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Traci Pelekoudas Obituary

Pelekoudas, Traci Ann age 17, loving daughter of Michael and Gail (nee Baker), dearest sister of Michael Anthony Jr., cherished granddaughter of Perry and Charlean Pelekoudas, and Larry and the late Linda Baker, fond niece to many aunts and uncles, loving cousin and friend to many. Visitation Monday, 2 until time of service 8 p.m. at Chapel Hill Gardens South Funeral Home, 11333 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn, IL. Interment private. For info., 708-636-1200.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Mar. 27, 2005.

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Mike Patula

March 21, 2022

Love this little girl and our own "mouse" story!

your family

February 2, 2012

Hi Baby Girl,
Happy Birthday to you sweetheart.
Your family misses you so deeply....loving you so much, happy birthday our love our soul!...xoxoxox

December 25, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS SWEET SWEET BABY GIRL!
THINK OF YOU SO MUCH BABY WE MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU ALWAYS. MOM DAD, MIKE, LIZ ADDISON, CLARK. XOOXOXOX

July 4, 2011

Happy 4th Baby Girl!!

Wish you were here. we all love and miss you so much.
LOVE YOUR FAMILY.
MOM, DAD BROTHER, LIZ AND ADDISON AND CLARK.

February 14, 2011

To My Valentine.
Happy Valentines Day My Traci Ann.
You are my heart and will always be my valentine.Sending you THE GREATEST LOVE .
Missing you baby girl!.xoxoxoxo mom

your family

February 2, 2011

happy happy 23 heavenly birthday our sweet angel.love you and miss you deeply baby girl. hugs and kisses

January 1, 2011

TO MY EVERYTHING,

HAPPY NEW YEAR MY LOVE..............

January 1, 2011

TO MY EVERYTHING,

HAPPY NEW YEAR MY LOVE!!

December 25, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY GIRL!
LOVING YOU AND MISSING YOU SO SO VERY MUCH.
TIME HAS PAST BUT YOU KNOW TRACI IT HASNT FOR YOUR FAMILY. SENDING YOU LOTS OF HUGS AND KISSES.

MOM

May 31, 2010

HI SWEETIE,
ITS MEMORIAL DAY AND IM SITTING HERE ALL DAY JUST THINKING OF YOU. I REMEMBER MY SWEET TRACI A HAPPY GIRL AND LOVING EVERYONE. YOU ARE SO GREATLY MISSED TRACI. I CANT SAY IT ENOUGH HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU. STILL HARD TO DEAL WITH, BUT I KNOW FOR SURE ONE DAY I WILL BE WITH MY BABY AGAIN. BUT I JUST WANTED TO WRITE YOU CAUSE THATS ALL I CAN DO FOR NOW. BABY GIRL WE SEND YOU SO MUCH LOVE AND HUGS AND KISSES. UNTIL NEXT TIME MY SWEETHEART!!

YOUR FAMILY

April 4, 2010

HI BABY,
WISHING YOU A HAPPY EASTER!!!
HAPPY EASTER TO GRAM TOO. KISSES AND HUGS AND MORE KISSES AND HUGS!!
LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH.
MISSING YOU SOOOOOOO VERY MUCH.
XOXOOXOXOX

YOUR FAMILY

March 24, 2010

OUR DEAREST BABY GIRL,
TODAY IS 5 YRS SINCE OUR WORLD CHANGED FOREVER.
WE MISS YOU MORE THAN EVER.
THINGS JUST ARENT THE SAME ANYMORE.
WISH WE HAD MORE TIME TOGETHER.
WISH WE COULD HAVE DONE ALL THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT.
JUST WISH WE HAD A SECOND CHANCE.
WISH YO WERE HERE....
WE THANK GOD EVERYDAY WE HAD YOU.
THANK YOU TRACI FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON. I WISH I COULD BE JUST LIKE YOU.
YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL A TRUE ANGEL.
WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE AND WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR THOUGHTS.
MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY.
XOXOXOXOXOX

MOM DAD, BROTHER LIZZI, ADDISON, CLARK

February 14, 2010

TO MY VALENTINE,

HAPPY VALENTINE MY SWEET ADORBLE BABY GIRL!!!
YOU ARE THE SWEETEST THING I HAVE EVER MET.
SENDING YOU HUGS AND KISSES AND TONS AND TONS OF LOVE!!!

WE MISS OUR ANGEL!!

MOM XOXOXOXOXO

February 2, 2010

HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY OUR SWEET SWEET BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER TRACI ANN........... WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU. CATCH THE BALLOONS WE ARE SENDING YOU TODAY.......

