Frank "Dude" put up a long and hard fight
he didn't deserve to go you're right
But now God has a new angel in Heaven
and at the young age of twenty seven
We wouldn't have known what he really went through
he was super strong through out the way is true.
Leaving behind wonderful times
No one will ever replace this cousin of mine!!
      
Written by: Lisa--co creator of this website
In tears we saw you sinking
we watched you fade away
you suffered much in silence you fought so hard to stay
you faced your task with courage
your spirit did not bend
but still you kept on fighting
until the very end
God saw you getting tired
when a cure was not to be
so he put his arms around you
and whispered "come to me"
It broke our hearts to lose you
but you did not go alone
for part of us went with you
the day God called you home-Dec.16,2001
(Unknown)
Frank's memorial card

When the person you love becomes a memory--that memory becomes a treasure
Frank,  there is a castle in the sky just for you
Thats why he built those castles in the sky!!


One of Frank's favorite songs was "Castles in the Sky"-when he became sick he asked me if I thought you live in castles when you die.  I told him yes and I do believe that. 
Enjoy your castle Frank!!!
A special poem
    
Don't weep for me when I have gone away
Death is not the end of the play.
It's like the freedom of the butterflies first flight
I won't really be gone...only from sight
Be happy I am free from pain and despair
Free like the birds that soar through the air
I will always be with you in everything you see
Wherever you look...it will remind you of me.
"Truth"
    
     In times of darkness...love sees
     In times of silence... love hears
     In times of doubt...   love hopes
     In times of sorrow...  love heals
    
     And in all times... love remembers.
To My Precious Brother in Heaven
    
You never said I'm leaving
     You never said goodbye.
     You were gone before I knew it
     and only God knows why.
     A million times I needed you
     A million times I cried.
     If love alone could have saved you,
     you never would have died.
     In life I loved you dearly,
     in death I love you still.
     In my heart you hold a place
     that no one could ever fill.
     It broke my heart to loose you
     but you didn't go alone.
     For a part of me went with you
     The day God took you home-Dec. 16,2001
     There's a special kind of feeling
     that's meant for you alone.
     A place within my heart
     that only you can own.
     As times goes by without you,
     and the days turn into years.
     They hold a million memories,
     and a thousand silent tears.

(please note some of the above words have been changed)

Unknown
What Cancer Can Not Do
    
Cancer is so limited...It cannot...
cripple love--we still love him!!
shatter hope--we continue in his memory!!
corrode faith--we continue to thank God for things!!
destroy peace--we remain with the peace that Frank now has!!
kill friendship--all his frienships remain!!
suppress memories--the website is proof of this!!
silence courage--we continue with Frank's courage he has shown us all!!
invade the soul--our soul remains here!!
steal eternal life--Frank lives on in this website!!
conquer the spirit--just by visiting this website everyday we keep our spirits alive!!
 
Unknown
--of course I changed some words!
"Metamorphosis"
    A caterpillar asked God "What happens when I die"?
    God replied "Have you seen the butterfly"?
    The caterpillar replied "Yes do I have to die to become one"?
    God said "No not really--a part of you dies but another, stronger part of you continues to live--it just changes form".
                       A Father's Son
     In a son's dreams...a fathers hope
     In a son's accomplishments...a father's pride
     In a son's happiness...a father's joy
     In a son's death...a father's eternal sorrow.
                         Frank's Star
When a person you love passes away, 
look to the night sky on a clear day.
The star that appears to be bright will be
your loved one looking upon you during the night.

                        Frank's Star 2
          The sky is dark the stars are bright
          We love you day and night
          There is a star that shines so bright
          We know it's you...the shinning light!!
Michele's Aunt and Uncle bought Frank a star of his own at the International Star Registry and we would like to thank them for that special gift.

I also got Frank his own star on Heavenlylights.com page 8 you will see Frank's green star at the bottom right hand side.  If you click on his star,  you will enter his website.  Thank you to Laura at Heavenly lights for this beautiful tribute to my brother.  I know his star always shines bright through the day and night.
                                    Grief
    
               Grief never ends...but it changes
               It is a passage not a place to stay.
              The sense of loss must give way
               if we are to value the life that was lived.
               Grief is not a sign of weakness...nor a lack of faith
               It is the price of loving someone.
                                  To us you will exist
    
     To us you will exist...in the flowers,  in the trees
     and all things of nature God has given us.
     You are now in a world of peace and happiness forever.
     Pray for us as...we pray for you and somewhere, sometime
     we will join you!
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