Thoughts of what we might be doing right now fill my mind. I sit here remembering all of what we shared. Your love is like a breath of fresh air, a prefect cup of tea, and you brought to me such sweet honesty. Your love was such a delight sharing special moments in the moon light. Thank you for making sense out of my life. You made all the wrongs seem right. Tears of joy for the happiness you bought to me. When I looked into your eyes there it was I found love. When it comes right down to it things will never be the same without you. Loving and missing you with all of my heart.
hey man its the 13th of may your day i really wish you were here to chill with your oldest dude i really miss crying out my female problems to you and watch as they go in one ear and out the other cause you had your own bs to deal with but i miss you man and i hope you celebrating up there we all miss you and wish you a happy birthday! hey little sam lee,s birthday is the 15th of may imagine that your youngest grandchild will be 1 yr. love you .
FFOS Moderator / Carla J. Dear Deddra,
I wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts as you remember your husband, Sammie, on his memorial date tomorrow. I'm sure you still miss him a great deal.
I hope you are able to find some peace in your day - as well as your heart - as you honor and celebrate Sammie's life.
CarlaJ / FFOS Moderator Anthony Dinolfo~March 1984 - February 2000 Elizabeth Harper~April 1971 - March 2007
A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~
Being here without you is like trying to breathe / Deddra Butler (Wife)
Being here without you is like trying to breathe with no air.
On this day two years ago I lost a big part of my HEART and SOUL. When your heart is used to beating with two beats and one stop, it leaves the heart very weak; so I go thorough the motion of day to day things barely strong enough to survive. When I get to where it seems like I can’t go on. I can hear you saying, (Baby you alright). Being here without you in the physical form has been so very hard on me. I really don’t know what I’m feeling. I believe that if you could speak to me you would say; Baby I’m sorry for leaving you. I would have stayed with you if I could have. You gave me so many beautiful memories. I think about when we would just kick back and watch the clouds and chit chat about all sort of thing. They are PRICELESS. When I think about how special you are to me, and just what made you so special to me. Your ability to understand, and give me the love I needed. You gave yourself unconditionally. When I think about the way you made me feel, if reminds me of thins song.
The first time ever I saw your (Roberta Flack)
The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the end of the skies
The first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hand Like the trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command...my love
The first time ever I lay with you And felt your heart so close to mine And I knew our joy would fill the earth And last 'til the end of time...my love
The first time ever I saw your face Your face, your face, your face
I think this song tells some of what I go thorough.
I STILL DREAM ( Boney James) I STILL DREAM THAT WE’RE TOGETHER BABY I STILL DREAM OUR LOVE WOULD LAST FOREVER
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WIND MOVING ON TO MY HEART TAKES ME DRIFTING BACK IN TIME SO MANY MEMORIES PLAYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN
I CAN STILL FEEL THE FIRE BURNING FROM OUR FIRST KISS SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY NOW THERE’S SADNESS IN THE AIR OUR LOVE WAS NEVER ENDING
OUT OF THE BLUE IT CHANGED AND MY WHOLE WORLD CAME TUMBLING DOWN WISH YOU WERE HERE NEXT TO ME SO I MAKE BELIEVE
I STILL DREAM THAT WE’RE TOGETHER BABY I STILL DREAM OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER
GOODBYE IS ALWAYS HARDER THAN YOU’VE LEFT BEHIND THE EMPTINESS WON’T GO AWAY NOW EVERYTHING I SEE REMINDS ME OF OUR TIMES TOGETHER
OUT OF THE BLUE IT CHANGED AND MY WHOLE WORLD CAME TUMBLING DOWN WISH YOU WERE COMING BACK TO ME SO I MAKE BELIEVE
I STILL DREAM THAT WE’RE TOGETHER BABY I STILL DREAM OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER
WISH YOU WOULD COME BACK TO ME SO I MAKE BELIEVE I STILL DREAM WISH YOU WERE HERE NEXT TO ME SO I MAKE BELIEVE I STILL DREAM
Love you Always
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE -- PAST AND PRESENT / Gwendolyn Gorden To view something of this nature, to be able to keep the memory of a legend alive, to be able to share with loved ones, friends and family members is truly a blessing. Deddra, asking if you were okay with this helped me to realize that this was something that would have been therapeutic for me 5 years ago. As a result, it has encouraged my heart to the point of creating memories of my own of another known legend.