ALWAYS ON OUR MINDS!!!

MOM

January 1, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR MY SWEET SWEET BABY GIRL!!!XOXOXOXOXOXOX

YOUR FAMILY

December 25, 2009

MY DEAREST SWEET DAUGHTER,
THINKING ABOUT YOU SOOOO MUCH. I WAS SITTING ON MY BED ,LOOKING AT YOUR BEDROOM DOOR JUST WISHING YOU WOULD WALK OUT OF YOUR ROOM. YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING AND I MISS YOU DEEPLY. ON THIS DAY I WANTED TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY!!!
GIVE GRAM LOTS OF HUGS AND KISSES AND LOTS OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL SMILES . AND TELL HER WE LOVE HER AND MERRY CHRISTMAS OK BABY?
YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTS TODAY AND FOREVER. YOUR FAMILY MISSES YOU AND LOVES YOU......
MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS SWEETHEART!!

mom

November 26, 2009

TRACI,
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR YOU!!!!! and thankful and honored to be your mom.
even though it was a short time we were together, i have wonderful memories. we had such a great time together. i miss you my sweets. thank you traci for letting me love you as much as i do.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING MY SWEET SWEET WONDERFUL TRACI ANN!!!!( the best person i will ever know) xoxoxox

MOM AND DAD

October 20, 2009

Our Darling Traci Ann.
Our heart and soul missing you more and more each day!! This is hard for us baby you are our world.
Everynight before i go to sleep your on my mind.I wish I can hold you so tight.
I want you to know we love you so much and think of you constantly sweetie....
Cant wait to see you again our Big Brown Eyed Girl!!

MOM XOXOXO

September 12, 2009

HI SWEETHEART,
I MISS YOU TRACI........
LOVE YOU BABY GIRL.

mom xoxoxox

August 18, 2009

hi baby........:)

MOM XOXOXOX

August 14, 2009

YOUR IN MY THOUGHTS BABY GIRL. MOM WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES, YOU GAVE ME AND DAD AND MIKE.
STILL LONG FOR YOU MORE AND MORE EACH DAY. I LOVE YOU MY SWEET DAUGHTER,

mother & father

July 25, 2009

love you sweet baby girl
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

mother xoxoxoxo

July 4, 2009

happy 4th baby.....wish you were here.
love you my sweet sweet traci ann !!!

YOUR FAMILY XOXOXO

June 21, 2009

HI BABY,
WELL TODAY IS FATHERS DAY AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE FIRST THING WE THINK OF .
ALTHOUGH THIS IS HARD FOR DAD TODAY, AND ALL OF US EVERYDAY I KNOW YOU R WISHING HIM A GREAT FATHERS DAY!!
TRACI YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE WE NEED TO BRIGHTEN OUR DAYS. BUT I KNOW I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN. WE MISS YOU DEARLY OUR LITTLE GIRL!!!
LOVE YOU SWEET BABY JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
TALK SOON OK?

MOTHER XOXOXOXOX

June 7, 2009

HI BABY,
THINKING OF YOU,
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.........

auntie sherry kowalski

May 25, 2009

Hello angel,
i just wanted to say that i was thinking of you and that i love you and miss you so much!! i think about the things i have wished i had said to you and the things i wanted to do with you but like everyone else you always think there is so much more time then we know. i do know you know all of this now and you can see what everyone has in their hearts. i love you my purple with pink potadoted goofball.

YOUR FAMILY XOXOXOXOOX

May 25, 2009

ITS MEMORIAL DAY AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE THINKING OF YOU SO MUCH TODAY AND EVERYDAY AND EVERY MINUTE. AND SO MUCH LOVE WE ARE SENDING YOU!!

MOM XOXOXOXO

May 23, 2009

I MISS YOU BABY!!!!

mom xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

May 10, 2009

hi sweet baby,
today is mothers day and i wish you were here . i keep thinking of how you made such a big deal out of any holidays. i can remember you standing at the top of the stairs the last mothers day i had with you waiting for me to come home. that smile on your face i will never forget!!i wish i can hold your hand traci , just touch you one more time.but i know you are here cause you would never leave me anyways. i love my daughter. i know gram is right by your side take her hand and tell her how much i love and miss her too!!! and give her a big happy mothers day from me ok baby?
cant wait to hold you again i will see you soon as you would say!
sending you so much love traci.
my traci traci traci

mom xoxoxoxoxo

April 25, 2009

hi my sweet precious angel................love you baby

FAMILY XOXOXOXOXO

April 12, 2009

HI SWEETHEART,

HAPPY EASTER SWEETNESS!!!
WE GOT YOU SOME PRETTY FLOWERS AND A PINK BUNNY I KNOW YOU WOULD JUST LOVE.
THINKING OF YOU AS ALWAYS WISHING YOU WERE RIGHT BY OUR SIDE. BUT YOUR IN OUR HEARTS AND SOULS FOREVER!!
MISSING YOU NON-STOP BABY.
LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU AND GRANDMA.
HAPPY EASTER.

