Jacob Casey Foundation

18 YEARS

I can’t picture you as a 37 year old young man
I wonder the path on which you would roam
You didn’t have time to make a plan
Would you have moved away from home

I try to imagine you in so many careers
Sports was always your first love
An agent or a scout in my mind is clear
It was my dream for you, it would fit you like a glove

I’m sure you’re watching, I’m sure you know
Your friends are still tight, I follow each day
I mostly enjoy seeing their families grow
All staying in touch, for all of them I pray

I still cry for you, I miss you beyond measure
Your smile, your wit, memories that warm my soul
Thoughts of you I will always treasure
I know one sweet day, you will make us all whole

We will always love you Jacob!

16 YEARS

When you say it’s been 16 years, it seems so long ago
I still search for a reason that we’ll never know
But then again I think of you and it seems like you were just here
I think of our lives then, that I will always hold dear

Our world has changed so much since you died
I can’t picture you in it, no matter how I’ve tried
All I see is a 19 year old face, hanging out and having fun
Loving to be with you, loving that you’re my grandson

You brought so much joy to those around you
Your family, your friends…old and new
I know it would still be that way, even at 35
Loving people, loving life, so happy, so alive

We all miss you Jacob, that feeling will never leave
Till our days on earth are done, we will continue to grieve.
It took many small steps to get where we are today
I am thankful for my memories, but it will never be ok

Grief is the price we pay for the love we had
It saps your energy, your thoughts make you so sad
Jacob was one-of-a-kind, something we all knew
It’s what made us love him through and through

We all lost a part of ourselves on that day
It has changed many of us for sure
I hope it brings you more patience for those around you
Accept their flaws, see their pain, know that they love you too