you are always with us  / Mom I. Miss You
hey baby we are getting ready to go back to the beach, you know, the vacation that i was so excited to take you all on, thought you had a great time it was not until after you were gone and i read your journel that i found out how bad that trip was for you, i didnt think about how hard it would be for  you to walk in the sand and how all that heat would effect your heart. but you acted like you were having a great time cause you knew how much it ment to me to show you the ocean. i love you so much baby i will be seeing you everwhere we go! be with your brother this week, his birthday is gonna be hard for him, let him know you are with him, help him to find his way to deal with life without you and to find the path he needs to take, we love you and we all miss you very much. sweet dreams my baby 
love 
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My condolences  / Alma Mills

I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you.
I know our angels are together watching over us and one day we
will see them again. Sending warm hugs and all my love
Alma
www.angel-mills.memory-of.com

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remembering / Mom I. Love You My Angel
well baby, life is comming full circle, after a while, the boys in your group kinda drifted away, it was hard to see them go, i got used to them comming over and hanging around, well since your second angelversary, they started to come back around, i woke up one morning and poof there was ben sleeping on the couch! for a few moments, i went back in time, it seemed like the old day when you all used to d & d here at the house. then a day or so later, in comes PJ, he stayed for 3 days, hung with brandon, it was so awesome, now Fathead is comming home again soon, and Brad is back in town,  all that is missing is you.  when they all get together, i look for you. i know you are with us in our hearts, but sometimes baby, it just dont seem like it is enough.  but as i learned this weekend, i will hold my "ricky" moments close in my heart, and do my best to hang in there. i love you baby!
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MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ANGEL RICKY  / FRAN GATES WIFE OF ANGEL DAVE
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love / Gramlin (grandmom)
ricky I miss you more and more I can see sniff in the kitchen for chicken or chocklet  chip waffles ijust feel like it was yesterday you left us and ach and the pain is still there i dont know if you even understood how many lives you touch or how much you were loved and miss ikeep telling myself you are ok now not in pain not hurting but in my heart i would give anything to have you back has your grandmother the pain is endless has the mother of your mother its even more your moms good days are great when she can think of you and laugh over a          memory but when i see the pain in her face and your dads and i       know   nothing can fix it for them I just know Ihurt in my heart I just know I love you and miss you will never be forgoten  why some one like you as wonderful and brave as you would  ever be forgoton  never i think about you all the time and the things we did together i would give anthing to have you here longer i know i cant so iwill keep the memories in heart love you gramlin Close

2 years ago today  / Mom
well baby 2 years ago your aunt woke me up and you were gone, gone from us here on earth but with us in our hearts forever, i remember everthing about that day, i remember standing outside waiting for them to bring you out of the house for the last time, the sudden drop in the tempature, the light rain that we all swore was gonna turn into snow, watching your brothers and your friends line the driveway on both sides with their skateboards held high in an arch of honnor for you to pass under, that whole time replays in my head like a movie i look in the back yard and  i can see the happieness in your eyes when you realized you were home and outside in the backyard, all the people who came to show us how much you were loved, i can remember the overwhelming feeling of love that surrounded our house, it is still there, one by one the boys have come back to the house this weekend, you are still bringing people together baby, daddy and i have been spending a lot of time with the bissels, that is cause of you, i miss you so much baby you are in my thoughts all the time, your brothers miss you, be with kory extra right now, he is really having a hard time right now. brandon misses you we all do i love you so much. you will always be
"always remembered, never forgotten
all my love now and forever
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i miss you so much and i remember  / Mom (mother)
well baby, two years ago today, you got your wish to come home, i remember them telling me you might not make it all the way home, i remember thinking "you dont know my son!" you made it home, i remember the look on your face when you realized you were in your own bed! i remember how exctied you were about your bonfire that night, most of all i remember holding you in my arms and waching you sleep, greatful to have you to hold tight, bittersweet to see you in your own bed knowing it was only going to be for a short time. i am so greatful that i was able to hold you in your own bed my boy, and to be there with you at the end.  i am so sorry i fell asleep but people tell me that you probally wanted it that way, know that as long as i breath, you will forever be...ALWAYS REMEMBERED....NEVER FORGOTTEN. Close

i dont know why  / Mom (forever in my heart )
hello my sweetheart,
forsome reason today i am missing you so much more, it feels like you just left me today,  i just remember what we were doing 2 years ago and has hard as it was, i would give anything to have you back with us. i love you and miss you so much my baby
all my .love
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Thinking of you on Mother’s Day  / Ashley's Mom (Sue)

