Curtis Edwards Obituary

Hey "Burt" I was thinking of you today as I sang that fun song from Four Non-Blondes we used to perform on the back of the house boat at Lake Powell. I can not hit those high notes anymore and as I recall I never could get the note like you could. What a great memory and a fun time I had with you in my life. You will always be such a special Nephew to me. Loves Uncle Gladys.

I can't believe its been this long, I still think of you almost everyday! I am married now and working in the medical field. I just had a dream about you the other night, even though it was only a dream, I was so happy to see that face again so full of life! I miss you more than words can say. I still feel like it was just yesterday I got the news from the guys...I can hardley wait til we meet again...I love you and miss you to the moon!

I can't beleive curtis is 30. i can still remember celebrating his 21st b day (we were all in vegas)!!!. he was such a good kid. He loved to tease. I can only imagine what jody got growin up. Sorry for your families loss.He was seriously one of the nicest guys I had ever met!!!

In the last post I forgot to share with you a cute story that I remember of Curtis. I once told him I never went to a school dance. He asked "Why?". I said that I had never been asked by anyone. He said, "I would have taken you." I have always remembered that of him and thought about what a sweet guy he was to try to make me feel better about not ever being asked to a dance. And the funny thing is that it worked - I, to this day, feel like even though I missed out on the school dance experience, it wasn't because I wasn't pretty or cool but because I hung with the wrong crowd. I know this because Curtis told me he would have taken me. He was a really nice guy.

I wanted to say how sorry I am about Curtis. I makes me sad to know how much your family misses him. I only spent a couple of months with Curtis just after high school, but I could tell from the way he talked about his family that he loved you all so much. I could also tell he was a kind person who liked to laugh and was a true friend. I still think about some of the things he did or said and I get a really good laugh! I think I have always had a soft spot in my heart for him and was really hurt when I read about his passing. I know that you will see him again. What a happy reunion it will be! I also know that when you go to the Lord in prayer, he will comfort you and give you strength to go on. I am so sorry that he isn't here for you to see and touch, but I know he is watching over you all and wants everyone to be happy and strong.

Hey Bud,
I still miss you sooo much and knowing that you would be 30 yrs old just breaks my heart even more. I always thought you would make the BEST husband and father and I'm sure you are living up to that now just wish I could see you in action!!
Cant wait to see you and have one of your "HUG" bearhugs again...my back needs some crackin' LOVE YA, MOM

Hey Burt,
We are sooo proud of our new grandson....I know you and Jord had alot to do with it because he looks like both of you. He sure didn't want to come into this world to quick because he was hanging out with you uncles. He is sooo precious and I am loving being a grandma to someone named in your honor. Thanks to Trent & Mel we appreciate them very much.
Love you and miss you like crazy still.
MOM

Hey Burt, so our new little nephew Curtis Vincent Edwards came into this world July 9th, I wish so bad you could be here to throw him around he looks exactly like Trent and doesn't have any eyebrows just like you. I am sure you got to meet him up there and spend the last nine months with him. Anyway send us some love. I love you, Jo

Hey Burt, Well Aunt Kimmie finally made it up there to see you and Jord, I'll bet that was one heck of a reunion! Anyway wanting to send my love and give Kimmie and Jord one of your big bear hugs for me. I love you and miss you more than you know. Love, ME

Hey Bud,
WOW, what a hard Mothers Day it was for me!!!!
These last few years have been the hardest years of my life without you and your little bro. Just want you to know there is not one day that goes by that I do not think of you both. You made so many powerful memories and made such a huge impact on my life. A mothers love for her child is so strong and a bond that can never be broken even with death. I will always keep you in my heart as long as I live for I know I will be with you again. Love, MOM

Hey Burt, I just wanted to say hi and I miss you tonz. Please send Aunt Kimmie down some love, she needs you. Anyway I love you tonz and miss you! Love, JO

Hey "Burt" I was thinking of you this last week-end while I was in Mexico. I pictured what you would be doing there and had a laugh or two thinking about you and the fun times we had in the sun. I sure do love and miss you liek crazy.
Uncle Gladys

Hey there...
Was thinking of you this weekend.. I was in San Diego! I know how much you loved it there.. we had a lot of fun weekend trips there with your uncle Glade and Kindra and Charles! I miss you a ton... everything still reminds me of you and as hard as it is, I am very grateful!
I am sure you are with your Granny right now... I know she needs you! Thanks for watching over us all!
LOVE YOU!

JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THERE IS A BLOG THAT YOU CAN GO ONTO TO LOOK AT AND LEAVE COMMENTS IN MEMORY OF CURTIS.

www.curtisedwards.blogspot.com

Hi Burt, Wanted to wish you a Happy Valentines. We think of you every day and miss you very much. Send us love and strength. LOVE YOU KIMMIE AND WENDY

hi curtis i hope you are having fun in heaven. I miss you I hope you are having fun with jordan.

Hey Burt, sorry I haven't written in a while, time seems like it is just flying by! I can't believe it has been over 2yrs since you've gone. Anyway love you tonz.

Hey Bud,
I don't care much for this day and it has been a very hard week for me. I am trying to be in the spirit of Christmas and it is not working so well. You always knew that this was my favorite season. I try to love the season but hate what happened. It is very hard for me to separate the two. Trent Jody and I are going to lunch today and hopefully we can talk about all the great memories and good times we had with you for 26 years. Everyone says "time will heal" but I wonder when that will happen. A huge piece of my heart is gone and it can never be replaced but you help me get through every day and put on my happy face. I am very grateful for all the kids and grandkids and Todd, for without them my life would not be the same. Take care of your little bro for us and keep giving me strength and courage. LOVE YOU TONZ, MOM

