Birthday

Today would have been Jeffs 40th Birthday. He is still missed and Loved by His family and Friends Very much.

Love Dad

Today is the 4th anniversery of my Son Jeff's death. It will be a trying day as I have already thought about him several times. They say that times heals, but it doesn't heal it just allows you to adjust a little. We all still miss him very much. We miss how he loved to pick at his Mother every chance he got. How he was always there when I needed Him.
Although we miss Jeff Very much it has taught us to hold our other Children Closer to our hearts. In my mind there has never been a favored child, they all had their unique ways which were a part of our relationship. But the loss of one makes you realize and appreciate this uniqueness even more in the others.
I just want to say I Love and miss Jeff as much today as I did 4 years ago.
This will be a hard day for me the rest of my life. But he made the rest of them so much brighter by his coming into them.

Love Dad

Today is Jeff's 39th birthday. I still continue to think about him daily. I think about the good times and good things we had. One of the things that keeps coming to mind is that Jeff was the most complete person I know.He loved his friends and loved being with them and doing things for them. He also loved his Family and would do anything we ever asked of him. He was super intelligent and could do almost anything from repair a computer to build a house or rebuild a car.
The thing that set him apart was that he was also self contained. He could be completely happy by himself doing the things he wanted to do without anyone around. This to me is a sign of a person who is comfortable with himself without external stimuli.
He had confidence in his abilities and knowledge and did not have to show off to get attention, but let you know that he had been and done almost everything that he wanted to see and do.

Life will never be the same without him, But he made life better by being here for a little while.

Happy Birthday Son

Carl Ryder

Today is the 3rd anniversery of Jeff's Death. words cannot express how much I miss him. He was always there to help me as well as his many friends. The world is a little better for him having lived and shared his life with us. The time he had was just to short to realize all he could have been.

Jeff's Dad

Jeff's Birthday

Today is Jeff's 38th birthday. The 2 1/2 years he has been gone seems an eternity and yet at the same time it seems like it was only yesterday. I am sure that all of his friends remember the times when they helped to celebrate with him.
He is stilled loved and missed by all everyday.
just wanted to say Happy Birthday Jeff!!!
Love Dad

Two years ago today Jeff died. It is hard to say these words even though it has been 2 years. Although you never "get over" the loss of your child. We have adjsted to life without him. I miss and think of him every day. Some days more so than others, it depends on how busy I am. I try not to dwell on it too much but the fact that he is gone is always there just under the surface. It still takes very little to choke me up when I think of him. I thank the Lord every day for him being born and the joy he brought to my life in the short time he lived.
I thank the Lord for Butch and Nicki as they have drawn closer and supported Carolyn and Myself through the highs and lows as we adjusted. I would like to thank all Jeff's friends for sending picures and remembering him at his birthday and other times significant to them.
I would like to thank my many friends who have listened when I needed to talk about him. Their listening has allowed me to talk out my frustration. When the ache was so bad it was almost overwhelming.
The hole in my heart will never heal, but I know he would not have wanted me to be sad. So I go on and try to enjoy life the way he would have wanted me to.
If any of you have anything to add please do so as I would love to hear from you.

Jeff's Father
Carl Ryder

Today would have been Jeff's 37th birthday. He is still Loved and Missed dearly by all of his Family and Friends. Carolyn and I are staying busy today so we won't have time to dwell on his not being here to much. I don't know how many times in the last 1 1/2 years I have thought about calling and asking him how to do something or how something worked. He always had an answer that I could count on. The hole that he left in our lives will never be filled. But we remember the Good things and Good times that we shared and plan on being together again someday.

Carl Ryder