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Luckymama58 · 01-27-2003, 10:03 PM

As you all know, starting tomorrow, we mark the 26th sad anniversary of the cruel joke that took our sweet Freddie from us. This is a hard kind of death to remember, because of the way it happened as well as the fact that it is spread out over almost 2 days.

Last year I spent the 25th anniversary very depressed and trying to wrestle with Freddie about the whys. I think this year I am at peace with his passing, even though I will truly never be at peace with the way it happened. But that is OK too.

I was wondering how the rest of you plan on marking this anniversary this year.

For me, I think I will be in a quiet, meditative mode this year. I have spent the past few weeks thinking about all the good Freddie did in his short lifetime. I sometimes wonder if he wasn't destined for this. I think about the 'what if he lived' senerio, but somehow I have a hard time with that, because he was who he was.... forever young. I guess I keep thinking that Freddie is telling me this year that he doesn't want me to mourn, that I did that enough last year. Instead, he keeps telling me he wants me to celebrate who he was and rejoiced that he was able to touch my life at least. When I think of Freddie this year, I don't seem to want to dwell on his death, but think about his life. And maybe that is what celebrating an anniversary of a death should be, a celebration of a life. I think other cultures do this better than Americans do.

I will burn my candle tomorrow night and Wednesday night, in silent tribute this year. I might even watch few of my favorite episodes on Wednesday night. I will be too busy on Tuesday night to do that, but I will burn the candle before I go to bed and say a prayer for his soul.

Please post what you are going to do. I am sure whatever it is, Freddie will be smiling on all of us, his friends and fans.

hue_mee · 01-27-2003, 10:10 PM

I plan to spend the time light candles in his memory. Thinking of his laughter and happiness he has brought towards others. Watching several episodes of Chico and the Man and listen to his comedy cd. Then possibly make a few wallpapers as another collective memory of his life, love and laughter!
God Bless you Freddie

hue_mee · 01-27-2003, 10:11 PM

In rememberance of Freddie...

Cheryl Harrell · 01-28-2003, 04:47 AM

Awww. that pic is so sweet!!!! It's got me breaking out the hankies...

I'll be busy Tues nite but Wed nite I hope to watch some CATM videos. Bless his dear sweet young heart...

Danisel331 · 01-28-2003, 05:03 AM

What sweet ways to remember someone you so admire.

I've had a little practice at this by now unfortunately because of Selena, so I've gotten past the sadness part of this. No, it doesn't get any easier as the years go by, but you can come to a better understanding of why this person is so special to you. As Luckymama said, you realize that this date is a day to look at what was accomplished in his all too short time here on Earth. There's a Mexican belief that a person dies three deaths instead of one. The first is when the body ceases to function, the second is when the body is returned to the Earth and the final is when there's no one left to remember. By paying our respects, we assure that Freddie has not gone past the second. I hope you all will have a reflective day of at least quiet rejoicing for all the gifts that were left behind!

Pitooey · 01-28-2003, 10:21 AM

Beautiful...........

atlangel · 01-28-2003, 03:26 PM

You all have expressed such lovely sentiments. I, too, have tears in my eyes. I have felt depression all around me as the anniversary approaches. It is so true that regardless of how many years elapse, our hearts ache from this loss.

I will be lighting a candle each night, saying prayers and thinking of Freddie and how much we all love him.

Luckymama, thank-you for sharing your heartfelt feelings with us. Each point you made touched me in a special way. I wish you could hear me cheering you in agreement.

Pitooey · 01-28-2003, 06:39 PM

I've found alot of nice people here in this site. Friends who love Freddie as much as I do... I will spend tomorrow lighting a candle for Freddie and looking at a show or 2 to remember Freddie. I wrote a little something that expressed how I was feeling this evening. I hope you all like it.....

Pitooey · 01-28-2003, 09:16 PM

Again....

hue_mee · 01-28-2003, 10:35 PM

Here is another memorial of our beloved Prinze. I hope to be on tomorrow. If so possibly late. So I have decided to post it tonight instead.

