him at the airport, when he came back from Desert Storm? How we all cried that day ! Remember him helping you with all the science projects? The boy scouts ? The pinewood derby ? taking you and Sarah to the bicycle safety classes ? taking you and the girls bowling at the base ? the birthday parties ? the homework ? running away, and him getting you out of Vals tree, hundreds of times ? I remember when you used to come home, and so many kids at school would tease you, because you were so skinny, and I would tell you they will grow up and like you and look up to you, remember that Abe ? Well they did just that, didn't they sweetie? Remember the acting, and the theatre groups you and Sarah went to, and working with Allison? How you and Sarah would make fun of her? And you went to the swim meets, so faithfully every morning, how proud we are of you. Just for that alone. Because I know it was a great sacrifice. And yet you were so very faithful, and did a super job ! " Go Abe " !!!!!!! I remember when I would go to the hospital with you for the chemo treatments, and thinking I would gladly take them for you. I never wanted you to see a seconds pain. Then after graduation, you got the job at Makotos, and how faithful you were to them! We were so proud of you for working so hard ! You looked so nice, in your white shirt, and James Dean tie. And you then went to work for American Eagle too. You never ceased to amaze all of us. You went to college for one semester in Florida, I know you worked your self ragged, working two jobs AND going to school. Then we told you you had to quit, so we could move to Colorado, you didn't want to leave your friends or Florida, but you knew you had to. It was alot of fun with you in the apartment, until the end where you were staying out too late ! And you knew you were wrong, and we had to come over and help you pack everything up, and leave. But you took it like a trooper ! We did have some fun times here in the new house, didn't we Abe ??????? I'm so glad you did, or we wouldn't have had that extra time with you. Then we had another set back we found out your arm had busted loose ! And you had to have another surgery on your arm ! How long-suffering and brave you were once again ! I will never comprehend where you got your strength from ! I would have cried my eyes out ! Then you came home, and we had to help you to recouperate. Even in the midst of trials, sicknesses, and our financial hardships, you were always so understanding, and brave. And you sailed through a second surgery ! How on earth did you do it ? Then you met Amanda ! How sweet she was. I was just getting to know her, and was looking forward to getting very close to her. Then our world came crashing in as fast as your accident. Oh, our precious Abe, maybe we can find one grateful thing in all of this tragedy and that it was all over in a few seconds ! I pray to our father above you never felt a seconds pain ! I hope none of the 5 that died that day did. It was a joy being your mother through the good times and the bad. I was and am still so very very tremendously proud of you, all you have had to endure in your short life. I miss you every second. Going all through school, graduating, and surviving cancer ! How tough and brave you are. You were and still are an inspiration to us all. And always will be. You will forever be in heart and mind, and your name on my tongue, right after we utter the name of Jesus ! Susanne Hoffman brought a tree over for you today, it is a dogwood. We planted it in your memory. WE LOVE YOU OUR DARLING SWEET PRECIOUS ABE. Love Forever,

Love Forever and throughout all Eternity, Mom, Dad, Sarah,_______, Rebeccah, Rachel,Rocky, Rod-Stewart (NO ONE NOW OR EVER WILL EVER, COULD EVER TAKE YOUR PLACE, NOT NOW, EVER, OR IN THE WORLD TO COME!)

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