For some reason I have been unable to even look at this picture since I heard the news.....It was sent to me the night before.......and I have thought about putting it on here many times....but was so unsure of what to say......there are no words that can express how our heart aches for the whole family......... Keep them in your prayers.....It is a hard road they must travel from here......They will need all the love and support we can give them!!
A word from the family and funeral info:
Dear Friends and Family, near and far:
We are sad to share the news of the loss of our 6-month-old baby son, Thomas Michael Boettger II. His death occurred in the early hours of Wednesday October 25th in San Diego, CA at the end of a Disneyland family vacation. The cause of his death remains unknown at this time, but many suffer the loss and we as his family are grieved beyond measure.
We now await the return of our sweet son from California, which should occur on Tuesday this coming week. A service to honor his life and to remember everything about this wonderful baby boy will be held Saturday November 4th at 2pm at St. David's Episcopal Church located at 324 Cedar St., Shelton, WA.
We have received offers by so many of assistance of any kind; though at first we did not even know what to ask, we as a family have discovered that we do have needs and we have been told that we should allow our friends and community to help...so here we spell out those needs:
A fund has been set up at Lynch Creek Floral here in Shelton for flowers for our little guy’s service. Any and all contributions of any amount will be greatly appreciated, so that we may have our little man surrounded by a “sea of white roses”.
Please contact Colleen at 360 426 8615 and state that you are contributing to the “Baby Thomas Fund”. The deadline for contributions to this fund for ordering and arrangements will be close of business on Wednesday November 1st.
The daunting cost of having Little T cared for after his death has become immense. Because he is in California he has to be prepared, flown from California to Washington and transported to the funeral home...this leg of his journey has already proven to be unbelievably costly. There are numerous other arrangements to be made from that point. Simply put, we want to honor our son and make opportunity for all who knew him and us to visit and say a last farewell, and we are asking all of our friends and family for whatever help they might be able to offer toward these expenses.
Our dear friend, Marie Lindeen, is handling the details of these financial matters for us. Should you feel in your heart to contribute, please give her a call {(H) 360-432-9753 and (Cell) 360-463-6206 } and she will handle everything directly.
We cannot express our gratitude enough for ANY help. It goes without saying that while our family walks through this terribly difficult and painful situation, the biggest blessing to us would be to see our friends and families join us for our son's service on Saturday. We covet prayers and thoughts on our behalf and we are so thankful for the support and love that we feel from so many people.
Sincerely,The BoettgersLorrie, Thomas, Natanya...
Friday, October 27, 2006
Little Thomas......4/27/06 -10/25/06
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Hi Sundee,
I can't help but well up with tears when I see this photo. I'm glad you posted it, even though it is hard to see.
Thank you again for helping coordinate some care-taking. You are a blessing.
I was blessed beyond belief by this. To know that so many are standing in prayer with us is so immense. "Thank you" just cannot even be enough...but it is all we can say. The arms of our Lord Jesus are wrapped around us and holding us tight even as they hold our sweet son in Heaven.
Thank you for this post Sundee. It is terribly difficult to look at the photo, and the reality of the situation. I'm finding my own wounds reopening, and it is so hard.
I know what they are feeling, and all I want to do is put Lorrie in a bear hug and weep.
We wanted to express our sincere thanks for every prayer, every thought of us during the last twelve days since our sweet boy was lifted by angels to Heaven. It has been a brutal road to walk, but the support and help of every kind that we have experienced has been amazing to us. Friends far and near, family, and even folks we have never met in person have reached out to us. We are amazed and grateful.
The local fire departments in and near Shelon rose up and coordinated detail after detail on our behalf, and as a result our son's funeral service was wonderful. We had no idea, when Thomas Sr. joined the recruit academy for the Shelton Fire Dept., that "being one of the family" meant this kind of support from the department...again, we are amazed and grateful. Three fully uniformed district fire chiefs bore our son to the front of the church at the beginning of the service, and bore him from the church as the service ended. To see such honor and respect given to our wee guy by men of such integrity is a gift to us that we will treasure always.
We are working on a website tribute to our little guy where you can see our treasured photos that celebrate his life and all that he was to us. Please send us a note while you are there to let us know you stopped by. www.bigdogbuilders.net/Thomas2
And to Karen, Erik, and your family...you have no idea what it meant to look back and see you all in that pew in the church. Thank you a million times.
We do covet your prayers as we walk through the coming days and learn to pick up the pieces without our "Little Boo Man". It's hard, but the Lord is so close and we are so loved by so many.
Thank you all.
With love,
Lorrie, Thomas, and Nattie
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