Things I Remember About Melissa

  There are a lot of things I remember about Melissa.  The one thing above all was she always  had to say something to make you laugh.  She was the clown of the Lockhart family. but now as I look at pictures of her parents, they passed it down to her. As she has passed it down to Joseph.
   Missy would come to my house and visit while Joseph was at a school function.  When she would hit the front door she would yell
" Aunt Brenda, Have you got anthing sweet?" Brownies and cookies were her favorites.  Mine too. When she lived out back she would come over when I fixed potato soup.
   I can still hear her yelling at Joseph to get in the yard or in the house. Melissa was a good mother.  She also most of the time kept her house clean.  She loved to organize things.  I remember the time her parents went out of town. She cleaning out everything. She said her mom never arranged her cabinets. So Melissa took everything out and checked the dates on everything.   Then put the beans in lines, all the corn and so on.  Then when she got to the closets she said look at this, dad just piled that in here.  I remember laughing at her. She said she was having fun. she loved organizing.  I also remeber her having Joseph's toys put so so and when he played he played with one toy , then put it back before he got another one out.
   One week to the day before Melissa died, she came to visit me.  She sat in my bedroom and talked to me. I  know she wanted to tell me something. But Jason was setting there and she couldn't tell me. What I wouldn't give to know what she came to tell me.
   I love Melissa like one of my own.  She was always playiong with my girls when they were younger.
   Melissa you will be missed, not only by your mom and dad and Joseph, but by all your aunts , uncles, cousins, grandmaw and grandpaw. Also the many many many friends. You are loved.
   You will never be forgotten.  Everytime I see a ray of sunshine I will be reminded of your warm smile.
   I have not had one day since Missy died that I have not thought of her.  Somedays all day long, sometimes more than I can bear.  I will never say I know what Jack and Heidi are going through, but I do know how much I hurt, and to think their pain is so much greater.
Memories and all good ones are what I try to keep thinking of.
   Yes Melissa was my favorite neice,  Well she was my only niece. Ha Ha !! All my love to her ..................................Aunt Brenda