2024, St. George, UT, USA
St George Temple trip with kids. We had your work completed. We love you and cannot wait to see you again. Families are Forever <3
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2024, Rowley's Red Barn, South 300 West, Santaquin, UT, USA
Dad, Hayride at Red Barn with Hannah, Gavin, Noah, Alix, John and Emily, with Craig and I we do this every year in memory of you <3
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1,096 days without you! There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of you, miss you, long to hear your voice. So much has changed and yet the aching in our hearts remains the same. They say time heals all wounds but it doesn’t! I don’t know that the gaping whole in my heart that left with you will ever be healed. Your presences is missed by so many and yet we know you are right here. So much has changed but missing you hasn’t. You have two amazing great grand babies born. Conley Thomas and Liam Miles. Your family continues to grow and your legacy lives through them. You are the makeup that holds us all together as a family. Thank you for all you have given and continue to give us. I see you in the eyes of my grandsons and I am so thankful for the fierce love you instilled in me. I haven’t gotten it right since you’ve been gone, but I hope you know I am trying my best. I hope you are looking down and smiling on all of us. I hope I am making you proud. I love you daddy! Happy heavenly birthday!
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Hey Pops,
Hard to believe it's been three years since you left us. Seems like just yesterday we were discussing projects and working out solutions together. There's not a day that goes by without feeling that emptiness in my stomach, realizing you're not here anymore.
We have some good news and a few changes. We've added a few more babies to the family. Michaela had a son, Conner, and Garrett had a boy named Liam. Beautiful baby boys. And guess what? Nicole and I are expecting too! We’re having a little boy, due next month. We're naming him Nikolas Lee McDowell. The McDowell name lives on, right? Who would have guessed?
We bought him his first Tonka truck yesterday, one of those nice old metal sandbox style ones. Nicole wants it for pictures, but I thought it would be a nice little investment, like the Texaco truck I have. We hope he likes it.
Work has been busy. I'm working in Houston, Texas, on a big project that took a minute to get but is paying off now.
We all miss you. Mom’s doing well. I bought the farm behind your house, and Mom’s been helping me with that. We've all been pitching in. She's been fighting the deer off in the evenings, but I think they got the better part of her garden. Haha. But she's holding it together, missing you, of course.
I love you, Pops. Miss you like crazy. I'm gonna miss you even more once Nikolas arrives. Look after us.
Your son,
Joshua
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The whole family was such nice people from my memories. Such a sad loss for all. He was too young to be taken, but God has a plan. Prayers sent.
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I am truly sorry for your loss. I have so may fond memories of him and your family. May the Lord give all of strength through this new journey!
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My sincere sympathy to the McDowell family. I graduated from Silver Grove High School in Carl’s class and knew his brother Gerry and their father Frank. Good family. Sorry to hear of Gerry’s passing.
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