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Ryon received his Citizenship in Heaven on 2.25.07 He Will Forever Be Embedded In Our Hearts He now has a body that is Indestructible, PERFECT in every way. In Memory Of
Ryon J. Rommel
March 30, 1986 ~ February 25, 2007
God looked around His garden
And found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful
He always takes the best.
He saw the road was getting rough,
And the hills were hard to climb,
So He closed your weary eyelids,
And whispered “Peace Be Thine.”
It broke our hearts to lose you
But you didn’t go alone,
For part of us went with you
The day God called you home.
HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY RYON! Not one second goes by that we don't think of YOU! 
Journal
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:05 AM EST I wrote this after Thanksgiving to update the website but never got the energy to finalize it. It is a hard thing to do but yet I want to keep his website alive as I don’t want anyone to forget Ryon…ever! So I’ll use this as an update and have added to it some. Sorry it is a little long and probably wordy but I did my best. Thanks for checking in. We love to read any guest entries if you feel up to it. Thanks to all of you who are so faithful with your entries we love to read them and it helps us know you’re thinking of Ryon.
Thanksgiving was nice. We had the usual family and friends (about 14 of us). Ryon is greatly missed all the time as everyone I’m sure knows. In early December we went to the cemetery for a Candlelight Ceremony. The cemetery puts this on each year to celebrate the life of our loved ones that we've lost. They do an awesome job. The whole cemetery is lined with candles. They have a gentleman speak that has been affiliated with the cemetery sine he was a boy...he's 90 now. He spoke and told an awesome story...he’s an incredible man. Then they had a priest, a minister and a youth minister (from our church). They all had very wise advice, bible verses and personal experiences to share, It was very touching. We were blessed to have our two sons Joey and Jarrod there, Jarrod's girlfriend,Sam. Two of Ryon's friends...Eric who was his best skate boarding buddy ever and another long time neighborhood friend, Troy, who is like my 4th son. Another good friend of my boys named, Devon and my brother in law Chris and two of my best friends Rachel and Bill and their handsome boys Aaron and Adam. Aaron and Adam loved Ryon like a brother. Last but not least my very good friends Paula and Walter. We had an awesome gathering to celebrate our love for Ryon...very emotional at times but overall I think I did very well. We all went to his grave afterwards and we all carried a candle to put around his stone. My husband and I brought a small live tree and decorated it and I have a candle that is battery operated that comes on at dusk and off at dawn under his beautiful picture in his stone. Paula and Rachel each brought a Christmas plant. He loved nutcrackers so I had one on each side of his picture and a Santa and snowman too. It looked awesome. We all gathered there in his memory. It made me so happy to have everyone there. Unfortunately two very important people in his life, Eric Bianco and Kim Bales were unable to make it but were going to try for next years ceremony.
It's tough, I cry a lot...I'm sure it's the holidays but no matter what I miss him always. I do have to say that there was some helpful advice from those that spoke last night. One thing was that our love for each other is forever enduring. Ryon has our love up in heaven, he took that with him and we have faith, hope and love here on earth. Ryon doesn't need faith and hope anymore but we do. He went first but it doesn't mean we won't see him again and that I have to remember and know it to be true. We are only separated temporarily. Ryon knows we love him and knows we will be together again! I have to keep this advice and remind myself everyday to get through.
I found this poem on another website of a child we knew.
The Chosen Ones
By Jeanie Kane
Not just any child could walk this uphill road
These children walk it everyday, carrying a load.
They show us heights of courage we may never reach.
They show us what it is to fight a fight we cannot teach.
We stand beside them knowing there is no guarantee.
Except the one we started with, to love them endlessly.
They are the special chosen ones, God knew it from the start.
He picked each child for cancer by measuring their heart.
The ones that measured biggest would someday face a test.
The challenge is to understand, God loves them more not less.
He’s using them to move our hearts closer to his own.
For God can move a mountain and part the raging sea.
He wants our struggles offered up and given forth to Thee.
He smiles upon the Chosen ones before they’re even born
And blesses them with courage to walk through any storm.
His love for them surpasses ours and cannot be denied.
For in the dark of suffering his light will not subside.
No matter what the outcome there is the greatest peace.
In knowing deep inside their hearts, his love will never cease.
When I read this poem I think of all the struggles Ryon went through and how brave he was. I know for a fact I would never be as strong and brave as he was.
I wonder about the future, how will each passing year be? This day I dread, the day he left us for a better world. Will it get any better or will it be a day like every other? I miss him every minute, with every breath I take and every beat of my heart!! There are so many memories, every where I go, everything I see brings so many memories. Just driving by our old movie theater near us (which is closed down) makes me cry. I see myself driving him there to meet his friends for a movie. I see it so clear, like it’s a movie and it feels like someone is stabbing me in my heart!
I want everyone to remember Ryon, remember how brave and strong he was. A loving son, brother, nephew, grandson and friend! Yes, he was an average boy too, he had his moments and that I’ll never deny. He had a love for life and his family and friends and a passion for living that he hung on too till the very end! He never gave up but did finally give in at the very end! The fact that he never gave up is evidenced by all the skateboard decks and shoes he would never give away that are still in his closet! He knew he would he would skate again someday. And as it says on his website here…He’s Home Skateboarding in Heaven…Remember by Son…My Ryon J. Rommel. We love him and miss him so very very much!
Dolores, Joe, Jarrod, Joey and his faithful pets Maggie, Max & Baby girl
Chancer and Tiger are in heaven now with Ryon
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