Elijah Rodriguez Memorial
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Elijah Rodriguez, my beloved brother, was born April 7th, 2000 and passed away shortly before his 19th birthday on April 2nd, 2019. Elijah struggled with depression and anxiety. Unfortunately the fight he had inside ended when he took his own life. We can only speculate as to why. Perhaps it was the cancer my father struggled with for 5 years leading to his ultimate passing, maybe it was the everyday hardships we face that he felt he just couldn’t take anymore, or perhaps it was bad decisions that led to one he couldn’t take back. What I do know that his mom and my dad, while he was here on this Earth, tried everything they could to help him with recovery and with his illness.
Regardless of the why, we are now a broken family full of pain, hurt, and just pure and utter sadness -now with the burden of having to plan arrangements for a loved young son and brother that died far too young. While we know that God will always provide for this family and has His hand in every single area of our lives, I am setting this up to ease the financial challenge for Debbie, my step mom. After my father passed away, she has been the sole parent and financial provider for the family including my other younger siblings, Noah & Sydney. My hope is to help cover a majority of the costs for her through those who wish to help.
Although I know I will never get to see Elijah’s beautiful smile, his sly grin when he thought a silly joke I made was sort of funny, or hug him and tickle him the way any 18 year old loved for his big sister to do, I will pray for peace that his suffering he went through within his mind and heart are now gone. My last ask is that you reach out to someone you know who is down today. The someone you tell yourself that it’s a burden to reach out to because of the stress and emotional toll it takes to try to understand them. Find them…we all have one… and just love on them. And more than anything, pray and pray and pray for them. Today I choose not to remember Elijah for his struggles, but only for the beautiful soul he had tucked under all of his pain. I love you my handsome little brother.
Thank you for your prayers for our family and mostly for Debbie and my younger siblings – Noah, Sydney, Destiny and Gabriel.
Regardless of the why, we are now a broken family full of pain, hurt, and just pure and utter sadness -now with the burden of having to plan arrangements for a loved young son and brother that died far too young. While we know that God will always provide for this family and has His hand in every single area of our lives, I am setting this up to ease the financial challenge for Debbie, my step mom. After my father passed away, she has been the sole parent and financial provider for the family including my other younger siblings, Noah & Sydney. My hope is to help cover a majority of the costs for her through those who wish to help.
Although I know I will never get to see Elijah’s beautiful smile, his sly grin when he thought a silly joke I made was sort of funny, or hug him and tickle him the way any 18 year old loved for his big sister to do, I will pray for peace that his suffering he went through within his mind and heart are now gone. My last ask is that you reach out to someone you know who is down today. The someone you tell yourself that it’s a burden to reach out to because of the stress and emotional toll it takes to try to understand them. Find them…we all have one… and just love on them. And more than anything, pray and pray and pray for them. Today I choose not to remember Elijah for his struggles, but only for the beautiful soul he had tucked under all of his pain. I love you my handsome little brother.
Thank you for your prayers for our family and mostly for Debbie and my younger siblings – Noah, Sydney, Destiny and Gabriel.
Organizador e beneficiário
Vanessa Payne
Organizador
Albuquerque, NM
Debbie Bazan
Beneficiário