Katie Marie! We love and miss you more now than ever!

Katie

Chris from Andover, UK

You are to this world what a star is to sky

Gave all those who knew you the courage to fly

You brighten the lives of your family and friends

Such a loss when a life like yours finally ends

Your spirit lives on in the wind and the trees

We all feel your warmth in every cold breeze

The love that your loved ones feel for you now

With your love they’ll get through this together somehow

You loved to cheerlead and you loved to dance

Your beautiful smile and elegant stance

Come alive in the photos your website includes

I can hear your sweet singing, I can feel your good moods

 I don’t attend church, don’t know what to believe

But I’m feeling the hurt and to this day I grieve

You gave me new meaning, you gave me new goals

 I believe in your spirit, I believe in your soul

You taught me forgiveness, you taught me to smile

When life gets me down I’ll think of you for a while

And I’ll find a solution, I won’t draw a blank

I’ll get through with a smile and it's you that I'll thank

I hope that you realize how much that you give

You continue to teach those like me how to live

Though your body has left us, your soul will not leave

Rest In Peace, KTA, and by the way, I believe.

HALLOWED ANGEL

By Wendy Silva

Close your eyes and dream, think of

me in happiness as often as you breathe.

Keep close to your heart my memory

and I shall never leave.

Know that I am still here beside

you each and every day.

If it is words of comfort you require,

it is these words that I will say.

It is in happiness that I will

now and forever be.

Know that in an earthly death

my spirit flies free.

I love you and want you to know

that I will remember you as well.

Keep sadness at a distance, for through the

gates of heaven ye too shall come to dwell.

Caring and loving hands
by Joost, Holland

I have never had the chance to meet you
Never had the chance to see your beautiful smile
But besides that, you’ve touched my heart
So intensely now for awhile
Looking at your pictures
And the memories of your family and friends
It’s clear you have been blessed
They are still in your caring and loving hands

For Katie, Brandi, their family and friends...

 

 Eternity

by Jason M Borucki

No one knows the power
of a life well lived
Up close it may bring but a smile
but step back
further
even further now
and see what a life well lived,

short as it may have been, has wrought
A tree of love has here been forged
its branches wide and long and endless
ever growing, ever reaching, ever nourishing

lives that in mortality it might not have touched
From soul to soul her love transmits
from friend to stranger who here sits
Years and years past sad dry tears
this place has eased my once long fears
Love still lives
trees still blow
This girl breeds a love that will always grow

 

In one day . . . . . . I wonder

In one day it will be a year . . .

365 days since Katie was here.

I wonder what memories she would have

for the past 365 days . . .

I wonder.

I bet she would have a lot of stories about fun.

Stories with her friends.

Parties they had – that we weren’t supposed to know about.

Places they had gone.

Pranks they had done.

Where they had worn bandanas.

And where they hadn’t.

This past summer would have been fun.

She would rule the high school right now.

I bet she would have been driving a car - - - - -

I bet mom and dad would have found her a car.

Of course, not the car she wanted but she would have loved it anyway.

The freedom!

I wonder about Dylan?

Would she still be in love?

How many fights have they had?

Of course she would flash her smile and all would be forgotten.

How could he stay mad at her – just for flirting!!!

The phone bill – could she top the Hawaii minutes?

How many times would she sneak to Lexington . . . and tell no one.

I’m sure Dylan would have looked great in a tux at prom.

Sure he would have gone – he would not have wanted anyone else to be with her!

I know she was there at Homecoming last year.

She surely would have told Joel he looked like a dork in that hat.

But she would have been proud of him anyway – probably never mentioning that part!

Joel’s graduation would have been a shock to her.

I know she would realize that he was growing up.

Moving on.

Going to UK.

The moments of fighting would be gone.

She would appreciate him and they would see each other in a new light.

I wonder . . . if we could have had had a few more years – like 70!

She would have continued to make a statement to this world.

I miss sharing in her new memories.

I miss her opinions.

I miss her understanding others.

I miss her spunk.

I miss her beauty.

I miss her reflection of reality.

In reality . . . . . . . . . I miss her.

One more day . . . that time when life was changed forever.

                Written by Susan Richardson

Katie

I watched you grow,

from a lovely young girl

to the gorgeous woman that you are.

Throughout the years there were great times,

happy times, sad times, trying times, and emotional times.

But each time, you were surrounded by love.

I was not there to see you

through all of these moments with my own eyes,

but I was there each day

as your Mother told me of each experience.

Katie, I saw you grow

through the love in your Mother’s eyes.

Each day as your Mother told a story about you,

I knew why she shared.

She was so proud of you.

Even now as you watch from Heaven above,

you will continue to be with us.

Because even though you’re gone,

you live on.

Each time I look in your Mother’s eyes,

I still see the love and pride she has for you.

I can see you Katie,

in your Mother’s eyes.

Written by Rhadene Langdon

For Katie Bug

The nightly fog rolls out, like a sea of misty white.

My mind is suddenly back in time, back to the tragic night.

I see the crowds of people, gathered on the grass to mourn.

They were all there to comfort, everyone was forlorn.

I’m back to the present suddenly, I’ve a small tear in my eye

Days, weeks, and years have passed, and still it makes me cry.

So many memories we have, all good for they have you.

But now your somewhere else we know, and then we knew it too.

We knew that you were gone from us, but in a better place.

And in our thoughts we see you there, your pretty smile upon your face.

Everyday we see you, a young woman with a soul so true.

Gone but not forgotten, Katie Marie Aylor, we love and miss you.

