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Quilt Square in Memory of Luke Anthony Robenalt

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for your gift of Luke.  Thank you for allowing us to have him for 20 years, and that in that short time he touched so many lives.  Thank you that while he was with us, he showed us how to enjoy the things of this world as we watched him play his way through life.  Thank you for sacrificing your only Son so that today, we have the comfort of knowing that our only son is home, safe within Your arms, because he loved you.

Thank you for our wonderful church family, and for our many friends who have been so willing to share in our sorrow, help us bear such profound sadness, and continues to lift us up in so many ways.

Thank you for putting the Huddleson family and the Evans family close to us to that we have each other for support and so that we, as a team, are able to help educate our community about meningitis.

Thank you for our families…especially for our precious Lindi.

Thank you for giving us the comfort that only You can give to a parent whose heart aches so deeply in such a time when we were sure that there would never be peace in our hearts again.

Thank you for scripture, that gives us hope…

“For I know the plans I have for you, ‘declares the Lord,’ plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  You will call upon me and come to pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”  Jeremiah 29:11-13.

Thank you for each and every precious memory of Luke that we will hold in our hearts forever.

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Quilt Square in Memory of Joseph Kane Baneck

Joseph Kane Baneck was born on Veterans Day, November 11, 1975 in South Dakota.  He was a very handsome man, standing 6’3” with broad shoulders, strong, capable hands, beautiful eyes and a soft smile.

My first date with him was on Thanksgiving Day of 1996.  I knew almost immediately he was the one I wanted to spend my life with.  It was so easy to be with him and he soon taught me how to love and feel loved, completely.

Some of my favorite memories of our marriage were the simplest.  His ability to always make me laugh, the way he said my name, his teasing, playing scrabble and watching him sleep.

On Valentines Day 2001, we found out we were pregnant with our daughter Katie.  The picture I have of Joe crying, holding her right after she was born, will always bring tears to my eyes.  She looks so much like her Daddy.  I have every confidence she will grow up to be as beautiful as he was handsome.

We unexpectedly lost Joe April 14, 2004.  His death has left a huge hole in my heart, but I feel blessed to have had him in my life.

Holidays will never be the same, though.

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Quilt Square in Memory of Mark Edward Florkey

Mark Edward Florkey passed away suddenly on February 23, 2004.  He was a husband for 30 years and a father to four children.

He was well known and respected in the retail sales community.  Mark’s integrity and honesty won the respect and friendship of co-workers and customers alike.  He was the “glass half full” and always tried to find the good in all people.

His sense of humor was perhaps his most endearing quality.  He kept the family laughing through the bumps in life’s road.

Mark felt great joy and pride in our children’s accomplishments both personal and academic.  How he loved watching our sons play Centerville High School football.

He was the greatest single influence in their lives.  Compassion, love of God and Country and unconditional love is the legacy he left them.  As his wife, a finer husband there could never be.

Mark would be proud of his ability to help others through his organ donation.  To those whose lives benefited from his gift, love and laugh everyday.

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Quilt Square in Memory of James C. Curry, Jr.

When I think of Jim, I see a devoted husband, father, and grandfather that had faith in God. I see a gentle man who was very much a gentleman. Jim was an honest businessman with a great deal of integrity. He spent a lot of his time as a community leader. In his early years, he was a dedicated policeman.  Jim was a person that people wanted to know and they cherished his friendship. He was a deep thinker with great wisdom. Jim always said, “When you leave this world, if you can count on one hand, five true friends, then you’ve left this world a multi-millionaire.” Jim was generous with his time, talents, and money, and in the end, his body.

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Quilt Square in Memory of Jane C. Nicholson

My mother, Jane Nicholson, was born March 2, 1936, and died unexpectedly on March 23, 2005.  She often told my sister and me that her primary goal in life was to raise her daughters to be self-sufficient and make a positive impact in this world.  I became a nurse and my sister, a court reporter.  She never failed in telling us how proud she was and how much she loved us.

Mom considered the elephant to be her life symbol.  She did possess many of the wonderful traits that the elephant represents including strength, wisdom, solitude, strong sense of loyalty to the family, and intelligence.  This is why I chose the elephant design for Mom’s quilt square.

Mom became a licensed massage therapist late in life but she had magical hands long before that.  Her hands could heal most aches and pains and she enjoyed providing relief to anyone that needed a gentle touch.  Her hands were strong, her voice was soft, and she had a heart of gold.

