To my precious daughter Nicole,

Today is the day, twenty three years ago, I gave birth to you. I held your tiny body in my arms and I called you my little bird. You were the happiest baby. As I watched you grow up to a beautiful young woman I was very proud of you. You had the most beautiful smile and your laughter I can still hear today. I'm sad that I will never see you marry or have children of your own but I know you will be watching over your sister Tiffney and brother Wayne when they go through their life experiences. You will always be in our hearts and your spirit will always be with us. Just as the labor pains of birth disappeared when I held you in my arms, so will the pain that I now have to endure disappear when I am able to hold you in my arms once again. I know we will be together again soon. May God take care of my little angel. Have a great celebration in heaven. Always in my heart and always on my mind,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOVE YOU FOREVER,

YOUR MOTHER

 

My beautiful sister Nicole,

Happy 23rd birthday, baby girl. When you were born, Mom and dad told me you were my baby so I wouldn't be jealous of a new baby sister coming into the picture. Well, I believed them and still remember the days when I held you in my arms...me not much bigger than you, telling everyone you were my baby. You grew into such a wonderful person. Your exuberance for life and loving personality touched the lives of many. Nicole, I am and have always been so proud of you and proud to call you my sister. I am so thankful to have had you in my life. God blessed us by sending you to our family to leave lasting footprints in our hearts. On this day, I celebrate your life here and your new life in eternal happiness. My life is much richer with your sweet memories. Thank you for the friendship we shared as sisters. Thank you for visiting me once in a while in my dreams. You seem to know just when I really need you. I love you always and forever and look forward to seeing your beautiful smile baby girl. Forever you sister in this life and in spirit.

Love Always,

Tiff xoxoxoxoxoxo

 

Nicole, we wish for you everlasting peace, a place where you can look down on your loved ones, and love...we miss your sweet smile and your aura...we wish that you were still with the so many people that loved you just because you were you...may all your birthdays in heaven be happy ones...we love you...

Alberta, Shari, Jason, and Ed

 

To Our Dear Nicole,

There's not a day that has gone by, since we lost you, that you have not been in my thoughts and in my heart. I weep for all of us, especially your Mom, every time I think of you. You are so loved and so missed.....I watched Alex's first birthday video last weekend....and there you were, all of an adolescent girl, shy, giggly, glasses..adorable, Nicole. Today you would are 23...but forever you will be ageless, 21.
With all that is going on in our world right now, you are the lucky one, Nicole. I can't imagine anything better than have been as loved as you are here, and being there with God and our family there........we will always miss you, until we meet again, Happy Birthday, Darling Nicole......

Love, Auntie Lynn xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

 

 

Dearest Cathy...I'm thinking of you today, and pray that God will comfort you and make you strong. Sweet Nicole is with Him now, and I'm sure she is watching over you as well.

With love..Aunt Gerry xxoxoxoxoxoo

 

To Nicole, You would have been a beautiful 23 today. We know you are in Heaven watching over us. " Happy 23rd Birthday Nicole". We love you and miss you so much!!

Love your Aunt Diane

 

Nicole,
Today is the first time I've written to you on your tribute site. Today is your 23rd birthday. Before today I couldn't find the words to express myself. Even now I find it hard to talk about how I feel because the pain is still very real. I miss you Nicole. I miss you more than I ever thought could be possible. I think I'm most upset about the times we didn't share. Since the day you were taken from us I've heard so many wonderful stories of times that others shared with you and I wish I had more of those memories for myself. We were cousins and I always wanted to be friends. I was just getting to the age where we really could have had a lot of fun together. But I will never know that time with you here on earth. So I will hold tightly to the few great memories that I do have and the new ones I've gained from others. Thank you for always telling me I was beautiful, thank you for letting me borrow you dresses and shoes, thank you and Tiffany for line dancing with me at family parties, thank you for the fun we had the last day I saw you at Flints wedding, and thank you for being my hero. Everyday I think of you and everyday I miss you more. I will see you again someday in heaven and hopefully then we can have all the fun I always wished we could have. I love you and Happy 23rd Birthday. Your little cousin,
Cortney xoxox

 

Nicole,
Happy 23rd birthday. I know you are partying up in heaven and are watching over us. Hope you like your gift. Someone this morning told me that you are like the sister I never had because of all of things we both like and our similarities I think they are right. You are my guardian angel. Enjoy heaven. Miss you lots.
Kat Bacio

Hey Nicole,
I was just looking at your button picture that your mom gave to me on your birthday. I was thinking about you and wanted to say that I still miss you very much. I spent a couple of hours with your Mom, Heidi, Wayne, and Wayne Jr. Your mom made cupcakes with butterfly sprinkles and gave me one with a butterfly on it they were good. I hope you like your daffodils I brought for your garden. Miss you lots watch over me and say hi to Preston and Phillip and Kelly and my aunt for me. Love ya.
Kat

 

 

 

 

Well Nicole....Today is your 23rd birthday! There has not been a day that has passed since September 11, 2001 that I have not thought of you and blown a kiss to you in heaven. I miss my best friend so much I can't even begin to describe the sense of emptiness in my life that has been filled with so many happy memories in my heart that I will never forget. I think of you constantly and begin to smile, remembering what a blessing you were in my life. I am sorry that you had to experience the pain that you did but I know that you are in heaven watching over me just as you did here on Earth. I love you so much and you will forever be in my heart!
Today I'm taking a pot of mini yellow roses to your mom's house for her to plant in her angel Nicole's garden. The yellow roses are to symbolize our forever friendship that will never be broken no matter how many miles or years may separate us. Someday, when we will never know, we will be reunited in the heavens above. Until then, I promise to always look up to you as long as you continue to watch over me. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!

Love Always & Forever your Best Friend,
Heidi Barnes

 

 

Happy Birthday Nicole!!!

You are always in our thoughts and our hearts.

Your friend,
Kenny

 

Happy 23rd Birthday Nicole. I hope you are able to celebrate your special birthday as you would have done here on Earth. I know you are in Heaven now, along with my mom who just passed away recently. I hope you two were able to meet and she was able to bake you her famous chocolate chip cookies that you loved so much while we were playing softball together. Thank you for giving me the strength to get through the tough times. Your strength and smile are what kept me positive through the passing of my mom. May you both be celebrating your new life together. I will see you both one day and I can't wait to see your beautiful smiles when you greet me.

Lisa Francisco

 

Another birthday has passed for your family without you. You are gone but not forgotten, you are the face of all the victims of 9/11 and you are and your family are in our prayers.
The family of Jimmy Reilly