We Love You  / Mom &. Cott
Hi Sweetpea

I can't believe it's been six years today.  Some days it seems like yesterday we saw you last and other days it seems like an eternity.  But you left us with so many wonderful memories and so much LOVE that these things will keep us going till we are all together again...what a glorious reunion that will be!

We ate at Sonic today and guess what?  No more Chicken Club Toaster's...lame right?  We couldn't even have your favorite sandwich.

Thank you littlest little for EVERYTHING.  The laughter the silly grins the giggles the crazy eye-rolling the talks the walks in the rain the goofiness but most importantly thank you for the love.  That was one thing we all shared and could always count on...that amazing love!  We miss you Rina Jempell so much.


With all our love always and forever

Mom & Cott

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Hello / Beth Yeager ((friend/classmate))
Hi corrina I miss you a lot I have a poster on my wall to remember you by in my new house in Lubbock. The day that I got the phone call that you were died I just cried and cried and could not stop but I knew that you would be going somewhere safe. I know you are up there watching over me. I will always remember the good times we had in high school. I am so glad we are friends and always will be. Close

Every Moment  / Mom
No matter where I go, Or what I do, Every moment I think of you. Awaking with the morning light, Trying to fall asleep at night, Every moment I think of you. Loving you so, And missing you to, Every moment I think of you. Alone in my heart, Being apart, Every moment I think of you. Watching the rain, Crying again, Every moment I think of you. Knowing one day, Together we'll be, Every moment I think of you. Believing that you, Are watching from above, Every moment I think of you, And send you my love. I will love you and miss you every moment of every day till we're together again. I love you RinaBean always. Close

FindAGrave Memorial  / Amy Smith (Friend/Classmate)
Just wanted to let you know that I made a FindAGrave memorial page for Corrina, with bold lettering directing visitors to leave tribute at this site as well, since it is maintained by her family. Close

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!!  / Mom &. Cott
We miss you more than any words could ever express. But you know that. We love you more now than ever before, if thats possible. But you also know that. Is there anything we can tell you or share with you that you don't know? You always tried to tell Cott and I that you knew EVERYTHING, now we know that you do. Today you'd be 22. Our faith tells us that you're where you're supposed to be. While we want to believe that, we also NEED to believe it. But it's just so hard to think that you weren't supposed to see 22. That you wouldn't see another birthday after your 18th. We know one thing for certain, we know where you are and we know we'll see you again and spend eternity with you. For now that's what we have to look forward to, and it's what gets us through each day here without you. We love you Rina Jempell, always have, always will!! Never forget, ok? Goodnight, sleep tight, and may all the angels watch over you. At least till we get to where you are. Love, xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Mom and Cott Close

Corrina / Amy Smith (Friend/Classmate)

I still remember when the phone call made its way around you were gone.  I don't think I've ever cried harder before or since.  I could hardly believe it and still can't, it seems like I should be able to run into you in Lubbock again when I least expect it.  I remember that about a month before I ran into you while you were working at Michael's.  I was out buying paint, and you kept slipping random stuff into my basket (I actually bought some of it).  You wrote your phone number on a blank shipping label and made me promise to call you.  It wasn't that I forgot, but I lost the shipping label.  The night before the funeral I was switching my stuff from one purse to another and there was your number, lost at the bottom of the old purse, the one I was carrying that day in the store.  I'm so sorry.  It's weird, because I have a really bad habit of forgetting to call people (or chickening out because I hate the phone), but the one time I really really really didn't forget...

I wish we could have been closer friends...  I will always remember what fun times and inside jokes we did have together at school.  I'll especially remember when people would ask us if we were sisters or cousins, back when I had my hair done red and curly.  I wish it had been true because you would have been a great sister to have.