MOTHER XOXOXOXOOX

March 24, 2009

HI MY BABY,
WELL....TODAY IS 4 YRS. DOESNT SEEM POSSIBLE. I MISS YOU MORE THAN EVER. I WAS JUST TELLING YOUR BROTHER HOW I WISH YOU CAN SIT ON HIS BED AND JUST TALK TO ME. I MISS YOUR VOICE SO MUCH. I STILL THINK IM LIVING IN A DREAM AT TIMES. BUT IN MY HEART I KNOW YOUR OK BREATHING GOOD AND WITH GRANDMA. TRACI LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT WITHOUT YOU IN THIS HOUSE. SURE WISH I CAN TURN BACK TIME FOR A DAY
I CANT EXPRESS ENOUG HOW MUCH YOU ARE LOVED BY SO MANY AND MISSED . I THINK OF YOU IN EVERYTHING I DO.I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN MY SWEET BABY GIRL.YOUR MY HEART AND SOUL, AND NOONE CAN TOUCH THAT. FOREVER MY SWEET SWEET TRACI.
I LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!

(mom) hugs and kisses and more hugs and kisses

February 18, 2009

hi my love,
your smile is forever with me, i love you soooooo very much!!!
my precious baby girl

MOTHER,FATHER,BROTHER,LIZZI, ADDISON,MISTY

February 14, 2009

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY BABY
YOUR IN YOUR FAMILY THOUGHTS EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY.
LOTS OF LOVE TRACI ANN

XOXOXXOXOXO

mom xoxoxoxox

February 13, 2009

hi my sweet love!!
just wanted to write you and let you know im thinking of you like crazy,
missing you more than words can say. i love you my lovebug!!

Lindsay Karel

February 3, 2009

Happy Birthday my girlie pie!!!!I miss you soooooo much!! I think about you all of the time!!

MOOM, DAD, BROTHER HUGS & KISSES

February 2, 2009

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY MY SWEET TRACI.
THIS IS A HARD DAY FOR YOUR FAMILY SO MUCH WE MISSED WITH YOU , BUT YOUR BIRTHDAYS ALWAYS BEEN VERY HARD WITHOUT YOU.
WE ARE SENDING YOU SOME BALLOONS TRACI ...CATCH THEM!!
HAVE A HEAVENLY 21ST BIRTHDAY MY SWEET BABY GIRL
LOVE YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH.

MOM

January 1, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR MY SWEET ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL.
MOM NEEDS YOU!!!
LOVE ALWAYS

Aunt Pam

December 26, 2008

it's a day late, but Merry Christmas Traci. We miss you bunches !!

YOUR FAMILY OXOXOXOXOXOXOOXXX

December 25, 2008

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY!!!
ITS STILL SO SAD WITHOUT YOU.
WISH GRAM A HEAVENLY MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US OK BABY?
YOUR FAMILY LOVES YOU SOOOOOOOOO VERY MUCH,MISSES YOU DEEPLY DARLING.
MERRY CHRISTMAS OUR SWEET BEAUTIFUL ANGEL.

sherry kowalski

December 16, 2008

Hello sweetheart,
i cant express how much you are so missed. they say that the pain of losing someone gets easier as time goes by. boy who ever said that much of never lost someone as special as you are. i think the loss gets deeper, and so much harder to handle. i know that you are with your grandma, so you kiss her for me and have her kiss you for me . you keep watching over your mom, dad, and mikie, they miss you and love you so much. merry christmas angel, i miss you and i love you so very much!!
love always and forever,
auntie sherry

limers

December 1, 2008

miss and love you traci

LOVE,MOM XOXOXOXOXOXOX

December 1, 2008

TRACI TRACI,
HI SWEETHEART.
DO MOM A FAVOR AND TELL GRAM HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR ME , GIVE HER A BIG BIG KISS AND HUG.
I MISS YOU BOTH SO VERY MUCH.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE SNOW FALLING THIS MORNING AND THOUGHT OF YOU HOW YOU LIKED THE FIRST SNOW.
WATCH OVER US LITTLE GIRL.
WE CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU...... SENDING LOTS AND LOTS OF LOVE DARLING.
I WILL WRITE YOU SOON.

