| Location | Virginia Beach |
| Age | 1 year, 8 months |
| Date of Birth | 9/2003 |
| Date of Death | 5/2005 |
| Visitors | 1,688 since 28/08/2008 |
| Creator |
This memorial website was created in loving memory of our beloved baby,Elijah Romari Boone
who was born on September 09, 2003 and passed away suddenly in his sleep on May 3, 2005 at the
tender age of 1 year 7 months and 24 days.
We will remember you forever and for always for you are "The Light and Love of Our Lives".
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THERE IS NO PAIN GREATER THAN THE DEATH OF A CHILD...
My 19 m/o baby Elijah passed away on Tuesday morning, May 3rd 2005. He would have turned 20 months
that following Monday. We've already held his funeral (the day before Mother's Day) but the cause of
death is still unknown.
Monday May 2, 2005, Elijah woke with a fever. I let him sleep after breakfast and when he woke for
lunch I gave him a peanut butter & jelly sandwich and Tylenol chewable tabs. He laid down for his
mid-afternoon nap on our couch in the den. I walked into the den an hour later and saw him sitting
up looking at TV; he looked better, but even when he was sick he was always smiling and playful.
When my older two boys got home from school we went to the grocery store so that I could make
something for dinner that night. After dinner I sat at my computer and my oldest son Roshan asked if
I could play his favorite song "Numb (Encore)", and so I did. All three of them...Roshan
9....Lorenzo 4....and Elijah 19 mos were dancing all around me as I watched. Elijah no longer had a
fever and I even made a point of saying "My baby's not sick anymore" and picked him up and hugged
and kissed him. My husband came around the corner from the kitchen, smiling at the site of Elijah
dancing because I had mentioned to him earlier that Elijah had a fever. After the kids were done
dancing and playing I brought them all upstairs. I laid Elijah on my bed so that he could fall
asleep. I sat on our futon folding the rest of the laundry and watched as he fell asleep. All the
while my husband was in the shower. When I finished with the clothes...I grabbed Elijah and picked
him up off of my bed, and at that time my husband came out of the shower and saw me carrying Elijah
out of our room. He was sleeping but he still was peeking out of his right eye at me and I just
smiled. I kept kissing him and smelling his sweet cheeks before I laid him in his playpen...not
knowing that it was going to be the last time I would see my baby alive.
No farewell words were spoken,
no time to say goodbye, you were
gone before we knew it, and only
God knows why.
My husband woke me up the next morning as it was routine for us all to get up around 5 a.m. to take
him to work. He usually gets the older two boys and I get Elijah, but I just could not get up that
morning. My husband then woke me up and told me to look at Elijah. I got up from bed and walked out
of our room into the hallway and saw my husband sitting at the top of the steps with his face in his
hands, telling me to look at Elijah. My heart was beating really fast and I was afraid of what I was
going to see because if it wasn't of anything to worry about my husband would've had Elijah in his
arms as he had just left from the kids' room. I could feel in my heart that something was terribly
wrong but to what extent I wasn't sure. I walked into the kids' room and over to Elijah's playpen.
Elijah was lying on his stomach with his face down in the pillow. I leaned over to pick up Elijah
from his playpen and he was already stiff. I turned him over and death was staring at me in the
face. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen in my life, and for that moment my heart just
stopped. I didn't even feel as if that was my Elijah I was holding. I had to put him down quick and
run to the phone. I called 911 and paramedics, police officers and even the fire department showed
up at my house that morning. The operator tried to tell me to do CPR on my baby but I just kept
crying and yelling that I couldn't even look at my baby...that I couldn't even hold my baby. The
paramedics all went up into the room and I know they were doing what they could to resuscitate
Elijah but I already knew in my heart that my baby was gone.
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Please visit Elijah's other memorial site: www.bolingling.memory-of.com
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do even if it is a long way from here.
Hold on to life even when it is easier letting go.
Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you.
