Lee Family We are thinking of all of you. It must seem ages that you have seen your extaordinary, vivacious and beautiful little girl. She is remembered by so many people-what an incredible little girl to touch so many lives. All our love The Van Slykes

Hey Sweet girl! Just melancholy because I miss you soooo much!! This week won't be the same w/out you even though I know that you will be with us in spirit and in our hearts! You mean the WORLD to me and I hope that you know that you are ALWAYS in my thoughts and FOREVER in my heart!! Big hugs! xoxoxo

Hi Princess. Miss you so much. Everything is so different without you. You are ALWAYS remembered and I love you dearly sweet Angel. xoxo Aunty Tammy

Missing you so much Rachel. I love you wih all my heart.

Thinking about Rachel and what an ispiration she has been to me. Thinking about the Lee's and praying for them. Just wanted you to know you are all in my thoughts.

Hi sweet girl!! Love and miss you soooo much!! ALWAYS in my thoughts and FOREVER in my heart!!

I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL RACHEL. Missing you each and every day.

Thinking of you and your family and remembering your sweet angel.

Missing you sooooo much!! Love you to pieces, sweet girl!!! xoxoxo

Sweetest Rachel, always on my mind... Love you so much.

Hi Rachee, Just want to say I look at you everyday and remember your wonderful smile and I hear your laugh and I smile. I Love you so much !!!! xoxo Your Aunty Tammy

Hi sweet girl!! I just miss you soooo much!! I see things that remind me of you everywhere I go!! I Love you to pieces!! xoxo

Have cried a million tears for you Rachel, and will cry a billion more. I miss you so much.

Happy birthday Rachel! Sorry that message is a little late. I thought about you all day on Sunday! When I was riding my lime green go kart I was thinking it was your favorite color. I know that if you were sitting in the seat next to me you would be yelling " go faster, go faster!" I miss you so much! Love you lots! Your friend, jenny

Happy Birthday We celebrated just the way you would have done and I know you were there, as you always are. Selfishly, I am sad cuz I miss all the things you are missing. I sure hope you are running around up there like you did here...show all those Angels what spirit and beauty is all about. Love and Kisses Aunty Tammy

Happy Birthday Rachel... We miss you. All our love, Julie,Dan Jordan and David.

Happy 12th Birthday Rachel. Just thinking you must have sent us this beautiful sunny day which would match your big sunny smile. We think of you often , you are never forgotten.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL :)

HAPPY BDAY RACHEL!!!!...miss you xoxo

Thinking of you and your family today! Happy Birthday! With Love

Dave, Leslie, Jacob, Jessica and Rebecca. Thinking of you all on this day. God Bless you all.

Happy Birthday sweet angel. Loving and missing you so very much. Your spirit is in our lives every day, and will be forever.

Thinking of you all on this day that you and all that knew Rachie celebrate the life of the beautiful little girl who touched us all in ways we can never fully express

As you celebrate the life of your precious little girl, we will light a candle in honor of her. We are thinking of all of you.

Thoughts and prayers to you all today and every day.

Just thinking of you on this beautiful day....Wish I could see you outside playing :)

Rachel just wishing you were here with us where you belong. Life for us can never be the same without you. I Miss you and love you with every ounce of my heart and soul.

Hi beautiful girl!! Missing you soooo much!!! The sun is shining and the warmth feels like a big hug from you!! Sending you big hugs back!! Love you forever, my sweet angel!! Toodles for now!! xoxoxoxo

friends. we will always have friends, friends will always love you they bring you up when you're down and make you smile too. your one great friend we lost down hear but when ever we mourn we know your always near. we're doing just fine though we miss you more than you know so please dont shed a tear. a friend is a friend no matter how small a friend is a friend big, short or tall. We LOVE you Rachel

Time may heal some broken hearts, but not our shattered ones. Love you so much and miss you Rachel.

Hi Rachel, it has been a while since I wrote anything on your site,not because i don't think of you or your wonderful family but I have been consumed with a loss of my own dear sister Jay...I know she also welcomed you with open arm's.So now I have added another angel along with the many others i already had. You are still leaving a lasting memory to all who knew and loved you and still do.What a wonderful legasy you left behind and your great parents for creating all these programs to keep your memory alive.I just wanted to say hello and ask you to keep giving them the strength to go on without you.You are in my prayer's and so are all the one's who still love and miss you.God bless you all.Always Dottie DeStadio

Thinking of you today (a frequent occurrence ) - Remembering your bright smile.