YOUR FAMILY HUGS & KISSES

November 27, 2008

HI HONEY,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING BABY GIRL.
I AM SOOO VERY THANKFULI HAD YOU IN MY LIFE AS MY DAUGHTER, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SHORT IM VERY BLESSED.
I HAVE ALL WONDERFUL MEMORIES.
THANK YOU TRACI FOR LOVING US LIKE YOU DID.
YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON.
SO ON THIS THANKSGIVING DAY I WILL HONOR ALL THE YEARS WE HAD TOGETHER.
WE LOVE YOU TRACI MORE THAN EVER, AND ALWAYS MISSING OUR SWEET DAUGHTERS FACE AND SMILE.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING BABY GIRL!!

Lindsay Karel

November 1, 2008

I miss you tons Traci!!
Happy Halloween!!!!
Muah!!

October 31, 2008

MY SWEET BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER,

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

MOM XOXOXOXOXOXOX

October 24, 2008

HI SUNSHINE,
ITS MOM. JUST STOPPING BY TO SAY HI AND TELL YOU IM THINKING OF YOU SO VERY MUCH.
HALLOWEEN IS CLOSE AND I ALWAYS WONDER WHAT YOU WOULD PICK OUT THIS YEAR. I MISS THE WEEKS OF YOU TALKING ABOUT WHAT SHOULD YOU BE. AND FINALLY AT THE LAST MINUTE YOU WOULD FIGURED IT OUT.
TRACI I LOVE YOU HONEY SO VERY MUCH FROM THE DEEPEST PART OF MY SOUL.
GIVE GRAM A HUG FOR ME TOO.
MISSING YOU DEEPLY MY SWEET SWEET TRACI ANN!!

HOLDING ON TO YOU FOREVER LOVE,MOM

September 24, 2008

SWEET TRACI,
HI DOLL FACE. TODAY IS 3 YRS & 9 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU.
GRIEVING IS STILL THE SAME NO PEACE YET. THAT PART FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY, BUT MISSING YOU SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME AGO.
I STILL IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD BE WITH YOU HERE WITH ME. I CANT SEEM TO WRAP ALL THIS AROUND ME WHEN I TRY IT GETS TOO HARD TO BARE.
BUT IM TRYING AND I KNOW YOUR OK YOUR WITH GRANDMA AND I KNOW SHES HOLDING YOU TIGHT.
WHAT A PARTY IT WILL BE WHEN I SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE AND BIG SMILE. IM HOLDING ON TO THAT MY TRACI. IN MY EYES TRACI YOU ARE EVERYTHING I WANTED IN A DAUGHTER NO-ONE CAN REPLACE YOU OR COME CLOSE!! NOW YOUR BROTHER HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. THE BOTH OF YOU ARE SO DIFFERENT BUT SO ALIKE IN MANY WAYS. I LOOK AT HIM AND SEE YOU EVERYDAY! YOUR BROTHER IS THE BEST AND IM SO GLAD YOU HAD HIM.
WE ALL MISS YOU MORE THAN ANYONE CAN IMAGINE. YES ITS HARD I WONT LIE, PUTTING ON A MASK SEEMS TO BE GETTING ALITTLE HARDER THESE DAYS. BUT MY LOVE FOR YOU SHINES BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN.
MY BABY GIRL YOU ARE SO VERY PRECIOUS TO ME. IM SO LUCKY I REALLY AM.
I LOVE YOU ,MISS YOU ,NEED YOU.
TIL LATER MY SWEET TRACI.

mom ,dad brother, misty, jayne and lizzi xxxxxxxooooooooo

August 24, 2008

hi baby,
we love you sooooooooooooo much.
we miss you more than you could ever know.
traci you are the love of our lives. never be forgotten always remembered how sweet and wonderful and funny you are.
sending you all our love,
we miss you sweetheart.

mom xoxoxoxxo

July 24, 2008

love you baby!!
mommys little girl!!

LOVE, YOUR FAMILY XOXOXOXOXOXOX

July 4, 2008

HI SWEET BABY TRACI,

HAPPY 4TH!!!! WE WILL BE THINKING OF YOU AS ALWAYS.
AS TIME PASSES WE MISS YOU MORE.
I ONLY ASK YOU WATCH OVER US TIL WE SEE YOUR SWEET FACE AND SMILE ONCE AGAIN.
STILL A STRUGGLE TRACI, BUT I KNOW YOU ARE BREATHING GOOD.
WE LOVE YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH AND MISS YOU MORE THAN ANYONE COULD IMAGINE.
SEE YOU SOON.

