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4th Annual
CHASE FAIELLO
MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING
Benefiting the Chase Faiello Memorial Scholarship Fund
2007 Scholarship Recipients:
Connie Hopkins - $2,500
Lauren Yutzy - $2,500
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wilkshire Golf Club
Four Man Scramble
TWO SHOTGUN STARTS
Flight One: 7:30am Flight Two:1:00pm
Entry fee of $220 per team ($55 per person)
includes golf, cart, and dinner.
Golfers can participate in a skins game.
Hole prizes will be awarded.
To enter a team, sponsor a hole (for $50 per hole), or donate to the scholarship fund please contact Derek or Dave Sr.
by JULY 5.
Derek [Cell](330)685-6343, [Home](330)484-1381
Dave Sr. (330)866-9001
Or e-mail Derek at d_faiello@yahoo.com
Also there is a "blog" for Chase's Outing to keep anyone who is interested updated on dates, times, and any other info. that relates to the outing. Feel free to check that out periodically, as it will occasionally be updated, and also feel free to leave posts. The address to the blog is: http://chaseouting.blogspot.com
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VIEW CHASE'S WEBSITE.
DIAGNOSED WITH ALL LEUKEMIA ON JULY 3, 2002
CHASE TOOK GOD'S HAND ON MARCH 12, 2003
CHASE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HIGH RISK ALL LEUKEMIA JULY 3, 2002. HE WENT THROUGH 3 ROUNDS OF INTENSE CHEMOTHERAPY AND CRANIAL AND TESTICLE RADIATION. HIS LIVER DEVELOPED A DISEASE DUE TO THE INTENSE CHEMOTHERAPY. HE WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE THE LAST 8 DAYS IN AN INDUCED COMA.
~Chase's Journey~
CHASE WAS A VERY ACTIVE BOY WITH A HUGE LOVE FOR LIFE. THE SUMMER OF 2002 CHASE HAD A FEW DAYS OF FEELING VERY TIRED AND SO UNLIKE HIS HAPPY GO LUCKY SELF. I TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTORS BECAUSE HE WAS SLEEPING a lot AND HAD THESE LITTLE RED RASHES ON HIM. HE HAD BRUISING, BUT TOLD US HOW HE HAD GOTTEN EACH ONE. THANK GOD THE DOCTOR WAS ON TOP OF THINGS AND RAN A BLOOD TEST. WE WENT HOME AND HE SLEPT ON A SUMMER DAY WHICH WAS VERY UNLIKE HIM. THAT NIGHT HE PLAYED VOLLEYBALL IN THE POOL FOR 3 HOURS AND THEN WE WENT TO BED. I THOUGHT WHAT EVER IT WAS HE IS FEELING BETTER. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS WOKE BY THE PHONE RINGING AT 7:30 A.M. HIS DOCTOR WAS ON THE PHONE AND ASKED HOW SOON WE COULD GET CHASE TO AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY ALARMED AT HIS BLOOD COUNTS AND THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE LEUKEMIA. I CALLED DAVE AT WORK TO COME HOME AND THEN WOKE EVERYONE UP. WE RUSHED CHASE TO THE HOSPITAL. I CRIED THE WHOLE WAY AND HE KEPT REASSURING ME THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE OK. THAT DAY ON JULY 3, 2002, STARTED A JOURNEY WITH OUR SON THAT WE WILL FOREVER REMEMBER. HE DEALT WITH ALL THE PAIN AND THE UNFAIRNESS OF A YOUNG BOY HAVING EVERYDAY LIFE TAKEN FROM HIM, LIKE A YOUNG MAN WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS. NEVER ONCE DID HE ASK WHY ME OR WANT US TO SUFFER BECAUSE HE WAS. HE WAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE. HE ALWAYS PROTECTED US AND TOLD US NOT TO WORRY. HE WOULD PLAY WHEN I KNOW HE WASN'T UP TO IT. OUR LIVING ROOM OVERFLOWED WITH GIFTS AND CARDS AND HE WAS TOUCHED BY EACH GIFT. HE WOULD OFTEN SAY, "THAT WAS SO NICE OF THEM" OR "WHAT CAN I DO FOR THEM? " HE WAS DEFINITELY THE GLUE THAT HELD US ALL TOGETHER. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO PROUD OF JENNA AND CHASE .BUT IT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN HOW YOU FEEL FOR YOUR CHILD WHEN THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIFE WITH SO MUCH DIGNITY. ONE DAY I REMEMBER I BROKE DOWN CRYING WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER BECAUSE HE WAS SO SKINNY. HE HUGGED ME AND TOLD ME HE WOULD TRY TO EAT MORE AND HE DID. HE TRIED SO HARD TO EAT WHEN I KNOW HE COULD HAVE WENT FOR DAYS WITHOUT EATING. HE ABSOLUTELY ADORED HIS OLDER SISTER, JENNA. HE THOUGHT SHE COULD WALK ON WATER. HE WAS THE BIGGEST SPORTS NUT. IT COMES TO NO SURPRISE HOW MUCH HE LOVED DUKE BASKETBALL. HE HAD TONS OF SPORTS FIGURES THAT HE IDOLIZED, BUT HIS BIGGEST IDOL WAS HIS DAD. DAVE WOULD DROP ANYTHING TO PLAY WITH CHASE. CHASE KNEW IT TOO. EVEN BEFORE CHASE GOT SICK HE WOULD GET UP AND MAKE THESE LIST OF WHAT HE WANTED TO DO FOR THE DAY. (DAVE IS THE MASTER OF LISTS) CHASES LIST WOULD READ; PLAY BASKETBALL, PLAY POOL, PLAY AIR HOCKEY, PLAY UNO, GO TO HARDEES, PLAY BASKETBALL, PLAY PING PONG, PLAY PLAYSTATION…..ETC. OH YEA, AND IF HE MESSED UP WRITING IT HE WOULD HAVE TO REWRITE IT AGAIN TILL HIS “TO DO” LIST WAS PERFECT. DAVE WOULD DO THIS ALL DAY WITH HIM. NOT ONLY DID HE CALL THE SHOTS AT HOME BUT IT BECAME THAT WAY AROUND AKRON CHILDRENS TOO. HIS NURSES KNEW HE WAS ALWAYS UP TO NO GOOD. HE ALWAYS LOVE TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. HE WOULD SING WHILE HIS DOCTOR DID HIS SPINAL TAPS AND HARASS HIS NURSES. CHASE IS MISSED MORE TODAY THEN THE DAY HE LEFT US. WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM. ONE THING THAT GIVES ME SOME SORT OF COMFORT ON MY HARDEST DAYS IS THE FACT THAT WHEN CHASE TOOK HIS LAST BREATH HE HAD THIS SMILE APPEAR ON HIS FACE. DAVE AND I BOTH WITNESSED IT AT THE SAME TIME. WE KNOW THAT GOD WAS HOLDING HIM IN HIS LOVING ARMS AT THAT VERY MOMENT. MISSING YOU FOREVER…….
