There are no words to express how much you mean to me. I'm so sad because you are not here with us..at least not that we can see. I'm sad because you didn't get to live your life the way you deserved, I'm sad knowing you didn't even get to graduate high school or go to your prom, I'm sad knowing that your 2nd cousins will never have the pleasure of knowing you as a person the way we all did they will only hear of the memories that we all have of you, I'm sad because you were just so young, talented, beautiful (inside & out), amazing and a blessing to all of us that you were taken from us all way too soon,I'm sad because you were truly one of a kind & there will never be another like you ever. Please give us signs that you are doing okay. I got one last week as I was sitting in class..I was wondering where you were and what you were doing..I was holding a fortune cookie half eaten with the fortune still in it and when I took out the fortune it read.."The stars appear every night in the sky. All is well." & me along with my 2 friends who I sit next to in class got the chills...now I carry it with me..& this is exactly what I'm going to get tattooed on the side of the tree of life with the weeping angel for you....I love you and miss you so much Shell. We lost our Angel and now Heaven has gained one... love always cousin Nicole

Shirley J. Grassle

16 years ago

May God bless you all. I'm so sorry for your loss. Your comment touched my heart. Love, Miss Shirley

i went to visit you today. it was so unreal for me. i cant understand that you are not here and i cant stand it that you arent. i miss you so much, i want to see you gorgeous face. i want to hold you and tell you how much i love you. this is such a nightmare. please help us , especially your parents, to try to go on. life is empty without you. ill always love you and be longing for you. love you forever, aunt barbara

I love you & miss you terribly, I still cannot grasp this..it just doesn't make sense, it's so unreal. Rest peacefully beautiful baby Angel.

Its now 20 weeks since you left this earth I miss you more and more each day Sometimes just for a moment I think you are still with us and this is all just a nightmare that we are waiting to wake up from, God how I wish that was true I love you xoxoxoxoxo

I love and miss you, how I wish you were still here with us you are forever in my heart sweetie xoxoxoxo

i drove passed the darkside yesterday, and it was very upsetting for me. how unreal it is that you arent there scaring people this year. it breaks my heart that you are missing out on your whole life and breaks my heart that we have to live without you. you are in my thoughts constantly. i love you and always will. aunt barbara

i love you.love mom

I love you shell. I miss you so much. I know Halloween was your favorite...I still cannot believe this. Please continue watching over everyone especially your mom, dad and Brian. Miss you terribly.

Its been 19 weeks and I miss you more than words can say I have a place reserved just for you in my heart, memories of you will be with me everyday of my life. I'll be missing you until the day I die,until I see your beautiful face and spirit again. xoxoxoxoxo

Don’t Think I Do Not Grieve Don’t think I do not feel; because you see no tears. A river rages deep inside of grief, and loss, and fears. Just because I do not cry now, don’t think my heart’s not broken. I keep inside the misery of words not to be spoken. Sometimes I smile, or crack a joke, so you won’t see the pain; or notice how my hands will shake, or how I’ve gone insane. Each time I chance to think of her, my heart is ripped asunder. The loss I feel is mine alone. you will not see my thunder. I Miss You Michelle, Now I know Why God Gave Us All The Capability Of Memories, Because Memories Can NEVER Die, They Go On For Eternity, Just As Our Love For You Will Always Be There... Love You, Uncle Mark

I MISS YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE US. ITS MORE THAN WE ALL CAN BEAR. IT JUST GETS WORSE AND WORSE. PLEASE SHINE DOWN ON YOUR MOM AND DAD. THEY ARE HURTING SO MUCH, MORE THAN WE KNOW HOW TO HELP THEM. PLEASE LET THEM KNOW SOMEHOW THAT YOU ARE SENDING YOUR LOVE TO THEM . THEY NEED YOU SO BAD. SO IF ITS IN YOUR POWER, MY HONEY, PLEASE SEND THEM A SIGN THAT YOU ARE THERE. REST IN PEACE, MY SWEETHEART. I CANT BELIEVE HOW THE TEARS JUST KEEP COMING. I WISH YOU KNEW HOW SPECIAL YOU WERE AND HOW MUCH YOU MEANT TO ALL OF US. MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE LET YOU KNOW THAT MORE THAN WE DID. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU. LOVE ALWAYS AND FOREVER, AUNT BARBARA

