MEMORIALS

              "IN LOVING MEMORY"

 Birthday: November 6, 1984

Angelday: November 5, 2000

                      Song:You Are Always On My Mind

             

                                                                  

         

                               Dear Sam

 The moment you left us,

 Our hearts split into,

The one side filled with memories,

The other died with you.

We often lay awake at night,

 When the world is fast asleep,

And take a walk down memory lane,

With tears upon our cheeks.

 Remembering is easy,

We do it every day,

 But missing you is a heartache,

 That never goes away.

 We hold you tightly within our hearts,

And there you will remain.

Life has gone on without you,

But it will never be the same.

 For those who still have their child,

Treat them with tender care.

 You will never know the emptiness,

As when you turn and they are not there.

        

               "Our Daughter's Monument"

It has her picture etched into the stone.        Along beside it is her signature.And then it reads:

Samantha Joy Sullivan

 When you were born November 6, 1984

You cried and the world smiled

You lived your life so that when you died

November 5, 2000 The world cried and you smiled

Sam's favorite crown is etched in the stone

Below it reads: 

Sammy Jo she's God's Beauty Queen now

                                     

On the foot stone there is another picture 

of her and another one of her nicknames 

"SamBo"To know her was to love her 

        

A million times we've  needed you

A million times we've cried,

If love alone could have saved you

You never would have died.

 In life we loved you dearly

In death we love you still,

For in our hearts you hold a place

 No one else can fill.

 It broke our hearts to lose you,

But you did not go alone,

 For a part of us went with you

The day God took you home.

(Auther unknown)

                                  

           Our Daughter's 1st Roadside Memorial

It was ran over by someone and broken to peices

                                    

       Our Daughter's 2ndRoadsideMemorial            

 This picture will be featured in the book

 "Crosses Across Our Nations"

 

                     If tears could build a stairway 

                     And memories a lane,

                     I would walk right up to Heaven

                     To bring you home again.

                     No farewell words was spoken,

                     No time to say goodby,

                     You were gone before I knew it,

                     And only God knows why.

                     My heart still aches in saddness,

                     And secret tears still flow,

                     What it means to lose you,

                     No one will ever know.

                          (Auther unknown)

            

                                      

 This sign was set up in the middle of our little town. In loving memory of our daughter by a wonderful man.It was a place for her family and friends to go sit and remember her.

                                             

    Samantha's classmates wanted to use their class money on a fountain in memory of her to be placed in front of this building. It didn't work out so instead a gold plaque was placed in the corner of each side of the sign in front of the building. It reads: In Loving Memory of Samantha Joy Sullivan ( Sam )  November 6, 1984 - November 5, 2000

                     

      I bought this arch and hung an Angel in the middle along with Sam's sign from the memorial up town. My hope that someday I would have a memorial garden for Sammy Jo.

                                                                                

                                                      

                    

This is a picture of the window of our home town florist

Dedicated In Loving Memory Of Samantha

Every year in April, our town has a festival "The Bethune Chicken Strut."The festval committee(a non profit organization) has set up a scholarship award in loving memory of our daughter. This award was set up by the committee to be awarded during the local festival pageant. Samantha,or Sam as she was known to those that knew her and loved her,was the reigning 2000 Junior Miss Chicken Strut Queen. The scholarship honors her memory by awarding the essay winner of the pageant a $500.00 scholarship/bond to assist in college education. The essays are based on what being crowned the new Miss Chicken Strut Queen means to them. The scholarship is only awarded in the eldest age division to pin point contestants going to or currently enrolled in college. As the festival grows,so will the scholarship award.

UPDATE

2007, Samantha's Scholarship is now being offered to ages 13 and up.

2008, Samantha's Scholarship was raised to $600.00

 

                                         Miranda                        

April 2001 was the first year for

*The Samantha Joy Sullivan Scharlorship*

This was won by my daughter

*Miranda Love Sullivan*

Miranda

NOT PICTURED IS

                    *Adrenna Langley*

2002 Winner

*The Samantha Joy Sullivan Schalarship*

                                                                               

   

*Amanda Outen*

2003 Winner

*The Samantha Joy Sullivan Schalarship*

                                 NOT PICTURED                       

Erin

* Erin Gainey* 

2004 Winner 

*The Samantha Joy Sullivan Schalarship* 

Erin

* Erin Gainey*

2005 Winner

*The Samantha Joy Sullivan Schalarship*

                                                  

           

 

*Christeena Thorne*

2006 Winner

 *The Samantha Joy Sullivan Schalarship*

                      NOT PICTURED 

                   *Kayla Jane Casey*

2007 Winner

*The Samantha Joy Sullivan Scholarship*

*Kayla Jane Casey*

2008 Winner

*The Samantha Joy Sullivan Scholarship*

     

When you lose a parent,you lose your past.

 When you lose a spouse,you lose your present.

When you lose a child,you lose your future.

 A child that looses a parent is an orphan.

 A man who looses his wife is a widower.

A woman who looses her husband is a widow.

 There is no name for a parent that looses a child.

 For there is no word to discribe this pain! 

                                       

    Please click on the link below.It will take you to a beautiful site where you can lay a wreath for your loved one. Samantha is on page 23