Missing you and loving you

I copied him, I loved him, I wanted to be him.
Our final separation has made my life seem unreal. I had never believed that I could actually go on living without the companionship of my big brother, who had been in my life since I was born. Our relationship had been so close for so long with unconditional love from both sides. Yet here I am, in a world emptied of my brother and I am alive....unwillingly, yet still alive.

Loving you and missing you all the time.

Growing Up With You

~ 1966
Brother can you remember
When we were both still small
The fun we had, the talks we shared
Looking back - we had it all

~ 1976
Brother can I play with you
and wear your favorite shirt
Will you let me throw the football once
I swear I won't get hurt

~ 1980
Brother will you help me solve
this problem I have got
There's this boy I know in my class
who I really like a lot

~ 1982
Brother will you show me how
to try and drive a car
Will you let me drive yours
I swear I won't go far

~ 1987
Brother will you look as
My baby girl sleeps in peace
Your little "Roxy" girl
Your brand new baby neice.

~ 1996
Brother will you slow down a bit
I'm trying to keep up
We are moving way too fast
And I'm scared for both of us.

~ Key West June 3, 2005
Brother will you please stay here
You promised not to leave
I can not face what lies ahead. . .
The hurt, the pain, the grief.

~ Key West June 8, 2005
Brother will you please wake up
open your eyes and live
I can't believe that have died
you had so much to give.

~ Petersburg, VA - J.T. Morriss, June 13, 2005
Brother I guess it's time to leave
the service is now through
How will I walk alone?
How will I live without you?

~ September 25, 2006
Brother please come back
My life is so messed up
I just want to talk and laugh
Or ride around in my truck

Brother please come back
It doesnt matter what we do
Or if you drive me crazy
I'll do ANYTHING.....
For YOU.

Jerry, I'm dying inside......I miss you.

Loving, missing and thinking of you.

I miss you. Yesterday at work, I was busy and moving along and then all of a sudden I was just stopped! Paralized for a moment and it was like I was having to tell myself, all over again, that you were gone.
I love you, Jerry.

For My Brother....

I carry your heart with me.
I carry it in my heart.
I am never without it - anywhere i go - You go.
Whatever is done by only me is your doing.
I fear no fate ~
For you are my fate.
I want no world
For you are my world,
And it's you --- whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing~ is you.
Here is the deepest secret nobody knows
Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide.
And this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart........I carry your heart.....I carry it in my heart.

(By: E.E. Cummings)
I love you, Jerry~you are in my heart.

To my, one and only, big brother......was thinking about all the beautiful things you have seen and places you have been....most of which you showed to us or, atleast, told us about.................Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take our breath.

We love you and miss you, all the time....dgw
Memories of you take our breath.

Life is moving on and I feel like it's leaving me behind. I am stuck and cant seem to go forward. I miss you so much~love your sister~DG

Jerry~Just got home from the cemetary with Mama and Daddy. My head hurts, along with my heart. I miss you so much. Especially, the calls on Friday, when you would tell me what you were going to do for the weekend.....always something fun, with excitement in your voice. I miss your smile!!! I picture you that way, everytime I think of you....just grinnin!
I love you, Brother and that love never ceases....even though you are there and I am here it just keeps on growing deeper......always will.
Love, from your sister~DG

Summertime is in full swing! I wish you were at the house hanging out with us like old times. Some of my favorite times were when you lived with us and we would cook good food and just hang out together talking and laughing. I miss that so much. I love you!

Missing you on this hot summer day. Wishing I could see your face, hear your voice. The only thing I can do is close my eyes and dream of all the days we played in the sun..........
I love you so much
DG

Getting ready to go to mama's to celebrate the 4th with all of the family. You won't be there, you won't call and you won't text message. You will be in our hearts. All of your girls will be there....Mama, Donna, Tracie, Jamie, Di, Audra and Andrea.....your memory will be kept alive by all of us. We will talk of you and smile about the good times we had but it just won't be the same. Life will NEVER be the same.

Love you and miss you so much~DG

Jerry~I know you are trying to send me a message and I am trying so hard to figure it out. Simplify it for me.....you know how I am ;)~
I love you and miss you, brother~DG

Tomorrow is July 4th. It seems like just yesterday you and my boys were sitting on the roof watching them from our house. I wish we could turn back time but I also know, you have the best view from where you are now. I love you and miss you everyday.

Love Tracie

Jerry, I am missing you so bad, today, like everyday. It's the 4th of July weekend and I know you'd be excited, watching the fire works on the beach while sailing away with Captain Morgan!!! I love you, brother. I miss you all the time.
I love you ~ DG

Please God.....just grant me one wish.....I'll never ask for another~
Just turn back the hands of time and give me back my brother.

Having a tough day for some reason. I miss you and love you so much.

