My husband and I both got tattoos in honor of our amazing son, Noah. He was always so loving and happy, and he would want us to stay positive.
The SE Victory tattoo is a tribute to his gaming family Smokeless Empire.
~Melissa Griffin
💚 Noah Skylar Lear, 7/13/99 - 3/16/16
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This is a photo of the Post-it Notes I have kept since Rory was a little boy. I had one traced to remind me every morning of his love. He was my only child & died in his sleep 4 yrs ago from a genetic heart defect we never knew about. I look at it all the time.
❤️ S x
~Sharryn
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Each element of the sleeve will be a canvas of memories, a heartfelt dedication that echoes his spirit and the bond we shared. He will forever be our number 16 ❤️
~ Andrew McKinnon Foundation #Forever15
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Nicole didn’t think about being beautiful or free. She just was.
~ Kim Peacock
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This was my brother Anthony's signature. I got it on his birthday, one month after he passed away. The blackbird represents the song, Blackbird, which my mom always says was "his song".
~Lana
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My second showcases the magic Mason believed that dream catchers hold with a photo of his eye in looking out. A knowing that he is with me still and is watching over me.
My third is a portrait of Mason's to have with me always.
~ Melissa Stasiak
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My daughter and I got matching tattoos. This is my son’s fingerprint (blown up) and his actual writing. The artist made a stencil from Pike’s handwriting and traced it.
~ Mica Refit Dallas
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My husband Nate's dad died suddenly & unexpectedly at 60 on August 7, 2017. Nate got this tattoo in honor of his family crest which means "for the king." His family is Irish. We were able to find the crest that matched his family's.
~Aja Oakman-Mahaffey
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I chose the music note for his love of music and the blue rose for him.
Angel wings for my angel, Carson.
~ Tatum Price
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... his soul will stay with me forever. And this is my reminder that he will never truly leave me.
~ @alymel91
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the image of my three children is from a memory full of joy and hope and love and no worries of whether or not there would be a future and it transports me back into those feelings as alien as they feel now after losing him.
~ alix mellis-brown
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... as well as other reminders of him and will continue to honor him with more tattoos as time goes on.
My son was 22 when he passed away due to fentanyl. He was the kindest most loving, non-judgmental person and gave the best hugs ever.
~ Judith Meier
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We were hiking through Glacier National Park & a butterfly landed on my mom’s hat. It sat there for 5 minutes as we hiked. I like to think it just knew that my mom was a safe place & was drawn to her peaceful energy.
~Karuna
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Tattoo by @elistudertattoo
The tattoo reads the day he was born and the day he died with a semicolon to remind me to keep on going. The bottom is his writing on a birthday card he gave me one year. Christian will forever be a part of me and be close to my heart.
~ Dana Louis
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I miss him so much ❤️❤️
~Meg Murray
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I brought the note my mother wrote me into a tattoo parlor a week later, and this is the beauty that came from it. She is my North Star. I feel her with me and hear her voice when it's needed the most.
~Marisa Fotieo
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My grief hasn’t gone away, but it has changed.
~ Candace Cahill
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My tattoo is his handwriting from a letter he wrote me & a fountain pen the tattoo artist drew from one of Robert's pens. He was hilarious & brilliant & taught me how to love & be loved. 1071 days of marriage wasn't nearly enough.
~ Raphie Bielefeld Brewer
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The 9 years since his diagnosis & death have been fraught with pain. I decided I wanted a dragonfly tattoo to remind me & as a way of remembering Mark. I added 'breathe' to remind me to focus more on my breathing whenever I'm tense or anxious.
~ Karen Young
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But it still took 5 years on my 70th birthday to finally have my boys together forever in ink on my inner arm. I love it and treasure it.
~ Linda Knight Crane
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We were desperate to find a way to connect with Tommy. Katie, Tommy’s sister, suggested we get the same tattoo & drew one on a friend’s ankle. We joked about it, but the thought of getting the tattoo appealed to many of us.
~ Cindy Watanabe
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My fourth tattoo stands for his faith in God. The Delphinium means transcending time and space. For my son. The lantern to light his way back home. The dragonfly is said to send messages from spirit.
~ Karen Van Verdegem
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Caleb always said, "I love you more" and that is his name in the writing when he was five. The 17 butterflies are from smallest to biggest and orange because it's the color of Tennessee Volunteer football. The white butterfly represents the year he left my arms.
~ Chrisy Slate
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I couldn’t think of a better metaphor for his life. He left large shoes to fill, and I work hard to blaze an equally memorable path for my two sons.
~ Joey Maxey
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Samuel was an amazing, kind, loving, courageous, intelligent, witty young man with his whole life ahead of him. I miss him every moment of every day. Our whole family does.
~ Michelle Harris
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This is one of them. My tattoo is a reminder of his absence which is so hard but also beautiful to have with me the rest of my life. Thank you for giving me my nickname, dad, you are the only one who called me Scooter & no one will ever again. I love you.
~Stacy DeMorrow
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All we have is today. Do what you love with people you love. Thank you, Dan, for being my biggest source of strength and inspiration as I know that everything I do, I am doing with you.
Daniel Velez, 1981-2014
~ Alejandro Velez
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We will share his memories and beautiful Spirit always ❤️🩹
~Melissa
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