Hi there "Burt" you have been on my mind for the past week or so and today I was digging out a old coat and I found the message that Kim had given the jail I was in 2 years ago today. I remember the shock I felt when I heard those words come out the officers mouth and the pain is as real today as it was then. Life today is much different than it was a couple years ago, in more than one way. I miss my little nephew and so does our whole family. It seems we have tried so many things like baloon releases, taco night, planting trees and I think it has helped us a little. I think Curtis that you have helped me so much through the past 2 years, I really feel a closeness to you and Jordan that stays very strong and illuminates my path fully through life. I miss and love you and Jordan tremendously and want to thank you for making my memories of you so clear and bright this holiday season.
Love Uncle Gladys

Hey there...
I've been thinking about you a lot lately... been trying not to write you on this thing, its too hard! I am going to Utah soon and it's always hard for me to go there... everything reminds me of you! I love seeing my family and yours, but it is hard. I've tried not to visit, but it's Christmas so I need to go. I know that you have been watching over us all and there is no one I'd rather have taking care of me... I wish you were here, but I know you are in a better place. I can't wait to see you again... you better have one of those bear hugs ready for me!! :)
Love you and miss you like crazy

I LOVE YOU TONZ!!!!
I MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY!!!!
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR SMILING FACE AND BULDGING MUSCLES ONCE AGAIN, Love MOM

Happy Halloween Curtis!

We all wondered last night which pumpkin' you would of carved. You and Cory always took your time choosing the perfect picture.

Thanks for watching over me, Jody & Melanie this past weekend. We know you helped us survive that crash!

Watch over your family cause they miss you more than ever!

xOxOxO

Hey "Burt" I was just sitting here at school and have been thinking alot about you lately. I called your mom yetserday and wished her a Happy Birthday, she said they had a great time up at the cabin for her birthday. You know at first when you left I was in such a hurry to feel better about your death I wanted time to fly by so I could feel better (because that is what everyone said would heal the pain) but now that time is flying by I wish it was just yesterday and I could call you on the phone in Las Vegas and see how you are doing there. I miss you like crazy and try to remember as the funny crazy things you did that used to make me laugh. I sure miss!
Love Uncle Gladys

Hey Bud,
Yeah today is my 50th birthday and I can tell you have been watching over me all day, I haven't cried yet. You would have been the first person to call and wish me a happy birthday. How I have missed that soooooooo much these last 2 b-days.
I have had so many family members and friends thinking of me and calling to wish me a happy day. It means alot that so many people care about me and my family. Jody, Andrea, and Melanie had a very nice party for me up at the cabin on Saturday. ( 50 black balloons and all) This has been a very hard month for me as it is both of our birthdays, the 50 doesn't bug me.
I keep in touch with Catherine and she emailed me also. We are carving pumpkins tonight with the family and it will be hard on everyone without you and Jordan there. Watch over us all and remember I love you more than all the stars up in the sky, MOM

Happy Birthday Uncle Curtis!
We're having a sleepover and we hope we will make you laugh while we play "Guitar Hero"!!!
We hope you liked all the balloons we sent you today.
We really miss you!
Love your nephews,
Isaikk & Skylar

Happy 28th birthday Curtis. We miss you so much & hope you had a good 28th birthday with Jordan.

Love you!

Cory & Andrea
xOxOxO

hey bud, happy b-day sure do miss ya.love ya tonz.

Happy Birthday Burt,
I can't believe it has been 28 years since we brought our darling baby boy into this world. What is even harder to believe is that you have been gone from our lives for almost 2 years. It is so hard to express all the heartache that the whole family has felt and been through these past 2 years. It is more than any family should ever have to bear. I never knew what the meaning meant "when your child dies a piece of you is buried with them" now we know first hand. It has been a serious struggle for all but you have given us such alot of strength to carry on. The family will be getting togather and having tacos tonight. Hopefully we can all reminisce and talk about all the memories that we have of you, which are many.
Love you with all my heart, MOM

My dear Grandson Curtis, Words cannot convey how much you are loved and missed. Your in my thoughts every day and it's hard knowing I cannot hug you or feel those strong arms around me asking, how you doing Granny. I'm recalling when you got your new home and furniture and I wanted to see it all. I brought us lunch and we talked and hung your new surfing shower curtain your sweet mom had bought you. You and Jordy were taken way to early and our dreams for your future were gone. We'll all be together again Burt and until we are we must endure. Please give us all some heavenly love and we'll never forget you and your brother Jordan. October 10th is your birthday- we'll be missing you.
Love you, mean it.
Grandma Sharp

Hey Bud,
You have been on my mind an extra lot lately. Every thing I do or hear on the radio reminds me of you. I love all the memories that I have of you and will never forget any of them. The boys talk about you and Jord all the time. Jace wanted to know who was tougher you or Trent. Since he is the little bro I told him you were.
Stay close to our family and keep us all on the right track.
Love you, MOM

hey "Burt" I have been reading your gueat book and looking at all the lifes you touched while you were here to see the level of love shared among your family and friends astonishes and enlightens me. I am very busy with school and I love it. I am the director of communications in the student senate and it takes alot of my time. I wanted to share a little story that I am sure you had something to do with the other day. I met this guy in one of my meeting and he looked just like you at the age of 19, I watched him for weeks, his actions and his funny behavior. He reminded me so much of the way you were and I finally went up to him and told him your whole story and we got to know each other. There was one catch to this whole story though, he was moving the next week to Boston. Just like that he was gone and I miss seeing him around the rooms because I felt like I was with you every meeting I went to. I know you are still with me and I love you for that. Well I have to get back to work but thank for the reminder that you are always with me.
Love Uncle Gladys

Hey, you..

I've been thinking about you a lot lately. It was my bday and as you know it was our anniversary too! -the day that we met! I can still remember what you were wearing... white tank and shorts and your hair was all long and wavy (soul glow). I love that we met on my bday... I get to share it with you! WHat a great present I got on my 18th bday! Thank goodness for our friends that dragged us both to hang out... we would of never met each other!
I just wanted to tell you how much I miss you and think about you! I wish you were here, but I know you are with me :)
Tell Jordan and Kindra hello..
Happy Anniversary
Love you!