Always thinking of you, talking to you, missing you and most definitely LOVING you. xoxoxo Aunty Tammy

I really miss you Rachie!! Just wanted you to know how much I miss seeing your beautiful smile and hearing your adorable laugh!! You always brought us such joy!! Sending you BIG hugs and kisses sweet girl!! xoxoxo

Rachel and Family- Your loss is still tragic. Nobody in my family really knew you guys but your Rachels death is one of the sadest things that has happened to anybody.

I love you Rachel, nothing can change how much, no matter how much time passes.

Rachel- You or your family probably don't know me but I used to go to briggs. You may know my brother though, Whit Wales. Almost all the kids at my new school know who you are.Rachel you are an amazing girl and so is your family. I went to your hockey game and now I am writing a story for school about you. Rachel, I barely knew you but I know that EVERYBODY misses you. Good luck to your family and happy New Year! ~Anna Wales

Hi Rachel. I don't really know you that well, or barely at all. But your Scholarship Fund went to my sister, Vanessa. She's so grateful and $100 went to research for Brain Cancer in Boston. She's such a kind and caring girl as you, as I assume. Anyways, I hope your family and you had a splendid Christmas. With love, Ashley

Lee Family You are in our thoughts. With every day that passes, we remember the light your daughter brought to this world. Reminding ourselves that every day should be cherished. All our love The Van Slyke Family

Remembering you tonight, praying for your family always. As we start this Holiday Celebration I am reminded how wonderful it is that Jesus was born, to bring us the gift of eternity. We will see you again. Hope always. Heaven is the face of a beautiful brown eyed girl.

You are all in our thoughts and prayers every day.

Thinking of you=)

Hi Rach, Just a note to say that we missed you so much yesterday at our family christmas. You are always present even when you are not physically here, because we see you in every place, in every story, in every action of your brother and sisters, in all our memories and your smile and laughter fill your home. You ar4e never gone, truly you are always here with us and we LOVE you so dearly..xoxoxoxo Aunty Tammy and Uncle Doug

Good morning Angel: Today we will be celebrating x-mas at your house. We are all missing you terribly, but knowing you the way we do, we also know that you would be your unselfish self, and say have a ball cause i'm in the most wonderful place that I can;t wait for you to see. We know you are with Jesus to celebrate this year, along with all the family members up there with you. We will always miss you , and I think of you every day, giving you a kiss on your web site every morning, but why am I telling you that, when you can see all that is happening here. I love you so very much, and will forever have the wonderful memories you gave to me. Merry christmas from your Papa and Me.

Hi my sweet Rachie!! It has been a while since I have written. (well, actually I wrote something on Thanksgiving, but it got lost in translation somehow). I know that you saw it and knew what I said though- :-) Just wanted to let you know that I think about you all the time! You are everywhere with me! I miss you terribly! I am sending you some special gifts from my heart for Christmas!! My memories with you are keeping me warm this Christmas and I will CHERISH them FOREVER!!! Love and hugs always my sweet angel!! Toodles for now!! xoxoxoxoxo

o my goodness! gee times have been ruff Rach and we ALL miss you and love you to death if only god let u stay 4 a little while longer but just remember "KEEP SMILING KEEP SHINING"

Rachel, time passes and we miss more with each day. I do find inspiration in your joyous spirit, it will never leave me.

hey baby just sayi jnthat i love you more then anythinjg and i am always thinking about you love timmy

I am most Thankful for your laugh that echoes in my head. I am most Thankful for that whirlwind I remember that came past me when you ran into the room. I am most Thankful of the last Thanksgiving we spent with you and the cool whip bottle directly in your mouth. I am most Thankful for you and how much you mean to all of us, not just today but every minute of every day. I love you sweet girl..Aunty Tammy

Just thinking about you tonight :)

Hey Rach, I hope u know that EVERYONE MISSES YOU and I hope that u r missing everyone too. I couldn't help but notice yur moms liesence plate number. And do u know what it says.... It says MYRACH in big capital letters just like that. THAT IS HOW MUCH YOUR FAMILY AND EVERYONE ELSE LOVES YOU

It's so hard to find words Rachel. We all miss you so much. I just cannot understand... We just want you here with us. I love you, Auntie Steph

Hi Honey, I hear you laughing and I see you smiling just like always. That's my Rach. I just wanted to tell you that I sure do Love you a whole bunch and I talk to you alot huh? Hope your ears aren't tired. HA HA Every day we all get up out of bed and go about our day because that is what you want us to do, but I've got to be honest, I sure wish you were right next to me. I know your beautiful face is looking down on us and I know God is holding you close but you better save up some of those hugs for us you hear!!! Hugs and Kisses Always. Aunty Tammy

To the Lee family,just letting you know that the obstacle course is fabulous! Rachel,must have had some say in it along the way,lots of fun things for the kids!