- Pueblo Blessing
I will miss you be sure of that
There were so many good and bad times that we lived together
The details, the small things what didn’t seem important
Are the things that invade my thoughts as I remember you
I wish I could bring back time
To be able to see you again
To give you a hug
And never let you go
Yet I understand that your time came
That God has called you, to be by his side
That’s the way he wanted it, but I never thought
It would hurt so much
Who would think that life can end
In a second
Life is like dust, it spreads out in a moment
You came with nothing; nothing you take only what was within you
I wish I could bring back time
To be able to see you again
To give you a hug
And never let you go
Yet I understand that your time came
That God has called you, to be by his side
That’s the way he wanted it, but I never thought
It would hurt so much
“Don’t cry for me anymore
I am in place full of light
Where peace exists, where there is no evil
Where I can rest
Don’t cry for me anymore
It is so beautiful here, I never imagined
I want you to be happy, for you to be well
And when it’s your turn to leave I will see you here”
Those we love remain with us
For love itself lives on,
And cherished memories never fade
Because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be
More than a thought apart,
Far as long as there is memory,
They'll live on in the heart.
Love,
Kim
Your smile makes me smile
You are a Precious Child
Created out of love,
a blessing from above.
We've adored you from the start,
and your little footprints touched our heart.
A single teardrop represents the millions We have cried.
Our life never the same since you died.
We wish you could have stayed longer with us,
We'd watch you grow into all you could be.
Although we are apart,
You are always in our heart.
We dream of a joyful time when
we will be reunited once again.
Thoughts of you make us smile.
You will always be Our Forever Child
Friends like us rely upon one another
to inspire and encourage, to support
each other in following our dreams
as far as they'll take us.
Friends like us are winners
not only because we believe in
ourselves, but because we believe
in each other.
It's been a hard few days but I am always thinking of you.
Four Candles for You
by Unknown
The first candle represents our grief.
The pain of losing you is intense.
It reminds us of the depth of our love for you.
This second candle represents our courage.
To confront our sorrow,
To comfort each other,
To change our lives.
This third candle we light in your memory.
For the times we laughed,
The times we cried,
The times we were angry with each other,
The silly things you did,
The caring and joy you gave us.
This fourth candle we light for our love.
We light this candle that your light will always shine.
As we enter this holiday season and share this night of remembrance
with our family and friends.
We cherish the special place in our hearts
that will always be reserved for you.
We thank you for the gift
your living brought to each of us.
We love you.
We remember you.
I always took for granted,
what I thought I'd never lose.
Because I never thought it would happen,
until I heard the dreaded news.
They say you were chosen for his garden,
His preciously hand picked bouquet.
"God really needed him,
That's why he couldn't stay."
Saying goodbye is never easy,
It's the hardest thing to do.
But what hurts me even more
Is not the chance to say it to you.
So today, Jesus, as you are listening
in your home above;
Would you go and find my son,
And give him all my love!
for a special friend x x x x
Give this teddy bear ♥
to every person u care about.
Try to collect 20
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HUG WAR!
Pass this hug to all of
your friends and back
to me, see how many
you get back!xxxx
To All Parents
by Edgar Guest
"I'll lend you for a little time a child of mine," He said.
"For you to love the while he lives and mourn when he is dead,
"It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or three,
"But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?
"He'll bring his charms to gladden you, but should his stay be brief,
"You'll have his lovely memories, as solace for your grief,
"I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return,
"But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn.
"I've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true,
"And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes I have selected you.
"Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labor vain,
"Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again?
I fancied that I heard them say: "Dear Lord, Thy will be done!
"For all the joy Thy child shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness; we'll love him while we may,
And for happiness we've known forever grateful stay.
"But should the angels call for him much sooner than we'd planned,
"We'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand."
In my home there is a photo,
of a face more precious than gold.
And to those who love and lost you,
your memory will never grow old.
Today i look at your photo,
at your face so loving and true.
No wonder my heart is breaking son,
losing a son like you.
But each day you walk beside me,
and when my life is through.
I pray that god will take my hand,
and lead me straight to you.
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