I will be thinking of you on Mother’s Day Sue. Love Ashley's Mom

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happy easter my love  / Mom (i miss you so much )
hello my sweetheart,
another easter has passed without your smile, it just gets to  the point where i think i just cant bare another day without you, this time of year is so hard for me now, i remember the last easter with you, in the icu all hooked up to god knows what, you just looked so scared and so tired.  i never imagined it was the beginning of the end. i try to hard to get thru the day, i smile when i should, laugh when i should, but it is all on the outside, inside, my heart is broken and i know my life will never be the same, i am so glad i have dad and your brothers and gram, aunt glo and francine came to spend easter with us, somehow i dont think i could get thru the day without all of them. i am trying to do as much as i can with the garden for tcf, atleast i feel like i have a purpose now, something new to fight for.  baby i love you and i miss you so much, 
happy easter,
love you, 
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TO SUE (ASHLEYS MOM)  / Mom (mom)
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW VERY MUCH YOUR POSTS HAVE MENT TO ME, I TRIED TO EMAIL YOU BUT WAS UNABLE.  THANK YOU SO MUCH, EASTER IS SUCH A BAD TIME FOR ME AND YOUR WORDS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE THERE WHEN I REALLY NEED THEM, GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH Close

Happy Easter Ricky.  / Ashley's Mom (Sue)

Let every man and woman count himself immortal.  Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection.  Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise."

Happy Easter Ricky.

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i remember  / Mom

hello baby,

i was just sitting here remembering that first bad weekend in the hospital for easter, you were in icu and me and aunt glo and jess slept in the lobby to be close to you, i remember jess's stinky feet, the gard waking us up, sneeking you mcdonalds and shopping for easter candy for the nurses. most of all i remember you baby, you looked so scared but you never complained. i love you and miss you more then i can ever say

love always

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A bond between a Mother & Son  / Ashley's Mom (Sue) (Angel Friend )
Sweet Ricky, here are two hearts.  One is yours,
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WHAT CAN I SAY?  / MOM
HERE WE GO AGAIN BABY, IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR, I REMEMBER COMMING HOME THAT SATURDAY AND YOU TELLING ME "I HAVE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY" BOY, HUN YOU SURE SAID IT ALL RIGHT THERE, TO THINK, THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY NIGHTMARE, I MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH, I MISS YOUR SMILE, YOUR LAUGHTER, SNUGGIN WITH YOU WATCHING "HERCULES" FACE IT KIDDO, I JUST PLAIN MISS YOU!! I LOVE YOU NOW AND FOREVER
LOVE,
MOM

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What an angel you must have been Ricky before you earned your "Angel Wings"  / Barb Heacox, Ricky's Mom (friend)
Ricky,
I can only imagine how much fun you had while you were still here.  I can guarantee that you and my Ricky are having fun now and you are watching over us.  I know you and my son, Ricky hit it off.  Common, Linkin Park, Tomb Raider, Rap Music, Campfires,(woops bonfires with a capital B)etc;etc;etc.  I could go on and on, oh my after talking and chatting with your mom, you and my Ricky have so much in common.  Ricky, I'm sure you are with your mom and you'll continue to let her know you are there.  Don't ever stop, Please!  She's tough and she will embrace you and all those fond memories forever.  I never met your mom yet, (I repeat YET) but I think she's a wonderful mom Ricky,  you were blessed to have her as she was very blessed to have you.  I want to thank you Ricky for I felt you were with me when I was creating something special for your mom and helped to guide me.  I know your mom will cherish it forever.  I can't repeat it here Ricky, but you know what it is (remember it's a surprise for your mom).  I know you knew I was holding your tie in my hands and I said Happy Valentines Ricky Rhodes, because I had such a warm feeling in my heart.  I can see why it was your "Chick Magnet".  Bless you always Ricky  Close

happy valentine's day baby  / Mom
hiya sweetheart i just wanted to say happy valentines day i love you so much and i miss you like crazy i did not forget you today, daddy and i will be bring out your candy hearts after work today just like we always do! watch over us and know that you are so very much missed! Close

So special  / Tina Brwon (Friend to you all )
Ricky, I know how proud you are of all of your family.  I only knew you for a short time but could see how special you are to everyone who loves you and that special spirit of yours is still here.  You touched my heart deeply and I think of you so often.  Your family is so special and my heart breaks knowing how unbearable it has been for them.  I know too though that you will help guide them through the pain...you are still with them and always will be..forever.
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hey hun  / Mom I. Love You
hiya baby was sitting here listening to your music, missing you like crazy, baby i wish you could find me in my dreams, i am having a lot of trouble with this one hun, i hear your voice calling for me, you sound so scared, baby i try almost every night to find you, you say that you are cold, baby you have your blanket with you, it is right there and you have superbear if you need me just press the hand and i am there. i love you so much i press the paw on my bear everynight so the last thing i hear is your voice. brandon says thank you for the gift, he knew it was from you and it means alot to him i love you, mom Close