Hey Rachel! we just went on a field trip at school and i knew you would of loved climbing on the HUGE!!!!!! rocks at Coggshall park. it was awesome. !!! so i want to know what ur being for halloween (im guessing an ANGEL) and i hope they have TONS :) of candy up there. well ill let get back to your halloween celebration so ill write back soon Nickie

Rachel I finally got to see your playground and quilt. They are beautiful, like you, but make my heart hurt to see them. I love you so much yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. I miss you with all my heart.

I love you Rachel and each passing month only makes me miss you more.... Hugs and Kisses, Auntie Steph

Dear Rachel, I am thinking of you as I often do when the sun seems to shine a little brighter. I know you are in heaven watching over all the people that love you. You and your family remind me that love is eternal and can reach from earth to the heavens. You will always be in our hearts.

David, Leslie, Jacob, Jess and Becca, I just wanted to let you know that there is not a day that goes by that we don't think of all of you, especially little Rachel. We think of you everyday and want you to know that we are here for you always. Love, The Boucher's

"Friends" Packing up the dreams God's planted in the fertile soil of you. Cant believe the hopes hes granted, means a chapter in your life is through but well keep you close as always it wont even seem you've gone cause our hearts in big and small ways will keep the love that keeps us strong. And friends are friends forever if the Lords a lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end though its hard to let you go in the fathers hands we know that a lifetimes not to long to live as friends. With the faith and love gods given springing from the hope we know we will pray the joy youll live in is the strenght that now you show. But well keep you close as always it wont even seem you've gone because a lifetimes not too long to live as friends. Michael W. Smith "friends" Rachel, I thank God for you.

Dear Everyone, I just got my necklace from the Memorial Fundraiser and I LOVE it. I didn't realize how moved I would be when I first looked at it. It really brought a tear to my eye and touched me in a very real way. What a wonderful tribute!

Sorry it's been soo long since I've written! Even though I haven't put in down on paper, I talk with you just about everyday. There is always something tha reminds me of you , whether it's seeing someone who looks like you to seeing your favorite sunflowers. Whenever I see one it just makes me smile. Thanks for giving me something that can take me out of a real bad mood and put me in a better one!! Be at peace as I'm sure you are and keep watch over us all cause boy do we need it!!!! Love, Charlene

I can't believe it has been a year already and somehow with Rachel's strengths & willpower we have managed to do it. Even though nobody can believe they did. We all miss u so much it has been a tough and long year for ALL of us. Rachel you were always mentally and phisicly rough, tough and always had a open mind. Then you had to leave us you were lost and so hard to find. You left us here in disstress, So sad when God put you to rest. You were always so kind and morally strait. I don't know why you had to leave you were always so loved, Always rest your heads on clouds above, We will always remember you, You were and always will be that great!

Hi sweetheart. How is the most beautifulest Angel in Heaven? I know a year has passed since I last kissed those cute little cheeks. I know that a 1yr. anniv is significant, but I realized that it doesn't matter if it is a year or a minute, time does not matter in your case because every second is like a lifetime of sadness because we all miss you so much. We still cry and even sometimes laugh at all the funny things you said or did. I just wish I could Hug you like I so enjoyed doing. All of these wishes are purely selfish and I truly believe that you ARE Healthy now, and you ARE Happy and you ARE Laughing and at peace and doing a great, great job watching over us. Thank you Honey. We so appreciate it. I promise to remember that you taught me that every day is a gift from God and that nothing is really all that serious and laughter is the very best medicine (and you sweet girl were living proof of that). I Love You so much as do Uncle Doug, Tim, Brianna and of course Baby Ava. She will always know about her very special cousin who loved her dearly. Sleep well and enjoy your peace. We will see you soon and I'm getting extra kisses, I called it. xoxo Aunty Tammy

Dear Lee Family, Like you, I cannot believe it's been a year already. I hope you know how much your beautiful Rachel was loved and how much she touched everyone she met. I think of her so often and can only take comfort in knowing she is everyones angel. God Bless you all. Please send my love to your whole family.