Mom was a blood donor and a proponent to organ donation.  We had regular discussions about our life/death wishes, which made decision-making much easier during our time of grief.  When Mom died, her belongings went to Goodwill, The Food Pantry and Community Tissue Services, just as she had requested.  And she went Home.

The night before my mother died, she gave me one of her usual farewell hugs.  I stooped down and remember her warm, cuddly embrace, and that fresh smell of Dove soap she always had.  “I love you so much and I am proud of you and your sister,” she said one last time.

We love you, Mom, and miss you!  See you soon…

Laura Saunders
Kathy Nicholson

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Quilt Square in Memory of Kenneth Joseph Jutte

Ken was a wonderful husband and father who lived life to the fullest.  He wanted to do it all and always gave 100%. 

Ken was a firefighter who served as an officer for five years.  He was on the Rope Rescue and Hazmat Team, and served for 1 ½ years on the Rescue Squad.  Ken volunteered at the Holy Redeemer Church and loved being involved with kids.  He coached soccer, girls’ softball and boys’ baseball.

Ken was a very positive person and never seemed to run out of energy.

Ken is truly missed and will never be forgotten.

We love you Ken,
Marty, Kyle, Kari and Corey

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Quilt Square in Memory of Ben Brewer

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Quilt Square in Memory of Matthew Scott Williams

Matthew Scott Williams was born on January 31, 1981 and passed from this life on September 3, 1999, following a car accident.  Matthew was so full of life.  It was only appropriate that he pass on life through his death.  Three people received organs that saved their physical bodies from death.  We don’t know how many eternal lives will be saved because of the seeds that have been planted since Matt’s death.  I do know that because of his death, I began searching for a reason why my 18 year old son had died.  I eventually found comfort and understanding in God’s word.  I realized that He knows best and allows things to happen for reasons that we may never understand.  Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”  Although I didn’t know that Matthew means “gift from God” when I gave him that name, God knew.  Matthew truly was a gift. 

Rhonda Foster
(Matt’s mom)

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Quilt Square in Memory of Sherri Marie Nierman

Our daughter, Sherrie Marie Nierman was born July 17, 1975, in Ft. Collins, CO and was killed by a drunk driver in an auto accident on January 29, 2005, just outside Dayton, OH.  Sherri packed a lot of life into her 29 years.  She collected Elmos, gargoyles, swords and friends.  Sherri loved to dance, sing, go to the beach, play board games (pigs) and did needlework/cross stitch.  Sherri was one of the best in her professional career as a Theatre Stage Manager.  She would walk into a room and make everyone there uplifted with her smile and her genuine love of people without prejudice!  Sherri carried God in her heart and never doubted His leading in her life.
Sherri has left us with a hole in our family unit – she was unique!  Just ask her brothers, Bruce and Brian, her sister-in-laws, Leanne and Jennifer, and her fiancé, Jeff Chapin.  She was engaged to be married in July, 2005.
It is only fitting to donate some of Sherri’s tissue which will help someone else live a better life.  She was always giving – giving of her faith, her love, her friendship.
We will miss you forever, Sherri.  May God hold you forever!!!
                                   
Ross & Emmalou Nierman, Parents

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Quilt Square in Memory of Christopher Kent Saavedra

Sometimes in life God will send down one of his special angels for a short while to live among us.  These special Angels teach us to love, laugh, not be selfish, and to love this special life that God has given us.  Christopher was one of these angels.

Chris was a natural clown, always trying to make us smile and laugh.  He brought joy and love to so many people in his life.  From his very first word, we knew he was a unique child.  He tottled across the floor right up to his dad and instead of saying “Dada” or “mama”, he looked right at him and blurted out “bug”.  From that day forward that was our special name for him.

Chris would always try to champion the underdog even though many days he came home all beaten up from defending a girl he hardly knew, or even walking out of class to report to the principal that one of his teachers was insulting, making inappropriate comments, and degrading a student in front of the entire class.

Chris loved children. In Florida, he worked over one summer with the Salvation Army as a counselor in training doing volunteer work for their day care facility.

Growing up, he hung out with his sister and two cousins, Kelly, Heather and Jamie.  They were the four musketeers.  Where you found one, the others were close at hand.  He loved them all even though they tried to dress him up as a girl one time and feed him mud pies.

