In Loving Memory of Tikisha Ann Jackson February 8, 1977 - July 6, 1998 Tikisha Ann Jackson was born at Marion General Hospital 2/8/77 at 6:20 am. She weighed 6 lbs & 15 1/2 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She was born to I. Joe and Marjorie Jackson. First daughter for her dad and first born for her Mom. We Do Not Need A Special Day We do not need a special day To bring you to our minds The days we do not think of you Are very hard to find Each morning when we awake We know that you are gone And no one knows the heartache As we try to carry on Our hearts still ache with sadness And secret tears still flow What it meant to lose you No one will ever know Our thoughts are always with you Your place no one can fill In life we loved you dearly In death we love you still There will always be a heartache And often a silent tear But always a precious memory Of the days when you were here If tears could build a staircase And heartaches make a lane We'd walk the path to Heaven And bring you home again We hold you close, within our hearts And there you will remain To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again Our family chain is broken now An nothing seems the same But as God calls us one by one The chain will link again. Written by Connie Dyer These are two beautiful and loving gifts for Angel Tikisha from my dear friend, Carol, mom to Angel Michael. Kisha left the hospital 2 days later weighing 8 lbs and 14 oz. She was a healthy active child all her life. She had 4 older brothers and finally had a younger brother on March 4, 1982. This is Kisha at 4 weeks old. And here is Kisha at 9 months old. Kisha with her baby brother Josh when he was 3 and she was eight. Kisha was glad to have someone living in same house with her to pick on once he got older. Initially they were like cats and dogs. The trip we made in 1998 was the first time her and Josh acted like brother and sister instead of cat and dog. I had never seen them get along so well until that trip. Maybe she knew what was going to become of her that year. I don't know, I just had no idea that it would be my last trip I would ever have with her. Kisha with her dad and her brother Josh. I didn't realize until I got out her birth certificate and death certificate how close the time of birth and death were. She was sent to earth at 6:20 am on 2/8/77 and departed to go back to heaven on 7/6/98 at 6:15 pm. She was born in Marion, Indiana and departed in Marion, Arkansas. Such a strange coincidence. Kisha at age 16. This photo is from when Kisha went to her only prom her senior year. She was such a tomboy and this is the only time she had really dressed like a young lady in a long time. She was a jean and tee shirt person... I lost my precious 21 yr old (my first born) daughter, Kisha, in an auto accident on 7-6-98. She had just finished summer school on June 30th. She was a 3rd year college student majoring in Criminal Justice......There was 5 of us, in a rented van following 7 other cars, returning from a family reunion in Louisiana. The first reunion on my husband's side. It was very hot that year and the tires blew causing the van to flip several times. We were headed north on I-55 and when the van finished flipping we were headed south again. I have no memory of the accident. The last memory I have was at a gas station we all stopped to fill up at and check the vehicles in Tunica, Mississippi. The accident occurred about 2-1/2 hours from that stop. They say everyone was thrown out of the van except me. When other family members came back they were told that they had all 4 family members. They told them there were 5 in the van and not 4. The van landed on the driver's side. They found me jammed between the dashboard and passenger seat. They had to cut the door off to get me out. My hubby remembers praying when the van went out of control. The only other thing my hubby remembers is that my son and nephew were thrown in the grassy median and my Angel Tikisha was thrown on the pavement. He was standing in the middle of the highway & he remembers seeing a pool of blood around my daughters head and went into shock. He and my nephew were treated and released for minor scrabs and bruises. They life-flighted me and my daughter to the Elvis Presley trauma center in Memphis, Tn. My son had a collasped lung, lacerated liver and 8 days later they found out he had a broken jaw. I had a broken neck, lacerated liver, severe head injury, fractured right pelvis, leg, knee and ankle. I also had a concussion. I ended up in critical condition for 2-1/2 weeks after the accident. I spent 30 days in hospital and my son spent 17. He was 16 at the time. I only remember the last week of my hospital stay and that is vaguely........I have been struggling in my grief for Kisha because I didn't get to say my goodbyes.......I have never really grieved because since everything was done before I came home nobody wants to talk about it anymore..........I feel empty, lost and alone. Even though my son and hubby are still here, it is not the same.........I can't seem to get myself to move forward and feel I am still going backwards. I go thru everyday life like a robot. When will this nightmare end for me and I awake and find my precious daughter still with me... The top photo is Kisha with her brother on the day of graduation. The bottom photo is Kisha at her graduation with myself and her dad. This picture is of Josh, myself & Kisha