Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.Mahatma Gandhi This memorial website was created to remember our dearest Michael Eugene Howard who was born in Ohio Columbus, Ohio on August 27, 1973 and passed away on March 30, 1997 at the age of 23. You will live forever in our memories and hearts.
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MY DEAREST DADDY "I LOVE YOU"
I THINK OF YOU EACH DAY.
I FEEL YOUR ARMS AROUND ME,
THAT'S HOW I GET THROUGH MY DAYS.
YOUR LOOKING DOWN UPON ME,
TO GUIDE ME ON MY WAY,
BUT IT'S VERY HARD WITHOUT YOU,
EACH AND EVERY DAY.
PEOPLE ALWAYS TELL ME,
THE GRIEVING WILL SUBSIDE.
BUT HOW CAN IT GET BETTER,
WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE.
NO MATTER HOW HARD THEY TRY,
TO HELP ME WITH THIS PAIN,
I AM ALL CONSUMED BY THINKING,
IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
I KNOW ONE DAY WE'LL MEET,
IN THE HEAVENS UP ABOVE.
IT'S THE ONE THING THAT HELPS ME,
TO NEVER FORGET YOUR LOVE.
MY DEAREST DADDY, "I LOVE YOU"
YOUR WITH ME EVERY DAY.
I WILL KEEP THIS LOVE WITH ME,
UNTIL THAT BEAUTIFUL DAY.
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DADDY I MISS YOU WITH ALL MY HEART,
I WISH YOU WERE HERE FROM THE VERY START.
IT'S BEEN 9 YEARS, AND IT'S LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN
YOUR FACE, THAT'S BECAUSE YOUR SOUL IS WAY UP
ABOVE.
DADDY I LOVE YOU EVEN THOUGH IT'S LIKE WE NEVER MEET.
I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND
YOUR DEATH.
DADDY I MISS YOU, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE, I WOULD BE HAPPY
JUST TO SEE YOU DADDY. I'M CRYING-MYTEARS WON'T STOP FALLING
AND WHILE YOUR UP IN HEAVEN, DADDY I KNOW YOU HEAR ME
CALLING YOUR NAME.
EACH NIGHT I PRAY THAT I COULD JUST SEE YOU,
JUST ONE MORE TIME. BUT THAT WOULD ONLY BE A DREAM.
DADDY I MISS YOU.......