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My Dearest Corrina  / Mom
My dearest Corrina, How can this be? How can three years have passed by without you? How have I lived on this earth with out seeing your beautiful face or hearing the sound of you sweet voice? I don't have the answer's, but I do know that my survival has EVERYTHING to do with you. You give me strength, and you always have, from the very moment you were born. You taught me about love, caring, sharing, and believing in the impossible. You used to tell me that you believed I could move mountains, but you were wrong my angel, you were the mountain mover. You were my sun in the morning and my stars at night. You made me live, laugh, cry, sing, dance, and smile, oh how you could make me smile. I'm thankful baby girl, so very thankful for everything you gave to me, and I'm blessed to have the spiritual connection we share, but I miss you...the you I could watch a movie with, sing a silly song with, hold hands with, laugh out loud with, share things with. I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU!! You made my life and my heart full, and you gave me more than I ever gave you. I am honored to be your mom, and I was the most blessed woman on this earth to have you for my daughter. It's been 1096 days without you. Sometime's it seems like just yesterday I last saw you, and other times it seems like FOREVER. Cott and I get lost along our way everyday. That's the only way to describe us now...lost without the most important part of us, you. Once upon a time...there was you! And someday, once again, there will be an "US". I can't wait. I love you Rina, forever and for always. All my love, Mom Close

I love you RinaBean  / Mom
The moment that you died, my heart split in two. One side filled with memories. The other died with you. I often lay awake at night, when the world is fast asleep. And take a walk down memory lane, with tears upon my cheeks, Remembering you is easy, I do it every day. But missing you is a heartache, that never goes away. I hold you tightly within my heart, and there you will remain. Life has gone on without you, But never will be the same. Author Unknown Close

Oh My Heart, My Heart  / Liz Fournier (Friend)
I can not believe what I am seeing, today 04/01/08.  I had lost touch.  Our whole family thinks of you often and right now my heart is just aching.   Oh, Michelle, I wish I could hug you.  I just can not imagine losing a child.  Our family has so many fond, fun memories of Camping, halloween and sitting by the fire.  I pray you are doing well.  Close

Corrina... / Jordy Williams (Friend)
It's really a fluke that I found this site again, after at least a year since I've been on it. I never posted anything, but I realized today that I'm still not past this...past you. I found out that Joey Cobb died today. Another car accident. And everything I felt about you came running back, and in a way, my feelings about you eclipsed my feelings for him, because I knew you so much better.

I turned 20 yesterday. I've gone through a year of college, and I'm on my second. I'm an English/Theatre major, which you probably saw coming before I did. None of this really seems to matter. I hate that you're not here. I hate that you didn't see 20. Or finish your first year of college. I can't hate God for this. But I do question Him, often. I think He can handle that. After all, He's got you now, right?

Corrina...I don't really believe that you know I'm writing these things. I don't think that, because I don't think people in Heaven are aware of what happens here. Because it doesn't seem like it could be that heavenly if you had to know all of the shit that happens to the rest of us, right? But I trust that one day I'll get to say these things to you.

I love you, Corrina. You were my friend. And I'm doing my best to live the way I think you'd like me to. I'm trying. I swear I am. Close

To My Corrina  / Mom
Rina, Today it has been 730 days without seeing your beautiful face, or hearing your sweet voice. Some days it only seems like yesterday, and other days, it seems like it's been 100 years. I guess that's the difference between the good days and the bad ones. I always wake up praying for a "good day", one when I can clearly remember the sound of your voice, the smell of your perfume, the touch of your hand, and your beautiful smile. I try to remind myself that I was blessed with you in my life for 6826 days, but I'm afraid that the time will come when I'll be without you longer than you were here with me, and that makes me so sad. But as I sit here looking at your picture I can almost hear you saying "Mom, you need to practice what you preached". So I remember the many times after your Dad, Grampy and Gooma passed away that you would ask me about death and dying. You wanted me to promise you that I would never leave you. I told you that all I could do was promise you that I'd only go when God called me home, but that I would never, ever truly leave you. How could a mother and daughter who are so close ever truly be apart? How could two souls, so irrevocably entwined, ever be separated? I told you that I would always be with you, in your mind, and in your heart, and forever imprinted on your soul. So, Sweetpea, in honor of your second angel anniversary, I promise you from this day forward to "practice what I preached". I will remember these things... That you could never, ever truly leave me. How could a daughter and a mother who are so close ever truly be apart? How could two souls, so irrevocably entwined, ever be separated? You will always be with me, in my mind, and in my heart, and forever imprinted on my soul. I thank God everyday for blessing me with you and your love. I was blessed, overjoyed, and honored to be your mom. I have always believed that our souls choose who to be born to, so I thank you, my precious one, for choosing me to be your mom. You gave me the greatest, and most precious gift imaginable. You are my beautiful Corrina, my sweetpea, my angel, my sweet baby girl, my silly CocoRina, my best friend, my world, my life, my heart, the absolute love of my life....my Rina, and I will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you forever and always. I won't have to miss you anymore though, because after all, you are always with me, in my mind, and in my heart, and forever imprinted on my soul. I love you RinaBean! xoxoxo Mom Close

