Andrea, my heart is broken for you and your family. I remember when this sweet baby was born. I cannot fathom the depths of your grief. I pray for peace to ease in one beautiful memory at a time until you can bear it. Loving you and holding you all in our hearts.- Diana
Shawn, Andrea, Mayson- many prayers are being sent to you from so many people in Colorado. Lots of hugs are coming from me this weekend, whether you like it or not! ;)
Crayton, I will always remember our special one-on-one times together. Playing with you when I was in town at Mamaw & Papaw’s home when you were little and lunch outings when you got older. For awhile we shared a love of running together, and I was so honored to have my teenage cousin invite this ol’lady to a few trail runs together! I remember the first one. Started out with running and swimming through a cold pond, then proceeded to running up hills and jumping over fallen trees and skipping through creeks! When we got to mile 3, we both were getting a little winded, but grabbed each others hands and started pulling each other to the finish line- we said, “We can do this!” Running and laughing at the same time would be difficult for me now lol, but I love that we sailed through that last mile, and finished 3rd place, together! Two years later, you roped me into another run, which started with a complete uphill scramble, oh my! We both had matured a couple years, you for the better, and you had wonderful friends to run with us this time. Losing my agility after a couple years, I remember telling you and your friends to, “Run ahead, don’t worry about me!” as I wasn’t keeping up as well this time while we climbed walls and ran through the hills of West By God Virginia. But your kind heart once again, grabbed my hand and said, “No, we are finishing together.” And we did.
I will forever cherish your kind heart, your wit, your infectious energy, and that handsome smile.
I’ll see you at the finish line, Bud.
Love you Always,
Your Cousin,
Becca
We’re gonna miss that goofy laugh and sense of humor. Praying for Andrea, Shaun, and Mayson. You all are heavy in our hearts. Gonna miss you my only son. Love you- Momma # 2 (Jess)
One of the funniest memories I have of Crayton was when he was around 4 years old and we were out shopping and getting food with Mamaw (Crayton's great grandmother) and my Mom. Mamaw had cinnamon Listerine pocket packs (breath mints) and asked if anyone wanted one. Crayton said "I want some Miss Maureen!" Mamaw reluctantly gave him one and he shook his head, coughed, and had tears in his eyes. A few minutes later after he shook it off he said " I want some more Miss Maureen!"
Love you buddy - Chris
