Mikey's Candlelight 5/29/09

Beautiful tribute

Norma Hitchner - Jan 21, 2009 Edit Delete Viewers Reply to this item

Reading this beautiful letter Patty wrote to her beloved son, I can understand why Mike Murray is so very special to everyone who is lucky enough to say they know him. He touched many lives and will continue to touch lives through their wonderful memories. Mike has a wonderful family that honor him every day. Patty, you are a very special lady to reach out to give comfort--you inspire me to reach out more and to try to be as caring as you. Happy Birthday Michael.


colleen mccay - Jan 21, 2009 Edit Delete Viewers Reply to this item

Thanks Norma. I am going to share this with Patty, she really needs to hear your very caring words. She continues to amaze us daily with her strength, the kindness of others that has been shown to her and Michael continues to carry them thru.

Happy Birthday

I would like to share a note Patty wrote to her dear son on his myspace page. His many, many friends still log on to his site leaving notes of comfort. This was an open letter to him and for all the kids who need to find peace on this special day. Birthdays are extremly important to our family, so this will be a celebration of the gift he was to each of us. We will be celebrating tonight, cake and all(at his friends request), and remembering a boy we all love & miss dearly.


Jan 18 2009 10:22 PM
Happy Birthday Mikey
I have been thinking a lot about what would be appropriate in celebrating Mikes Birthday. I never will forget the day God has blessed me and the world with such a wonderful gift.

Although Mike can not be here with us physically to celebrate his birthday I know he is with us spiritually. Michael will always watch over us and be there for us anytime we look for him. Mike loved his family, friends, and people in general. He valued every relationship and loved all who were a part of his life.

Mike would never want us to feel alone or lost missing him. On his birthday I want us all to honor his values and stay together. Reach out to those who are close to you. Value the people and family in your life today. Lean on each other, trust each other, and celebrate what he has meant to each of us.

We all have fond memories of Michael. Cherish your memories, honor your loss, but do not feel sorrowful. Instead think of that fun memory and feel the joy he has given so many of us in the time we were blessed with him in our lives.

Happy Birthday Michael, I miss you terribly but I know you are in a wonderful place and we will see each other again. Love Mom

A quote by R.W. Emerson on leading a successful life.

“To have lived a successful life is to laugh often and much...to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a little bit better...to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!”

Taken 2 Soon by Foreign Nationals

The following stories involve foreign nationals that were here illegally and caused fatal accidents here in the States.

Should we allow foreign nationals that take the lives of our loved ones leave the country?

Oliver Kasprizik has returned to Germany after taking Mikey from us - maybe if had tried to flee he would still be here.

Since Kasprizik wasn't here illegally - is it really acceptable in our system for him to leave the country so easily?

HOLLAND, MI -- An illegal immigrant who allegedly caused a fatal crash by turning in front of a motorcyclist was charged Thursday with trying to leave the scene of the deadly collision.

Rodrigo Delacruz-Encarnacion, 25, is jailed on a $100,000 bond following his arraignment in Holland District Court on the felony, which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Police say Delacruz-Encarnacion is responsible for killing William O'Brien, 52, of Holland in an 8 p.m. Wednesday crash. O'Brien was driving his 1996 Harley-Davidson south on Butternut Drive when the suspect's minivan turned into the path of his motorcycle.

O'Brien could not avoid the crash, and struck the passenger side of the van. He died at the scene. His family declined to comment on the accident.

Ottawa County sheriff's Lt. Steve Kempker said witnesses had to detain Delacruz-Encarnacion at the scene of the crash until police arrived. He was arrested and taken to the Ottawa County Jail.

The suspect has been in the country illegally since the spring and has been working odd jobs and living in migrant camps, police said. He allegedly had fraudulent identification when he was arrested.

Authorities believe Delacruz-Encarnacion is a risk for fleeing the area since he has no ties to Holland.

AURORA, Colo. (Map, News) - A man accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed three people in Aurora is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

Aurora police say 23-year-old Francis Hernandez was the driver of an SUV that ran a red light on Thursday, crashed into a pickup, and pushed it into a Baskin Robbins ice cream shop.

Two women in the pickup died instantly, and a toddler who was inside the shop died later at a hospital.

A memorial of cards, flowers, candles and stuffed animals is growing outside the store.

Immigration officials say it appears Hernandez was born outside the U.S., and have placed a hold on him. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Carl Rusnok says that means Hernandez will be handed over to immigration authorities if the state releases him.