In Loving Memory of
RONALD (Ronnie) B. BURKE
July 28, 1958 - October 28, 2006
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!
Mary Frye (1932)
my dearest baby brother. it's been a long time since i looked at this page. miss you terribly i can't get over you not ever being here again. don\'t think i ever ever will. ronnie you broke what was left of my heart. i really don\'t think i'll ever be happy again. i wish to god we could be together. i love you honey.
Hello there, stranger. Well I miss you a lot and there's been a few stories I hear about you visiting my dad, chrissy, and aunt barbie.. Why won't you come see me/ visit me sometime? I'm glad to hear everything about you visiting everyone. It's still kind of weird knowing that you're gone, and can't see you...but I think we all ("Burkes") know that you ARE still around. I miss you a lot Uncle Ronnie. Come visit me though!!! Love, Stephanie
hey dad, this thing is just not working i keep trying to submit but it's not working, well anyway it's saturday i'm thinking of you and missing you so much...i have been trying to get over you, and it's been working for a while to just forget about it by doing something else, but when i get a minute to myself no matter where or when it is, you take up that minute. I wish i can call you and talk to you. I kick myself in the ass everyday for not calling you earlier before your death, i kept saying to myself, "i have to call my father, i haven't talked to him in a while"..sometimes i think if i had called none of this would have happened and you would have been on the phone with me instead of doing whatever you were doing. I just miss you so much, you have no idea how much i wish every night that you will come visit me, but you don't. It's alright though, i'd rather you go visit brian and christina, they need you so much daddy. and so do i ...i love you dad. i'm missing you more than you'll ever know, now and forever.
Hey daddy its christina it is 3-21-07 and it has been a rough couple days. I do have to make notice that i had closure with you in that intense dream that i had of you. the funny part is that you never believed in what i believed in and u were actually against it, but in the dream we were joking about it because you realized how open to the other side i am. Anyways Iam getting married less than 2 months. People ask me if iam getting nervous, iam but not about the man iam about to spend the rest of my life with but i am anxious and nervous that you are not going to be there pysically. Lately its been hard,and actually i just found the right words to describe how i feel its "SCARY" its scrary that i will never hear your voice, you sing, tell a joke , bullshit your way out a situation, your were the biggest liarrrr, yet you had the biggest heart and you cared about peopl and helping anyone out that u could even if u were angry. I never came to u much for money but when i did u knew that i really needed it and you never asked for a dime back. I miss you dad. So I invited Donna to the wedding and she is not going because her "NEW"husband that she is going to spend the rest of her life with just like she told "God" she would with you Is not invited. Now how disfunctional is that? But so is this LOL. I wrote her a 6 page letter she sent it back along with the wedding invitation not the responce card but the whole thing. In the responce card I wrote "Due to its my day i would prefer her to come alone but she was more then welcomed to bring a girlfriend" Donna sends back the whole wedding invitation plus the 6 page not i wrote to her and writes on the response card "but thanks I Will Not be Attending" In the letter she says I am pointing fingers and blaming her for what has happend. I NEver pointed any fingers at her or blamed her I explained it exactly how it happend and why me and michele were upset. She just couldnt hanlde the truth. The truth being she had her boyfriend in your house th
Hey there Uncle Ronnie, its now a new year and its what I would consider a lucky "7" year. Its kinda hard to just think about you and ask myself how you are doing, and then realize that your not here for me to just call up and chat w/ya. Ya know the one thing I always loved about you when I would talk to you is your Uncle Ronnie laugh. Even now I never forget your laugh. You always did make me feel better when I was down and all you had to do was laugh. It was like hearing a wonderful, bright sunshiny day and there will be now worries, about anything. I also think now if your with Tom and Mommom and your sister and etc..I just think that maybe you and everyone up there are playing cards, volleyball in pool, or even playing Tennis. I look at your picture everyday and just sob or actually sigh w/ a relief that ya know as you would say, it was just meant to be. And by gosh, did you express that alot to me. I do really very much miss you and wish that I could just call ya, but I do talk to ya, not sure if you hear me. Yet, I'm very grateful to have an Uncle like you and remember your one of a kind laugh, and now have it that it will always put a smile on my face like it always did before. Please give my husband a big kiss and a great hug from me. And please don't forget Mommom too. Give her some too. Love and Miss you deeply Uncle Ronnie. Tee
Hey Dad, today is 12-19-06. I am having the worst day of them yet. I feel like I am dying inside. I am hurting so bad I just want to scream of the top of my lungs fall down to my knees and just cry. Today has been horrible, I've been crying all day at work, while I'm driving and now I'm crying writing this. I miss you so much dad. What i would give to see you, hug you, kiss you, tell you how much I love you, hear your voice. Christina Agulara wrote a song "HURT" every lyric to that song is exactly how I feel. This pain is the worst pain I have ever had to deal with. This pain SUCKS! Why didn't you have the want to live life anymore? You had 3 grown children who loved and needed you and a granddaughter who needed her Grandpa. You left us leaving us kids feeling guilty because our issues with you were never resolved. Dad I would've forgiven and forgotten everything if you could've been a dad. I was so angry because you never showed any interest in my life and so much more that I wont write. We were both 2 very stubborn people and now I am angry at myself because I will never have that chance again to tell you how I feel. There was this time when I was pregnant that you had called me, you were completely sober and you were asking me questions you were inquiring but many things and I remember thinking how great it felt at that moment to have a father a dad and wishing that it could be that way forever. Dad I would've forgiven and forgotten everything just to have you be a dad. I am so sorry that I was not there for you emotionally when you needed me the most. When you got into your last accident I begged you to go get help, I wanted you around and cried to you. You were also completely sober that night and your voice was just so calm because you didn't want me upset and I was very emotional because I was scared that I could've lost you. Obviously you never got help but it would've meant the world to me and I would've been a lot more supportive of you. I remember living in our trailer house and we were ....
