Michael was born in Albany, Oregon June 27, 1972 and passed away December 23,2004 at the hands of a coward, David Allen Derrick. Michael will always be loved, and will live in our hearts forever. 

Only The Best

A Heart of Gold stopped beating,
Two shining eyes at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove
He only takes The Best.
God knows you had to leave us,
But you did not go alone ~
For part of us went with you,
The day He took you Home.
To some you are forgotten,
To others just the past.
But to us who loved and lost you,
Your memory will always last.

National Memorial Ribbon 
The red represents the violence in society and the black symbolizes death and mourning. Angel pins are worn with the ribbons to symbolize the victims.

To Your Murderers: David Derrick and Jeremy Olson
You took away our sunshine, you tore our homes apart, you took something that was ours, and left us with broken hearts. Our angel is up in heaven now a place we doubt you'll ever see, but you didn't take everything for we still have our memories. 

 

As long as I can dream,
As long as I can think,
As long I have memory...
I will love you
As long as I have eyes to see
and ears to hear
and lips to speak...
I will love you.
As long as I have a heart to feel,
a soul stirring with in,
An imagination to hold you...
I will love you.
As long as there is time,
As long there is love,
As long as I have a breath
to speak your name...
Because I love you more than anything...
In all the world. 





MY Child

On the day God took you
I thought that I would die.
I wondered where the time went?
I asked alot of whys?
With people all around me
I felt alone inside.
From all their words of comfort, I still wanted 
 to hide.  I thought I might be dreaming
that I'd wake and find you here,
I thought "This can't be happening."
as I wiped another tear.
On the day that you were laid to rest
my heart broke yet again,
I wondered if the pain would end,
but mostly, I wondered when?
It's hard to be without you,
at times the days seem long.
Sometimes I just sit crying,
when there's really nothing wrong.
I wish we'd had more time,
before your life was done.
I hope your resting peacefully,
my precious son.
With all my love 

MOM








                                     

  



   






















     I’ve seen you in my dream
I had tears in my eyes
Because I miss you so!
I’ve seen you in my dream
And you hugged me!
I wanna see you again
In my dream
I wanna talk to you
And say I love you so!
I wanna see you again
In my dream
I wanna hug you so much
And never let you go! 
          
 















                                 

I WILL LOVE YOU

How far is Heaven 

Lets go tonight
I want my Daddy
To hold me tight
A little girl was waiting
for her Daddy one day
it was time to meet him,
when she heard her Grandma say
Come to Grandma darling,
please do not cry
Daddy's gone to Heaven,
way up in the sky
How far is Heaven,
when can I go
to see my Daddy,
he's there I know
How far is Heaven
let's go tonight
I want my Daddy
to hold me tight
He was called so suddenly
and could not say good-bye
I know that he's in Heaven
we'll meet him by and by
The little girl trembled
her tears she could not hide
she looked up toward Heaven
and then she replied
How far is Heaven
when can I go
to see my Daddy
he's there I know
How far is Heaven
lets go tonight
I want my Daddy
to hold me tight... 




Michael's favorite things to do:

Fishing



And More Fishing







And just riding a horse in the outdoors.



Michael was our Cowboy..








Michael's Memory Pond

The rocks for Michael's Memory Pond was brought from the mountains, one rock at a time and one truck load at a time.  A labor of love and a lot of work for Michael from his Family.