MOM, DAD AND JENNA XOXOXOX
Words from an Angel
April 10, 1994 - March 12, 2003
I have not turned my back on you,
So there is no need to cry.
I'm watching you from heaven,
Just beyond the morning sky.
I've seen you almost fall apart,
When you could barely stand.
I asked the Lord to comfort you,
And watched him take your hand.
He told me you are in more pain,
Then I could ever be.
He wiped his eyes and swallowed hard,
Then gave your hand to me.
Although you may not feel my touch,
Or see me by your side.
I've whispered that I love you,
While I wiped each tear you cried.
So please try not to ache for me,
We'll meet again one day,
Beyond the dark and stormy sky,
A Rainbow lights the way.
~Author Unknown
~Most People Only Dream of Angels, We Held One In Our Arms ~
Journal
Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:00 PM CDT
MY DEAR SWEET CHASER;
WE STILL HAVE THIS HUGH WHOLE IN OUR HEARTS THAT WE KEEP THINKING IS GOING TO GET SMALLER...BUT IT NEVER DOES.
WE WENT TO MASS FOR YOU THIS MORNING LIKE WE HAVE FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS ON MARCH 12TH AND THEN TO THE GRAVE. DAD IS IN FLORIDA ON HIS ANNUAL GOLF TRIP AND IS REALLY STRUGGLING WITH BEING AWAY TODAY. HE LEFT LETTERS ON OUR PILLOWS LAST NIGHT OF SUPPORT FOR JENNA AND I BEFORE HE LEFT SO WE COULD READ THEM TODAY. YOU KNOW YOUR SISTER JENNA, HOW SHE TRIES TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN AND PUT EVERYONE ELSE FIRST IS FEELING THE VOID NOT ONLY TODAY BUT EVERYDAY. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED, LEFT TEXT MESSAGES AND STILL SEND CARDS. GOD BLESS THEM ALL!!!
TODAY I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD JUST TAKE THE DAY OFF EVERY YEAR ON THIS DAY AND STAY HOME TO CRY OR IF I SHOULD WORK TO TRY TO KEEP BUSY. TODAY I WORKED AND CRYED BETWEEN EVERY APPOINTMENT. I TOLD EVERYONE I HAD A COLD WHEN THEY ANSWERED THE DOOR. I HAD THIS APPOINTMENT IN A REALLY PRESTIGEST NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS OLDER MAN ANSWERED THE DOOR. HE MUST OF HAD A STROKE AND WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING AROUND. HE WAS SLOW AND VERY CHATTY AND TOLD ME HALF OF HIS LIFE STORY FROM THE FOYER TO THE LIVING ROOM. BY THIS TIME HE WAS REALLY STRUGGLING TO BREATH BUT IT DIDN'T STOP HIM. EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T IN THE MOOD I LISTENED TO HIM AND ASKED QUESTIONS OF THE SECOND PART OF HIS LIFE AND FED HIS CAT FOR HIM. WHILE SHOWING ME PICTURES OF HIS CHILDHOOD, HE SHOWED ME A PICTURE OF HIS SISTER HE LOST TO LEUKEMIA AT THE AGE OF 25. IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISED AND TOOK ME A MINUTE TO CHOKE BACK MY TEARS AND THEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT YOU. I MUST OF NEEDED TO SHARE MY STORY TODAY BECAUSE WHEN I LEFT I WAS FEELING BETTER. ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY YOU STILL ARE NOT WITH US AND THERE ARE DAYS WHEN I REALLY STRUGGLE WITH THAT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE LOOK AT DANTAE, DEMI AND BREELI AND CAN'T BELIEVE, THAT BECAUSE OF LOSING YOU, THEY ARE HERE. SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME ONCE THAT YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WHEN GOD TOOK YOU, HE REPLACE YOU BY GIVING US 3 MORE.
CHASE YOU ARE STILL SO MUCH A PART OF OUR FAMILY EVERDAY OF OUR LIVES.....MISSING YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART!!!
XOXOX MOM
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