John Webb - Online Memorial Website

It's been 15 years now. I remember when I made this page. John will never been forgotten no matter how long it has been.  To this day I imagine what our lives would be like if September 4, 2003 had never happened   I see get togethers every weekend with John manning the grill. Cleda bringing the booze. Ashley and myself bickering like we always do. Mom yelling at us to stop it and JJ sitting back giggling at the chaos. I miss you 520 and I love you more than you will ever know. 

how crazy is it that i'm now living in the house on antigua...the upstais is so different...but when i go up there, i can still see everything where it used to be...the floor still creeks when you walk in the kitchen door...i sit there and think about all the fun we had in that house, and i miss it sooo much...and i miss you...love you so much!!!!

"We didn't get to say goodbye

We're devastated that you're gone

We'd've done anything to keep you here with us

Right here where you belong

We didn't know that life would take

Such an unexpected path

That you'd be separated from us so soon

Heartbreaking reality we struggle to grasp

And bitter though our losing you has been

And so profound is the pain that we bear

We're sadder still at no chance for goodbye

No final expression of our deep love and care

Yet believing that you're not too far away

That your Spirit still lingers quite near

We'll say our goodbyes in our words and our thoughts

Trusting that each one you'll hear

First, know that you were loved in the truest of ways

So deep that only our hearts can give expression

You'll be forever surrounded by our love

For we're sending it straight up to Heaven

Please know that you'll be cherished by each one of us

For your example and kindness we'll treasure

We understand now how your life was a gift

That was meant to bless us forever

And though we'll miss you terribly

We want your Spirit to be free

Free to enjoy all the wonders of Heaven

Not bound to us in our grief

So watch over us with happiness from Heaven ..."

 

 

Daddy, I miss you more than words can ever say...I love you...

 

 

 

5 years ago today, my daddy was taken away....why doesn't it get any easier? after all this time you would think that i would get used to the fact that he's not around anymore, and i shouldn't get the urge to call him or go to the house...i do....then i have to remind myself that he's not here...when i sit and think about the fact that he's not here it just seems so obsurd...not right at all...but the harsh reality is that he's gone.........i can't call him, i can't go to house and see him, i can't ask him for 20 bucks for gas and cigarettes, it hurts so bad to know that i can't do any of those things...

 

Daddy, everything is fine..we're planning our wedding..we set the date for June 20, 2009...That is in honor of you..if you can't be there phisically, i'm gonna make sure you are there in any other way possible...work is going good...it's mentally draining, and super stressful, but i like it...i miss you and i think about you everyday..i know that when the time is right we'll all be together again..sitting at a table drinking beer and having shrimp and yahtzee...but uni that day we will have to settle for the memories we have...

 

i love you daddy...i miss you so much

Wow, 5 years...hard to believe its all gone by so fast...still think about u everyday and wonder how you are??  I hope your okay and im sure you alreadyknow but were all doing okay too.  Although its so hard without you.  love you 520

John always told me two things would hsppen if he wasn't around...Peachie would waste away cause she loved him so and I would never have a good cup of coffee again,  He was right!  Peachie was never the same after he died...and I have never had a good cup of coffee like he used to make for me every morning.  He was the kindest of men and he sure loved me and the kids. It wasn't fair the way we lost him and I don't think we will ever heal.  Life goes on but he will always be in our hearts.

Daddy’s Little Girl

Brown haired, Brown-eyed angel
That’s Daddy’s little girl
He quickly held her close to him
When she came into this world

With loving hands and a gentle heart
He taught her right from wrong
However, before she knew it
Her Daddy would be gone

Now her Daddy’s gone from Earth
And when she calls his name
He doesn’t come running to her anymore
Yet she loves him just the same

Daddy’s little girl, thankful for her Dad
Has peace in knowing, he’s in a good place
Even though she’ll miss hearing his voice
And seeing his smiling face

For Daddy’s little girl, now out on her own
Has to settle for the memories of the man
And try to go on with out him
The best way that she can

Daddy’s little girl is so lost without him being near
Even though it's hard for her, she comprehends
No matter how much you love someone
One day their time here ends

I love you Daddy. I think about you everyday...And may you rest in peace until we see you again. I miss you so much

 

I know we all are thinking of him today. He has been in my thoughts and prayers all day... and every day. I know he loves us.  I can't stop crying.  I love you kids.  I love you, 520!

Yeah so there went another fathers day and Johns birthday is today too.  That means moms birthday is in 5 days.  John is 58 today and ashley and I went and put very nice red flowers on his grave and i really think he was there with us.  I think we both silently felt him.  I miss you john...four long years but not a day has gone by that we all havent thought about you.  Happy thought of course.  Much love to you...and happy fathers day and happy 58th birthday.  520**

It's June 20th, today would be Daddy's 58th birthday. It saddens me that we can't be with him on this day. I remember when we would tell Daddy we coudn't wait for him to be 55 so we could get discounts at Ames....Even though he is not with us today physically, he will be here in our thoughts and hearts not only today but everyday.               *~520~*

Wow, I had no idea John had such an impact on Michaels life.  Thats great, I didnt realize he was going to be graduating either.  With each little additive we make to this page I think this has become a very nice tribute to him.  I know you miss him mom but remember he is with you every single day, watching over you and missing you just as much but most of all...loving you even more than ever!  520

Oh, girls...the pictures... What a wonderful and tearful surprise!  I'm soaking wet and crying more.  I miss him so much.  Michael Ullman is graduating this year and he has specialized in heavy equipment operating and truck driving because of the influence John had on him.  He loved John very much.  Who couldn't?!  He would always make my coffee for me in the mornings.  It was heavenly coffee...because of him.  Thanks you two for memorializing him this way. "We didn't know that morning, that God was going to call his name, In life we loved him dearly, in death we do the same."

None of us were ready to lose him but I am soo happy that everyone at the garage still thinks of him.  I bet they tell funny stories and happy ones just like we do.  I tell you what though.  Even though i get teary eyed when I read all of the memories over and over again, I feel a sense of calm.  Like this is our own special place where we can all go, to express our feeling in our own way without anyone in this outside world judging us and John can read everything that we say.  I read these memories almost everyday because it makes me feel as if he is still here.  Ash you know that my dad loves you very much, just like a daughter and he is proud of you too.  John will be with you when you walk down that aisle and when you hold his grandbaby.  He is watching you and mom and all of us everyday and he keeps us all safe and on the right path.  Gosh he was an amazing man.  520 forever and always...

I stopped at the garage yesterday. They all miss Dad very much. Eunice told me that they still talk about him and all the things that he used to do. It makes me so happy that even 4 years later, he is still very much alive in everybodys hearts and thoughts,not just ours... Oh, and Case, it's not just you that gets teary eyed and emotional when you come here...I often read all the memories that you, Mom, and I write on here and I cry everytime, no matter how many times I read them...I still have a hard time accepting that he is gone...I wasn't ready to lose him, I still need him...It breaks my heart knowing that he won't be there to walk me down the aisle when I get married or hold his first grandchild...I miss him so much...

Oh my goodness Ashley you and parallel parking have never got along.  I remember those health walks.  Boy did John look forward to them...he really did but he always made sure before he walked out that door that he had his soft pack of cigarettes in his breast pocket of hit marlboro sleeveless t-shirt.  I bet they went and played a quick game of pool at walters while they were gone.  Boy he was so proud of the progress you made ashley.  All he wanted was for you to get that license and he never lost hope in you.  He knew that you'd get it.  And he was right there with you when you were getting it.  Sometimes...I have a hard time typing these memories without choking up ya know...do you two feel that way at all??  Four years guys...four long years.  520 rides forever!