To my big brother....I miss you terribly, Jerry....I always will. <333
I love you~DG

Imagine a world where no music was playing
And think of a church with nobody praying
Have you ever looked up at a sky with no blue?
Then you've seen a picture of me without you
Have you walked in a garden where nothing was growing
Or stood by a river where nothing was flowing
If you've seen a red rose unkissed by the dew
Then you've seen a picture of me without you
Can you picture heaven with no angels singing
Or a quite Sunday morning with no church bells ringing
If you've watched as the heart of a child breaks in two
Then you've seen a picture of me without you

I love you, Brother~DG

Just thinking about you and missing you, real bad,....thinking of the summertime and beautiful weather and what kind of fun we'd be having if you were here. It's so hard to believe that we will never do those things again. I just miss my brother.....I miss you so bad that my heart hurts.
xoxoxo~DG

Well, we made it through yesterday. It wasn't easy. Me, Mom, Donna and Daddy went to the cemetery. We talked about that last day and just hung out for a little while. Each of us miss you and deal with it in our own way. It's never easy. They say time heals pain. I wonder how much time it takes? It doesn't seem like healing from this pain is possible. I thank God for our Mother all of the time. Because of her, we are all so close and have a bond that even death cannot break. I love you and miss you more and more. Evertime I see the sun shine I think of you and smile. I love you My Brother!

My son..today has been a hard day.I wish it was feb. 21st. 1965. I wish I had you back.I miss my boy.Jerry..Jerry...Jerry

Today is June 8, 2006....One year since you left. It's a hard day....I am trying so hard to be strong.
Pat and I closed the bar last night and locked the doors at 2 a.m. As I was driving home I saw the most beautiful moon~I thought of you. I thought of the times you called us from Florida and asked us to go outside and look up at the moon....then you'd say "just think I am looking at the same moon all the way down here in Key West". I came home and tried to sleep. I was exhausted but I laid there with my eyes wide open.....thinking of the end. It was around 3:35 a.m. when you left us which is closing time in Key West. I smiled when I thought of that......you had to close it down one last time :) Now it is 1:00 pm in the afternoon and it's cloudy and gloomy here. I checked the weather in KW and it's 85 and sunny....that figures!! I need to go back.....thinking of going in August, again.....we had so much fun in August. I miss you terribly and can't believe it's been a year. I guess that is because we talk about you everyday...just like we always did. You are with us....we can feel you and that is wonderful. I love you as deeply today as I always have and can't wait to see you again.
Love~DG

Jerry-
Tomorrow is going to be 1 year without you. It seems like forever yet it feels just like it did that very day. There are no words to explain how we all feel without you. A part of all of us went when you did and we know that it will never be the same. I was talking to Mom the other night. She is sad that it's been a year but she also said that every day that passes just means she's another day closer to seeing you again. I am taking off work tomorrow so Me and Donna can spend the day with Mom, it's gonna be hard for us. I know you are in a better place and you have the best view of the sunset and ocean and that makes me feel better. I love you and miss you every single day and we all keep your memory alive. The kids still have a hard time and talk about "Bubba" all the time and look at your pictures. Thanks for loving our kids and giving them each their own special memories with you. I love you Big Brother-Tracie

For all we've been blessed with in this life
There's now an emptiness in us
We could search the whole world over
Nothing could compare to our Brother.
Let the world stop turnin'
Let the sun stop burnin'
Let them tell us love's not worth going through
If it all falls apart
We will know deep in our hearts
The only dream that mattered had come true
In this life, we were loved by you

For every mountain we have climbed
Every raging river crossed
You are the best treasure that we'd known
Without you we seem lost

Let the world stop turnin'
Let the sun stop burnin'
Let them tell us love's not worth going through
If it all falls apart
We will know deep in our hearts
The only dream that mattered had come true
In this life, we were loved by you

In this life, we were loved by you....Jerry Worley, Jr.

MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU EVERY DAY, BROTHER!
From Your Little Sisters!!! DGW&TLW

Judy, Donna & Tracie,
As the one year mark comes near, Im sure that your hearts are so sad. I have no words of encouragement, as I can relate to the pain that you all are feeling. Nothing ever seems "right" when that special person in your life is gone. Your heart just hurts so badly. I am coming up on Moms 3 yr in June, too. I honestly can tell you all that I long for her each and every day.Hearing someone say "Im sorry" doesnt make it any better..telling someone that it will all be better soon, is a crock of crap! Cuz, no one knows the feelings that you hold inside.. Understanding grief through reading did help me a little bit, but, how do we apply that knowledge when you fall in that moment? I havent figured that one out yet. I do know that it does get better with time, but, it never feels the same. EVER. The greatest release I have found is writing Mom a note on a helium balloon and letting it go to find her in the sky. The first time I did it, I felt like I was watching her go "away" again. I tore me in shredds. Now, I (and the kids) write her notes, and let the balloon(s) go. I hope that God is with yall every step you take. Judy, I dont think I have ever met another person, like yourself. You give unselfishly of yourself to so many. You are a beautiful, compassionate lady.
With love to you all,
Deana
(kelly's sister)

