Nick, We've missed you so much since you passed away... I keep thinking back when we were in class and we all had fun laughing and drawing stuff for art, Even when we were in classes from the past you were so funny and I can forget everything that you've done for everyone and making everyone in the whole school happy and laugh everyday...I couldn't stop crying the day we lost you and everyday i think about what happened..i hope you're happy up there in heaven. we love you nick.

HEY, MR.SCROOGE! DUDE I MISS YOU AND I LOVE YOU. I WISH YOU WOULD OF BEEN ABLE TO FULFILL YOUR LIFES MEANING... I REMEBER ALL THE CRAZY MOMENTS WE HAD IN SPANISH CLASS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AT GP. I PRAY FOR YOU, MY DAD WHO PASSED AWAY A MTH BEFORE YOU AND THOSE I LOST IN APRIL, EVERY NIGHT. I HOPE YOU PEACE AND TRANQUILETY!I REALLY HOPE YOU CAN SEE ALL YOUR CRAZY BUDDIES & YOUR ROCKING-SMASH FAMILIA!!!! TE QUIERO, SCROOGE! THOSE I HAVE LOST TO DEATH AND THOSE I LOST TO LIFE AND CURRENT FRIENDS HAVE MADE ME REALIZES WHAT LIFE MEANS. YOU HELPED ALOT AS WELL AS EVERYONE I MET IN ADAMS AND GP. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT REAL AND TRUE..... PEACE, AMOR, RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIPS, ALL HAVE THE GREATEST VALUE.....

I didn't know him as well as everyone else did, since I moved after 5th grade, but you could very easily tell how kind Nick was. On his last day, he was scurrying down the hall like a madman. It was obvious he was in a big hurry. But even though he was, he took his time to stop and return the "hi" I had yelled at him as he ran. His smile is one to remember, and there will always be great memories of him. I would like to try and live my life to the fullest as he did. I'll pray to him that he could help me with that. :) We all love you and continue to miss you here - Mickey.

I have been thinking about Nick for awhile now. Thinking of summer reminds me of Nicholas. He was a fish, outswimming all of his cousins. He was practically raised in a pool. It is hard to think about going to Apple Jack's (Uncle Jack's) without thinking of him spending the day performing crazy stunts off the diving board. All memories of Uncle Jack's have Nick in them. If I remember correctly, it is almost his birthday. We will miss you this year, Nicholas, but we will be thinking about you.

It's barely summer and I'm already thinking of re-meeting and catching up with classmates at school again next year. It pains my heart to know I won't be seeing or catching up with you, Nick. I think of you every day - I just hope you hear some of those thoughts.

As we gathered last week to celebrate 2009 graduation, our joy was tinged with wistfulness for that which has been and will only come again in our memories and our dreams. Our 9th graders will move up to the bottom of the heap again. You will go with them and us in our hearts. Your presence in each life that you touched is a part of the fiber within each of our tapestries. The threads you wove into each of our lives never lose their color!

nick has been on my mind a lot lately. recently at the ninth grade awards ceremony, the school dedicated the ceremony to nick. as i thought about this i felt crushed. like i had just heard about the accident again. hearing someone say that this ceremony was dedicated to him and his memory was horrible. i came to the realization that he's not coming back. its crazy that i still can't wrap my brain around that he will not come back. for some reason my head continues to tell me that he's just on a trip and will be back soon. or he moved away but he's coming back. i know that i will see him again but i never seem to comprehend that he is not returning to this earth, to this city, to this school, to this life.

Today at school I was feeling alittle down. And as I was sitting there thinking I remembered that huge smile nick would always have on his face as I passed him in the hallways. See that smile in my mind just made my day. I couldn't even remember why I was sad. That's one of the things I miss of nick but I still remember and never will forget. We love you all Nick! Rock on