Life is sometimes so unfair,you should still be with us,you had an amazing spirit I miss your smile,laugh,your beautiful face,I miss you period.If possible please watch over everyone who loved you,especially your parents and brother Brian I love you xoxoxoxoxoxo

Shell-I love you and miss you so much. The more I think about things the more I grieve , cry, and feel so empty. This is going to be the hardest thing anyone ever has to live with. You were and always will be so special in so many ways. I'm coming to see you this weekend. My heart aches and my stomach is in knots. I feel so so empty. I love you and miss you more than words could ever explain. Rest peacefully beautiful baby cousin..love always and forever, Me

my baby, only you know and i know.no one else.i will try to stay for you and brian.thats all that matters anymore.talk about a bad day-you saw today.no one else matters.i love you-see you real soon.

Its been 18 weeks.... Later today I plan on going to visit you and then over to your house. I love & miss you xoxoxoxoxo

You will always be my sleeping princess, no joy untill I am reunited with you.I have images of you when you were 5, and smiling.The rest of whats left of me is for your brother,if not for him, I would not want to live anymore.But I know you want me to hang in there for him.I love you.

Hey Michelle. Darkside opens for 2008 tonight. I'm so nervous, I wish you were here with me. It's going to be hard without you this season. Who is going to do the slaughter house as good as you? I miss you Michelle, i'm always thinking about you. Everything reminds me of you. Love, The Alexis

I went to visit you the other day and I just know you were there. Out of nowhere the sun came out so brightly and the wings on the angel from your house started moving up and down. It was such an amazing moment for me I could feel you there with me. It made me feel close to you. I miss you so much not a second goes by that im not thinking about you. I love you so much. rest peacefully my little cousin. I cant believe your not here anymore:( Love you good night sweetheart.

I miss you so much sweetie I love you xoxoxoxoxo

Today was the actors meeting for Darkside. I was so excited to go. But I knew it would be the first time going without you. If it wasn't for you I would of never worked at Darkside. We had a moment of silence for you and Don. It's definatly going to be a rough year without you. I promise i'll do a few scares for you :-). We got some new rooms, you would of loved them. I miss you Michelle. Love, The Alexis

Its been 17 painful weeks and still so hard to accept what happened. Tomorrow we are going to visit you and also to your house. You are thought of and missed every single day,I love you xoxoxoxoxo

I came across a note you worte me back in February for my birthday tonight. And I just started crying. You know me I don't cry. You always were the one I could o to when I had a hard time with something and now I can't. I was on a cruise last week and each night when the sun would set I would just look out onto the water and think of you. It's weird, a couple times a school I see someone who has the same color hair as you and same length and everything and for a split second I get all excited and then they turn around and it's not you. Each time I go to your grave, I keep thinking "this is not right. I should not be at Michelles grave" None of should. Especially your parents. I read what your mom and dad write and it breaks my heart because it's os hard for me I can only emagine how it is for them. I pray you are watching over them and giving them strength. They need it more than anything. I wish you were here more than anything. You desreve to be here. I love you Misha Bear. I miss you everyday Love always, Angela

I love you..I'm sleeping at your house tomorrow and going to see you. Miss you Shell.