Happy Mother's Day  / Donna Gramlich (Mother of Another Angel {Matthew} )

God Bless You...
Love Alway's '
Donna Gramlich & Ron Ayers

http://matthew-gramlich.memory-of.com

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MISSING YOU  / Uncle Ed

  MISSING    YOU

 HAVE  YOU  EVER  REALLY  REALIZED,
HOW MUCH  YOU MEANT TO US?
WE CARED SO MUCH FOR YOU INSIDE,
AND MISS YOU SO DEEPLY.

OUR MINDS ARE ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT
THE WAY THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
AS THE DAYS GO BY AND TIME GOES ON
WE ALL LOOK BACK ONCE AGAIN.

ALL THE TIME WE HELD YOU IN OUR ARMS,
WE HAD THE WHOLE WORLD RIGHT THERE.
THERE YOU WERE,COMFORTING US WITH
ALL YOUR CHARMS.

EVERY LITTLE TIME SPENT WITH YOU
WAS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.
THE LOVE THAT WE HAD INSIDE OUR HEARTS,
IT ALL BELONGED TO YOU.

IT IS FUNNY,ALL THE LITTLE THINGS,
WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD MISS.
LIKE ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD,
OR ALL THE LITTLE THINGS WE DID.

WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO SAY,
IS THAT WE MISS AND LOVE YOU MORE EACH DAY.
EVEN THO IT HURTS US NOT TO SEE YOU EACH DAY,
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE OK.

WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND,
THAT YOU WERE LOVED FROM THE START.
AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT 
NO MATTER HOW WE ARE "APART"
YOU WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE.
INSIDE OF ALL OUR HEARTS.

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Happy 20th Birthday Sweetpea!  / Mom &. Cott
Oh how we wish you were here. Today you would be 20. What would today have been like for you and for us? I know we would have gone to "El Chico" for dinner...or "Sonic"...LOL! There would have been presents, and Grandma & Grandpa too. There would have been calls from Aunt Lee, Aunt Kathy, Aunt Nancy and Uncle Glen. I know you continue to be with us, I just wish we could see you, and hold you, and kiss you.

Oh baby girl, never forget how much you are loved and missed. Our hearts hold you every single second of every single day, and our love will get us through till we're all together again.

WE LOVE YOU RINA JEMPELL!

Always & forever with all our love,
xoxoxoxo
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Happy New Years  / Donna Gramlich (Mother of Another Angel {Matthew} )

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Thanksgiving In Heaven  / Donna Gramlich (Mother of Another Angel {Matthew} )
When you woke up this morning
And washed your sleepy face,
Did you think to pause a minute or two
And thank God for His grace?
Or when you stepped outside today
And you saw that big blue sky,
And that shinin' sun that smiles on you
Like the Lord was sayin' "Hi"...
Did you stop to pray and thank the Lord
For the good He sends your way,
For His matchless love and His endless grace
That He pours out every day?
How would you rate at the Pearly Gate
If God said, "Don't you know...
You've as many days as you filled with praise
When you walked down there below!"
Would you get to spend just a short weekend
Or a half a dozen worth,
If He let you stay for each single day
That you thanked Him while on earth?
While it sure is great that we celebrate
What we call Thanksgiving Day,
And it's fun to see all the family
And to watch the children play...
Still, it just seems odd that we thank our God
Only when Thanksgiving's here,
For it seems to me giving thanks should be
Every day throughout the year!