Hi Burt, Hope your taking care of your brother as we know you are. Think about you ever day. It's been so long since we've seen your sweet face.I Love I see young men on the street that look like you and I just want to stop them and say let me look at you awhile. Me and Kimmie love you lots!

Hey Burty, So I haven't written in forever but I have really been thinking of you alot, anyway I got a new dog in May his name if Burton just like your old dog you would love him so much he is a Puggle it is a new breed of dog he is about 17lbs and he is full grown, he reminds me so much of you and Jord. Anyway just want to say I miss you and love you everyday. Love Sis

Hey "BURT" well I am in back in MPLS for the Fall Semester and I have a little to much time right now and am thinking of you alot, I had a great time with the whole family this summer and we all laughed and thought of you alot.. We are all very lost without you here on earth with us. I am back in school and try to keep sober everyday by thinking of you, Ilove and miss you so much...
Love Uncle Gladys

HEY THERE...
I HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN QUITE A WHILE.. TRYING TO KEEP FROM CRYING I GUESS. I HUNG OUT WITH YOUR UNCLE GLADUS. TALKING TO HIM ON THE PHONE IS HARD.. HE SOUNDS LIKE YOU, YOUR MOM AND YOUR AUNT ALL ROLLED IN TO ONE. IT'S FUNNY, BUT IT HURTS. IT'S ALMOST LIKE TALKING TO YOU AND I'VE ALMOST FORGOTTEN WHAT ITS LIKE. IT WAS REALLY FUN HANGING OUT WITH HIM. HE'S FAMILY TO ME AND SO IS YOUR WHOLE FAMILY. I WOULD NOT BE SURVIVING IF NOT FOR THEM.
I THINK ABOUT JORD TOO. I KNOW YOU TWO ARE TOGETHER AND I'M SURE YOU ARE WATCHING OUT FOR EVERYONE. I FEEL YOUR PRESENCE AND I KNOW YOU WILL PROTECT US. SAY HI TO JORDAN, TELL HIM I MISS HIM AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE BOTH OF YOU!
YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MY HEART!

Miss you!

hey curtis, I was remebering the time i found the picture frame behind youre bed down in youre old room, and how you said you were going to put a picutre of youre self in the nice frame and give it to jessica welch, ty's sister. that was the day i found out you had a crush on jessica and at the time i said wait a minute, so all those times we went over to ty welchs house and could find you at times, you were off visting youre secreat crush? at first I laughed because you had a picture of youre self to give as a gift to one of our best friends sister, and then i knew i was laughing at all those times at ty's house we couldn't find you do to the fact you were off courting youre secret girl friend. Huh huh you were always sly and a smooth talker, giving a picture of youre self to some girl back in seventh grade.
love you bro.
Johnny

HEY BUD,
IT IS SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN 18 MONTHS SINCE I HELD YOU IN MY ARMS. HOW COULD ANYONE FORGOT THAT HUGE HUG AND YOUR VOICE TELLING ME TO " GET OUT OF HERE, MA" WHILE YOU AND YOUR SIBLINGS WERE LAYING TILE IN MY KITCHEN WITHOUT ME KNOWING....WHAT A GREAT X-MAS PRESENT THAT WAS.
GLADE IS STILL HERE WITH US UNTIL AUGUST AND IT HAS BEEN SO GREAT FOR ME TO HAVE SOMEONE TO HANG OUT WITH THAT REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF YOU AND YOUR KIND WAYS.
THE FAMILY WENT TO JACKSON HOLE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY AND WE FELT YOU AND YOUR LITTLE BRO'S PRESENCE AS STRONG AS EVER. WE HAVE NEVER FORGOT ABOUT YOU FOR ONE SECOND AND THE MEMORIES WE HAVE WILL CARRY ON IN OUR LIVES FOREVER, EVEN THOUGH OUR FAMILY WILL NEVER BE COMPLETE. YOU KNEW HOW MUCH WE ALL LOVED AND CARED FOR YOU AND ALWAYS WILL. OUR PAIN WILL NEVER GO AWAY AS LONG AS WE LIVE BUT THE MEMORIES DO MAKE IT ALITTLE EASIER.
THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME AND ALL OF OUR FAMILY, LOVE MOM

Hey Burt, haven't writtin in a while, It seems like forever since I have seen you I keep having to look at pictures just to remember what you look like!! I have been watching home videos to hear your voice...I miss you so much and I feel like I am forgetting your looks and your voice, I don't want that to happen I am trying to keep your memory alive. Anyways I will write later just want you to know I am thinking of you and I love you!! Love, Jo

Hey Bud,
I know it has been a long time since I have written (haven't forgot you for a second) but it is so hard to compose myself long enough to write. I still can't get through the day without a broken heart and how it ever aches since we lost you. It is so not fair how someone who is so full of life can just leave this world. You always had a smile on your face and a kind word to say to everyone who ever crossed your path. I can still here you say "Hey MA" and the tone of your voice let me know that you really meant everything you said. We all talk about you all the time. Skylar went with us to the cabin and on the way there he asked "Where do you think Jordan and Curtis would be right now" and I told him they would be going with us and they are here with us right now. Jace wanted to know if heaven was in the moon. I told him yeah something like that.
Glade is here for the summer and with him around I always feel comforted and loved. He helps me deal with the everyday hurt that I feel knowing you and your little bro are gone. I have been keeping in touch with Catherine and she sent me a very nice Mother's Day card that meant alot to me. She is part of the family and I hope she will always stay that way.
Your big bro now has diabetes so he knows how you must have felt all those years battling your problem. Please watch over him and make him stay on track with that. I told him I would like some grandchildren from him and Mel. Of course you know his response "I guess I will have to work on that"
Help keep your little sis strong as well she tries to be so tough just like--- you guessed it.
Take care of your little bro and make sure that you both know
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN EVER, MOM

Hi Curtis, Just wanted to say hi and say that I love you and have been thinking of you alot lately. We went to see you on Monday and what a way to spend the afternoon, I so wish we didn't have to visit you at the cemetary. Jordan's new headstone made me cry and Grandma Sharp was just sick to have to visit you guys there. We took a picture or two and talked about you and Jordan for a while. The whole family really misses having you guys around. I am staying here in Utah for the summer and will return to school this fall. Love you more than ever.
Glade J.