Chris was always trying to invent things, come up with great ideas, and lead all his friends into new adventures.  One day I received a call from my mom that Chris and his friends had tried to pull their own teeth with a pair of needle-nosed pliers from my dad’s work bench.  Chris had decided to cash in on a good thing and make lots of money off the good fairy.  Needless to say, Chris picked out the wrong tooth, his molars, and ended up with two crowns that day.

One of Chris’ last requests was to be an organ and tissue donor.  He was able to give his last gift of donation.  They were able to recover his cornea so that someone without sight would be able to see and his tissue and skin to help burn victims.

Chris’ passion was skateboarding.  The last several weeks of his life were some of the happiest for him.  Beavercreek has built a new skate park and every moment that he wasn’t at work, he spent there.  He would come in daily with a new cut or bruise and we would bandage him up and off he would go again.

God has called Chris back to heaven to be someone’s guardian angel.  He is up there right now building a new skate park for all the children to play among the clouds.  So when you see a rainbow, just think of Chris board sliding down on his golden skate board.

I want to thank all of you for your love and support.  Chris loved you all and wouldn’t want you to be sad but to live life to the fullest.
Chris I love you with all my heart and thank God for allowing me to have one of his special angels for a short time.

Lynn Davis (AKA Mom)

To my brother Chris,

As Children we played in boxes, bushes and trees
And then as we began to grow up, we did as we pleased

To your Love, skateboarding, you were hopelessly devoted
And if you could have pulled Hawks 900, I know you would have
gloated

From day one your free spirit soared high
Even in Kindergarten when you kissed a girl
And in turn received a black eye

You bravely spoke out for others desperate and in need
And now by accident your radiant soul has been freed

Never again will you be sick, tortured, tired, lonely or sad
And for this I know we should be grateful and glad

Deep down we realize that you are part of some master plan
Even though at this time it is hard for us to understand

In our hearts we will forever hold you close
Especially during lonely nights, weekends and Holidays
when we will miss you most

You have made us laugh
And you have made us weep
Now we shall wipe our tears
As you are laid to sleep

I will miss you and Love you always,

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Quilt Square in Memory of Paul D. Ryan

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Quilt Square in Memory of Kurt J. Bergman

The Cord

We are connected
My child and I
An Invisible cord
Not seen by the eye

It’s not like the cord
That connects us till birth
This cord can’t be seen
Here on the earth

This cord does its work
Right from the start
It binds us together
Attached to my heart

I know that it’s there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord
From my child to me

The strength of the cord
Is hard to describe
It can’t be destroyed
It can’t be denied

It’s stronger than any cord
Man could create
It withstands the test
Can hold any weight

And though you are gone
Though you’re not here with me
The cord is still there
But no one can see

It pulls at my heart
I am bruised – I am sore
But this cord is my lifeline
As never before

I am thankful that God
Connects us this way
A mother and child

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Quilt Square in Memory of Carl D. McQuality

Carl and I met in 1957 on my 21st birthday and were married a year and a half later.  We had three children, two boys then a girl.  Our second son died when he was twenty-three.

Carl worked for the same company for forty years before he retired on medical.  He loved to bowl, which he did twice a week till he had to give that up, and travel; but his special love was his grandchildren.  He always said if we knew they were so much fun we would have had them first.

Carl had a lot of medical problems, but he never let them get him down and he never complained.  He always said when he was finished with his body anyone could have anything they wanted if anything still worked.  I know he would be pleased to know some part of him was helping someone else.

As our 45th anniversary approached, we were talking about the celebration we would have with our family and friends.  We talked about renewing our vows and in the process talked about the part that said “for better or worse”.  I said, “It said for better or worse, but I didn’t think there would be so much worse.”  Carl said, “Maybe the so much worse made the better best.”  He was right.  Thank you for those 44 ½ years of the best.

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Quilt Square in Memory of Larry Blosser

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Quilt Square in Memory of Nancy Louise Ayers

Nancy had a friendly and outgoing personality.  She was always giving to others, especially her family.

Fishing was her favorite hobby; her flower of choice was the sunflower.  She enjoyed her job at Butternut Bread, as well as spending time with her friends.

She is missed by everyone who knew and loved her.  This quilt square is given in love.

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Quilt Square in Memory of Jeff Harnish

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