My son passed away on August 23, 2008, just 3 months after his 24th birthday. I gathered my family together to comfort each other, find peace together and to enjoy our last moments with Antonio. What a blessing it was to be all together for one last time here on earth. It was a bitter sweet moment when my baby boy took his final breath and reached heavenward to return to the presence of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I am sure that many family members were there to greet him and welcome him home in a sweet reunion. Antonio was my angel boy and was always such a positive upbeat person amidst all the trials that he faced in this mortal life. He taught my family and I to laugh when times were hard, cry only when we could handle it no more, and bear each other’s burdens. He truly knew what it was to be a disciple of Christ and act and do as he would. We are so grateful for the time that we had to spend with him and learn from his shining example.
Dell and Death
It wasn’t too long ago that Antonio was studying at San Jacinto. While he was there he came to love technology. He had always enjoyed it, but it was there that he really came to love it. It was so great to see him do something so independently. His transition to school went well as far as the social scene, teachers working with his 504 plan and everybody liking him, however, it was hard to watch his body continue to deteriorate. I knew that he didn’t have much longer with us, but I wanted him to enjoy what he did while he was still here. After receiving an associate’s degree in CIT he worked for Dell here in Texas. What an exciting time it was for him to be working for a large company with a fabulous team! He enjoyed his short time that he was there and he learned so many things that helped boost his self-esteem and help him feel so accomplished. I could sense Antonio knew that his time to return to his Father in Heaven was near. It was hard to watch him go from working every day for 5 hours to 2 days a week for only 2 hours. Dell was so good to work with him and help him until the very end. Antonio worked up until the day before he passed away. He was such a hard working young man and loved what he did.
My son passed away on August 23, 2008, just 3 months after his 24th birthday. I gathered my family together to comfort each other, find peace together and to enjoy our last moments with Antonio. What a blessing it was to be all together for one last time here on earth. It was a bitter sweet moment when my baby boy took his final breath and reached heavenward to return to the presence of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I am sure that many family members were there to greet him and welcome him home in a sweet reunion. Antonio was my angel boy and was always such a positive upbeat person amidst all the trials that he faced in this mortal life. He taught my family and I to laugh when times were hard, cry only when we could handle it no more, and bear each other’s burdens. He truly knew what it was to be a disciple of Christ and act and do as he would. We are so grateful for the time that we had to spend with him and learn from his shining example.
My son passed away on August 23, 2008, just 3 months after his 24th birthday. I gathered my family together to comfort each other, find peace together and to enjoy our last moments with Antonio. What a blessing it was to be all together for one last time here on earth. It was a bitter sweet moment when my baby boy took his final breath and reached heavenward to return to the presence of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I am sure that many family members were there to greet him and welcome him home in a sweet reunion. Antonio was my angel boy and was always such a positive upbeat person amidst all the trials that he faced in this mortal life. He taught my family and I to laugh when times were hard, cry only when we could handle it no more, and bear each other’s burdens. He truly knew what it was to be a disciple of Christ and act and do as he would. We are so grateful for the time that we had to spend with him and learn from his shining example.