Hey Burt, Just wanted to write and say hi. We went to the cemetary on Thursday and they got Jord's headstone it is right next to yours they look really nice. It kindof makes it even harder to go there knowing that you both are there, but it does comfort me to know that he has you by his side wherever you guys are. Anyway I love you and miss you more than words can say.

Hey Burt, I am sitting here at school and thinking of you, it is funny how you and my higher power never let me go to long without thinking of you or Jordan. Actually I think it is you reminding me to think of you all the time, that just seems like something you would do. I think of you and I get a smile today and that is something good for today so thank you. Love Uncle Gladys

Hey Bud,
I have been having one of those bad days. I have been praying for strength and comfort from you and Jordan. Please make that happen.
I LOVE YOU..I LOVE YOU..I LOVE YOU, MOM

Curtis,
We just wanted to let you know we miss you and think about you.
The only comforting and happy thought is knowing you and Jordan are together and not alone.
Love ya!

Hey there...
I've been thinking of you. My nephews have been too. They will mention you when I least expect it and usually when I need to hear about you. The other day I took Christian and Quaken for a walk and we happened to go to a park in Rancho. Sometimes I hate to go there, but we went there anyway. Christian was climbing on the slide and Said "This is hard, but if Curtis were here he could do it! He is in heaven now and he is in your heart!" It was so cute and it's funny how little kids can be so right. You are in my heart and will always be. I'm so glad that my nephews got to have you around and even if it was for only a little while you made a huge impression on them and I hope you knew that! I can't wait to see you!! Love you and miss you like Crazy!

Hey Bud,
I have been watching your nephews while Ben, Jody, Trent, Mel, and your Dad and Denise are in Cancun. They talk about you and Jordan constantly. They miss you both so much and they don't understand the whole concept. They were telling Grandpa that they didn't want him to die..I guess they think everyone is going too now. We have had alot of fun with them this past week but it has been hectic.
I guess the kids bought a timeshare in Cancun so next year we will all be going with them. It will not be the same without you and Jord there. I will be writing again soon and I am still missing you like crazy. Love you tonz, MOM

Hi "Burt" Just here at schoola nd thinking of you and all the fun we used to have. I am doing ok now and hope to be joining your brother and sister for a fun timein Cancun.
Love You Uncle Glade

I Love you. I Mis you.

Hey Burt,
I just wrote Jord and thought I better say hi to you it's wierd sitting here writing to both of you but it comforts me to be able to do it..I hope you guys are together hangin out, please watch over our family we need some of your guys stregth down here I feel as though any day I could have a melt down!!! Well just wanted to say hi and i miss you I will write again soon. Love, Jo

Hey Curtis! I've been thinking of you and Jordan lately. I pray for you two every night. I know both of you are working as a team to help all of your family and loved ones through this hard time. I feel you helping me and my family and i/we are so grateful to have had you in our lives and still have you in our lives. I miss you more and more and cant wait to see you again. You will always have my heart.
Love you and miss you like crazy!

Hi "Burt" I was just thinking of you today and Jordan, I miss you guys so much and this Minnesota cold makes me even more lonely for you two. I can't quite get over losing Jordan while he was here with me. I am just not the same anymore and feel so empty inside. The despair I feel is really affecting my life and I ask you and Jordan to give me some strength to carry on in the fashion in which I need to function. Well even talking to you has helped me and remember I LOVE YOU
Uncle Glade

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY BUD,
I still miss you sooooo much even though it has been 14 long months. I hope your reunion with your little bro was wonderful and you are taking care of him for us. Todd and I are still in shock and denial that you are both gone. Our family is not complete and never will be. Jordan never could handle losing you...it was very hard on him. We never thought we would ever have to go through another tragedy and here we are. Please help us all at this time and give us the strength to carry on without both of you.
Love you forever and remember you are not forgotten, MOM

Curtis,
I was just reading all these entries...my heart so breaks for your family i read your moms and cry thinking of her broken heart for her boys.. Everyone sure misses you, it seems like all the special ones go young..why the heck is that? Your the ones that no one can live without..anyway look over your family, they sure need your support right now... Luv ya bud...

Curtis,
We know that you are so happy to have Jordan with u!
Please help ur Mom and Todd... The devastation and the heartache they have is truly unbearable to watch. We know everything happens for a reason and one day we will have the answers as to why you and Jordan left before everyone else...
We truly love you!
cory, Andrea, Isaikk & Liyah
xOxOxO

Dear Burt,
We just went to Jordans veiwing it was really hard but we know you two are together. Uncle shad is having a really hard time with both of you being gone. He will tell me stories about you and then he becomes quiet. he always thinks of you. we miss you shad & mel

Hey Bud,
Please take care of your little bro for us and love him with all your might. We love and miss you both tons. Until we meet again, Todd and MOM

I wanted Curtis and his family to know that we still think and talk about Curtis a lot. My children still remember many things about him. I read this guest book often and know my sister Catherine does too. I just wanted to say we miss him too. Curtis you have a wonderful family, and that explains why you are such a wonderful man......We all miss you, thanks for the memories. We shall see you again someday.

Hey there Curtis it has been so long sence I have wrote you I am sorry. I miss you alot I think about you all the time. I just had a baby girl about 6 months ago her name is Kaylie Paige I am doing really good. Thank you for always being there for me you really help me get through things. I went up to Garnet Hill where we all use to go and kick it those were some fun times we had. WEll Curtis I wanted to say hi and I really miss you alot.

