A Star on Earth

A Star in Heaven

In one of the stars, I shall be living.
In one of them, I shall be laughing.
And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing when you look at the sky at night.

This memorial website was created in Loving Memory of our Son,

Dean Nicholas

Born on January 11, 1983 and tragically passed away on July 14, 2005 at the age of 22. We will always love and remember him and cherish his memory forever.
       
                   

How we miss you so…

A second son born to me
On a cold January day in eighty-three.
A lively lad with a cheeky smile
Always happy, never cried.
Loved to show off, be a clown
Never let things get you down.
Ripped trousers, dirty knees
Dishevelled clothes for all to see.
Argumentative, knew it all
But somehow knew when to play ball.
A big boy now, you joined the army
Everyone thought that you were barmy!
A sweetheart girlfriend you loved so much
You married her in such a rush!
Off to war I hear you say
I prayed for your safe return everyday.
Baby on the way you need to come
Just in time to see your little one
A year long later we hear the news
That angel wings that you have grew.
Our hearts are breaking, the days a long
How can it be so; that you have gone?
Our lives are empty our precious son has gone
To a different place - we don’t belong.
Tears fall freely, heavy hearts we carry
We will always be so very sorry.
And how we desperately miss you so….
Maria Nicholas
6th October 2005

I Just Lost You
How can I put your dying into words?
Are there words powerful enough
To describe the death of you,
And this lost, pain-filled me?
Where do all these tears come from?
Endlessly, they flow from my hurting eyes.
I wish they could drown out the awfulness
Of being in a life I don't recognize anymore
Who am I now, without you?
I feel I've lost myself in a fog.
A mother without her child -
That's not supposed to be.
What will happen to me now?
A mother can't stop being a mother.
I know I shall go on loving you,
Your life has not ended for me.

by Monica Eblen - South Bend, Indiana
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