I cant beleive that its been a year since wonderful rachel has left us...i misss her so much!! but every time i see a butterfly i think of her and how she loved life and was nice to everybody and everything ..i miss seeing her smile and it will be sad not having her go to middle school with us! ever since she has pastaway there has been a hole in my heart but another spot in my heart has also opened and its where Rachel will always stay tucked in tight in my heart forever ...i wish all members of the lee family love, peace and hope!

HEY! Its Brielle Cote! I haven't seen you guys in quite a while i miss seeing Rachel smile everday at school and i miss you guys smile also i know it would cheer me up to see that. My mom and I planed on Buying some Sunflowers to put on the bennch at the school. i wrote on my facebook page about Rachel.one part of it says " Evertime I see a sunflower it reminds me of Rachel." (that was my favorite part about it) i heard that you guys were going camping that sounds like fun! we are going camping like 4 or 5 times i can't believe that we aregoing camping soo much! :) i miss Rachel so much. In my room I have a little section about Rachel i have the Sunflower guy is right below the shelf and then i've got a poem there on the side and then i have two pictures of Rachel. One night i was staring at the wall thinking of all the good times we had and then a tear came down my cheek and i started to cry for about 5 minutes. then i went to bed to calm myself down. i miss Rachel sooo much! LUV YOU RACHEL!!!! Love, Brielle

I have been thinking of your family alot this weekend and wanted to send some warm wishes and prayers your way.....God Bless

I can't believe that a year has gone by. It seems like yesterday that we were moving in and I discovered you smiling down at me from up in our tree. I don' t ever remember you without a smile! My thoughts and prayers are with your family today. I know that you are safe and happy and I am sure that you are still climbing trees!.. and still smiling down at all of us. I am blessed to have known you.

Wow! I can't believe it has been a year since we have seen your bright, beautiful face, my sweet girl! I miss you soo, soo, very much!! It feels like it was just yesterday that I would drive up to your house and see your little legs hanging from your tree and then you would peer out and say "Hi, Aunty Andrea". Oh, what I would give to drive up there and see those cute little legs hanging from the tree again!! My heart aches from losing you and I want you to know that I will forever and always keep you in my heart!! You are my beautiful angel and I love you more than you know baby girl!! Be at peace sweet girl and just know that I miss you terribly. Good night for now, my sweet Rachie- Sweet Dreams!! xoxoxoxo P.S. Jameson and Shaelyn send all their love to you too!!! xoxoxoxo

Dear Rachel I love you. I still remember in disney when we were on that scary dinosaur ride all all of us were screaming except beca it was so fun. IT WAS BEST TIME OF MY LIFE Love, Cole

Rachel, our lives will never be the same without you. I miss you now more than ever. A year since we lost you, I still cannot believe it to be true. I can still hear your voice telling me your funny stories, I can only hope I will always hear your voice in my head. I love you so much and always will. Love, Auntie Steph

i am really miss you very much and i think about you every day. i always sleep with your webkinz cat.love Lydia

Rachel was more then my cousin she was my best we went to each other for evreything even though i can't talk to you in person you will always have a special place in my heart.

Rachel and the Lee Family, I cannot even imagine how difficult this day is for you. A year since your precious daughter left this earth. Always know not a single day goes by that we don't say a prayer for her and all of you. I'm sure Rachel is shining up in Heaven as she did down here. She'll always be your guardian angel and shining star. May God Bless you all.

hi baby girl i just wanted you to know that i will be thinking about you all day i love you with all of my heart and i miss you more then you know as do all of us please continue to watch over the family we pray for you everyday i love you so much

Thinking of you all this weekend...

To my beautiful Angel: Tomorrow will be a year since you went to your peace with Jesus. I can't tell you how much I miss you. I visit your web site every day to say hello to you, but that does not fill the void I feel without you. You are in such a better place then we are, but we miss you here with us. We will never forget you and be waiting to be with you again someday. Your memories live on in our lives and I pray for your help everyday. You have a small piece of my heart which I will get back when I join you with Jesus. I will always love and miss my Rachel.