Another awful date has passed for us. Now we move on to the next. There seems to always be some pending day of doom hovering over us. The first Thanksgiving without you, then the first Christmas, the first new year, your first birthday, mother's day...it just never ends. The sad thing is it will be the same with every occassion, every year...not the "first" but another one without you...it's never ending, no special occassion or Holiday will EVER be the same, it's not possible for it to. Our lives are changed forever. There's no getting over it, there's nothing we can do about it. We just have to learn how to deal with it and not let it destroy us. I like to think that you are looking down on us...and I know what you are thinking..."love each other, live EVERY day to the fullest, take some chances, make sure you are happy...you only get one shot." I know you would not want us to be miserable, it's hard but we are trying. I hope I make you proud. We love you and miss you so much...please look out for all of us and keep us close. I love you!

It was on this same day, last year (May 23, 2005) that our lives were, forever, changed. You were at The Lower Keys Medical Center. When you called me from a hospital, I knew it was serious because you just weren't one to go to the hospital. You put Dr. Norris on the phone with me and he told me that my brother, my precious, beautiful, compassionate, fun-loving, big brother was dying. I was standing in the parking lot at my job at Fort Lee and all I could do was scream one word over and over - NO! NO! NO! He told me that it was too late and that his best guess was that you had 3 to 6 months left to live. I asked him if you knew and he said, "yes". In a fog, I hung up the phone and called Tracie and then together, Tracie and I called you back. You, being our big brother, could not bare to acknowledge that you would be leaving your little sisters behind so you didn't. All of us came to you, knowing that we'd never leave you....we left everything in Virginia and cared about nothing but being with you. When we got there we knew that your time left with us was going to be short. We relished every single moment and each of us, silently, hoping and praying for one more. 16 days after you were diagnosed with cancer you, quietly, left us in the wee hours of the morning on June 8, 2005. My life has been a big blur since the moment that I was told that you were leaving us. I still feel like nothing is real. I don't know how to get better or if I ever will. I am still in Key West, with you, and I refuse to leave.

I love you.

Jerry~Each and every day you are my first thought. Each and every night you are my last thought. Just about every second in between you are with me, as well. Sometimes I smile when I think of "US" and all the fun times we had and then it's followed by severe pain.....because I miss you so.
I love you all the time, Brother!!!
DG

Yesterday was Mother's Day. Mom went out to the cemetary. It was her first one without you. It was a really hard day for her. You were always the first one to call her. We all miss you so much. The pain is always right there. There are always tears ready to fall at any given moment. They can be brought on by a memory, a song, anything. I try to talk to her often about you. It always ends with us both crying but I feel like it gives her a chance to get some of the pain out. I love you and miss you so much.

I have learned everything there is to know about the cancer. I have learned everything there is to know about the process of grief. I am supposed to be better now.....a least a little bit. I am supposed to have accepted this but I haven't. I still look for you. I search everywhere I go for just a glimpse of you and I keep searching the internet for more information. Nothing is getting better. I haven't moved forward. It's almost a year and I am still on June 8th, 2005. I can't let you go...I just can't. I don't want to - Jerry, don't go. Let this be a dream that we have all learned from...wake me up and say "I'm here". Please don't be gone.

We miss you so much. It is getting close to the 1 year mark and that breaks my heart. I know it's not going to be easy for us to get through. A whole year without you in it. I never imagined things would have turned out this way. I love you and miss you so much.

~Tracie

All of my life I have loved having a big brother. Having you was one of the most special things about being me.....just being Worley's little sister made me so proud. Our closeness was so very special to my heart. Only 14 months between our births....each day since you have been gone I have dreaded because I miss you so much but, also, I don't ever want to be older than my big brother! You were 40 years old when you left us. 40 years and 106 days to be exact. I turned 40, 7 days ago. In 99 days we will be the same age. In 100 days, I will be older than you.......I love you...and I just want to keep you as my big brother.

You are loved and missed by so many. Our hearts are broken.
I love you, Jerry.

You're in my heart and thoughts every day. Always will I love you...

Missing you and loving you and holding on to every memory of you for dear life. I am selfish....I just want you back~my big brother.

I don't know how it all works up there but please give Mama some kind of sign to let her know you are okay. If she just knew that, she would be so much better. She is hurting so bad but still acting so strong. I know none of us will ever get over losing you but there is no way we can imagine what she is dealing with. You were such a big part of her life...her first child, her first son. I don't know how she even makes it, just shows us all over and over what a strong person she is. I don't know that I could do the same if I was in her shoes. She misses you every minute of everyday...please help us to help her get through this. I love you and miss you as much as day 1.
Love~Tracie

Your birthday was last week. It was a really bad week for us all....just very hard. We miss you so much and are still having a hard time....I hope it will get easier as time goes on but it's been 8 months now and sometimes it feels as fresh to me as it did on day 1. I love you so much and just wish we could've had more time...keep an eye out for us and guide us down the right path. I love you and miss you every day!