Hey Burt,
It has been one year ago today since we lost you in that horrible accident. We have all done nothing but shed tears all weekend and all day today. There will never be a day that we don't think of you and misssss you like crazy!It has been the hardest year of my life.
I just got off the phone with Catherine and she has had a hard time also, she always loved you. Tanner called today and he is also struggling and had to take the day off. I can't believe all the calls I have received from your friends and family that loved you so much.
We are all going to the cabin for Christmas and will be decorating your tree with ornaments that remind us of you. We have alot of luminaires (96) that we will light on Christmas EVE too. I know you will be there watching and thinking how cool that is of your family. The cemetary also looks great and is decorated to the hilt with trees and lights. Uncle Glade will be here tomorrow to stay with us for 3 weeks...we can't wait. We are going to have steak and crab legs with the fam tomorrow night when he gets here.
Your little bro is doing awesome thanks to you. Your little sis is trying hard to get Trent and Mel to start their family and wanted me to buy them some baby clothes when we went shopping. Trent says they will have boys...Mel says girls. Not for awhile but put in a good word for them. Love you tonz and will never stop thinking of you for a minute.
Love, MOM

Hi Curtis, I have thought of you all day and how much our family and all your friends miss you this day as you left a year ago. I will be in Utah tomorrow to spend the Holidays with our family, I so wish you were there to just hang out with. It has been so long since I have seen you in real life, I always cherished you as my nephew I could tell anything to. We shared alot of special times that just you and I know and I am thankful we stayed so close thoughout the years. I just finished my second semester at school and am going back in January, I want to thank you for all your help in the way I live and view things today; life is so much better because of you "Burt"
Love your Uncle Gladys

We miss u Curtis!
The Holiday Season won't ever be the same!
We'll never forget ur smile and ever so respectful manner...
Love u!
Cory & Andrea
xOxOxO

Hey there Burt, So it has been 363 days since I seen you last I miss you so much. This weekend has been so hard I have sat home and done nothing it's kindof hard to go anywhere. Anyway I just wanted to let you know I am thinking about you and I love you. The boys say Hi they miss you it's crazy to think a 6 and a 4 year old would remember but trust me they do I think we don't give them enough credit kids are smart! Anyway it's been a year pretty much but still feels like not too long ago we were doing tile in the kitchen of ma's house with Trent, Mel, Me, Ben, Jord, Nick, and the boys that was a great time. K so I will not go on and on but just want to remind you how much you are loved.....as if you didn't know right? I'll say it over and over until we meet again, I love you, I love you, I love you!!!

Hiya "Burt" Uncle Glade here and just wanted to say hi. I always liek to write after I see your Mother write in here. I Finally went to see a theripist about you being gone and how I am dealing with it, and it went really well. I think it is a good idea if anyone else is trying to cope. I won't be home for Thanksgiving but hope to be home for Christmas. I sure do love and miss you.
Love Uncle Gladys

Hey Bud,
I am sittting here still amazed that it has been 11 months already. I haven't stopped thinking of you for even one second and can't believe you are gone. Still waiting for you to walk through that front door and say HA MA!!! I am really trying hard not to hate the X-mas season but to just hate what happened one year ago. You know how much Todd and I love X-mas and we know you would want us to keep loving it regardless of what has happened. We will be having Thanksgiving without you also but know that your sweet spirit will be with us. It is truly amazing the experiences the whole family has endured and the way you have watched over us all. Keep up the good work and give us tons of strength we all need us.
Love you as much as any mother or father could ever love their son, MOM & Todd

I was just thinking of how much I miss you! I do, I totally think of you all the time and have been so busy that I haven't written for a while. I haven't written anyone emails for a while either. i guess I am just trying to cope and by coping I mean try not to think about anything by staying so busy that I don't have time to think. But I can't forget about you and I don't want to. I will try to stay positive and think of all the great memories that I can. I know you'd be telling me to remember the good things and not dwell on the bad. I just can't believe it has almost been a year. A year is such a long time, but it feels like it just happened and I feel just as hurt and sad. I know you are helping us all get through it and will be until we see you again.
I hope you are as excited to see me as I will be to see you!!
Love you and miss you like crazy!!

Hey Burt,
I was just sitting here thinking about you I haven't written in what seems like forever!!!! So we had a party for your b-day a few weeks ago it was good. Alot of people who really cared for you showed up it was really nice to see everyone again. Everyone misses you so much it is amazing to run into so many people who's lives you have touched. Can't believe it has been almost a year!!! The boys have really missed you they haven't stopped talking about you over the past few weeks. When they were carving there pumkins you weren't there to clean out the guts!!! Yeah I was pretty grossed out that I had to do it thanks for that by the way, Wendy carved a pretty sweet pumkin it said "BURT" it looked really cool. So Trent bought Dad a snow plow for your four-wheeler for his super slick drive ways his back is getting way to bad to shovel them. Ok well there's the update I will write again soon i promise. I love you so much and miss you even more! Love, ME

Hi again! My nephews wanted me to ask if you got our balloons. We just had tacos with ranch on top and talked about you. We had a lot of funny stories and my nephews said that they remember that you had a nice smile, were fun, and always played with them. My sister bought balloons black, grey, and lt blue. she said she thought they looked like the shirts that you would wear. They were perfect, totally looked like you. We all wrote messages to you and hope that you get them. Evan thinks that you are going to write your own messages and send them back down. I WISH! I think that your family started a great tradition and I hope we all can continue to show our love for you with a bunch of laughter and balloons and tacos dont hurt either!
I miss you and love you like crazy!

Happy Birthday!! This is the first time since you have ben apart of my life that I haven't been able to see you or talk to you on your birthday. You know how I usually make fun of you for being old!! Even though you looked so young and probably got carded more than me!!! I knew today would be hard, I thought I was doing pretty well just trying to get through the day without crying, but that all ended when I talked to your family today. I have been crying like a baby ever since. I'm just sad that I can't talk to you or be with you. I wish I could of been there to celebrate with your family. We are having taco night at my sisters house for your bday tonight too! I might even get my family to try ranch on the tacos like you eat them! We were laughing about that the other day. I was telling them about our fridge on how it was always full, but with large bottles of ranch, pickles, drinks and popsicles. And the cupboards looked like we had kids.. chips and candy for your lunches! pretty healthy!
Well happy birthday! I wish you could be here. I feel like we all got cheated and you should still be here.. the life of the party and everyone best friend. I know I will see you again and I can't wait! I will be running!
miss you and love you like crazy!