As I look at the date, I see it has been almost a year since you have seen your beautiful daughter. I am lost for words, but can tell you that not a day goes by that I don't think of you and your family. When I think of Rachel, I remind myself to enjoy every day because each day is a gift. When your family speaks of her they always remark about the zest she had for life. On Aug. 9th, I will light a candle for her, remembering that Rachel Lee existed on this earth and made an impression on all who were fortunate to meet her. I will be thinking of all of you.

hi baby girl how are you I know its been a long time since i have wrriten you something but i want you to know that i include you in my prayers everynight, i miss you so much but i know that you are comfortable and safe where you are as august ninth gets closer i think more and more about the day we all lost something very special but even though you cannot be here with us the wonderful memories that you left us with is enough to carry on forever i love you with all my heart and i cannot wait until the day that i can hold you again

Dave, Leslie and Family, My thoughts and prayers are with you everyday but especially today. The kids just finished school and Alyssa came home with all her "stuff". I opened the 1st pages of the yearbook and who and what do I see? A beautiful dedication and several pictures of a beautiful, shining,remarkable young lady. It brought me to tears. Then I see the "Rachel" bag as Al calls it. Perfect Leslie, just perfect! The kids love them. The tag and your little messege to the kids again, made me cry. You are such strong and remarkable people that I wish I had 1/2 your strength. It is no wonder that Rachel left such an imprint in everyone, look who she had for examples. I know as our kids move on through the years, Rachel will be right there with them. She may not be visible to us but she is in the eyes, heart and soul of each and every classmate she had. Those kids will carry her spirit and legacy on. I promise you --she will not be forgotten by us or her classmates......

Hey, we love the playground. ONLY if you were here when they finished it. But i bet you are on it all dady. And your bench all my friends have a rule that if you sit on the bench we have to leave room for you. Cause then you would have no room. Well i miss you every day Bye Bye

Rachel, field day wasn't as fun without you. but through every station i kept looking at your memorial bench praying for you to be up there erging me on like you would if you were there. and you helped me alot through all of them. WE all love the wish they granted toward our school! and enjoyed vizulalizing you on it as you would today. I MISS YOU SSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!! :( Nicole

Hi Lee family, i hope things are getting better for you guys!! the Rachel dedication was wonderful last friday. It seems like Rache was there with us,because when the ceremony started the sun came out and a butterfly drifted across us. I thought the song was really nice because it really described rachel ,how she was a great friend. eventually when i heard all the wonderful things about rachel and daves thoughtful words that were spoken, i cryed along with others but then i was smiling because i know rachel would want everyone to be happy and smiling. All the creative activites and donations you have put together is awesome and i think its a great was to remember Rachel . ps. thanks rache for the playground, everybody seems to loveee it. Love, Abby

Hi Rachel, School wasnt the same without you this year. Your smile always brightened my day and everyone else's day too. Fridays ceremony was really sad, i cried alot. It brought back memories of you when we used to talk to each other on the playground. The obstacle course that you wished for at Briggs is really cool and creative. Today I completed every obstacle just for you! The obstacle in the middle was hard but I wouldnt leave until I completed it, with your help of course! Your friend Ryan

it was great thr song we sang on fri

friday was great. im happy that we made a park to think about every day we will think of a speacil person someone else but my self. Rachel always had a smile on here face she made people laugh was a great soccer player . IT was cool it was going to rain on fri. but the sun came out.Mrs.R said she saw a butter fly means good luck it came by when we were singing.Rachel still smiling and watching us.WE all cryed it sad way and good way.We will all think about Rachel lee every day!

Leslie i just have to tell you that it is soooooo generous of you to donate a gift like that to the fith graders at the bbq! (that must have expensive)! THANKS A LOT! Nicky D.

Lee Family I just wanted to let you know that not a day goes by that I don't remember what your sweet Rachel went through. All of you are in my thoughts.

Boy, do I miss you my sweet girl!! I really still can't believe or accept that you aren't here with us anymore!! I think that I just don't want to accept it, because then it would make it all real and I am still praying that this is all just a really, really, long bad dream!! I know deep down that you are at peace and in a much better place, but I guess I'm just feeling very selfish right now, because I really want you here with us!! You are always in my thoughts and forever in my heart!!! All my love, hugs and kisses forever and always!! xoxoxo