"Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with a light of love."

Within these pages I share my experience, strength, and hope
for all the parents who have lost a child.
The loss of a child can best be explained as losing a piece of ones soul
and I believe best empathized by another parent experiencing the same loss.

So many people have visited my site and graciously sent condolences.
While respecting my privacy, some have asked what happened.

I will do my best to tell you about my son...

Sam's story briefly chronicles his life leading to his death
and the impact on our family.
He left us all too suddenly.
Losing a child to a violent unsolved crime leaves a family splintered,
grief stricken, in shock, questioning, and forever distrustful.

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us
are tiny matters compared to what lives within us."
-Oliver Wendell Holmes