View Full Version : Oct. 17/07 One year later
Gary N.
10-16-2008, 08:28 PM
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of our tragic accident and my dear wife, Leslie's death.
Honey I miss you as much now as the day I was told about your death. You will be in my heart and thoughts for the rest of my life. The tears still come but not as often. Sometimes the tears come because of happy thoughts. And sometimes I even have a laugh now and then when I think of you. I know you still ride with me where ever I go.
Life is moving on and I'm getting better. All the friends I have, have helped me get through this.
Thanks to everyone here for your prayers and good thoughts.
eagleeye
10-16-2008, 08:34 PM
Gary,
My heart goes out to you today as it did a year ago.
Hopefully someday we will meet.
Steve
BluesLover
10-16-2008, 08:42 PM
Gary - our thoughts are with you and with Leslie of course.
Wishing you a safe day tomorrow my friend - wish I could be there with ya.
Cheers,
pegscraper
10-16-2008, 09:06 PM
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Gary.
old hippy
10-16-2008, 09:12 PM
Gary, You have our thoughts and prayers as well. Leslie is still missed by all.
mother
10-16-2008, 09:16 PM
wow, you have come a long way in the past year physically and mentally.
i will always picture Leslie by your side and smiling from ear to ear, my eyes are tearing up with happy ones while i type.
i know she is watching over you, and happy to see her knight in shining leather, back on his shining 2 wheeled stallion out on the open road again.
we enjoy our rides with you, and looking forward to the next adventure.
Scott
Gary, you and Leslie are still in our thoughts and prayers.
cecdoo
10-16-2008, 09:41 PM
Gary you will be in my thoughts, keep those memories alive. Try to smile alittle more every day, I am sure she would want you to. Take Care, Craig
mini-muffin
10-16-2008, 09:44 PM
Gary you know we're always here for you. We'll never forget Leslie and how much she enjoyed her time riding with you. You hang in there.
:bighug:
Hope that hug holds you over till next year when I see you at Don's.
Margaret
Squidley
10-16-2008, 10:00 PM
It's good to see that you are doing better, as hard as it still is, we still think of you and Leslie often. As always my friend, we are always here and the phone is always on.
Yammer Dan
10-16-2008, 10:19 PM
Prayers with you Gary.
Gary,I was thinking of you two today and had to remember the day You and Leslie went riding with Me.I will never forget She wanted to see"Free Roaming Cattle",well needless to say as we rounded that corner there they stood in the middle of the road..She was so delighted to see that and I sat back and and just grinned as She took those pictures. These are the times I guess we all will remember and nothing can take our memories away. I am glad you are moving on in life and even more so to call you a great friend. Tom and Debby
Yama Mama
10-16-2008, 11:05 PM
Gary I cannot believe it has already been a year.
I will be thinking of you tomorrow and hoping that you get through the day ok.
You take care.
Peggy & Ron
hipshot
10-16-2008, 11:40 PM
Gary, i can't add anything to what has already been said, so i'll just chime in and say, "keep your chin up" and remember the good times more often than the bad times!
i will be the first to tell you, it isn't "unmanly", to cry! i do it all the time!
just jt
BradT
10-16-2008, 11:43 PM
As always we are thinking of you both. I am sure glad to see your doing much better.
BRad and Rhonda
ibents
10-17-2008, 12:15 AM
Gary, i can't add anything to what has already been said, so i'll just chime in and say, "keep your chin up" and remember the good times more often than the bad times!
i will be the first to tell you, it isn't "unmanly", to cry! i do it all the time!
just jt
Gary there is nothing I can add either, I never had the pleasure of meeting Leslie but I feel that I knew her through all the comments that I have read on this site, I also get the feeling that she was loved by everyone that met her.
As Squidley said anything, you may need we are here for you.
God Bless
Ian
Carbon_One
10-17-2008, 02:20 AM
Not much I can add to what others have said either. Just know you are thought of often and that prayers get sent your way now and again.
Glad to see you're getting better mentally and physically as time goes on.
Larry
RoadKill
10-17-2008, 05:02 AM
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of our tragic accident and my dear wife, Leslie's death.
Honey I miss you as much now as the day I was told about your death. You will be in my heart and thoughts for the rest of my life. The tears still come but not as often. Sometimes the tears come because of happy thoughts. And sometimes I even have a laugh now and then when I think of you. I know you still ride with me where ever I go.
Life is moving on and I'm getting better. All the friends I have, have helped me get through this.
Thanks to everyone here for your prayers and good thoughts.
Gary - Think of you often and continue you to keep you in our prayers.
Jay
Sweetnothing
10-17-2008, 07:00 AM
Gary,
I will share your tears with you. Leslie was a wonderful person, inside and out. I for one am glad that I had many oppertunities to spend time with her! She will always be in our hearts, because she is part of our soul.
Time can only help heal your pain, but remember the wonderful years you had with her! She is still with you, and always will be.
Take care Gary, and remember the phone is always on, and we are only devided by a river. If you need us call!
:bighug:
skydoc_17
10-17-2008, 08:28 AM
Gary,
Both Jean and myself have you in our thoughts and prayers my friend.
God Bless you and your family.