Written by Josh Kennedy

          September 2004

Sorry I didn't get to stay.

To laugh and run and play.

To be there by your side.

I'm sorry that I had to die.

God sent me down to be with you,

to make your loving heart anew.

To help you look up and see

Both God and little me.

Mommy, I wish I could stay.

Just like I heard you pray.

But, all the angels did cry

when they told little me goodbye.

God didn't take me cause He's mad.

He didn't send me to make you sad.

But to give us both a chance to be

a love so precious .. don't you see?

Up here no trouble do I see

and the pretty angels sing to me.

The streets of gold is where I play

you'll come here too, mommy, someday.

Until the day you join me here,

I'll love you mommy, dear.

Each breeze you feel and see,

brings love and a kiss from me.

Forever and Ever

Brandi C. and Katie A.

My guardian angels

In heaven

Two of the sweetest girls

The world had.

Save a place

For me up there

But until that time

I know,

You will always

Be with me.

By Emily Abbott

6^th grader at Berry Middle School

Death is nothing . . .

“Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

I am I and you are you.

Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name,

Speak to me in the easy way, which you always used,

Put no difference in your tone,

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little joke we enjoyed together.

Let my name be ever the household word that it always was,

Let it be spoken without effort,

Without the trace of a shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same as it ever was,

There is unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?

I am waiting for you, for an interval,

Somewhere very near, just round the corner.

All is well.”

Henry Scott Holland

1847-1918

Katie Marie

 Written by Elizabeth Schurgin, Katie’s cousin

I see your pictures

Your smiling face

Your beauty

Life glows from the page

And I wonder

What your life is like

Your blonde hair

Your silly little trademark

Boy were you little!

But not to be messed with

My cousin

My beautiful cousin

Like a sunflower

My age

A sister in another world

A partner in crime

Who said the boys were trouble!

I don’t understand

I see you in the pictures

You shed warmth

You always have

But only a select few

Have the ability

To do it from a picture

What is a picture? 

A snapshot

Of your life

A record

I am honored

To celebrate, to share

Your beauty

Your passion

Your life

All this from a photograph

Only you!

Could possess a quality

So delicate

To come alive

From a page?

It’s more that your blonde hair,

Your Hollywood smile

Your undeniable charm

Four years

The last time I saw you

And I look

At pictures

And it was as if it were

Yesterday

We were climbing trees

          (family reunions)

Having a sleepover

          (in your new house)

Fighting with the boys

          (with toilet paper rolls)

And who could forget

A night is not a night

Without discussing

Our boys!

I still see you

Feel you

Four years

Some giant growing up

Time

So I’ve been told

It’s relative

All a gift

Some short

Some long

But we’re all given an equal chance at living life

I still don’t understand

I look at you the same way

As if you were alive

Smiling,

Boasting

Your gregarious appeal

Why?

That smile of yours

It’s genuine

Always

Even, in the pictures

And I thank you

You showed me

The need to love life

Even after

You were taken from it

How ironic

To love life while you’re not living

But that’s what your pictures tell me

And

Always

Will I see you

Not

As the girl

I used to know

But as the one

I still do

Best Friends

I remember all the good times,

The things we shared,

The times we cried.

I remember all the fun times,

We laughed so hard

We thought we'd die.

We shared so much together,

Memories engraved in my mind.

Everything about you,

Will not be lost in time.

I love you so dearly,

I wish that you could see.

No words could ever describe,

How much you mean to me.

Remember that I'm here for you,

And will be till the end.

I love you more than anything,

You're truly my best friend.

By Vanessa Robinson

Provided by James Hibbard

Fly

Fly, fly precious one,

Your endless journey has begun,

Take your gentle happiness,

Far too beautiful for this,

Cross over to the other shore,

There is peace forevermore,

But hold this mem'ry bittersweet

Until we meet,

Fly, fly do not fear,

Don't waste a breath,

Don't shed a tear,

Your heart is pure,

Your soul is free,

Be on your way,

Don't wait for me,

Above the universe you'll climb,

On beyond the hands of time

The moon will rise,

The sun will set,

But WE WON'T FORGET.....

Katie Marie, Brandi Sue

Provided by: April Barosky

Angels Among Us

An angel came to me one day and
Whispered I must come this way
Without fear, I walked along.
I felt nothing wrong.
As I started to sing a song,
A tune that I have never known
My angel took me home.

I looked around and around,
Had anyone else seen me leave the ground?
I'm here in heaven and it’s just fine.
My garden is full and so divine.
I'll wait for you by my garden gate.
The day you come my way to stay!

 Provided by: Ashley Sanders

A Poem from Katie

 To my family and my friends, some things I'd like to say.
But first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you, when my life on earth was through.
God picked me up and hugged me and said, "Kate, I welcome you.
It's good to have you back again, you were missed while you were gone.
As for your family and friends, they'll be here later on.
I need you up here badly, you're a big part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."
God gave me a list of things, that he wishes for me to do.
And foremost on the list, is to watch and care for you.
  

And when you lie in bed at night, the day's work put to flight.
God and I are closest to you in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, those sixteen loving years.
Because you're only human, they are bound to bring you tears.

But do not be afraid to cry: it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, if it were not for the rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has in his plan,
But, if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is ore,
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead and many hills to climb;
But together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too;
That as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and in pain;
Then you can say to God tonight......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life was all worthwhile.
Knowing as I passed along the way I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low;
Just lend a hand to pick them up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go....from your body to be free.
Remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.

Provided by: Kim Snyder

Modified by: Jeff Aylor