at the CCC in Indianapolis Oct. 1994. There Were Many Moments With You... (Just Not Enough Years) A child is a gift from the Heavenly Father that comes with many moments of love. But what you think you'll hold for a lifetime, may one day soar to the Heavens above. Oh, now, I think back at the moments; Precious moments I shared with you. I think of the times that I heard you laugh... There's nothing to compare it to. I think of the times you sat with me; Sharing the dreams you treasure. And sharing the failures that you feared most... Even these were moments of pleasure. Every moment I shared with you was a joy! So much more than you could know. Just to hear each time your heart would beat... Meant one more beat to help you grow! Tonight, I sit and hold onto the photo albums; Holding onto every single minute. I look back and long for more time in life with you. For more life while you were in it. I see others around me and know that they cannot understand exactly how I feel. For every moment I live without you is a moment too painfully real. So, I sit tonight longing to hold you. I just can't hold back my tears. There were many moments with you... Oh... just not enough years. Written and copyright 2003 by Kaye Des'Ormeaux Our Christmas Angels Kisha and mom at H.S. graduation June 1995 I used the poem below when I put a memorial in our local paper on Kisha's 1st anniversary in heaven: You never said I'm leaving, you never said good-bye. You were gone before we knew it and only God knows why. A million times we needed you a million times we cried, If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life we love you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place that no one could ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for part of us went with you, the day GOD called you home. It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday Performed by Boyz II Men How do I say goodbye to what we had? The good times that made us laugh Outweigh the bad. I thought we'd get to see forever But forever's gone away It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. I don't know where this road Is going to lead. All I know is where we've been And what we've been through. If we get to see tomorrow I hope it's worth all the wait It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. And I'll take with me the memories To be my sunshine after the rain It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. And I'll take with me the memories To be my sunshine after the rain It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. I Hope You Dance Performed by Lee Ann Womack I hope you never lose your sense of wonder You get your fill to eat But always keep that hunger May you never take one single breath for granted God forbid love ever leave you empty handed I hope you still feel small When you stand beside the ocean Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give fate a fighting chance And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance I hope you dance I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance Never settle for the path of least resistance Living might mean taking chances But they're worth taking Lovin' might be a mistake But it's worth making Don't let some hell bent heart Leave you bitter When you come close to selling out Reconsider Give the heavens above More than just a passing glance And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance (Time is a wheel in constant motion always) I hope you dance (Rolling us along) I hope you dance (Tell me who) I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) (Where those years have gone) I hope you still feel small When you stand by the ocean Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give fate a fighting chance And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance Dance I hope you dance I hope you dance (Time is a wheel in constant motion always) I hope you dance (Rolling us along) I hope you dance (Tell me who) (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) I hope you dance (Where those years have gone) (Tell me who) I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) (Where those years have gone) The song lyrics and the three images above are gifts for Tikisha from my dear friend Pammi. Benjiman's Site Map Dear Marjie and ANGEL Tikisha Mom I am your ANGEL That now lives up above Mom I haven't left you Every day I send you my love I know you can't see me And that really hurts you But I am with you every day So please don't feel down and blue One day we will all be together But you must not keep asking Just like me I had done my time Only GOD knows And in HIM you must believe MY DEEPEST LOVE TO YOU MARJIE Written By Sue-Anne Aguilera~~~Lee'sMom In Loving Memory of Lee Henry Aguilera In Remembrance of Tikisha With Love for a Beautiful Angel Ann, Laurasmom For Tikisha's Family Mom and Dad May the Lord Shine His Light Upon You And Bring Peace To Your Hearts I Made This For You With Much Love In Memory Of Your Beautiful Angel Love Ann, Laurasmom A friend can hear a tear drop. This webpage is created In Loving Memory of Tikisha Ann Jacksonon June 24, 2003 Last updated: March 4, 2009 © 2000 - 2009 Maria's Tribute to Christopher Jesus Wept A gift for the Jackson family on your Angel Tikisha's Birthday. May God bless you always and may He grant you some peace of mind and heart. GEOFFREY P. EDWARDS Read my Dreambook guestbook! Sign my Dreambook!