My grandson Joshua thought he had lost his last text messages from Eddie from his cell phone. Well the good news is that he found them! These were the last communications Joshua had with his Dad. Thursday night after Eddie came home from work his children Josh & Christina went to visit him as was their usual practice. They stayed until about 1am since noone had school or work the next day. After Josh & Christina went home, (they live with their mom),Eddie texted Joshua since Josh & his girlfriend had had an argument & Eddie wanted to make sure Joshua was OK. (He was a wonderful father to both kids). Joshua texted back & said,"I'm OK Dad, how are you?" Eddie's last text to Joshua was, "I'm awesome my boy, just wanted to make sure you're OK." I guess after Eddie passed away shortly after this text to Joshua, I never quite processed these words. Joshua had showed me the text right after Eddie was found, but I think I was too much in shock to process it.
We know now that Eddie passed from a heart attack. AT the time I was so confused since I saw him the day before & he was fine! My grandchildren were with him until the wee hours of the morning on that horrible day, 9/4/09. He passed away somewhere between that last text at 1:00am& 11:00am that morning. The autopsy was not able to determine an approximate time of his passing.
Now that I have again read the text 11 months later I am blessed with this gift. My son felt as he said "Awesome" that awful night. This leads me to believe he didn't experience pain or fear. It is truly a gift & right as we approach Eddie's first Angel Date. He didn't say he was "fine" or "OK"; he said "Awesome". Truly a gift.
Thank you God for this gift! Love you Eddie, forever & ever. I know you are truly awesome now as you live with the King of Kings. But I still miss you so. Love, Mom.
P.S. You were a great Dad. I'm so proud of you.
We know now that Eddie passed from a heart attack. AT the time I was so confused since I saw him the day before & he was fine! My grandchildren were with him until the wee hours of the morning on that horrible day, 9/4/09. He passed away somewhere between that last text at 1:00am& 11:00am that morning. The autopsy was not able to determine an approximate time of his passing.
Now that I have again read the text 11 months later I am blessed with this gift. My son felt as he said "Awesome" that awful night. This leads me to believe he didn't experience pain or fear. It is truly a gift & right as we approach Eddie's first Angel Date. He didn't say he was "fine" or "OK"; he said "Awesome". Truly a gift.
Thank you God for this gift! Love you Eddie, forever & ever. I know you are truly awesome now as you live with the King of Kings. But I still miss you so. Love, Mom.
P.S. You were a great Dad. I'm so proud of you.
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Awesome! That is a gift. To know he did not suffer and was not afraid. He died in peace. Thank you for sharing:) Danette
What a wonderful gift for all of you and especially for those little children. I hope you can take comfort from his message when you have those down days. Love to you. Robin
YAY.....I know this is a precious gift....you have these back....AWESOME message...and you already know that Eddie is even more awesome now that he is in Heaven....I am so thankful that you and Josh have that text.....God bless you and your lovely family....love, dale...brandon\'s mom
How comforting to know that Eddie was feeling \"awesome\" just before he passed on that tragic night.
Sending love and many hugs ~ Debbie
Thank you all. It is a comfort. I feel some peace today. It was a pleasure to share something positive. Love to all of you, my dear sisters.
That really touched my heart. I love hearing stories where the dad was a heart of gold .His children were blessed to have had such a great role model. Hugs, Inga
Thank you, Inga. Eddie was a very good Dad. He was, as Joshua & Christina describe him, their \"Go to person.\" I am trying to be that for them. They were lucky to have him for 17 (Christina) & 20 (Joshua) years, but as you know not nearly long enough. I am proud that Eddie was such a dedicated & loving Dad. Hugs, Linda
This is wonderful...IT is awesome...I feel your blessing...love and hugs...Karen
It is a blessing isn\'t it? I am blessed to know Eddie wasn\'t in pain that night & that he described himself as feeling awesome! It is comforting. Love & hugs to you Karen.
That is an \"awesome\" message and what a blessing to you to know that Eddie was feeling so good. That is comforting to know he wasn\'t feeling pain. That is how the Dr. told me it was for my son....sudden, with no pain. That helped me so much to know that. I\'m so glad that Joshua found the text messages from his wonderful dad. Hugs to you! Kim
Kim, I\'m so grateful that your precious Chris did not suffer . My heart goes out to the Moms here who have lost their children to long illnesses. Eddie was a wonderful Dad; thank you. Hugs to you too.
What an amazing gift for your son to leave with his own son, I know it must bring so mucn comfort to your heart to know Eddie did not suffer. I spent 2 years trying to find out what my sons last minutes were like... I had to know.May your grandson treasure this message forever. Love, Charlene
Hi Charlene, it is such an amazing gift that we were blessed to receive. I hope you got the answers you needed regarding Mitchell\'s last moments. Such a difficult thing for a Mom to think about. Love to you.
Linda, your comforting words on my journals always lift me up and touch my heart, thank you for caring and allowing me and Matthew into your heart. Your journal brought tears, I\'m so glad Josh found the texts and Eddie\'s message brought you and him comfort. Love you!! Hugs and prayers, Lynette ~ Matthews mom
Thank you Lynette.It feels good to share something positive. Love to you & Matthew, Linda