Earl and Jean
Sleeperhawk's Mechanic
10-17-2008, 10:07 AM
Gary, both you and Leslie have made such an impact on the lives of everyone here. We are saddened by the loss of Leslie, but know that she is watching over you. Just remember that you are in our thoughts and prayers.:bighug:
Marcarl
10-17-2008, 10:25 AM
Life will never be the same without her by your side,,it never is when a loved one leaves us,,, but life can still be good,,,,different for sure, but good. As we talked I noticed that your finding that to be true, and that is awesome and heart warming. Keeping her memory will always be precious and be a real bright spot in your life, and so it is for us as well.
God Bless you my friend.
Iowawegian
10-17-2008, 10:28 AM
Just want you to know your in my thoughts and prayers today!
Mariner Fan
10-17-2008, 10:35 AM
Gary, it's hard to believe that a year has passed. I know this must be hard as hell for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Swifty
10-17-2008, 10:43 AM
Gary, we're so sad Leslie isn't sharing this road of life with us anymore, but we're so glad you are still on this road with us. I'm hoping your smile always returns after you visit the memories of miles gone by. May we all have many more miles to cover and may we take those sweet memories of the friends and loved ones we've travelled with to the end of our road.
nance56
10-17-2008, 10:54 AM
Gary, You have our prayers as well. Today will be hard. Just remember that we will always be here for you. I've always got the phone on. She was a special lady and greatly missed.
Diane B.
10-17-2008, 03:37 PM
Gary, like everyone else has said...you and Leslie are in my thoughts, especially today. I think of her often and am so sorry each time, that she isn't with us anymore. But, I'm glad that you are healing and able to enjoy life a little more each day. I'm sure that is the way Leslie would want it.
Have peace in your heart, Gary, because you'll always have Leslie's love there too.
Love,
Diane and Al
Eugene
10-17-2008, 08:17 PM
Gary - I certainly know what feelings the first anniversary can bring. Each subsequent anniversary will be full of different feelings and, in time, the memories will be of happy times together. Feel free to call anytime Gary, and I'm very happy to know that you are healing!
Take good care.
Eugene
dogman
10-19-2008, 03:35 PM
Gary, my wife, Bernie and I where pleased that we where able to ride with you a few weekends back enjoying the fall colours.
We are both happy and proud of the strength you have shown to your son's and all of us through your struggles with your own injuries and with the loss of your wife. We know it must not have been easy, and only wish you a happy present and brighter future with fond memories of your past.
David
VTirelli
10-19-2008, 09:42 PM
Gary, I saw this yesterday but didn't have time to post. Hard to believe it's been a year already. Sam and I feel so blessed to have met her at Don's, albeit for such a short time. We know that she lives through you and your kids, and we think of you often.
We miss her and wish we lived closer so we could visit you more, but anytime you want to park the shuttle in our driveway, feel free.
We are only a phone call away.
Vin
saddlebum
10-19-2008, 10:02 PM
I'm sure this will be a tough one for you every year but at least you have all the friends one could ever ask for right here to help carry you through those moments , and yes you are riding for two now.
Bummer
10-21-2008, 06:43 PM
Irene's and my thoughts and prayers remain with you still. I simply can not imagine...
Ponch
10-22-2008, 09:40 AM
Gary,
Glad to meet you in Athens. I know Leslie was special. I wish Kathy and I could have met her. I know Kathy would have bonded well with her.
Ponch
Ruffy
10-22-2008, 03:54 PM
Gary, even though I have only met you once at Don's, I felt some of your pain. I can only imagine how hard this past year has been for you and your kids. You have hung in there admirably and even though I have never had the pleasure of meeting Leslie, I'm sure shes smiling down on you. Our continued prayers are yours....
treeman
10-22-2008, 06:25 PM
ride on Gary Ride on.
cliffno350
10-22-2008, 06:50 PM
Gary, you are courageous and an inspiration, thanks, I imagine Leslie is proud of you, our thoughts and prayers go out for you and your family.
Roadhand
10-22-2008, 07:32 PM
Gary, as I told you last weekend in Athens, I thought you were doing the right thing and my thoughts and prayers go out to you
N3FOL
10-23-2008, 12:39 PM
Leslie is looking at you from up above. /\
Ladyrider
10-25-2008, 05:48 PM
Gary,
I know the walk your walking. its a year and half for me...I dont cry as much. I do have lots of great moments where I smile when I look at all the pictures I have of him and I by my bed. How blessed I was to be part of his life. I go the cemetary about once a month, and I go to the crash site and pick up trash and junk people toss out and loss from their vehicles. The cross was run over we had on the corner, and my BIL is making a new one. do you have a cross near where your accident happened? I think your accident was far away? Right? I am glad your doing so much better. I am glad we have gotten to talk, it has helped me and I know I owe it all to this site, to Don Nelson for having this site. Tom loved it and this family has really held me you and I up, and the others who have lost loved ones on here. I know my Tom be so appreciative and the love and kindness that we have soaked up, and so would Leslie...You know you can call me any time! HUGS!
Stay strong my friend, I am so fortunate to have met you. You have shown all of us the determination and spirit that you have. I really appreciated our chat behind the bikes listening to the blue grass gospel up in Michigan earlier this year. Don't neccessarily have to be in church to commune with the Big Guy.....
Just remember we all ride together in this big ol' world.
Dan
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