Hey Dad today is 16 days you've been
gone. wow. I'm still in shock and sometimes it doesn't seem real at all. I
crossed your name of the guest list for the wedding last night, that was very
hard and unreal to me, I couldn't believe i was doing that. I hear you've been
bothering some people LOL. I would love for you to come and bother me. I miss
you so much dad. I never thought I would loose you dad especially so young. You
left behind a loving family , and I speak for the whole family "all of us
Burkes" we all loved you so much and i don't know if you ever really realized
how much we did. You were a good man dad and I mean that. I love you and you are
missed so much by everyone everyday. Please just don't forget to visit your baby
girl.
I love you daddy. Love Christina.
To my great Uncle Ronnie, just
remember-- " There was a girl, there a boy, If they had met they might have
found the world of joy, but he lived on the Morningside of the mountain and she
lived on the twilight side of the hills. They never met, they never kissed, so
they will never know what happiness may bliss,.... & " And they called it Puppy
Love, Oh I guess they'll never know, how the young hearts really feel. And why I
love them sooo.
Love Your Niece Tisha Nanette Burke
To
my one & only Uncle Ronnie, it’s been a week and it’s real hard to except that
I’m not going to your house for the holidays. I always loved my tin can of
popcorn every year for xmas. And always having the traditional Burke
family gatherings. I miss you so very much and Love you w/ all my heart.
Until next time. Take care and be good. You foxy trot. Please come and
visit me also.
(author unknown)
I FEEL LIKE I CAN TALK TO YOU THRU
THIS, IS THAT POSSIBLE? BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU ALL DAY AND I FEEL BETTER NOW.
BIBBERS
well Ron i did what
you wanted to my hair, i made the appt. at a salon & got my hair done like Debra
Messings' plus i got it colored, trimmed,and it looks great. i'm sorry we
didn't get it done when you were here but now it's done.I did it only for you.
I love you honey and miss you. Bibbers
here's 'har' poem, honey love is always patient and kind it is never jealous love is never boastful nor concieted it is never rude or selfish it does not take offense it not resenrful love takes no pleasure in other peoples sins but delights in the truth it is always ready to excuse to trust to hope and to endure whatever comes unconditionally XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BIBBERS
Hey Dad-
today is a really hard day for me. I can’t stop thinking about you. It's the
day after your funeral and I am hurting so bad today. I took for granted that
you would always be here. When you would call you would always so "Hey Honey
how you doing and How's my granddaughter doing" Every time I break down crying I
hear you say "Ah Honey don't cry I'm Ok I'm right here you just cant see me now.
But i still don't feel any better. I miss you daddy. I can’t wait to see you
again and I’m going to give you a big hug and KICK YOUR ASS for leaving so soon.
Your were suppose to physically walk me down the aisle in 6 months and now you
still are spiritually, but you are my daddy and you still are going to give me
away. As I said dad today is very hard for me and if in any way you can help me-
please help me feel better. I need you the most right now.
I love you very much Christina
Dear Dad, I miss you. I love you. I'm
sorry that you had to go through a lot of pain and suffering. I can't wait to
see you again one day. I'm glad your happy. I hope you are having fun there.
Please visit me once in a while while I'm sleeping. I will talk to you all the
time. I really love when you taught me how to play the drums and I loved it when
you called me. You used to call me boogerhead!!! I love you Dad, I hope that you
have everything that you have ever wanted now. Just know that I love you and I
will always love you.
Love, your only son who loves you more than you'll ever know, Brian Allan Burke
I will always remember all the great
times we had together. Of course you wanting to beat me at every game we ever
played. I love you and will always have you in my heart. Hang in there with
Mom and Sannie til I get there.
Love Steve
Hey Daddy, no one ever expected this
but you were always the one to surprise people. I loved being your youngest,
your "baby" as you would say. I could never do any wrong in your eyes and you
were understanding about all of life's growing up situations. You never stopped
making me laugh and you never will. I loved you with all my heart and that will
never change. I love you daddy and you always be in my heart and my memories.
Don't be a stranger daddy, come visit me in my dreams once in a while, I love
you so much.
Love your youngest, Michele.
Dad, I am going to miss you sooo much
it tears me to pieces knowing that you are not going to be here physically. You
taught me respect for myself, manors, respect of others, and most of all my
caring heart came from you. I love you daddy and I am going to miss you for the
rest of my life and until we meet again. You were a very big loss to me. I
loved you more than you ever realized.
Your loving daughter Christina Marie
Uncle Ronnie~ We love you and you will be in our hearts forever. Just by thinking of you, I can hear your deep, raspy laugh in the back of my mind...I loved it and still will. Love You. Stephanie and Joe
Ronnie, I enjoyed knowing you. You always had a smile, made people laugh when they were down and were the best dad you could be. Oh yeah, you could sing a tune or two also!!! God Bless you and your family during this time of loss. Barbara (Schaub) Kuyper
Ronnie, your smile, spirit and gift to make other people laugh will be greatly missed. Tammy
We love you...you'll
always be a part of our hearts.
Heidi and Peter Lotter
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