We all knew this day was coming, but I still have a bitter sweet feeling, yes I know it was time for him to go, he suffered long enough, but I missed seeing him today when we went to Grandma & Grandpa's. Even though it wasn't the same Rodg we knew & loved, we would still get small glimpses of the old Rodgey, like when he would talk Chinese with Darin, and laugh so hard it would almost scare us, He would give you one of his cheesy smiles almost every time you asked him to smile! Grandma & Grandpa did an amazing job raising and taking care of Rodger, when most people would've given up they wouldn't and they did it without complaining or asking for help, they were happy to take care of their "special boy" Some of my fondest memories are: At our wedding there was no music playing but Rodgey insisted on dancing with me and I was very honored! He would come over to Ross & Annette's while we were living there and would help me fold my laundry he was awesome getting them just right!, I would play Mario brothers with him on the Nintendo & he would sit right in front of the TV. Darin & Rodger would do this silly skit where Darin would bend different parts of his body like his arms or his back & Rodg would try to straighten him out and as soon as he would get him all straightened out Darin would bend something else, It was pretty funny and entertaining to watch, him & Darin always had a special bond in fact Darin was one of the last people he remembered, we would go visit and when Darin would talk to him & ask who he was he'd say Darwado (Darin Ronald) every time!! We will miss Rodger so much, but know he's dancing in heaven and getting things ready for all of us. We love you Buddy.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Rodger D
Dustin with his namesake Rodger D!
We all knew this day was coming, but I still have a bitter sweet feeling, yes I know it was time for him to go, he suffered long enough, but I missed seeing him today when we went to Grandma & Grandpa's. Even though it wasn't the same Rodg we knew & loved, we would still get small glimpses of the old Rodgey, like when he would talk Chinese with Darin, and laugh so hard it would almost scare us, He would give you one of his cheesy smiles almost every time you asked him to smile! Grandma & Grandpa did an amazing job raising and taking care of Rodger, when most people would've given up they wouldn't and they did it without complaining or asking for help, they were happy to take care of their "special boy" Some of my fondest memories are: At our wedding there was no music playing but Rodgey insisted on dancing with me and I was very honored! He would come over to Ross & Annette's while we were living there and would help me fold my laundry he was awesome getting them just right!, I would play Mario brothers with him on the Nintendo & he would sit right in front of the TV. Darin & Rodger would do this silly skit where Darin would bend different parts of his body like his arms or his back & Rodg would try to straighten him out and as soon as he would get him all straightened out Darin would bend something else, It was pretty funny and entertaining to watch, him & Darin always had a special bond in fact Darin was one of the last people he remembered, we would go visit and when Darin would talk to him & ask who he was he'd say Darwado (Darin Ronald) every time!! We will miss Rodger so much, but know he's dancing in heaven and getting things ready for all of us. We love you Buddy.
We all knew this day was coming, but I still have a bitter sweet feeling, yes I know it was time for him to go, he suffered long enough, but I missed seeing him today when we went to Grandma & Grandpa's. Even though it wasn't the same Rodg we knew & loved, we would still get small glimpses of the old Rodgey, like when he would talk Chinese with Darin, and laugh so hard it would almost scare us, He would give you one of his cheesy smiles almost every time you asked him to smile! Grandma & Grandpa did an amazing job raising and taking care of Rodger, when most people would've given up they wouldn't and they did it without complaining or asking for help, they were happy to take care of their "special boy" Some of my fondest memories are: At our wedding there was no music playing but Rodgey insisted on dancing with me and I was very honored! He would come over to Ross & Annette's while we were living there and would help me fold my laundry he was awesome getting them just right!, I would play Mario brothers with him on the Nintendo & he would sit right in front of the TV. Darin & Rodger would do this silly skit where Darin would bend different parts of his body like his arms or his back & Rodg would try to straighten him out and as soon as he would get him all straightened out Darin would bend something else, It was pretty funny and entertaining to watch, him & Darin always had a special bond in fact Darin was one of the last people he remembered, we would go visit and when Darin would talk to him & ask who he was he'd say Darwado (Darin Ronald) every time!! We will miss Rodger so much, but know he's dancing in heaven and getting things ready for all of us. We love you Buddy.
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Sorry to hear about your loss. The picture you posted is precious. It's never easy to lose someone even if they are ready to go. Take care.
He sounds like a great guy! It's great to know that we can all be made whole again, I'm sure that fact brings your family comfort. Sorry for your loss.
beautiful written Tami it brought many tears remembering all the stories you talke about. We love you.
Thanks for that tribute to Rodger! We all have such great memories of him, he was such a blessing to have in all of our lives. I'm so glad that we can all be here as a family for to celebrate his life, that's what he would have wanted "the Whole Family".
That is so sweet. Thank goodness we have the gospel in our lives to know that we will see our loved ones again.
It is obvious that he was able to create so much happiness in the lives of those who loved him. Sorry for your loss. Your family pictures are darling!
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