Love~Tracie

Each day we wake up to pain knowing that we could search the world over and you aren't going to be there. Our eyes are different now....even as we try to appear okay, the pain in our eyes shows what we feel inside. There is no way to get the light back in our eyes. There are moments in our lives when something makes us happy but only for a moment because the pain won't go away. I never loved a male the way that I loved you. 100% unconditional love that began on the day I was born and you were one year old. A love that could never ever end because you were my big brother, my hero....the one I mimiked and followed around. You can never be replaced. I miss you terribly and it hurts.
I love you~DG

Oh, Brother...how I miss you. I try to go on and it just hurts so bad. I just made my flight reservations to go to Key West. Billy and I will be married on WORLEY BEACH on your birthday. I want to go there every year on that day to celebrate your life and all that you were to me.
I want to be excited but I know I will be very emotional because I want you there with us.
Love you and miss you with all of my heart~DG

Jerry-
For some reason, today has been really bad. A lot of times, I hold it all in and try to be strong. Today I couldn't hold it in. Just uncontrollable crying and pain deep in my heart. There's nothing I can do about it, it just comes on sometimes. There's no way to describe how we all feel. Never another phone call, never another day will I see you walking up the front steps with your bags, never another "I love you" but we are left with NOTHING at all. It just doesn't seem fair. I just wish we had more time...more summers, more text messages, more early morning calls, more of you just showing up...more of anything at all. It will never happen. Our hearts are broken and they will stay that way until we die. We loved you so much and that's why it hurts so bad. The bond we all had was wonderful and beautiful and I will cherish it and be thankful for it and proud of it forever...I miss you and love you
~Tracie

Jerry~ I am loving you and missing you today and everyday.....pain without end.
DG

Every night in my dreams
I see you. I feel you.
That is how I know you go on.

Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on.

Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're gone

Love was when I loved you
One true time I hold to

In my life we'll always go on

Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on

Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on

You're here, there's nothing I fear,
And I know that my heart will go on
We'll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on

In 1986, I had 2 tickets to the Bob Seger concert. I was supposed to take my, then, boyfriend. You happened to come to town the same weekend so I dumped him. I knew taking my Big Brother would be so much more fun. It was only one of MANY concerts that we did together but we had a BLAST!!! We partied like it was 1999. Now here I am at an early age trying to live my life without you. Want to know how hard it is???????

I used to smoke
Five packs of cigarettes a day
It was the hardest thing
To put them away
I drink four or five bottles of wine
I kept a glass
In my hand all the time
Breaking those habits was hard to do
But nothing compared to the changes
You put me through
Trying to live my life without you brother
It's the hardest thing I'll ever do
Trying to forget the love we shared
It's the hardest thing I'll ever bare
I thought changing my way of living
Was hard to do
But it's nothing compared to the changes
That you put me through
I've done everything I've tried to do
But it's gonna take a miracle
To get me over you!!!

I never will. I will keep you alive until the day I die.
I love you, Big Brother!!! Miss you sooo much :(

Jerry...I am thinking of you today and everyday. The pain I feel is so real, so deep inside that sometimes I think I am going to lose my mind. I never wanted to lose you but I always feared that I would. I think of all the things we did together. So many memories everywhere I go. Every corner I turn, you are right there. My heart is so sore and everyone says that it will get better but I don't think so. I'd rather go on with a sore heart. My life will never be the same but as long as I feel this pain I know that you are with me. I'll never let you go. Ever.
I love you~DG

Jerry~Our little brother, J.R.'s Birthday is today. He has a new baby girl, Savannah Lynn. He is leaving in the morning to go train for Iraq. He will be over there until November. Please keep him safe and stay by his side while he is away. If Guardian Angels exist, I know you will be his and protect him. Show him a sign so he knows you're walking with him.

It's not such a Happy New Year so far, help us make it, we are trying but it is really hard. We love you and miss you more than ever.

I love you-Tracie

2006 is almost here......I can't imagine a new year without you in it. I love you and miss you so much I would be so happy if Jesus would open up the clouds and bring us all to see you, now.

To Jerry, My Brother who is watching us from Heaven.

Well, it's our first Christmas without you. Our hearts are still broken and it's just doesn't seem fair. Mom bought 4 boxes of Chocolate Covered Cherries the other day without even thinking that she only needed 3. That is the kind of thing that happens and when you realize it, it just takes you back to the pain and suffering. All of our plans for the future are no longer the same. From our childhood, we always knew one day we'd all be old and taking care of Mom. Having Christmases together and growing old together. I remember the last Christmas you showed up at Mom's. You walked through the door grinning from ear to ear and Me Donna and Mom came running to you like "The King" had just walked in. You and everyone else knew how much we loved you. You were the one. The one that we all loved more than anything else. The one who we thought was absolutley beautiful. We all 4 knew that no matter what, we were there for each other and always would be. I miss you so much and wish that you would have come walking through that door last night. It just doesn't feel the same anymore. I guess it never really will.