YESTERDAY AND TODAY HAVE BEEN THE WORST DAYS EVER. MY HEART HURTS, MY MIND HURTS, THIS IS JUST NO GOOD WITHOUT YOU. I CANT SEE THAT WE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THIS. LIFE IS EMPTY AND INCOMPLETE WITHOUT YOU. YOU WERE A BABY, YOU SHOULDNT BE GONE. I PRAY THAT GOD WILL HELP YOUR PARENTS TO GO ON AND TAKE CARE OF BRIAN. ITS SO DIFFICULT FOR US, AND UNBEARABLE FOR THEM. TO SEE YOU ONCE MORE WOULD BE THE BEST THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN TO ME. I AM DEVASTATED AND MISS YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW. I WANT TO TURN BACK TIME AND CHANGE THIS. PLEASE LOOK DOWN ON US AND HELP US. WE NEED YOU. REST IN PEACE, MY HONEY. ILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, AUNT BARBARA

We all are having a difficult time dealing with your passing but what your parents are going through has to be the ultimate pain in this life.,I pray that somehow they are giving strength to go on for your brother.That person or should I say animal who contributed to your death should come forward like a real man.I believe everyone will be judged one day, he might be able to hide now but on that day there will be no where to hide,I cannot wait for justice to be served.RIP sweetheart.We love and miss you so much.xoxoxoxoxo

i also want to ad a short message to someone who knows who he is-just in case you happen to know about this site- if you ever read it.YOU- "M.O.", AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE-why dont you come foward- or do you have something to hide?the "good" unknown friend that you were to her. i hope youre still "chillin" and "gettin nice", while your life goes on and ours are ruined forever.

i love you so much and i cannot stop crying today.everywhere i look , everywhere i go , i see you.i cannot escape this pain and i cannot accept this and "go on".no words can help, no "advice" can help-no one can help.i want you-that is the ONLY thing that will help.but i will never have you-only pictures and memories.my heart is forever broken, no parent should ever have to go through this and no one can understand these feelings-unless they are a parent and have gone through this.there are so many friends and family who loved you and are also brokenhearted and there lives have been forever changed by this- and i love them all/and thank them all/and pray for their suffering as well as ours. but, Michelle-NO ONE knows or can understand what the pain of a mother who has lost her child is like.God should not allow this.i do not understand.i only hope my time on earth is short-because when they say-"time"...it will take "time"...i dont see all the time in the world easing this pain.i will love you forever,remember-we used to say "to infinity and beyond", when i tucked you in at night, when you were little?please help us all, if you can baby- i dont know how to get through this.i love you, my baby, to infinity and beyond.love, mommy

June 3rd had to been the worst day ever, just seeing you lying there was just a huge blow to me, your family, friends, even strangers. 16 weeks later and I still have you in my thoughts, I wish there was any way I could of helped. Even though I didn't know you very well, I feel that we're still good friends.

Things are so hard without you. I think about you constantly. Your the first thing I think of when I wake up and before I go to sleep at night. Its not fair that your gone, we all need you so much. Life will never be the same , you were a beautiful person with so much life ahead of you. You had such an amazing spirit and you were just so unique. Oh god Michelle I miss you. Nothing will ever be the same. How are we supposed to celebrate holidays, birthdays, and family events with out you. Its just not right that you were taken away from us so soon. We all miss you and love you so much. rest peacefully I love you my sweet angel.. please look down on us. goodnight sweetie

I find myself crying so much..You were truly one of a kind. Every day gets harder and harder I still just can't believe it shell. I love you and Miss you more than anything in this world.

I always told you when you were living that i'd be a very sad person without you. I have kept to my word. How much worse can we all feel? Everyday is such a battle to keep my head up. I miss you Michelle. It's been 16 weeks of misery. Love, The Alexis

Its been 16 weeks.Just the thought of what happened that final night breaks my heart You are always in my thoughts and prayers sweetie I love and miss you and look forward to the day we are all together again. xoxoxoxoxoxo

Don't grieve for mefor now I'm freeI'm following the pathGod has laid you see I took his handWhen i heard him callI turned my back and left it all I could not stay another dayTo laugh, to love, to work, to play Tasks left undone must stay that wayI found that peace at the close of day If my parting has left a voidThen fill it with remembered joy A friendship shared, a laugh, a kissOh yea, one touch Perhaps my time seemed all too briefDon't lengthen it now with undue grief Lift up your hearts and peace to th