Hey Burt,

I just wanted to tell you Happy Birthday!! Today is the first day in 26 years I haven't been able to call and tell you Happy Birthday and it is killing me I didn't think it would be this hard but I just keep thinking of how much i wish I could just dial a number and have you on the other end!!! The boys are missing you I told them today was your birthday and Jace asked me when you were coming back to life, he is too little to understand but just watch over him for me well both of them they are having a really hard time lately dealing with this we all are. Though it has been 9 months it seem like an eternity since i seen you last I feel as though I am starting to forget what you act like and sound like and I don't want that to happen. I am trying to keep your memory alive by watching home videos but it is hard. Well I love you and can't wait to see you again!!!!! Love, Jody

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BEAUTIFUL PRECIOUS SON!!!!
27 years ago today I was waiting to see if it was possible to have a baby on your due date October 10th. I thought it was quite unusual because after all your older bro was also born on the 10th of the month. After going to my doctors appointment he told me to go straight to the hospital and you were born guess what on the 10th. We didn't know if you would be a boy or a girl but so hoped for a brother for Trent. He was at Grandma's waiting for his big strapping brother to be brought home. (He loved you from the gitgo)
You brought such joy to everyone who knew you all through your life. You were the best son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle and friend that could ever be. You were the apple of your aunt Lunnar's eye. She always thought you could do no wrong and had to have you always dressed in your cowboy boots and wrangler jeans. Then your uncle Glade thought you were the greatest and he idolized you. ( I guess everyone did).
My heart has never been so broke nor have I cried so many tears as I have in this last nine months since you have been gone. I never thought you could missssss someone so much. Our family is no longer complete and it never will be without you but we all have to go on. I love you more than all the stars up in the sky and always will!!!! MOM

Hi "Burtis"
Just wanted to say Hi and thank you for 9 months of sobriety, I had this milestone day yesterday and spoke of your help in a candle vigil I had last night with a bunch of friends. Being here in Minneapolis is hard with no family to relate or talk to but some how I find strength every day to carry on, it amazes me every day and I want to thank you. I know you birthday is coming up and I am thinking of you this whole month.
I sure do love and miss you. As you know this is "Taco" month in your honor and I hope everyone who reads this will have a "Taco" night just for you.
I love you
Glade J.

Curtie, It's beeen 9 months and 5 days since we lost you and time just don't seem to help my missing you. I kiss your picture every night and so wish I could hold and love you. "If tears could build a stairway and they could make a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again".
Love and miss you so.
Granny Sharp
Please watch over our family.

HI "Burtis"

Uncle Gladys here. I want to thank you for watching over me today. I know it has been a while since I checked in here, but you and I know we talk each day morning and night. Today I am looging on here to get your obituary for a class at school. I am taking a Public Speaking course and I get to do a 5 minute Tribute speech today. Of course you are the one I will be speaking about and I hope I won't get docked points for going over the 5 minute mark. I talk about you all the time in my NA groups and every time I speak about you I get a flood of old memories. I find it very helpful to talk about you but the fact that my thoughts are old memories instead of new adventures with you still hurt's me so. There are so many family and friends that need your support everyday so keep up the good work up there ok "BUD".

Love you tons!

Glade J.

So it is 9/11 today and its a day to remember your loved ones and to be reminded that our time here on earth is not guaranteed to be a long time and at any moment our lives could change.

I miss you and always think about you and your family and how lucky we all are to have you in our lives. I know you are still with all of us, i'm sure you are checking in on all of us more than we know and that is most likely why we are all still making it through this hard time.

I want you to know how much you will always mean to me.

I love you and miss you like crazy!

Burt,

I am just sitting here watching the boys for Jody and they are talking about you as usual. They often say "if Uncle Curtis could see us do this". Skylar is always wishing you could pick him up from school like you always did on Fidays. Everyone is still missing you and always will. There isn't a day that goes by that something doesn't remind us of you and your wonderful personality. We are all going to Lake Powell next week for Labor Day. We are all dreading not having you there...that was your favorite and you were always the planner. Please help your little bro he is struggling right now and needs your guidance. Keep us all going in the right direction to heal from this horrible pain that we all feel.

Love you bud, MOM

Curtis,

My sister bought a little striped collared shirt for my nephew and said she bought it because it reminded her of you. It totally looks like the shirts that you'd always wear and my nephew looks so cute in it. It's weird because he hates shirts like that and he likes it because of you. The night before he was saying his prayers and out of nowhere he asked that you and Kindra be blessed and he misses both of you. I'm sure you heard him and I'm glad that you are in all of our hearts and prayers.

I thought I'd share that with you even though I believe you can hear all of prayers and help us when we need it most and I think we all need a little bit of help right now. Keep us strong and watch over our families.

I miss you like crazy and can't wait to see you again.

Love you!

Curtis,



I'm sitting here in Atlanta of all places thinking about "Carp Edwards". About once a month, I read the entries written by your family and friends. It's no surprise, how many lives you touched. I met a kid last week who reminded me of you. It's a rare occasion to meet someone who exemplifies your qualities. It made me think of you and how much I enjoyed being around you; everyday was a good day with you.



You are truly missed and loved,

So I found this quote. Actually, it was sent to me. My mom sends me a ton of emails and this one stuck with me.

Cally, I'm sure you have already gotten this email. My mom sends you the same emails, so I'm sure all the family and friends have already gotten the email and read it, but I wanted to share it. I didn't want to copy and paste the whole email, but instead just included the ending quotes which is the main message. I instantly thought of Curtis. We can't see him, but he is and will always be with his friends and loved ones. And I know he means the world to me and many others.