Lindsay Karel

June 14, 2008

Hi my Dear Traci!!
I'm sure you were looking down last Saturday the 7th. I got married!! When the minister said to take a minute to think about all the people you have lost in your life, you better believe you were on the top of the list!! We went on a honeymoon to St. Thomas and on the way back we had a layover in Chicago. How I miss you and I missed being there. I'm so glad I had you in my life and have your spirit in my life forever!! I love and miss you so much!! I hope to talk to your parents soon!! Keep smiling down on everyone!!

MOM XOXOXOX

June 5, 2008

I MISS MY BABY SOOOOOOOOOOOOO VERY MUCH!!!
I LOVE YOU LOVEBUG.

MOM MISS YOU

May 11, 2008

HI BABY,
WELL ITS MOTHERS DAY AND I WANTED TO TALK TO MY BABY. I WAS READING SOME THINGS YOU WROTE STARTED TO CRY IT FELT SO REAL, SO I HAD TO STOP. ITS GETTING SO MUCH HARDER TRACI WITHOUT YOU. WE MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH. TRACI CAN YOU TELL GRAM HAPPY MOTHERS DAY FOR ME. SHE IS MISSED AND MOM THINKS ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME. GIVE HER A HUG TOO.
I WISH I HAD ONE MORE DAY TO SPEND WITH YOU, I CAN THINK OF SO MUCH TO DO WITH YOU. TRACI I LOVE YOU!!
WATCH OVER US OK BABY WE NEED OUR ANGEL
XOXOXOXOXOX

April 23, 2008

love you sooooooooooooooo much

April 11, 2008

hey traci just stopping by to say i never stop thinking about you!
your the best love ya. limers

LOVE,MOM XOXOXOXOX

March 24, 2008

HI BABY,
THINKING OF YOU CONSTANTLY AS ALWAYS.
TODAY IS THE 3 YEAR ANGEL DATE, AND I STILL DONT KNOW HOW TO DO LIFE WITHOUT YOU.
EVERYTHING REMINDS ME OF YOU, MOM TRIES TO SMILE AND THINK OF HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE.
YOU BROUGHT YOUR FAMILY SO MUCH JOY AND LOTS OF LOVE.
I MISS YOU TRACI , I JUST MISS YOU!
BE GOOD BABY UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN,,,,,,

YOUR FAMILY XOXOXOXOXOX

March 23, 2008

HEY DARLING,
JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU A HAPPY EASTER.
CAN"T EXPLAIN HOW MUCH WE MISS YOU AND NEED YOU!
I MISS COLORING EGGS WITH YOU, NO MATTER HOW OLD YOU GOT ,YOU STILL WANTED TO COLOR EGGS!!
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU TRACI.
HAPPY HAPPY EASTER BABY!
LOVING YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER.

love, mom

March 2, 2008

i miss you baby!!!!

mom xoxoxoxoxoox

February 16, 2008

hi baby,
i wanted to wish you happy valentines day.
i couldnt write on that day moms pc went down
but i wanted you to know we are all thinking of you so much, wish you were right by my side.
mom sent you a rose we know how much you like flowers and candles.
so to my sweet sweet valentine.
FOREVER!
hugs and kisses always

Tom M

February 6, 2008

Happy birthday traci and no i didnt forget I just forgot to write it in here. I think about you all the time , my latest thought of you was when we were doing the cha cha slide lol....wish i can see that tape I bet we looked funny but who cares we did it together. I have a new job traci which involves alot of driving so I took one of the pictures that your mom gave me and put it in my truck , feel safe knowing your in there with me. mom and dad put a video of you on you tube wish you can see it its great I just sat there for over 10 mins watching it in a daze with a big smile on my face seeing pics of us together, memories of us together is one thing but seeing them again is another. Miss you so much traci hugs and kisses to you and happy birthday

MOM XOXOXOX

February 2, 2008

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY SWEET TRACI ANN
MOM WROTE IN THE BOOK EARLY THIS MORNING BUT IT DOESNT SEEM TO BE ON HERE.
SO I WILL TRY AGAIN TO WISH OU HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
MISSED MORE THAN YOU KNOW DOLL FACE.
LOVE 7YOU