God Bless,
Donna & Ron 

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You & Your Uncle Jeff  / Mom
I know that Uncle Jeff has joined you where you are, and I have no doubt that you are together at this very moment. You're probably showing him around. Take good care of each other. I miss you both so very much, and I love you so!!! Close

GIVE THANKS  / UNCLE ED

Here we all are at this the season for "GIVING THANKS". We all are very thankfull for been given the chance to know and love you.Sure,
we all have our own reasons for missing you,but we must remember you and all the good times we had together,and that will always go on in our minds and our hearts.You never really know how much you will miss or loved someone untill for what ever reason they are gone.For us that happen with you,we always thought that you would be here with us.To be honest.you are still with us ,but in a different way and reason.You will live on in our memory and because of the love in our hearts for you.Sometimes that heart is lonely with out you,but then ,you in someway,something happens,we hear a voice,see something ,or whatever and "you" are there with us again.What a grand feeling it is to know that you are around us everyday,we know you are there.There is a reason for everthing that happens to us in this crazy world.And sometimes we must lose someone very dear to us for us to "move on".Sure it hurts,but somewhere,somehow we go on.The memory of that person keeps us going forward.For that person is not really gone ,for the spirt lives on forever in all of us.Just as you "spirt" will keep us moving on down the road of life.
      Corrina,stay close to us.We need you more now then ever since you have moved on.May your spirt be with all of us,and watch over us all.We know that you are not alone .Keep shinning your bright smile to drive away the clouds of despair.
               miss you so much,
               uncle ed

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HUGS FROM HEAVEN  / UNCLE ED

WHEN YOU FEEL A GENTLE BREEZE
CARESS YOU WHEN YOU SIGH.
IT IS A HUG SENT FROM HEAVEN,
FROM A LOVED ONE WAY UP HIGH.

IF A SOFT AND TENDER RAINDROP
LANDS UPON YOUR NOSE,
THEY HAVE ADDED A SMALL KISS.
AS FRAGILE AS A ROSE.

IF A SONG YOU HEAR FILLS YOU 
WITH A FEELING OF SWEET LOVE,
IT IS A HUG SENT FROM HEAVEN.
FROM SOMEONE SPECIAL UP ABOVE.

IF YOU AWAKEN IN THE MORNING
TO A BLUEBIRD CHRIPPING SONG.
IT IS MUSIC SENT FROM HEAVEN
TO CHEER YOU ALL DAY LONG.

IF A TINY LITTLE SNOWFLAKE
LANDS UPON YOUR FACE.
IT IS A HUG SENT FROM HEAVEN
TRIMMED WITH ANGEL LACE.

SO KEEP THE JOY IN YOUR HEART,
IF YOU ARE LONELY MY DEAR FRIEND.
HUGS THAT ARE SENT FROM HEAVEN,
A BROKEN HEART WILL MEND.


BY
CHARLOTTE ANSELMO

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THATS YOU !  / Uncle Ed

I was reading a story about a woman who had cancer ,at the end of the story was a saying that she said helped her get thru it all.When I READ THAT SAYING,I THOUGHT OF YOU RIGHT OFF THE BAT.Here it is,and it fits you and the way you spent your short time with us:
"Take the word IMPOSSIBLE,and add an apostrophe,.what do you get? The words I`M  POSSIBLE".What more is there, but that was you.Nothing was impossible to you and you showed it.Your memory live on forever and shall never be forgotten.For as long as time goes on "YOUR CANDLE WILL SHINE BRIGHT AND BE A BEACON TO OTHERS".Never forget that you were love by many and are missed by many more,including those that you never had a chance to met.
We all miss you dearly ,but it "helps" to know that you "visit" us from time to time.
Who are we to say what is right or wrong,this life is a test for us and we must go on with the strength of those we have loved and missed by using the memories we have been able to have.
Shine on Corrina now as you always did,light our path.
UNCLE  ED.

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