"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world"

"May the Lord Bless you and keep you, May the Lord Make his face shine upon you, and give you Peace.....Forever"

"Good friends are like stars...You don't always see them, but you know they are always there."

So, I am having a hard day. I had a dream about you and everytime I dream about you I'm even more upset the next day because It's not fare that you aren't here and in my dream you were so real. I asked my nephews if they remember you and they said that you always would play with them and you had black hair. Brown, black close enough. I think that they remember you more with the sole glow long curly hair.. the heath ledger hair. I watched 10 things I hate about you yesterday and I decided that it is too hard to watch movies with Heath Ledger in them. He looks way way too much like you. I know how much you loved to be compared to him!

Anyway, I miss you so much, I miss talking to you, laughing with you, feeling comforted and safe with you and I just miss everything about you. I can't wait to see you... Miss you and love you like Crazy!

Give us all the strength we need to get through the days and keep checking in on us!

Love Catherine

Hey Burt,

It's been a while since i've writtin but don't think I haven't stopped missing you! Still I think it is suppost to get easier but it hasn't yet, maybe because it is summer time and everything I do I think you should be here with me. We just went to the good ole Park reunion it was fun but wierd that you weren't there. Gladys was there he bought a super sweet Volkswagon Cabriolet convertible that he drove all the way from minnesota with the top down or course it fits him perfect. Anyway I just wanted to write and say hi. Please send us some more strength I seem to be running out! I love you so so much!! Jody

So, I really really miss you. I have been thinking about you a lot lately.

I saw this movie where this woman's husband passed away and she talked at the funeral, she said "we had a lot of great days together, just not enough years". That, I thought was the perfect thing to say. I think that most would agree. You were great and fun to be around. I think we had a lot of great days together, but definitely not enough years... Not nearly enough. I wish I would of known you sooner, but the days I spent with you were amazing and I wouldn't trade them for anything.

I went to Ireland with my fam... I thought of you the whole time. You would of loved it. Everywhere we went I thought of how great it would of been to have been there with you. We stayed in a little fishing village. It was gorgeous there, it was super green with and the beaches were amazing. There was this huge cliff that people were diving off of and I could just see you there, first one in line to dive off! We did tons of walking, we went to a different castle, church or museum everyday. One sunday we tried to find our way to the one and only mormon church in the area and couldn't find it, so we went on a long walk to this waterfall. Most people stayed near the bottom, but I kept thinking that you would be running up to the top! One of the neatest things I saw was what they call a healing well, it was a sad, but good experience. It was an underground well in a graveyard. The locals had posted pictures and notes of their lost loved ones. the walls were covered. They would throw pennies in the well for wishes to help the families heal. I threw in quite a few... I figured I throw in a few for me and your family too. I'm hoping it helps, but it was definitely a site to see.

Well, I miss you and think of you. Keep giving us all the strength we need and watch over us.

Love you and miss you like crazy!

Hey Burt,

It has been a very sad day for me today, I have not been a big fan of the 18th of any month. Today is our 20th wedding anniversary so this is also suppose to be a happy day, and we are trying to make the best of it....we wish you were here to help us celebrate. We went to Jackson Hole, Yellowtstone and Bear Lake for our anniversary. It was very fun we rented a small cabin to stay in and it was room #118. We saw the campground you and Tannner went to last summmer and we were planning on going there this summer. It would not be the same going without out you, so we decided not to go. We will be getting togather tonight for (you guessed it, tacos)we try to have them every month on the 18th. After all that was your favorite meal, you always said "hey mom, let's have tacos for dinner".

Jordan, Todd and I are going to a grieving support group every Wednesday and it is really helping us alot. It still seems to be getting harder but we are learning new things every day, keep us on the right track.

Love ya, MOM

Thanks for all you've done

I've missed you for so long

I can't believe you're gone

You still live in me

I feel you in the wind

You guide me constantly



I've never knew what it was to be alone, no

Cause you were always there for me

You were always there waiting

And ill come home and I miss your face so

Smiling down on me

I close my eyes to see



And I know, you're a part of me

And it's your song that sets me free

I sing it while I feel I can't hold on

I sing tonight cause it comforts me



I carry the things that remind me of you

In loving memory of

The one that was so true

Your were as kind as you could be

And even though you're gone

You still mean the world to me



I've never knew what it was to be alone, no

Cause you were always there for me

You were always there waiting

But now I come home and it's not the same, no

It feels empty and alone

I can't believe you're gone



And I know, you're a part of me

And it's your song that sets me free

I sing it while I feel I can't hold on

I sing tonight cause it comforts me



I'm glad he set you free from sorrow

I'll still love you more tomorrow

And you will be here with me still



And what you did you did with feeling

And You always found the meaning

And you always will

Everywhere we go, someone is missing you! You have touched more lives and affected more people than anyone else we know!

We miss you and think about you often Curtis!

Cory&Andrea

xOxOxO

Hey there..

Just saying Hi. I think about you all the time and have been going through all of our pictures. It's hard though.. too many good memories. I still can't believe it, it feels like it has been forever since I have seen you. I would give anything just to hug you again. I miss having you in my life and around to protect me and make me laugh. I guess now I will count on all those old pictures to make me laugh. Thank you for watching over all of us and giving us strength to go on. I miss you and love you like crazy!

Hey Burt,

I love you and think of you every second of every day. Please keeep watching over our family and help us all to be strong. We all miss you like crazy...it is not the same here without you.

Love you, MOM

Here is some pictures taken of Curtis and Catherine while deep sea fishing off the coast of California. These photos were taken April of 2005. Love the Power Family

Hello Sweet Prince,



This is Kimber here. I haven't been able to write more than once, until now. It's just too hard. Too personal. Besides, I know you are with us all the time, watching from above... crying, laughing and wishing we could have the physical proof to know you are still here. But, I know you are still here. I've seen you. I've felt your presence, both happy and sad.