Merry Christmas Brother~I love you~

Tracie

It's Christmas Eve....thinking of you, Brother. Memories of our childhood are precious.......YOU always woke us up so that the three of us would all be together to see what Santa left us! We love you and miss you so much.

Opened my eyes this morning and thought of you. I miss you so much I can hardly stand going on....somehow I push myself to get through the day. I think it's you pushing me....I know we are still connected and I want to thank you for the messages that you send to me and for visiting me so often in my dreams. You visited Jamie, yesterday, for the first time since you have been gone.....a very special gift for her. WE all love and miss you terribly....please stay with us. I love you~DG

Yesterday was my Birthday. It was the first one I can remember that you didn't call me. I know you remembered though. You always did. Thanks for never forgetting. = )

Things will never be the same for us. I miss you and love you.

My dearest Jerry: Certain songs on the radio, or certain places that I drive by I think of you! All I have wanted was to hear your voice one more time and I got the wish today. I can't wait until we meet again.

<3Love always<3
Deborah Jean

Thanksgiving Day........

I miss you and love you so much <3
Donna

If I could have a lifetime wish,
A dream that would come true.
I'd pray to God with all my heart
For yesterday and you.
A thousand words cannot bring you back
I know because I tried...
Neither will a thousand tears
I know because I cried.

I just wish we could be back in the Keys. There are so many things I wish we would have done differently. I guess we were just too upset to think straight. If I had known when I left that Friday that when I got back Tuesday you would be too far gone, I would have made sure you talked to the boys and Kelly before I left. I think they were the only two things you still wanted. I'm sorry for not doing that for you. It was just so hard for us. We really didn't know what to do. It happened so fast.

We just miss you so much and there's nothing we can do that seems to make each other feel better. We try hard to comfort each other and be there for each other like always and that's all we can do.

Thanks so much for my kiss and telling me you loved me before we left that Friday. I treasure that memory.

I know you are watching us, I can really feel you and lately it seems more than ever.

I miss you and love you with all of my heart.

This morning, like every morning, my eyes open and I think of you. Sometimes it's hard to get out of the bed knowing that I will spend every minute of the rest of my life without you in it. Sometimes I hear you fussing at me, telling me to get up and go on. I cry and say it's hard to go on without you. I miss you. I want time to stand still. I want the clock to stop ticking.
I want to receive a text message from you. I want my phone to ring and hear you laughing on the other end, telling me how beautiful and sunny it is in Key West. I want to touch your tan skin and see your pretty eyes. I want to get off the airplane and see you jump off your feet. I want to hear you yell, "there's my sister" and see your big smile as you run to me and pick me up and hug me tight. I miss you so much.
Love ~ DG

My brother chose to be rich in grace, love and mercy rather than to be a millionaire empty of grace and salvation~He has eternal life in God's Heavenly Kingdom.

Missing you today makes my heart hurt and actually seem really heavy. Sometimes it's so hard. When someone you love goes away for a while, you miss them but you know they'll be back and the sadness you feel is matched by the excitement of knowing they'll be home soon. When someone you love dies, you can sit and hope and wait but they never come back. There is no day to look forward to. Yes, life continues on, good things happen, we have the rest of our family but we don't have you. So even though things seem to keep moving on, it's like we can't really move on. If you lose someone in the mall, you have to wait until you find them before you can keep going. We lost one of us and it doesn't seem right to just go on. It's like we are the one's that are lost. Please find us and help us get through this. Keep the sun shining on my face, it lets me know that you are there. I am so scared of the winter and how we will make it through the Holidays. I love you and miss you terribly.

Hope is an anchor, and love is a ship
Time is the ocean and life is a trip
You don't know where you're going
Til you know where you're at
And if you can't read the stars
Well you better have a map
A compass and a conscience
so you don't get lost at sea
Around some lonely island, no one wants to be

From the beginning of creation, I think our maker had plan
For us to leave these shores and sail beyond the sand
And let the good light guide to the waves and the wind
To the beaches and a world where have never been
And we'll climb upon a mountain, y'all we'll let our voices ring
Those who've never tried they'll be the first to sing

I'll see you on the other side
If I make it
And it might be a long hard ride
But I'm gonna take it
Sometimes it seems I don't have a prayer
Let the weather take me anywhere
But I know I wanna go
Where the streets are gold
Cause you'll be there

So I've torn my knees from praying
Scarred my back from falling down
Spent so much time flying high, til I'm face first in the ground
So if you're up there watching me, can you talk to God and say,
Tell him I might need a hand to see you both someday.