Laz77 · 01-29-2003, 01:43 AM

I only met you a year ago this month but you have inpired me as you have so many others. You struck laughter into the hearts of so many and continue to spark vision in so many more. In my eyes you are still with us, a spirit so bright cannot fade easily. Your energy still surrounds us, your mark on the world still heard.

Freddie Prince we miss you but you are not gone. You still live within us - "We are all the same, we all cry when certain things happen, we all laugh when certain things happen..."

Today I celebrate you. Your struggle did not go in vain. You succeeded in life where so many of us fail, you know what it is to be human.

Thank you for all the joy you have given this sad world.

Your Brother,
Lazaro J Viciedo

Cheryl Harrell · 01-29-2003, 04:32 AM

I'm reading the posts here & seeing all the sweet pictures & about to start bawling or something (reaches for a hankie)... It's so sad what happened to him...

Always remembered and never forgotten by those who really love you so & those who remember you. It is so sad what happened to you & we wonder why you chose to end it all. But we know you are safe in the loving arms of God. We just wish you hadn't chose to leave us so soon. You'll never be forgotten dear Prinze because we will remember you...

That pic of Freddie I was working on & my ADOBE PHOTSHOP kept crashing on me & losing it-- I finally was able to get it done & save it. I went thru a coupla hankies when I was doing it cuz it was so sad...

So here it is...

Cheryl Harrell · 01-29-2003, 05:45 AM

Had a dream about Freddie Mon nite/Tues am. All of us here from the boards had a get together where we all got together with each other & Mando. Mando got up on a stage & shared with us all about Freddie telling us all about him. We were all on front row in rapt attention. It got really sad as he was talking about Freddie dying & we all cried. I sat there & just started bawling my eyes out & had to get out a hankie. I finally told Mando that things were getting really sad & I was now bawling my eyes out & had to get a hankie. Mando said-- Oh no now I feel like I'm gonna start bawling myself. He started bawling, reached in his pocket & got out his hankie. We're all sitting there just bawling our eyes out all upset over Freddie dying. Mando finally said that Freddie wouldn't have wanted us to be all sad & crying like that but that he would've understood. I forget all the details but that was basically it...

Luckymama58 · 01-29-2003, 06:49 PM

I know Freddie is smiling on all of you all right now. In a twisted sort of way, his wanting to die young was his way of saying he never wanted to be forgotten. I know we haven't forgotten him. Dani, you are sooooo right about the third kind of death. If we have any influence on the world, we won't let him die that third death. We will keep his memory alive.

It was kinda weird. I chose an all black outfit today for school. I really didn't have anything in mind, except this is one of my nicer outfits and today was grandparents day at our school. With all the visitors there, I wanted to look my best (black is very slimming! LOL) Anyway, I was talking to my friend whom I was telling you about who is now into Freddie too and mentioned that this was the anniversary. She asked me if that was the reason I wore black today. I told her no, but I was thinking that subconsciously, maybe it was my way of quietly remembering and honoring him. Who knows.

I didn't get to light that candle last night, but while I was soaking in the tub I was thinking about him and praying for his soul. May he rest in peace.

Thank you one and all for all of your wishes for him at this time. I am sure if he were here he would give us all a big group hug. (Yes, even you, mi hermano, Laz! LOL)

BTW, Laz, it is good to see you here on the board. Don't be a stranger!

MariposaLKB · 01-29-2003, 07:30 PM

It has been AGES since our amigo Laz was around here! Hey, Laz--thanx mucho for the wonderful words about Freddie. You eloquently said what alot of us feel, and I am sure we all wish we had the truly special bond you have had with him by portraying him onstage (not to mention both being half Puerto Rican!).

Come visit us again soon, bebe!