Call me crazy, but I saw you on Christmas day. The family was at the cabin. Jace was on the little wheeler, jetting around the round-about... full throttle. It was a little muddy so he was sliding around the turns, out of control and of course, kept looking back at all of us, lined up on the deck laughing so hard we could hardly tell him to slow down in the turns and watch the road, not us. I remember glancing at Jo and Trentie, watching them laugh so hard. Your little buddy, Porge (Jordan), was a few feet away and laughing just as hard. We were all laughing, and needed to. But you were there as well... and laughing even harder. You were standing next to Jordan. That's the way I remember it. Again, call me crazy, but I saw you and your big smile with your squinty laughing eyes. You were looking at Jord, then Trentie and Jo and then glanced back at me, laughing hard, right along with the rest of us.



It was right then and there that I felt at peace, knowing that you would always be with your family. I haven't shared that with anyone other than Wendy, until now. I hope that you can give to them the little glimpse you gave to me that day. It's something I will cherish for the rest of my life. Thank you for that.



Everyone says how much they miss you. That will never go away. Nothing is normal anymore for your Mom's, Dad's, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandparents, inlaws, friends and lovers. We are all trying to get a grip on the new "normal". Personally, I think you are with each and every one of us at different points in time. Thank you for showing your love by carrying us all when we feel we're going to lose it. Most of us are learning to cope and trying to manage, but please keep focused on Trent, Jody and Jordan. There is not one person who knows how to, nor are capable of easing their pain. Never have I seen a closer bond between kids growing up in the same house toghether. Help them find some peace to come to terms, knowing their heart and mind will ache and agonize for you, but that you are fine and it is them that you ache for. It will be alright. Please find a way to get that message through to them. I love them so much and know that there is not a single thing I can do to help them through this. I would trade places with you in a heartbeat, if I could.



You are always with them, watching everything they see, experiencing the good and bad even while they're saying, "I wish Curtis were here to see this." You ARE there to see 'this.' Help them feel the peace in their heart to know, it's alright to move on, because you are now and will forever be with them, their kids, the family, the friends and the loved ones... forever.



While it's hard to let you go, it's in our Father's hands we know, that a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.



Call me crazy... but I know it, I feel it in my heart... and my heart will forever ache for you...



Have I told you lately that I love you?

Well darlin', I'm tellin' you now. I love you Burt.



- Kimber





P.S.

I know you're just as proud as I am to see Skylar tearing it up on the jumps with his motorcycle (without the training wheels). He's getting pretty brave Burt. Keep an eye the boys. They've got the wild streak that you all have. ;-)

Curtis,

I cannot even explain how hard this is. I was told it would get easier and now I know that these things never get easier, but I'm sure with time I will learn to deal with my feelings, but will never stop missing you or thinking of how much better mine and everyone else's lives would be with you here. I know that you are helping everyone in anyway that you can and I'm sure its just as hard on you. I have to keep reminding myself that you are in a better place and you want everyone to remember the good and not to mourn, but easier said then done! I have good days and bad, but I'm trying to live each day to the fullest. Just exactly how you did. I miss you so much and I know you know that and am so glad that you had such a great life. I'm glad to have been apart of it and to have shared so many great moments and memories with you.

I will always love you and forever miss you!

Hey Burt, I was just sitting here thinking about and how much I miss you! Jace keeps asking to call you I try to explain to him but he is too little to understand. But now he is trying to figure out how to fly to heaven he keeps on asking me how he can! U know him I am sure he will figure something out..these boys are getting so big and it is so hard to watch them grow and ask about you everyday and you not be here. So don't you worry they are not ever going to forget about there uncle Curtis! Anyway just wanted to write and say hi, please watch over the boys the bigger they get the crazier they are getting I am sure you are there with them coaching them on but just watch over them and make sure they stay safe. I love you so much and miss you more and more everyday. Love, ME

Hey! I was thinking about you today and was going through an old purse and found our ticket stubs from cancun and a customs receipt with your signature and it brought back so so many memories. I'm glad I have things around my house that remind me of you. I am so glad that we had so many great times together and all the vacations we took. We always had so much fun. Without you I definitely would not of had as much fun! It's going to be hard to have fun without you here, but I have your family for that.. they seem to always keep things lively. My life and everyone elses will not be the same without you, you will always have my heart!

Love you and miss you like crazy!

Hey Bud, It has been 5 months today and it seems I have not seen you for years. I am doing alittle better in this entry than I have done in previous ones. I know you are giving me strength to go on for the rest of the family and keep them strong. Every once in awhile I feel that nudge in the back saying " Ma get it togather"

It will be Memorial Day next week and we will be having a memorial for you up at the cabin. We will be planting trees in your honor and hopefully alot of your friends will show up. I can't believe how many friends you had, it is amazing how many still write in this book. It will probably hold the record for the most entries in one year. Your fam is awesome and wonderful also!!!

Keep us all going in the right direction and help us stay strong.

LOVE YA TONZ, MOM

Burt, I have been thinking a lot about the good times you and I had together, and even though I hadn't seen or spoken to you in a little while I always new you were a phone call away. Now that you are gone I'm truly sorry that I didn't try and keep in touch with you, you helped me through some rough times and I just wish you were here to help me though this one. I hope when I see you again we can shake hands, hug, and things will be like they use to be.

Hey there..



Just wanted to let you know that I am thinking about you... always. Well, i'm back in Cali now and although I had a lot of fun in utah, it just isn't the same there without you. I felt very out of place.. it was very hard to be there with out you. Every where I went and everyone I saw reminded me of you. It was nice to hear your family and friends and all the stories each person has of you.- All totally hillarious!

I have so so many great memories with you. I'm so lucky to have you and your family in my life.

I cannot wait to see you again and thanks for taking care of me. Oh and Charles too... I don't know how you did it, but he seems to be doing a little better and I'm sure you had something to do with it! -Keep on him, please.

love you and miss you like crazy!