I'll see you on the other side
If I make it
And it might be a long hard ride
But I'm gonna take it
Sometimes it seems I don't have a prayer
Let the weather take me anywhere
But I know I wanna go
Where the streets are gold
Cause you'll be there

Sunny days seem to hurt the most
I wear the pain like a heavy coat
I feel you everywhere I go
I see your smile
I see your face
I hear you laughing in the rain
I still can't believe your gone
It ain't fair
You died too young
Like a story that had just begun
But death tore the pages all away
God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I've been through
Just knowing no one could take your place
Sometimes I wonder
Who you'd be today
Somedays the sky's so blue
I feel like I can talk to you
I know it might sound crazy
It ain't fair
You died too young
Like a story that had just begun
The only thing that gives me hope
Is I know, I'll see you again someday

I love you BROTHER and MISS YOU every single day

Hey Brother,
Just wanted to say I LOVE YOU!!! I am missing you a lot, i am just wishing things were back to normal but i know they wont be, THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!! Just wanted to thank you for what you did for me!!!!

Love Ya!

Donna and family,
I was one who never actually met Jerry. However I still feel that I get a sense of what was most important to Jerry from my conversations with Donna at work. My overwhelming feeling is that the devotion and love that he had for his entire family was the main focus in his life. So even now as God blesses Jerry in heaven, I am equally confident that his blessings will also touch each of you, Jerry's loved ones on Earth.

may god be with you my old friend

jerry i love you and miss you every day.

Jerry~ Since you’ve been gone, everyone keeps asking me how I am doing. Right now, this very moment, I am doing okay but there are times when I want to kick and scream and just totally go off because my big brother is gone and my heart is broken.

Our lives were different than others. Mama was twenty-four years old when she got divorced and we became, “the four of us”. We watched her struggle to hold us all together but she NEVER let us down. When I think of our childhood I think of all the fun times and of how I looked up to you and thought you were the most special, handsome, strongest, smartest boy on Earth and how I wanted to be cool and popular, like you. I think about how you taught me how to do everything, like play baseball and how you let me hang around with you and that you taught me how to fight like a boy because you didn’t want to have a sissy for a sister. I think about how you taught me the importance of looking after our baby sister, Tracie, and I think about how very much you loved our Mama. She made us so rich, in love. Mama, you, Tracie and I formed a circle of love and loyalty for one another. Being the only boy, you always wanted to protect us but you were our boy, the special one, and we put you in the center of our circle. We locked our arms around you and tried to keep you safe. We always felt like we had to hold you close and not let go for fear, you’d slip away. Somehow, we always knew that you were “the chosen one” and God was going to take you first. You were always so brave but, we feared that day, everyday and we were determined to dance your dance with you. Oh, what a unique dance we danced. Like the song says:

“I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end, the way it all would go. Our lives are better left to chance ~ I could have missed the pain but I'd have had to miss the dance”.

Because we danced with you, Jerry A. Worley, Jr., we are three strong, confident, unique women. I don’t think I have ever known a boy to be as proud of his Mama and his sisters as you were. Thank God for giving you to us.

So when people ask me how I’m doing I will always say that “I’m okay”. I think okay is as good as it gets but that’s a good thing, because at first I though that I’d never be okay, again. I kept saying “I can never be okay again, part of who I am went with my brother”. But then I realized, that, if part of me went with you, then part of you stayed here with me and I was able to smile, again. I may never be the same that I once was but I am lucky that I will always be so much like YOU…..my first friend, my irish twin, my big brother and the most special, handsome, strongest, smartest boy I ever knew.
Big Brother~I love you~DG

jerry-my son-my first born child...My prescious boy.I thank God for giving you to me..He knew you would need special love and care. I adored you fromthe moment they put you in my arms. Such a young mother what was i to do with this little baby boy. But it all seemed to come natural.You were followed by two baby girls and we made a family together that was so full of love and devotion for each other that losing you has caused me such pain i don't feel like me anymore.You taught me two important things in life..How to be a strong person...and to give unconditional love...Each day of my life now is a struggle to get thru.I go and lay on your grave and ask God to please ease my pain. I wanted to lay down in your grave with you but i know my time on earth is already decided by God. I must walk this earth until my time is up and try to live as God wants me to. You always knew how much i adored you i tried to never let you down.I thank God for our last days together. I could see the hurt in your eyes for me. You were so strong til the end. God forgive me but i can't help but want you back.....Run with the angels my baby boy..Mama will be there one day and you'll hear me shouting Jerry..Jerry...It's mama. i"m here son

Jerry-I have been on here and tried to write at least a dozen times and I just haven't been able to. I miss you so much that it hurts. It is a pain that I have never known. I think about you everyday, all day.

The things I miss wouldn't mean much to other people but to me they meant the world. I miss your early morning phone calls and the calls when you would have to talk to all the kids and me and Steve. I miss you staying with us and me cooking you all kinds of good things you liked. I miss you cracking my toes and fussing at me if they weren't painted. I miss your smile, your laugh, you telling me I was pretty, I miss your text messages, I miss you calling with one of your friends and making me talk to them, I miss you getting me to send you a picture of me on email so you could show me off to your friends. I miss you telling me about the sunset and the seafood and the fish in Key West, I miss you making me play the song "Wonder Wall" while you were living with us so you could go to sleep listening to it. I miss picking up the phone and hearing your voice say "Hey", I even miss the stupid calls where you would act like you were in trouble just so you could here me freak out.

