Happy 16th Nick. You will NEVER be forgotten.

Hey i was nicks old baratone partner in adams band and i was just wondering were i can go to pay my respects.

Thank you, Nico, for introducing me to icanhascheezburger. I can almost hear you laughing at some of them! And that makes me smile.

I was just thinking about Nicholas on the Fourth of July when he was 6 or 7 years old. We were out at a park with friends waiting for it to get dark enough for the fireworks to start. I walked across the playground to check on the boys and I found that he was teaching his two friends AC/DC's Highway to Hell. It was really quite funny to watch them trying to 'rock out' at that age! I love you, Nico.

In the past couple weeks of school many kids have brought old yearbooks and pictures from elementary and middle school. So yesterday when i got home i went to go look at some of my old yearbooks as i came to my yearbook from 8th grade i flipped to the page where Nick's picture is. Then began to laugh. I saw that when i gave Nick my yearbook to sign that year he went to the page with his picture, drew a big top hat on himself as well as a huge mischevious moustache and wrote "pimp" at the bottom of the picture. Nick, i miss your amazing smile and laugh! you'll be in our hearts always.

I must be pretty dense not to find this site until now. I'm just sorry I never met your son, Robert. I haven't been this sad since a good friend died in a motorcycle accident over 10 years ago. Sorry, nothing more to say right now.

I finished driving school not too long ago. I wish Nick could have had the pleasure of being there and learning to drive. Still thinking of you and your family.

i didn't know you, but i know your daddy........rest in peace...

I spent 45 minutes a day five days a week with nick for about 4 months. In this little time I knew him I saw how great he was and knew he had a heart of gold. Love you Nick. I still miss you and always will.

December 11, 2008 is a day I will never forget and a day I wish never would have happened. I am a woman of faith and I pray for all those that loved and cared for Nick or was touched by his life in some way. I truly believe I will meet him someday and I too will love him as much as everyone who knew him. He was obviously a very special and talented child. He was loved and he knew that. I cry every time I think of him because of the sadness his family and friends must feel and at the same time I laugh at all the memories I have read about him and the videos that I have watched. He had a short life but it was a great life.

my heart continues to be saddened evey day. when i was first paralyzed, i had to go to physical and occupational therapy. we had to go to baylor three times a week. it was me, mom and nick. you would think for most kids that this would ot be fun. nick made it fun for him. he would read with mom or play with some of the stuff there. he won the hearts of everyone there. how could he not? the nurses and receptionist would keep candy or special toys for him to play with. i was going through this horrendous time in my life and nick was just the little bright spot. he loved my mom so much. we loved him so much. still do.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded ~Ralph Waldo Emerson From all that you have all written about Nick its clear that he was an enormous success! You all remain in my prayers Meg

some say that the importance of one life can be judged by the impact it has on those of others. Wow! How surprised Nick would be to know the length of the shadow he cast and the depth of the hole he left behind...

I'm thinking of Nick today on the one year anniversary. It's heartbreaking that he died before he could fully realize his potential. His short life was filled with love, accomplishments and joy. I hope the memories continue to comfort you.

i can't beleive its already been a year. it seems as though Nicks death was only a short while ago, not an entire year. Today during chemistry class i found myself sitting still and staring at the word date(one one of my worksheets) with the blank next to it. i couldn't seem to write the date. if i wrote it then it had to be true that it has truly been a year since Nicks horrible death. also today on our Gopher news there was an announcement about a swim meet, it pains me to know that nick will not be participating in that meet. nick, we miss you dearly and think about you always!!! "see you on the other side"