YOUR FAMILY XOXOXXOXOXOXOXO MISS YOU

February 2, 2008

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY SWEET SWEET BEAUTIFUL TRACI ANN,,,,,,,,,,,,,
THIS IS SUCH A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR YOUR FAMILY,
WE ARE SENDING YOU BALLOONS TODAY BABY MAKE SURE YOU CATCH THEM ALL.
TODAY IS YOUR DAY AND WE WILL ALL CHERISH AND REMEMBER WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
I WISH I CAN HOLD YOU RIGHT NOW AND SING TO YOU. AND JUST LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE YOU BROUGHT TO EVERYONE YOU TOUCHED.
TRACI YOU ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US, WE MISS YOU DEARLY NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS THE PAIN WE ARE IN .BUT I KNOW YOUR HERE WITH US , AND I KNOW I WILL GET TO HOLD YOU AGAIN.
SO YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART WE ARE CELEBRATING YOU ALL DAY TODAY AND EVERYDAY.
IM SURE GRAM IS GONNA SING TO YOU.
LOTS OF HUGS TO THE BOTH OF YOU.

HAPPY HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST DAUGHTER,WE COULD EVER ASK FOR.
YOU ARE SPECIAL WONDERFUL ,AND FULL OF SUCH SWEETNESS NOONE CAN COME CLOSE TO.
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH HONEY HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY..........

MOM XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

January 10, 2008

I MISS YOU LITTLE MISS TRACI ANN
MOMMY IS LOST WITHOUT YOU.
NEEDING YOU LIKE ALWAYS.
I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH.

MOM & DAD & BROTHER XOXOXOXOXOX

January 1, 2008

HEY DARLING,
WELL ITS ANOTHER YEAR, AND THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF WAS YOU!!
REMEMBER ON ONE NEW YEARS EVE YOU TRIED TO STAY UP?? I DIDNT MAKE IT BUT YOU CAME CLOSE.
THEN THE NEXT MORNING YOU WERE MAD.
BUT I WANTED TO WISH YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR ANYWAYS.
YOUR FAMILY STILL LONGS FOR YOU MORE THAN EVER.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR BROTHER IS STILL THE CARING GUY YOU KNOW HE IS TAKING CARE OF MOM & DAD. YOU WOULD BE SO VERY PROUD OF HIM. YOU WOULD BE TELLING ALL YOUR FRIENDS YOU GOT THE BEST BROTHER LIKE YOU TOLD THEM ALL BEFORE, TRACI YOUR FRIENDS TOLD ME YOU USE TO SAY THAT. BUT WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES TO HAVE BEEN GRACED WITH YOU IN OUR LIVES, TELL GRAM HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO AS SHE IS THOUGHT OF ALL THE TIME. I BET YOU ARE THROWING A BIG BASH HUH? STAY HAPPY SWEETIE WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR OUR LOVE, OUR LIFE.

MOM XOXOXOXXOXOXOXOXO

December 25, 2007

TRACI,

TODAY WE ARE LIGHTING A CHRISTMAS CANDLE FOR YOU.
AND REMEMBER JUST HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE AND SPECIAL TO SO MANY.
YOU BROUGHT SO MUCH LOVE AND JOY TO SO MANY PEOPLE, ITS SO EASY TO LOVE YOU,SO ON THIS DAY YOUR FAMILY WISHES YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YOUR THE BEST TRACI YOU REALLY ARE.
SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON , DAUGHTER ,FRIEND, SISTER, GRANDDAUGHTER.EVERYONE WHO CROSSED YOUR PATH IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE KNOWEN YOU.
I SIT HERE AND THINK OF EVERYTHING YOU WENT THROUGH AND SAY TO MYSELF HOW DID SHE KEEP THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE WHEN THE CHIPS WERE DOWN?
GOD TRUELY SENT ME AN ANGEL. YOU ARE THE BRIGHTEST STAR TRACI. I DONT KNOW WHAT I DID TO DESERVE SUCH A WONDERFUL DAUGHTER, IM GLAD WE WERE FRIENDS AS WELL, YOU MADE EVERYTHING EASY. AND I JUST LOVED SITTING ON YOUR BED AND TALKING TO YOU. I LOVE YOU SWEETHEART MORE THAN LIFE. I KNOW ONE DAY I WILL BE WITH YOU AGAIN AND THATS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME GOING.
STAY WITH US LOVEBUG WE NEED YOU FOREVER!

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY!

XXXXXXXXXX OOOOOOO

December 24, 2007

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE TRACI BABY!!
WE LOVE YOU!!

December 1, 2007

you are my world.....
still and forever!