You were the first person to take me hunting, catching tadpoles and snakes. I remember loving you sooo much as a little girl. To me you were a King. I knew that my Bubba would take care of me. Like the time I cut my foot and you carried me all the way home and when I had measles in Kindergarten, you were the one who put cold wash clothes on me to make me feel better. You were a good Big Brother and that's what I miss the most....just having my Big Brother.

I miss you calling and telling me to come to Florida, that we could find jobs...for the past 6 years we talked about me and my family moving to be with you so you could live with us. I wish I would have had your courage to just get up and go. I regret not doing that. Things may have been different if I had. If we had lived there with you, maybe we could have gotten you to the Doctor sooner. I am so sorry for that and I will always wonder.

They say time heals pain, but in my heart I know that there is no way that I will ever be okay with you being gone. I want you back. Our family was like a chain and now it is broken. Watch over us and keep us close. Help us hold the chain together.

Give me strength to stay strong...for my kids. They miss you so much. They are all going through such a hard time, each in their own way. I try to make them feel better but it doesn't seem to help too much. Watch over Mama too, she's having a really hard time. She loved you so much. I don't think she knows how to live without you in her life. Tell Nanny I love her. Fly high and be at peace. I love you-Tracie

Wonderwall
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Today was gonna be the day?
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now

And all the roads that lead to you were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Jerry, I didnt know you very well and I only spent a short time with you, but I became your friend and have since been drawn very close to your family. The short time I spent with you in Key West, I wouldnt trade for the world. As for the family of Jerry, I dont believe I have ever in my life seen such wonderful and strong people in the face of adversity. I truly admire and love you all........Bubba, rest in peace my friend!

MY Bubba~ The Only Man I knew I could trust with everything & The Only Man I know will always protect and love me more than anyone else I will EVER meet. I know he is in heaven now and that no one can hurt him and he is pain free with our Nanny..I Still lOve & Miss him more than ANYTHING IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!
Love Always~
Jamie [Roxy]
<3 R. I . P <3

To the family: my deepest condolances. I know it's hard losing a loved one and even though Jerry is no longer with us, he'll always remain in our best memories and in our hearts. People say that as we get older things get tougher, and that has some truth to it however life just unfolds and when all is said and done we all will be a memory someday so please live every day to the fullest and be sure to leave a good memory.
Rest in peace Jerry.

Always remember that my prayers are with you all, and that you are all very, very special to me. Jerry gave me some of the most wonderful times of my life, and I will never, ever forget those, or yall. He's in a special place now, with Nanny and Chip, watching the sun rise and set everyday, just like he always wanted. Don't ever hesitate to call on me for anything you may want or need, or if you just want a shoulder! I love you guys with all my heart!

Kelly Jean

I miss you, Brother....everyday

Donna and family,
You are in our thoughts and we are very sorry for your loss of Jerry. Please feel free to lean on us when you need a shoulder to cry on. We know the future probably looks bleak right now without him in your life, but take comfort in knowing that you will survive your loss. Jerry is in a better place now. He is no longer suffering and we know that you do not want him to suffer. Take care........
Candi and Tracy

My Brother,
I will never forget the good times we had together and the crazy moments in our life. You will be missed alot. I really want to thank our moms for keeping us together in some odd situations. Thanks to my mom and Judy we know each other as a family and I want to say I Love Yall very much for that. I love my sister's very much and there family's with all of my heart. Thanks for being there and giving me someone to call my brother and my sisters. Ilove yall all very much for that!!! You will be missed alot (BROTHER)

To: My Brother
We had good times and that is somthing I will never forget! I love and miss you. Thanks for being there for me and giving me someone to call my BROTHER. I love my family and thanks for being there all those years, when we could have went our seperate ways but our moms would not let that happen they kept us close, and I just want to thank my mom and Judy for allowing us to become so close!!! I love yall!!! I love my sister's Donna and Tracie and there Family's with all my heart. Love J.R.(Brother)

Remembering Jerry & Remembering You

I thought of Jerry today, but that is nothing new. I thought of Jerry yesterday, and will tomorrow too.

And I also think of you as well, even though you make no outward show. For what it means to lose a child, I hope I will never know.

Remembering Jerry will be easy, he was such a special joy. But I will remember your heartache as well, which I know will never go away.

Donna my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

God Bless

Donna my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

God Bless

MY BIG BROTHER
Two little hands, holding on to each other.
One belonged to me, one to my big brother.
We’d run through the fields and across the track~
When I got tired, he gave me a “piggyback”.

