Dear Uncle Don,

First, I want to say that words cannot express how truly missed you are.  It hurts me to know that you had to leave so many behind at such a young age, but it also comforts me to know that God was calling your name and that you are with Him now.  And no matter how many days and years go by without you here with us in the flesh, we all know that your spirit lives on endlessly. And that is the greatest comfort of all.  I love you.

Tara Johnson - Tulsa, OK

My Dear Donnie,

The most precious words you ever said to me was "Hello mama."  It is the way that you said it, I can't explain in words how it sounded.  I have heard these two words over and over and over, the last few days.

My son, you were a pure joy to be around, you were always happy, you always made people feel so special.  You were always there for us and Scott.  All anyone had to do is give you a call, and you were there.  What a blessing. Y ou never hung up the phone, or left to go home with out telling me that "I love you".  That was the very last thing that you said to me.

I know how much you loved me, it was with all of your heart.  You tried so hard to protect me from any pain, and you did that very well.  I just wished I had known that you were feeling bad.

I am a very blessed person to have had you for 42 years, but that was still too short.  We are just never ready to say goodbye.

It is a great comfort knowing that you are with Jesus, and out of any pain.  I dearly hope that you have found your grandparents;  What a wonderful day that would be.

I am comforted by Jesus, I feel his light shining on you and me.  We are at his feet looking up at Him and it is a very good feeling.  God is so gracious.

My heart is breaking, but I feel so good for you, and that is the important thing.

I do hope that you are watching us right now, you would not believe all the flowers, and many, many phone calls, all the people dropping by.  It is overwhelming to know how many wonderful people that care.

I love you with all my heart.

Mama

Donnie,

I am so blessed by knowing you are in our Fathers hands, and have gone home.  And though you will be missed by SO many, this is just a temporary separation,  I (we) will see you again and never be separated after that.

I want you to know that my best childhood memories have you in them, thank you so much for being my cousin, best friend, and & rock (on so many occasions) and even my New Years Eve date once!!  You will live in my memories forever.

Please forgive me for not telling you how much I love you often enough.

I love you,

Angel - Afton, OK

Daddy,

I love you and miss you whole big bunches!!! muah*  I know you're out of pain and everything, but I still will miss you always and forever!!

Love you!

Anna Johnson - Broken Arrow, OK

Donny,....I remember you since you were a little bitty boy.  I had two children, Michelle and Scott, and then Gene and JoAnn had YOU and Scott! WE lived next door to each other for many, many! years...There is no way I could possibly post all the ornery things that you kids did!  But you, my boy, you were the leader of the pack.  I JUST found out after you had gone to meet your LORD...what you did to my wonderful Gray Cat that simply disappeared one day!... You were full of mischieviousness!  What you couldn't think of? couldn't be thought of!  I have always loved you, in spite of it. :)..You turned into a wonderful man, husband, and father.  Even though you have left behind a beautiful family, you will see them again, Donny, I know you know that.  Where you are now is pure paradise and such a blessing from the pain and strife that you struggled with down here.  I will never forget you, who could? Your parents are two of the most fun loving people, Christians, to top that off, and I have loved them forever.  They brought you up right. And it shows.  I love your entire family, and wow, did you mark your children?  They have Donny written all over them, fellah!!  I love you, Donny, You will be missed and I really pray that if such a thing does happen thru the Holy Spirit, etc, that you could hear me singing to you.  I really do. For every note, every word was meant for you, son.  I love you.  Always.

Beth (Sisemore) Wallace - Henryetta, OK

Don,

You will be missed by us but we know you are with the Heavenly Father and in His care.

We remember you with such fondness.  You would help us with projects and even if you did not know how to fix the problems we had, you would still try.  You liked helping people and enjoyed being a helper.  You were a great "hugger".  When you hugged us, we knew that we had been hugged good!  You had a big heart for others and their needs.  You will be remembered in love.

Your Aunt & Uncle,

Ron and Joyce Smith - Tulsa, OK

Man, what a ride.  We had fun while it lasted.  You have always been there for me no matter what.  I could always depend on you my whole life.

From my first memories you were always there protecting me or kicking my butt.  We have fought, laughed and cried together so many times.  Most of the things we got into I can't even mention here.

You played a big part of who I am today.  I just wish I had the chance to tell you thank you for all you have done.

You will be greatly missed until the day we meet up again.  I will always cherish the memories of you and of all the fun times we had.

Love you bro,

Scott Johnson - Tulsa, OK

Happy Birthday son. I know you are in a better place now, and I just wanted to tell you how much we miss you. I do hope you are watching us.

Clay is playing football and you would be so proud of him. He is playing offense and defense. He is doing good but misses you.

Anna misses you so much, she tells you that all the time.

Rolanda called me today and we had a good cry. She is hurting also. It helps her to keep busy, and she sure does that.

Dad is doing really good, we will have the cancer in remission before too long.

And me..... well you know me, I will never be okay. But it sure helps to know God and have a wonderful relationship with him. God is so good.

I also wanted to tell you that you might run into Judy, she left here an May 3rd. I do hope you will find her, she such a up lifting ole soul. I miss her laugh and her bubbly personality.

I will talk to you later my son. I love you with all my heart.

Mama

Nov 26. Thanksgiving Day.

Well Sweetheart, I miss you so much. I don't know how I get through these days. Things will never be the same without you.

But I do have to tell you about Clay. He is growing up to be such an awesome young man. He stayed with us for three days this Thanksgiving and we enjoyed him so much. Dad bought him a 22 bolt action rifle, and they went out and did some shooting. He is doing really good in football. They have to put two guys on him to hold him. He can bench press 240 pounds already, just like you at the age of 14.

Anna is doing pretty good. She has signed up to play soccer. I think her girl friends are playing also.

Oh, how I wish I could see you again. There is so many things that I need to tell you. I just need to hold you in my arms. They ache so much to hug you. I just can't tell you how much I miss you.

Bye bye for now.

Mama

Uncle Don,

Well, on Christmas eve I had a vision of you that will be in my heart for forever. I pictured you standing at the gates of Heaven with your wings and a great big smile as you welcomed Papa into your arms. We all miss you both so much, and Christmas wasn't the same without you both there. But, this image gave me some peace of mind on such a sad day.  All my love.

Tara Johnson - Tulsa, OK

Hello sweetheart,

I am so glad that Tara told you about dad. I tried to, but just couldn't do it. The last year has been such a struggle for us. It was bad enough for you to leave us, but then Judy and dad left us also.

I thank the Lord that we are all loved by Christ, for that gives us our hope to see you again. Without that hope, I would be a total wreck.

Well, it has been a year today since you left us, and it has really devastated me, You can't imagine the hurt in my heart, and the many, many tears that I have shed on a daily basis. Then your dad has to up and leave me too. Oh, how my heart aches.

How did you like the devotion that Tara gave to you today? Beautiful. She is such a softie, she wears her heart on her sleeve just the way you did.

Anna is playing soccer again, and you would be so proud of her. I can't wait to go to her games. Then Clay will be back in football, and I am really looking forward to that too. Gotta get movies of them while I can.

I love you baby, with all my heart.

Mom