You've Got To Have Heart

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This site is dedicated to our son Kelly, who died in an automobile accident five years ago. I am so grateful that the last words the three of us spoke to each other were "We love you, see ya later". My purpose here is to give encouragement to all parents who walk in our shoes and to also enlighten our friends that even though we face one of the most "impossible tasks" we believe we have ever faced in our lives, we can still find a way to go on with our lives and to be the people we know our children would have wanted us to be. My goal for this page will be accomplished if it brings one brief, fleeting moment of comfort to just one grieving parent. Thanks for letting me spend this time with you.

In Loving Memory of our son
Brian Kelly Walsh
8-16-69 ~ 1-30-93
We love you Kelly, see ya later.

_{Kelly loved sports and he was quite the athlete.
He was a great basketball}
_{and football player. Upon graduation,
he received a college football}
_{scholarship and "USA Today" wrote him up as
Louisiana's}
_{player of the week in Basketball.......if
my memory serves correctly,}
_{he scored 44 point in that game. And
yes, we were and still are very}
_{much the proud parents. We miss him
and those special times desperately.}
_{Here is a picture of him the night his high
school football team won}
_{the state football championship. Quite
a night!!!}

The white rose is symbolic of our
family's love for each other.
White Roses are always at
Kelly's side.

A White Rose
The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
Oh, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
But I send you a cream white rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on its lips. John Boyle O'Reilly

My Daily Prayer

For What It's Worth

Sometimes in our lives, we are faced with the fact that things are not the way we want them to be. I have found that the only way to find any tranquility and some form of happiness is to accept what has happened to us through any productive and healthly way possible and to learn to live with our situations the way they are. That's not to say we can't change the things that aren't right in our lives but we can find a way to live with the things we cannot change and create a new growth. Reach out and touch someones life; offer a hand or a shoulder to cry on. This is growth for you and you may be surprised at the difference you can make in their life and in yours. It's not easy sometimes when we are faced with the worst pain and grief we know as individuals, whether it's the loss of a job, a divorce, the loss of your Mom or Dad, and yes, even the loss of your only child. But, you can do it. Those of us that do - well, I think we must be what is referred to as SURVIVORS! I know that is what my son would have wanted for me.

BE A SURVIVOR!
. After the loss of a child, we cannot give up...if we want to go on living. We have no other choice but to find a way to cope with the ever-present grief we deal with every minute of every day and to develop a life in which we can become a somewhat happy and productive person at the same time. IT IS NOT EASY. I'm not sure if I have made it yet; don't know that I ever will. But I know one thing - I will always keep on trying. That's what God intended for me to do and that's what my son would have wanted me to do.
Only by the grace of God, the strength I draw from Him, His Love for me and my love for Him was I able to complete this mission.
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You've Got To Have Heart!
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If you have lost a child, please visit some of the links below.
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A Place to Honor Grief
Growth House, Inc.
Virtual Memorials
Invincible Summer
Wall of Memory-
The Compassionate Friends of Atlanta, Ga.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Mailing List
M.E.N.D
Cherubs
Death, Dying and Grief Resources
Widow Net
Groww--Grief Recovery for all
Empty Arms Web Ring
The Compassionate Friends
Bereaved Families of Ontario
Lori's Page
Life After
Love Never Dies
GrandsRus
Loved and Remembered Memorial Site

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