LOVE MOTHER XOXOXOXOXOX

December 1, 2007

HI MY LOVE,

CAN YOU DO MOM A FAVOR AND SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GRAM. I KNOW YOU LOVE TO SING, AND I KNOW YOU WILL HAVE A BIG BEAUTIFUL SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
TELL GRAM WE MISS HER SO MUCH. I HOPE THERE B-DAY CAKE FOR HER. IM GLAD YOU HAVE GRAM TO LEAN ON. TELL HER TO GIVE YOU EXTRA HUGS FROM ME OK? THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING AND ITS GETTING SO HARD TRACI, YOU KNOW LIFE DOESNT WORK WITHOUT YOU!! CHRISTMAS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU AND GRAM.
YOUR IN OUR HEARTS AND SOUL ALWAYS AND IN OUR MINDS CONSTANTLY.
LOVE YOU TO PIECES LOVEBUG!!

MOM, DAD ,BROTHER, MISTY XOXOXOXOXOXOOXOXO

November 22, 2007

HI SWEETHEART,
I WANTED TO STOP IN AND WISN YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
TELL GRAM WE LOVE HER SO MUCH AND WE WISH HER A HAPPY THANKSGIVNG TOO.
I HOPE YOUR OK SWEETHEART, YOUR FAMILY MISSES YOU AND YOUR ALWAYS ON OUR MINDS.
YOU JUST LOVED A BIG TURKEY DINNER EVEN THOUGH YOU COULD NEVER FINISH YOUR PLATE. I THINK YOUR EYES WERE BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH.
BUT THATS OK BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS LOVED TO EAT!!
WE CARRY YOU WITH US TRACI. THE BEST PERSON YOUR FAMILY EVER HAD IN OUR LIFETIME.. I MISS YOUR SWEETNESS, AND YOUR SMILE REALLY BAD. AND JUST TALKING TO YOU.
WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN AND BOY THATS GONNA BE A WONDERFUL DAY!
SO MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND ALWAYS OUR GIRL.

love mom

November 14, 2007

i really need a hug traci!!
i miss you so much.

Lindsay Karel

November 2, 2007

I miss you Traci!!!!
I hope you know and I'm sure you do know that I think of you every single day. Something always sparks a memory of you. Even though we werent together a long time we still made strong life-long memories!! Guess what?!?! I am getting married in June!! I know you will be there :) I hope to talk to your parents soon too. Bless them and your brother!! I love you so much Traci and miss you tons!!!!

October 31, 2007

Boooooooooooooooo!!!!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

LOVE YOU.

YOUR FAMILY XXXOOO

October 31, 2007

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TRACI!
THIS PAST WEEK ALL I KEPT THINKING ABOUT WAS YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO BE.
EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE TIME YOU DIDNT TRICK OR TREAT, YOU STILL KEPT THAT SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND LOVED PASSING OUT CANDY , AND KNOWING YOUR BROTER WAS GONNA GET LOTS OF CANDY FOR YOU!
REMEMMBER THE HALLOWEEN WHEN MIKE WENT WITH HIS FRIENDS? AND THEY ALL CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE AND TOOK THERE CANDY BAGS AND DUMPED THEM ON THE KITCHEN TABLE AND SAID HERE YA GO TRACI! YOU LAUGHED AND WAS SO HAPPY.THE BEST DRESS UP YOU DID WAS A MOUSE .IT TURNED OUT SO BEAUTIFUL. AND MOM GOT A BIG PICTURE SITTING ON THE END TABLE.AND I REMEMBER THE ONE DRESSING AS A BABY WITH A PACIFIER IN YOUR MOUTH. THAT WAS CUTE TOO!
WE MISS YOU MORE AS EACH DAY PASSES, THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE SWEETERART.YOUR FAMILY IS WITH YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN WE CAN SAY!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN LOVEBUG!

MOMMY MISSES YOU SO!

October 15, 2007

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE MY SWEET SWEET TRACI ANN!

HUGS AND KISSES LOVE YOU! MISS YOU!