The journeys we took were far and wide
Wherever he went, I was by his side.
Even now, feeling the sun shine, hot, on my face
Takes me back to that special place…….

That place where we ran……wild and free.
It’s a place that every child should get to see.
My brother’s paradise….he shared it with me.
The place he chose to live for eternity.

In the wind, on the road, in the sand, at the beach~
To live, laugh and love is what he’d teach.
I can hear us laughing and giggling with joy.
I am blessed to be so close to this boy.

We played by the train tracks just for fun.
We’d hear the train coming and start to run.
My brother would jump up on the train~
He’d yell for me and hold out his hand.

I couldn’t be scared, for he had no fear.
We rode the train to Ettrick ~ where he bought me root beer.
These special moments, of our childhood, are etched in my mind
They will be with me till the end of time.

He taught me to live life right now, this minute.
To enjoy this world and everything in it.
He said God’s greatest gifts were the ocean and the sun.
He dreamed of a place that, someday, he would run.

I’ll never forget August 21, 2002,
I got to see my brother’s dream come true
I got off the airplane in paradise~
The world was beautiful through his eyes.

He had done exactly what he said
He found his place right on the edge~
On the edge of paradise where the land meets the sea.
Where everyone is wild and free.
Now his dash is over, but his soul will, forever, rest~
In the paradise he dreamed of ......down in Key West.

To the entire family, I send my sincere condolences. Such a loss makes it hard to remember that Jerry is now in a better place, where there is no pain, no sorrow. He will enjoy the sunsets & beach from a view we can only hope to one day see.

To the Worley Family, I am truly sorry to hear of the loss in your family. Though I never knew him well, I know the loss of someone so close is a great one. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
John Atwood

Tenderly may God's love heal your sorrow. Gently may the prayers of friends ease your hurting. Softly may God's peace replace your heartache with warm and loving memories.
May God watch over all of you and keep you safe.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Doug & Vicky

To Jerry's Family,
I just want to say he loved you all more than anything in this world and that he will be with you forever. He is now safe and free. I will continue praying for all of you to be strong enough to get through this and live life like he would want you to.
Love to you all.
Rhonda Stewart

Just want to send my prayers to the family...and remember, even though Jerry has sailed off into the sunset, he will live on in the hearts of everyone he ever met and remain in your soul forever.

Tenderly may God's love heal your sorrow. Gently may the prayers of friends ease your hurting. Softly may God's peace replace your heartache with warm and loving memories.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Doug & Vicky

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I GOT TO KNOW JERRY THROUGH MY BEST FRIEND TRACIE AND HER FAMILY.I DIDNT KNOW HIM AS LONG AS MANY HOWEVER,THE TIME I DID KNOW HIM YOU COULDNT HELP BUT LOVE EM'. HE MADE ME LAUGH MANY A DAYS!!!IM VERY GRATEFUL THAT I GOT THE CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM ON WEDNESDAY,JUNE 1ST,2005 BEFORE HE LEFT.HE WAS STILL TRYING TO TALK ME INTO TRANSFERING WITH VERIZON AND MOVE TO KEY WEST WITH HIM AND TRACIE AND STEVE AND THE KIDS.LOL. I DID HOWEVER TELL HIM THAT I LOVED HIM.AND THATS ALL I NEEDED. MY THOUGHTS,HEART AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE YOU!!!
I LOVE YOU ALL AND WILL BE HERE IF NEEDED!!
LOVE ALWAYS~
CRISTINA

Please be sure to view Jerry's beautiful video memorial, the access code is 02211965jaw.

My dearest Jerry,

"You said it best when you said nothing at all"

~Forever in my thoughts~

Deborah Jean

Dear Judy, Pat and Family,
I'm sorry that I could not make the trip up there, as I had to stay in Key West for work. I Can't think of anything to say to make you feel better, everybody stick together and you will get through this.
I was down at the beach Saturday afternoon, and I wrote down these lines...
To Jerry: I've been down here for a thousand years and have seen people like you come and go like the wind..
But you will always be on the beach with me every day because you where my Best Friend..
P.S. See you every morning at the beach table as usual
Still in Key West
Glen Roy, Donna, and Gosia Lewis

Our prayers and thoughts go out to the family and love ones.Jerry was a great guy who enjoyed life to its fullest.Again our thoughts and prayers go out to all his family and love ones.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow.

Dear Judy, Pat and family,

It is so difficult to lose a loved one no matter what the circumstances. I have suffered so much myself with the loss of my near and dear ones. I understand the shock of it all.

I am truly sorry for the grief that you are suffering and the loss of your dear son, Jerry.

Please know now that you are in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time in life.

I am here for you anytime you need me. Please do not hesitate to call on me whenever you feel the need.

All my love and thoughts,
Nancy Wheeler
Richmond, Virginia

My thoughts and my prayers are with you. I am sorry I did not get the chance to me him. I know that he was a good man because he is from the most wonderful family I have had the pleasure to become friends with. God Bless