Let Your Friends know…

I think of Anthony in many things I see everyday and miss him still. My 21 yr. old sons close friend was murdered this week and I felt for him like I felt when Anthony was taken. The only thing I could say to him was I wish I had let Anthony know how much he meant to me and how much I appreciated his friendship.If you dont learn anything else from this tragedy learn this LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU. You never know when that chance may be gone. There will never be another Anthony. I hope he knew what he meant to people and that he was loved by many. He was truly an awesome soul who I will remember the rest of my life and I feel blessed to have known him.

Ann Smith

Let your friends know…

Submitted on 2009/03/24 at 12:29pm (wordpress)
I think of Anthony in many things I see everyday and miss him still. My 21 yr. old sons close friend was murdered this week and I felt for him like I felt when Anthony was taken. The only thing I could say to him was I wish I had let Anthony know how much he meant to me and how much I appreciated his friendship.If you dont learn anything else from this tragedy learn this LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU. You never know when that chance may be gone. There will never be another Anthony. I hope he knew what he meant to people and that he was loved by many. He was truly an awesome soul who I will remember the rest of my life and I feel blessed to have known him.

Ann Smith

Message from Mark

Mark sent you a message. March 2009 (Facebook)

“Regina, Thanks for writing. And yes I am (one of) the people that visited you in Colo Springs and went with Anthony to Pikes Peak. I was with Anthony and Adrienne, and Teri Jo… I would be happy to write something about Anthony, actually I have been meaning to write something on the memorial site, and I intended to do that last November on the aniversary of his death. But at the time I could not find the right words. You see, Anthony had a large impact on me for the short time I knew him… he and I saw a lot of things eye-to-eye and we had several long discussions about topics in religion and philosophy. The two of us connected on some higher level, and I often think about what he might have said about this or that subject. For months after his death, I thought over and over that I could have somehow made a positive impact on his thinking and prevented this tradegy. But it seems the demons that were pursuing him were beyond my helping him. Still, it sickens me that I could not stay his hand… I would love to see the pictures you mentioned, and you have my permission to post them. As I said, I will write a piece about Anthony and post it on this memorial site… he had a multitude of insightful thoughts and profound wisdom that were never shared with anyone, such is the nature of a life cut short before the sharing can take place. Take care and God bless, Mark”

Danville Virginia Co-workers

SUE  (CO-WORKER) at DRMC
Anthony was such a wonderful person ,always with a smile and a good attitude about everything.We laughed about a watch he bought on e-bay and it was so ugly. He will be sorely missed by everyone that knew him at drmc in danville,va.

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From Candice Stanfield
CO-Worker/Friend/DebaterThis is hard to believe. I was blessed to have worked with Anthony in Danville and his presence was big, funny, witty and very bold. The small amount of time we spent working together and the rest of the time was spent talking about our lives and his favorite past time: debating and discussing politics and religion . He was desperatly missing his son and VERY in love .
He was interesting and someone who actually introduced this southern food eating woman to eating SOYBEANS. My prayers are with his son / adrienne / his MOM whom he talked about all the time we even check out her pastor’s web site together/his sister/his brother and his nephew. May Godbless you all and I hope you have some comfort in knowning that he was beautifully human . GOD BLESS
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Name: Brooke Yeatts
Relationship with Anthony: Co-worker
Content: Anthony
I worked with Anthony in Danville and just thought he was an absolute wonderful person. We had so many good times and work was always more fun when he was there. He introduced me to alot of things I would have never experienced if not for him. He was a good friend and I have missed him since the day he left Va. I would often think of him and hope that everything was well and that he had gotten to see his son. He loved him so, talked about him all the time. I was sad to hear from other co-workers that he had passed. I thought so much of him. He was just a all around great person. He will surely be missed by everyone that knew him. My deepest sympathy. May god and peace be with him.