September 24, 2007

HI SWEETPEA,

THINKING OF YOU AND WANTED TO JUST DROP IN AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU TO PIECES.
ITS 2 YRS 6 MONTHS TODAY YOUR FAMILIES LIFE HAS CHANGED.
I STILL DONT THINK ITS REAL, BUT IM GLAD I CAN GO ON HERE AND WRITE TO YOU. IT HELPS ALITTLE. BUT I STILL LONG TO HOLD YOU AND NOT LET GO.
I REALLY MISS OUR TIME TOGETHER AND JUST TAKING CARE OF YOU.
TRACI I LOVE YOU BABY SO MUCH!
YOUR MEMORY WILL LIVE ON FOREVER YOU HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE WITH YOUR SWEETNESS. AND IM SO BLESSED TO BE YOUR MOM AND FRIEND.
I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN BABY I PROMISE. YOU BE THAT BEAUTIFUL ANGEL IN HEAVEN WATCHING OVER US OK?
MY SWEET DAUGHTER,
LOVE MOM

Margo Bainbridge

September 9, 2007

The moment that you left us,
Our hearts were split in two.
One filled with memories,
The other died with you.
They say there is a reason,
They say that time will heal,
But neither time nor reason,
Helps the emptiness we feel.
No matter how we
Spend our days,
No matter what we do.
No morning dawns,
No night returns,
Without the thought of you.

XXXXXXX OOOOO

August 28, 2007

TRACI,

I CARRY YOU WITH ME ALWAYS ,I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE.
MOM MISSES YOU SO MUCH!

MISS YOU NEED YOU

August 9, 2007

HI SWEETIE,
I THINK OF YOU CONSTANTLY. AND I STILL WONDER HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU?
WISH YOU CAN GUIDE ME TRACI, I NEED YOUR WISDOM, YOUR STRENGTH. AND MISS YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE ME LAUGH,I STILL TALK TO YOU EVERYDAY AND LOOK AROUND HOPING YOU WOULD ANSWER BACK. THIS IS THE HARDEST THING A PARENT SHOULD EVER HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH. YOU ARE MY ANGEL ,MY EVERYTHING!!!
CRAZY ABOUT YOU DARLING.
LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU SWEETHEART.
LOVE,
MOM

bren

August 3, 2007

our sweet angel. we have moved into our new home, please look over steve and keep him safe when i'm not near. keep an eye on mom and keep her on her toes, if you remember how u and i did that, which i know you remember.. luv ya bunches..

XXXX OOOO

July 22, 2007

YOUR FAMILY LOVES YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH!

LOVE YOU MOM

July 16, 2007

MY DEAREST TRACI BABY,

MOM LOVES AND MISSES YOU SO VERY MUCH!
HAD A HARD DAY TODAY JUST WANTING YOU IN MY ARMS AGAIN.
SO MUCH REMINDS ME OF YOU AND EVERYTHING WE DID TOGETHER.
HURTS REALLY BAD. I HOPE SOME DAY I WILL COME TO TERMS WITH YOU IN HEAVEN. WE LOVE OUR BABY TRACI AND JUST SO YOU KNOW YOU ARE THOUGHT OF EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY!
MY HAPPINESS WILL COME WHEN I SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL FACE AGAIN.

sherry patula

July 9, 2007

hello my sweet angel,
i know your still with mommy and daddy , mommy needs you a little more today. give her the sweet smile you have in her heart so she feels you . let her know you will never leave her. give grandma a kiss for me tell her i miss her so much too. i miss our talks on the pc at night when we both should of been in bed, i will love you till i see your angel smile again.
i love you so much !
love, auntie sherry
kiss your mommy for me too.
sweet purple and pink pokadot goof ball!!!!!
i beg you got all of the angels smiling bigger then ever!

Lindsay Karel

July 5, 2007

I Love and miss you so much Traci!!!! Those pictures made me cry!! Missing you so much!!!!

linda

July 4, 2007

happy 4th i love u

MOM XXXXXXOOOOOO

July 4, 2007

HEY DARLING,

JUST STOPPING IN TO SAY HAPPY 4TH..
I WISH WE CAN BOTH SIT ON THE BALCONY LIKE ALWAYS AND START TALKING AND REALIZING WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE WARTCHING FIREWORKS.
YOU WERENT TOO BIG ON THE FIREWORKS, BUT WE WATCHED THEM ANYWAYS. I MISS ALL THAT I STILL REMEMBER SAYING TRACI DONT HANG YOUR HEAD OVER THE BALCONY WERE OUT HERE TO WATCH THE FIRWORKS NOT WATCH THE GROUND.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SWEETHEART, I CANT WAIT TO FEEL GOOD AGAIN , AND THAT WILL BE THE DAY I SEE MY SWEET ANGEL. I MISS YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY THAT GOES BY.
TRACI UNCLE TIM IS SO SWEET HE PUT SO MANY PICTURES OF YOU ON HERE, SHOWS ME JUST HOW MUCH HE LOVES AND CHERISHES YOU.
YOU WILL NEVER EVER BE FORGOTTEN.
LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!

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