I used to have a friend who was a total Scarborough Junky. She dressed in the garb, went both days every weekend, and stayed after hours to party with the people who work there. You couldnâ??t think about Scarborough without thinking about Gail. Sadly, she was murdered in her apartment a few years ago. The murder has never been solved. I considered not going to Scarborough the following year. It was hard, but not as devastating as I had feared. I had to remember that Gail would want me to enjoy this event that always brought her such joy. Now, I've lost my son, and I'm faced with going to Scarborough Faire again this year, but without Nick. The first time I went to Scarborough, I brought Nick. He was 6 years old at the time. We discovered piratey sea shanties, enjoyed the corny jokes, and learned about glass blowing together. We had so much fun, that we went back every year thereafter. Part of raising a child is sharing the things that make you happiest. Wonderful things are made more so when you share them with the ones that you love. Unfortunately, the more you love those events with your child, the more difficult it is to face those same events without him. I find that I don't listen to music much anymore, even though it has historically been something that I enjoyed more than almost anything else. Punk, country, jazz, classical, metal, folkâ?¦we enjoyed it all together. Sharing the music with Nick made it even better. Now, it just brings me sadness. The North Texas Irish Festival was not nearly as wonderful this year as it has been in past years. I'm expecting the same of Scarborough. I feel that this is something I have to fight through. As with Gail, Nicholas would want me to go to Scarborough Faire and try to have fun. He would be disappointed if I did not go on account of him. And so, I shall go. Not only that, but I am one of the parental chaperones for about 200 9th graders.

Today is Easter and yesterday marked four months since you passed. It's surreal. Since this is a place for memories, I'll share an Easter memory from years past. When Nicholas was about 5, I was visiting DFW for the weekend of Easter and wanted to make sure that he had the experience of dying Easter eggs. I had to call my mom to find out exactly how one goes about cooking hard-boiled eggs (I'd never done it before and in fact, I've never done it since). Once Nicholas and I conquered boiling the eggs, we got to coloring on them with crayons and dying them all different colors. We were on our own at the house in Allen, so the two of us had a blast dying eggs and hanging out together. I treasured those times when he and I would play together, spend time together, share wonderful moments and just be aunt and nephew. Those were some fabulous years and that Easter memory is one I think of every year around this time.

Happy Easter bro! Rock on!!!

Hi Nick. I know you're not here anymore, but it just feels right to address you directly. I have to go over everything in my mind to remind myself that what happened really did happen. I came to your house. I cried with Robert and Katherine. I was at your memorial service. There is no way something that amazing was a dream. I communicate with your dad all the time - I'm going on the cruise with them this summer. I know that is going to be tough for them. But I am honored to be in their lives - we just wish you were here, too. Robert posts on Facebook all the time. He talks about what Houston is doing sometimes. It's so strange when he posts something about his son - because he used to have to specify which one he was talking about. It isn't you. It can't be you ever again. I hate that there will be no new Nick stories. So many funny, cool, thoughtful, brilliant things that you did and said. Just wanted to let you and your parents (all FOUR of them - you lucky dog) know you stay on my mind. I wish I could have seen so much more of you. You would have become an amazing man.

I remember seeing Nick and Nathan walking home right before the incident while i was running a mile and i was pondering on if i should have said bye or not to them.... I should have! I miss Nick. Its a dissapointment that I (we) dont see him fourth period anymore because he is awesome! I remember he brought candy occasionally and would stuff it in his mouth it was hilarious!! He would always make us laugh. His life taught me a lot of things and I thank him for that, but I still wish he were here to give everyone more memories!

thank you to all of Nick's friends for continuing to post here. I know I speak for all of those who loved Nick in saying that reading about your memories, what he meant to you (and continues to mean to you) and that his time on this earth was special to so many people really helps us, even when we're shedding tears as we read. thank you for sharing, and please, keep the stories coming. it can't fill the void, but it does help touch our hearts.

when i first heard that nick died i was in shock. i was still at school after soccer practice and didn't know what had been going on for about the past half hour. i remember calling matilda because she had called me and i wanted to see what she needed. i remember saying hello and her saying hello like she had been balling. she was still crying. i asked what happened and all she could say was "taylor or nick is dead" over and over she tried to say other things but i couldn't understand them all i could hear was taylor or nick is dead(immediately after the accident many of the students didn't kno if it was nick or taylor that had been hit) stilll today three months later those words echo in my head taylor or nick is dead taylor or nick is dead nick is dead nick is dead. and i still can't comprehend it. i find myself just thinking he is gone for a while. or he will be back later when every so often it will hit me that he is truly gone and will never return. i don't understand how someone so amazing and perfect could be taken away so abruptly. i know what happened and i have thought over the events of the days following the accident but i can't wrap my mind around tha he will never ever come back. i just don't get it. for someone to be eternally removed from this earth astonishes me. its just not real. it didn't happen it couldn't have happened. how did this happen? nick, i miss you soooooooo much. i've never missed anything or anyone as much as i miss you right now. and people say time heals but i don't want it to. i want the memories of you to never fade i want time to stop so that i can cherish all the good times we had. you are missed more than you could ever imagine. i loe you and miss you, wish you were here and will see you again. love and miss you!!!!!! -talitha