I consider it unfortunate to not to have met Sammie, and having just went through a formal introduction recently with you Deddra, reading the kind expressions of love from the website has given me a chance to see what you saw and miss. It has also given me the opportunity to know him virtually and pictures can say so much (for a lifetime). Thank you for introducing him to me.
But since my words are for the living, I leave these words to ponder: You were very blessed to be the recipient of one who was allowed again to pick a beautiful bouquet from God’s garden.
Love you always, Gwen Gorden
Happy Anniversary / Mrs Sammie Lee Butler (Wife)
It was my PLEASURE TO LOVE YOU
I love you today as much as I did the day you asked me to marry you. We did not know that our time together would be so short. The Love we shared will be with me the rest of my life. I want to say THANK YOU for the way you gave yourself to me. You opened up and shared your whole life with me; like I had been with you all the time. I hope you could FEEL how much I LOVED YOU. I tried to show you in every thing I did for you. It is hard being here without you. I know you would want me to be happy. So, for you I try to be. I think about the good times we shared laying in the yard on an autumn day. The sun is warm with a light breezes blowing. Talking and making plans to buy a hammock for the next year, so we could lay in it together. We would sit on the tailgate of your truck listening to music and laughing acting like a couple of kids out on their first date. I think about when you would rock me because you knew there was something on my mine and I could not go to asleep. I remember asking you, “Did I ever tell you I would rock myself to sleep when I was a little girl?” You said no. I thought to myself I am Blessed and just how special this man is made me say,” THANK YOU GOD, HE IS MIND.” On this day two years ago we took our vows. You were so nervous I had to button your shirt for you. I still hear you telling me this is the happiest day of your life. It made me feel so special to bring so much happiness to such a wonderful person. You were so Loving, Gentle, and Sweet. You gave your all to me always thinking of my needs, wants, and feelings. You were my prefect Husband. I will always LOVE YOU.
My Dear Sammie Lee, You were the only person to totally and completely love me. I know you went through a lot in your life, but you learned the lessons well. I was blessed to be the one to receive the benefits of what you had learned about love. Thank you for loving me. I think about the day I met the perfect stranger. I think about us. I think about the day I got wrapped around your finger. I think about us. The sun was shining on you...the Lord was smiling on me. Love was calling out. I had my mind made up. I can’t stop loving you. I can’t help myself and I can’t get over you no matter what I tell myself. Never thought I’d love any one else. I think about us. I think about the day you left. I think about us. I think about the love we had. I think about us. I think about the way we laughed without reason. I think about us. Somebody tell me why I feel like I’m dying. I can’t stop loving you I can’t help myself. I can’t get over you no matter what I tell myself. I think about us. I think about us. I think about us. What am I going to do? Oh Daddy, I think about the love we had. I think about the way you laugh. I can’t get over you. I can’t stop missing you Daddy. I can’t stop wanting you Daddy. I can’t stop loving you. I can’t get over you. I can’t stop feeling you. I can’t stop dreaming about you. I will grow old with you for you are in my soul. I Miss You I miss the sound of your voice. I miss your smile. I miss the smell of your skin. I miss your tenderness. I miss watching you walk. I miss the songs you would make up just for me. I miss waking up next to you and you are watching me sleep. I miss my messages baby you alright? I miss you bringing me something from the store every time you went just to let me know you were thinking about me. I miss that special way look would look at me. I miss watching the sunsets with you. I miss everything about you. I just miss us.
I LOVE YOU WITH MY HEART & SOUL
ALWAYS A
BUTLER
Thinking of the two of you... / Eleatrice Elder (Niece) I know that sinking feeling It will happen to you too... The one that you love is gone forever And there's nothing you can do.
So try to remember the good times together And your heart will start to heal They live on inside you, They're always beside you, They're angels waiting there, To guide you home.