Michelle Nicole Nardone R.I.P. beautiful angel. You were a really amazon person. We love you and miss you.

the world keeps turning, but not for me, so many others are hurting and missing you.I cant forget the feeling of being a proud father of you, watching you get ready to go out with your friends, seeing you enjoying being a teenager,I tried my best to to be a good dad to you, I guess it was'nt good enough.Watch over us here honey, cause we can't do anything for you anymore, do for us, my angle.

caring stranger

16 years ago

hello michelles father, you dont know me and i dont even know your daughter, but i found her on a friends myspace page. i just thought i should tell you, that A LOT of younger people are using heroin and its getting out of control. im not saying your daughter had a horrible addiction like these people, but its a very scary thing in that town. i myself did it for a few years and luckily made it out alive. it is a very very very difficult battle to win, but its possible. there are going to be a lot of deaths from heroin. its a new epidemic probably worse than it was in the 60's and 70's and its way more potent. we need to make people aware of the popularity and dangers of this drug. i bet there are a lot of CHILDREN using heroin in rocky point schools and other schools and the parents have no idea and may go through what you and your family went through....i am very truly sorry for your losses and if you want to email me, ralethe@yahoo.com please dont take this letter in a bad way for any reason, im just showing my care and concern even though we've never met. i could not imagine losing my son...

Michelle, I miss you so much. Each day gets worse without you. It's sucks when I am hysterically crying and upset and I don't have you to call up. You were my comfort. Just your presence alone made me feel better. Knowing that I could tell you anything and talk to you about anything without feeling wierd. Hanging out with everyone else isn't the same. I'd rather stay home. I just don't enjoy life anymore. Even the little things that got me through the day after this all happend aren't helping anymore. Life is so unfair. This is a trajedy that shouldn't have happend. It just hurts so bad, we all miss you. You didn't deserve to die. You should of been here, alive, on your 18th birthday to celebrate. We all shouldn't have had to decorate your grave. "Your grave", you shouldn't even be in a grave. Those have to be the most painfull words to speak. I just wish you were still here with us more than anything. Love, The Alexis

Hey sweetheart. I miss you more than you'll ever know. Everyday the pain gets worse. I cant believe that your not here with us. Rest in peace I love you so much.

Its been 15 weeks. You are in my thoughts all day and night I wish we could go back in time. I love and miss you sweetie Forever In my heart and prayers xoxoxoxoxo

The first day of school was a depressing day for me and your family. I hate looking at a calendar because like 9/11, I count everything around your departure from this world. We on earth, live by it, but we know we are really in eternity right now, which has no beginning and no end We love you baby, today me and grandma just cried and cried.. I know you are with Father in Heaven, We love you baby... love aunt she she and uncle bruce xoxoxo

Hi baby... We love you so much. Every morning I wake up very early and your name and face are on my soul. We miss you so very much, it hurts more than any physical pain I've experienced. Your birthday was very hard on all of us. continued below xxoxoxo

I love you my baby granddaughter. My heart is broken and I will never be the same without you. I cry everyday for you. I know you are safe with God, and no evil people can harm you ever again. You will always be my precious beautiful girl. We will be together as a family forever throughout the eternities. Love, hugs and kisses Grandma Nardone xoxoxoxo

So I was in my attic today reading my old diaries when I found a passage about you..it reads : "Wednesday July 17, 1996 Today my cousin Michelle is sleeping over..I can't wait! love Niki ps. My mom took me and Michelle (my cousin) to Nathans it was fun and cool. =)" My gosh Michelle I wish we were young again. Life goes by so fast. You didn't even start yours yet...it kills me how you were taken and it's just not fair. I just wish I would of hugged you and kissed your cheek a little longer...I miss you terribly and love you with all my heart and soul..not a day, moment, minute, second goes by that I do not think of you. Rest peacefully baby girl. I love you. xoxoxoxoxo