Robert Bergman Robert was in second grade or maybe third when he told me he thought, “he got a letter”. He ran out to the mailbox and came to the house with the letter, of course, I knew he wrote it, I thought he needed a friend because he just started a new school. When I read it I couldn’t believe my eyes. I showed the letter to my husband who at the time was in psychiatric practice, he was so overwhelmed, he made copies of it and gave the letter to all his patients. For the last thirty-eight years, I read the letter very often. Roberts’ letter is framed and sitting next to my bed on the nightstand. In front of the letter is a small framed photo of him treading water in a swimming pool of looking up at me smiling. He was a happy boy. Robert is […]

Matthew Beard January 20, 1985 – December 29, 2006     Matt-and-dolphin-Sea-World   Matt-and-Lucy-Sea-World   Matt-and-Sam-at-Rotary-House   Matt-laptop-pictures   Matt-Lucy-and-Cosmo     Matt—-Morrison-Springs   Matt and college roommate Curtis, St George Island, FL 2006   Matt’s tribute sign Bradenton MADD golf tournament 6-23-07   Matthew Beard Memorial sign is a DUI Checkpoint done in memory of Matt by the FSU Police Dept and a law enforcement saturation force on January 30th, 2007 at Florida State University

Robby Beam September 6, 1980 – March 6, 2006                

Robert Scott Ater 1991 – 2006

Renee’ Shatz-Amdur 1969 – 2005

Jada Lynn Long 1998 – 2006                    

Michael I. Staire 1962 – 2004       http://michael-staire.memory-of.com Our motto for Mike’s passing is Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down. In the memory of our loved one, Michael Staire who was born in Champaign, Illinois on October 10, 1962 and passed away on November 13, 2004 at the age of 42. Mike was a loving and devoted father of two children, Jared Michael 18 and Kayla Nicole 17. Mike and I were united as one on August 16, 1986. He had zest for life and drive for hard work. Dedicated to living each day to the fullest he enjoyed a 5 mile run with his two faithful campanions King our black lab and Rocket our blonde lab. Fitness was one of the ways Mike relieved stress if he wasn’t running he was lifting weights in his workshop. Although he didn’t get to enjoy too many days off from […]

Jason-Michael-Holloway 1975 – 2007                                            

Alexandra “Zam” Alvarez 1985 – 2002