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Wednesday
17:01
09.13.2006 |
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Miranda |
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I had only passed Andrew in the hall, but i had heard amazing things about him from sarha who had been in my world history class I heard alot of amazing things about about him. I cried nobody ever deserves to leave like he did. He was an amazing kid and his parents should know he was a perfect guy to Sarha. 
he was an amazing guy. R.I.P
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113 |
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Monday
17:30
09.11.2006 |
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Jay |
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Andrew,
I remembered a story the other day when I was at Wal-Mart that I hadn't thought about in a while.
It was last summer when we went to the Poconos for the week. I went with you and Mike to the Wal-Mart there to get some supplies. When we went to pay I used my credit card. You knew that I sometimes draw pictures on the signature screen to see them when the receipt prints out. So when I signed, you asked me: "Did you really sign it?"
The woman behind the counter must have thought we were using a stolen credit card or engaging in some other fraud because she looked very suspicious and asked "Why wouldn't you sign it?"
I quickly explained what you meant. She quickly decided I was a freak. That ended the transaction.
I think of you now whenever I sign those credit card screens at the store.
Miss you...
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112 |
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Tuesday
19:38
08.29.2006 |
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Amber S. |
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Hi, I dont know you but as soon as i read every single message to you on here I started crying my eyes out.
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111 |
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Monday
14:43
08.28.2006 |
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lisa |
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wow andrew. i didnt no you but ive read some of theese stories and i really wish i had known you.
whitney your brothers wifes sister.
was like my sister growing up and she was telling stories of you and it really made me wish i knew you. you would have made a great impact on my life.
the morning you passed away was actaully the first time i had heard of you and no one knew of your death yet.
melissa buschinski was sharing a storry about you and i metioned that i didnt no who you were.
then the next day in school my friend evan was crying and i asked him why. and he said my friend died i asked who and he said your name. i automaticly thought of melissa and i had to break the news to her. i will never forget the look on her face.
=(
rest in peace buddy.
i hope you know how much you are loved and missed
always in my heart.
-lisa-
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110 |
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Monday
01:12
08.28.2006 |
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walter amaya |
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we werent really good friends but im really sorry for your family, they suffered a great loss, you were a great kid and i really wish i got to know you better. i really dont know what else to say but i'll see you soon...you were a amazing person from what i remember, too bad i moved before i could really get to know you but i'll see you soon...love you man
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109 |
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Friday
14:52
08.25.2006 |
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Kait |
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I only got to spend one weekend with Andrew, however, through these stories and his family I’m getting to know him and understand how truly great a kid he was. Although my memories are limited, I do have a story to share. We were at Jay’s surprise party where Andrew and I were sitting at the table discussing things such as scouts, school and our families. When the conversation turned quiet, I turned to speak to someone else but when I turned back to Andrew he was occupied with pushing water droplets around on the plastic tablecloth to form puddles of water. I could only laugh but he insisted I try it. Once I did we were both occupied for awhile. He told me how it was calming to be doing something like that because everything else was pushed out of your mind as you became more focused. Every time I see water on a plastic tablecloth I can’t help but move them around 
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108 |
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Friday
11:12
08.25.2006 |
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Megan |
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Being the only girl I usually lost the vote on what movie we would all see. We usually ended up seeing the kind of movies that I wasn't interested in at all. I never wanted to see Spiderman or The Mummy but I had no one on my side. Finally Jay met Alyssa and I had someone who also did not want to see the action movies. Alyssa and I started to go to chic-flicks while the boys would go to see a movie they wanted. One time Alyssa and I went to a girly movie while Andrew and Jay went to see X-Men. On the way home Jay asked us how we liked our movie. We told him a little bit about it and left it at that. Then Andrew and Jay told us everything about their movie!!! They went on and on and every time Jay went to say someone, Andrew would ask, "Jay, can I tell this part?" Or he'd say, "It's just like..." and repeat everything Jay had just told us. He wanted so bad to share it all with us too. By the time we got home Alyssa and I knew everything about X-Men and we hadn't even seen the movie.
Andrew always told us way more than we needed to know about everything. He gave so much attention to detail that the smallest thing could take him forever to explain, but you would get the most vivid image in your mind. I loved his stories. He put so much feeling into them and I looked forward to always hearing about his adventures and the things he would find on his excursions in the woods.
Andrew would tell us stories over and over again but they never got old, his energy made you want to hear the story all over again. His life was way too short but he sure got to tell a lot of stories in his short time.
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107 |
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Friday
08:43
08.25.2006 |
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Jay |
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We always talk about the last trip the family made to Disney World. I remember we were in the hotel and Andrew was getting in trouble with our mother for making faces too much. She was telling him that it wasn't funny and he needed to stop. While he was being scolded he started laughing, which really infuriated Mom.
What Mom didn't know was that I was standing behind her making faces as Andrew was being yelled at. Luckily for him, I stepped in and told Mom that I had been doing that before she really got mad at Andrew. Then the focus shifted to scolding me instead.
Does it change the story to mention that Andrew was 9 and I was 19 when this happened?
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106 |
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Thursday
23:30
08.24.2006 |
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Alyssa |
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Looking back, I can think of so many wonderful memories that I've shared with Andrew and the rest of the amazing Kries family (both before and after I became a Kries myself). One of my favorites was a few years ago when Jay and I picked up Mike, Megan, and Andrew and we all piled into the car for a day of rafting along the river. After we'd blown up both rafts, Megan and I hopped into the smaller of the two and Jay, Mike, and Andrew settled themselves into the other. Unfortunately, we'd underestimated the strength of the river and had not accounted for the fact that our raft would be much lighter than the boys'. The second our raft hit the water, it quickly floated downstream and while we grabbed for branches and anything else that would stop us, the boys paddled like crazy to catch up. Finally after a few bumps and bruises and one wayward oar, they did manage to reach us. To prevent our rafts from drifting too far apart, Andrew spent the remainder of our trip (pretty much the entire day!) stretched out on his stomach with his hands clasped around the handle of our raft. Andrew promised that he wouldn't let us go and he didn't- not once the entire day. I only hope that now he realizes that we too will never let go. We feel his absence whenever Jay, Mike, Megan, and I spend time together. We're not complete- a part of us will always be missing. We miss Andrew more than anything, but we will never ever let go of our love for him and we will forever hold dear all of the precious memories that we've shared and for that, I am so very thankful.
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105 |
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Tuesday
21:54
08.22.2006 |
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Britt |
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yesterday i was hanging out with alex flyod and i was up by the train tracks and the rope swing by ur house and alex told me about how u guys used to hang out liek everyday and he told me that i most likely would have been really good friends with you by now because i hang out with him a lot  and i guess it just made me think of you. you're miss kid ... very much.
and to his family... i wish you guys everything. i've lost a newphew and that was hard enough .. i could never imagine the pain you guys feel. you guys are in my prayers. take care.
Britt Van Ness
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