Written by Brian Fitzgerald
A Blessing on Earth / Mrs. Butler Missing You (Wife)Read >>
A Blessing on Earth / Mrs. Butler Missing You (Wife) May 13, 1946 the day that God Blessed this earth with your presence Six Two years ago. I thank him for that! He gave you a big and generous HEART so sweet and tender. And you blessed me with your LOVE. I can still feel the depth of your LOVE that’s what gets me though the day. I was about to give up on LOVE and then you came along You would not take no for an answers THANK YOU. I remember how you would look at me, and it makes me smile. I can hear your soft spoken words whispering I LOVE YOU making me giggle like a school girl . I close my eyes and remember how good you were to me. My LOVE for you is ever lasting. I will LOVE YOU with my last breath. I will forever be your Mrs. Butler. I LOVE YOU MY LOVE UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. Close
Your Love at Christmas Time / Mrs Deddra Butler (Wife)Read >>
Your Love at Christmas Time / Mrs Deddra Butler (Wife)
Christmas with my Sammie Lee I only had him for three of them. He didn’t like the shopping thing, so I would go with my daughters we would make a day of it. Last Christmas he deiced to go with me. We had such a good time singing, and laughing with and at each other. He told me that he would buy me the world if he could. I stopped and turned to him and said you are my world you are all I need. It was our first Christmas as husband and wife. I had to work so he did the cooking. I came home charismas eve He had a drink wanting and my bath ready. He was wonderful. When I was done I help with some of the preparation for the rest of the dinner. I was grading some chesses when he slides a box in front of me and he said the first of many. With tears in my eyes I open the box it was a pair of diamond earring in side. I could hardly see them for all the tears. He said if you don’t like them I could always take them back, and get you a doll. We turned out the light in the house and set in front of the tree and watched the lights. We talked about how lucky we were to have final fine each other if was magical. When I woke up Christmas morning there was a rose on his pillow and a note the said I love you are what I’ve wanted all my life. When I went in the kitchen to get my coffee it was sitting on the table with another gift it was a necklace. More tears he looked at me and laughs and said ok I’m not giving you anything else. (I had told him that my jewelry had been stolen and I want to replace it). Before I left to go to work he said I just want you to know that you are LOVED. I put up a little tree about 20” with white lights and red bows with a crystal angle under it just for my Sammie LeeClose
Happy Anniversary / Mrs Sammie Lee Butler (Wife)Read >>
Happy Anniversary / Mrs Sammie Lee Butler (Wife) I close my eyes and I see us making plans for our anniversary. I’m asking you questions about what you want to do to celebrate our special day. You smile at me and say I just want to be with you baby. You’re looking at me the way you do that lets me know I am your happiness. I can still hear you say where have you been? You are just what I have been looking for. I think about you telling me about the first time you saw me. You told your buddy look man that’s what I need right there. He ended up being your best man at our wedding. God gave you your hearts desire. He gave you me. When we starting dating I had no idea you were so special. You gave me all of you in such little time. You shared your hold life with me in just three years. With so much intimacy, you told me things about your childhood and your rights and wrongs. Some things someone else would have never told another living soul. I thank you for that. I miss our late night or early morning conversations. I would roll over and find you awake and we would start to talk. You would say baby, you should go back to sleep you have to go to work and we would laugh and the next thing we know it would be time for coffee. I MISS THAT
Happy Anniversary Daddy Thank You for Loving Me Close
I do not stand at your grave and weep; you are not there. You are with me. You are in my heart. You are thousand winds that blow. You are the diamond glints on snow. You are the sunlight on ripened grain. You are the gentle autumn rain. You are the soft stars that shine at night. You are still the love of my life.
The Baker Family offer their condolences / Delton &. Carylon Baker Read >>
The Baker Family offer their condolences / Delton &. Carylon Baker
Sammie although our acquaintance was brief and full of fun during the family re-union, it gives me great pleasure to offer a heart-felt appreciation in making that acquaintance. Life is short lived and we must make the best of everything while we yet live. Deddra I know that words cannot express the grief and emptiness that you feel but remember, weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning. Hold on and stay strong. We love ya cousin
Before I met you I thought I would be by myself for the rest of my life. But you came in with so much DETERMINATION and LOVE it was hard to keep you out of my heart. I had never known such PURE sweetness until I got to know you. To be loved by you is really a blessing to me. We discovered that we had to go through a whole lot to be ready for each other's love. Had we met any earlier in our lives we would not have been ready to share such sweet and tender moments. We believed it was truly about the little things that made love so great. I love you, DADDY. Thank you for giving me your heart. I will treasure it forever. Your Wife Mrs. Sammie Lee Butler
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