In Loving Memory
of
Rockie Sue Krieb

Jonathon Earl Bowser

February 10, 1989 ~

October 26, 1991

Rockie was a beautiful child. She was 2½ years old when she was so brutally and tragically taken from us. I was her babysitter as her mother and my Aunt would go to Bingo. I was only 13 years old at the time. We became very close in the months that we knew each other. It devastated me to lose her. I felt as though she were my neice and that when she was taken, a part of me was taken with her. Granted, her mother and the rest of her immediate family was also struck down hard by these awful turn of events, a pain that mine can't hardly compare to, but she meant just as much to me as if she were my own family!

In this page you will see pictures of Rockie, (unfortunately I don't have any pics of before she died... she was only 1-1½ in these pics), poems that I have written in her honor, and the news paper articles that state what happened. I hope this page makes you feel the emotion that I have tried to put into it. She was our world and nothing, as many will tell you, hurts more than losing a child. Though she was not mine, the pain I feel/felt was still real.

And now, I have my own little angel
Having her has let me know how it truly feels to love a child so unconditionally. It's odd actually, having Destiny has, in some ways, helped me to finally let go of Rockie; yet, in other ways, has made the pain all that more unbearable. For now I know how devastating it was for her family. As I said, I, too, felt extreme pain in losing her, but I cannot imagine my life without Destiny.
For Rockie Sue & Destiny Leigh - nothing in the world could compare to the love I have for them!!

You're Gone

We don't want to say good-bye,
but now that you're gone all we can do is cry.

You're gone, but what more can we do?
All we can do is cherish the memory of you.

But don't you worry because he will pay,
for what he did to you that day.

You've been gone now for more than a week,
and knowing you're gone, it's so hard for us to sleep.

You're probably swinging on the golden swings
with your beautiful golden wings.

I've just got one more thing to say to you,
Rockie Sue,
We miss you!

November 13, 1991

Note: Article's small print did not scan well.

If I Could See You One More Time

You've been gone now for a whole year,
and within this time, each day I cry one more tear.

I wonder what's happening to you up there,
are you happy? Are you getting the right kind of care?

I wonder if I'm ever gonna be able to hold you,
and once again show you a heart that's true.

You mean so much,
every time I think of you my heart begins to crush.

I just want to see you smile,
and maybe hold your hand for a while.

Once again, I have to say good-bye Rockie Sue,
but remember, I will always love you!

October 27, 1992

Note: If you click on the picture you can read this article.

Because of Him

Hello again Rockie Sue,
it is time for me to once again send my love to you.

It happened three years ago, yet I still cry,
all I ever do is ask why.

I looked at you as if you were my niece,
I hope now that he's been put away you can rest in peace.

In my mind, memories of you are like a picture show,
it was so wrong for you to have to go.

When you arrived there were many fears,
then, two years later, there were a mountain of tears.

You had so much to learn, and should of had room to grow,
but because of him you had to go.

We shouldn't have to suffer because of his sin,
we just want to hold you again.

In everyone's life you played a big part,
you were so young, with such an innocent heart.

I love you Rockie Sue,
I hope we meet again soon!

October 23, 1994

Another Christmas Without You

Christmas time is almost here,
and again we miss your cheer.

No matter what you always made us smile,
but you've been gone now for a long while.

Three years is a long time to be away,
but if I ever get to their heaven, it'll be the happiest of my days.

For only there can I see your face,
so that the tracks of my tears can be erased.

Though without you we've been blue,
remember, though you're gone, we will always love you.

December 07, 1994

A Piece of Your World

Death is but a transition, some sort of change,
but what kind of a difference does that really make?

You still feel the sorrow, you still feel the pain,
you still have the tears falling like the rain.

When you love someone who is so dear,
you can't help but drop the tears.

But just remember, deep in your heart,
they are still a piece of your world, just in another part.

A part beyond comprehension of time or space,
a part that will never and can never be replaced.

October 15, 1996

Perfect and Precious

It seems I awoke with you on my mind,
it feels kind of strange after all this time.

It's almost like you're just a memory,
but I know better because I can still see.

I can still see your smiling face,
I can still feel your embrace.

Perfect and precious that's what you are,
and did you know I've given you a special star?

It's as bright as the light in your eyes,
yet as dim as the sorrows we cry.

You can still see the light when someone mentions your name,
somehow, it just doesn't feel the same.

We all still miss you, we all still cry,
and I don't think anyone has truly said good-bye.

February 10, 1997

In Memory of You

I can’t believe it was nine years ago today,
When he made you go away.

Sometimes I remember you and it’s okay,
But I cried many tears when I brought your flowers today.

There were already flowers there,
It’s nice to know everyone else still cares.

It seems so monotonous to say how much I care,
But the years don’t take away the pain that’s still there.

I remember your face and the times we shared,
Then I think of how you must have been so scared.

It breaks my heart to imagine what happened that night,
And it’s so unfair that there’s no way to make it right.

I guess, as we always do, we’ll make it through another year,
But in memory of you, I will always drop a tear.

October 26, 2000

A Little Angel in Heaven!

Thank you Dawn!