I miss you daily little brother. Dave has come to join you in heaven now. Words cannot express the pain that I feel at this moment. May you both rest in peace.

Well, it is now the month of March and I find myself thinking of you daily. Soon it will be one year since your death. The memories are still fresh, the painful moment when i got the news, and the agony that followed. I know that you are in a happier place and that does give me some comfort, but I miss my little brother. We were a family of seven kids, now we are a family of six kids, and your absence just seems so wrong. Why Mike, why did you leave us this way? What could we have done to help you and to stop from you from this desperate act? Wait for us all on the other side little brother. We will see you again sometime in the future. Don't forget that we love you and will miss you all the rest of our lives.

I remember a warm sunny day in Laguna when Mike brought Jessie and Jake for a visit. Bill and I were staying in Laguna for a couple of days on vacation. Mom and Johnny had come to spend the day with us also. We walked down to the water's edge, and the kids played in the surf. Jessie saw dolphins and pointed them out to us. There were several together, not far off shore, and it was the first time I can remember seeing dolphins in Laguna Beach. Bill and Mike spent some time talking about jobs they were working on (as usual), while Mom and Johnny and I watched the kids playing. I remember thinking what a perfect day it was.