Happy Birthday Ryan

I was just thinking about Ryan yesterday.  I was thinking what it would have been like if they had not crashed their airplane and we had gone for our weekend away.  Ryan would have had a lot of fun with my daughter.  He loved my daughter.  Ryan would have been 13 today.  I was recently at a funeral for Gordon Smith of Santa Cruz.  I saw some of Luke’s friends.  They had grown to be nearly as tall as I am.  I came to more fully realized that Luke and Ryan will be frozen in time.  We’ll never see them older than the pictures we have.  I imagine Ryan would be a pretty big guy.  He had a stocky build.

We miss you and we’re thinking of you on your birthday, Ryan!

This entry was posted in Ryan. Bookmark the permalink.

5 Responses to Happy Birthday Ryan

  1. DeDe's Mom David's Mom in Law Ryan and Luke's Nana Forever says:

    Thank you John for sharing your thoughts of Ryan on this day of his birth 13 years ago today! I too think of what he would look like today, and how much he would have changed. Yes I think he would be taller and a little fuller in physique but his smile, the light of life and the love he shared would still be there! The gifts from God that he brought into our world that special day! I would have to brace myself for the big “Hug of Love” I always received. Like Ryan things are different for me these days. Not a day goes by that my thoughts are not visited about our Four Houghton Loves! I continue to try not to get caught up on what I have missed and will continue to “Miss” and be open to the Love I continue to receive! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ryan I will Love You and always Remember the Joy and Happiness you l! ????Nana

  2. Emilia Murray says:

    Happy Birthday Ry-Ry and also a special day for DeDe!
    Ryan was always such a gentle, sweet boy and even my girls still talk about how fun it was to play at his house. He had a special way with the \ladies\, he must have got it from David ;-)
    We sure do miss those four angels!!

  3. Emilia Murray says:

    Happy Birthday Ry-Ry and also a special day for DeDe!
    Ryan was always such a gentle, sweet boy and even my girls still talk about how fun it was to play at his house. He had a special way with the “ladies”, he must have got it from David ;-)
    We sure do miss those four angels!!

  4. Sherry Balow says:

    Thinking of all of them and what would have been a landmark birthday … Ry a teenager! In my thoughts I imagine WHEREVER THEY ARE they’re happy together and only a breath away from our earthly memories of them. Those memories sustain us.

  5. Cathryn says:

    Our family is missing you, Ryan, and all that you have been to us, and what you would be like today, the same gentle, loving, playful Ryan and so much bigger. Remembering you on your birthday, in celebrating your life, and always–Happy Birthday! With much love, your Aunt Cathryn.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>