01-27-2003, 10:03 PM	#1
Luckymama58 Math Geeks Unite! Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2001 Location: In my rock and roll fantasy Posts: 2,553	Remembering..... As you all know, starting tomorrow, we mark the 26th sad anniversary of the cruel joke that took our sweet Freddie from us. This is a hard kind of death to remember, because of the way it happened as well as the fact that it is spread out over almost 2 days. Last year I spent the 25th anniversary very depressed and trying to wrestle with Freddie about the whys. I think this year I am at peace with his passing, even though I will truly never be at peace with the way it happened. But that is OK too. I was wondering how the rest of you plan on marking this anniversary this year. For me, I think I will be in a quiet, meditative mode this year. I have spent the past few weeks thinking about all the good Freddie did in his short lifetime. I sometimes wonder if he wasn't destined for this. I think about the 'what if he lived' senerio, but somehow I have a hard time with that, because he was who he was.... forever young. I guess I keep thinking that Freddie is telling me this year that he doesn't want me to mourn, that I did that enough last year. Instead, he keeps telling me he wants me to celebrate who he was and rejoiced that he was able to touch my life at least. When I think of Freddie this year, I don't seem to want to dwell on his death, but think about his life. And maybe that is what celebrating an anniversary of a death should be, a celebration of a life. I think other cultures do this better than Americans do. I will burn my candle tomorrow night and Wednesday night, in silent tribute this year. I might even watch few of my favorite episodes on Wednesday night. I will be too busy on Tuesday night to do that, but I will burn the candle before I go to bed and say a prayer for his soul. Please post what you are going to do. I am sure whatever it is, Freddie will be smiling on all of us, his friends and fans.
	__________________ We All Use Math Every Day! Everything is Numb3rs! Capt. Jack: Drink up, me hardies, Yo Ho! I reject your reality and substitute my own!-Adam Savage, Mythbuster A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds... With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. -Ralph Waldo Emerson RIP Freddie Prinze 1954-1977 You have your star now.

01-27-2003, 10:10 PM	#2
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	in rememberance I plan to spend the time light candles in his memory. Thinking of his laughter and happiness he has brought towards others. Watching several episodes of Chico and the Man and listen to his comedy cd. Then possibly make a few wallpapers as another collective memory of his life, love and laughter! God Bless you Freddie
	__________________ Freddie Prinze Sr Thank you David Brenner! "...and when he shall die, take him and cut him into little stars, and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the earth will be in love with night..."

01-27-2003, 10:11 PM	#3
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	In rememberance In rememberance of Freddie... Attached Images

01-28-2003, 04:47 AM	#4
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	Awww. that pic is so sweet!!!! It's got me breaking out the hankies... I'll be busy Tues nite but Wed nite I hope to watch some CATM videos. Bless his dear sweet young heart... Attached Images
	__________________ RIP darling Mike. I love you forever... You are with Freddie Prinze & Jesus now. 1951-2009 "Make it your way, who can beat the Lord, the Son of God. Dear Lord, help me be strong where I am weak, if it be your will"-- The Late Freddie Prinze Sr

01-28-2003, 05:03 AM	#5
Danisel331 Kisses for my fans! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2002 Posts: 1,475	What sweet ways to remember someone you so admire. I've had a little practice at this by now unfortunately because of Selena, so I've gotten past the sadness part of this. No, it doesn't get any easier as the years go by, but you can come to a better understanding of why this person is so special to you. As Luckymama said, you realize that this date is a day to look at what was accomplished in his all too short time here on Earth. There's a Mexican belief that a person dies three deaths instead of one. The first is when the body ceases to function, the second is when the body is returned to the Earth and the final is when there's no one left to remember. By paying our respects, we assure that Freddie has not gone past the second. I hope you all will have a reflective day of at least quiet rejoicing for all the gifts that were left behind! Attached Images

01-28-2003, 10:21 AM	#6
Pitooey Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Rocking in Transylvania. Posts: 15,042	Beautiful...........
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01-28-2003, 03:26 PM	#7
atlangel Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Lawrenceville, GA, USA Posts: 523	You all have expressed such lovely sentiments. I, too, have tears in my eyes. I have felt depression all around me as the anniversary approaches. It is so true that regardless of how many years elapse, our hearts ache from this loss. I will be lighting a candle each night, saying prayers and thinking of Freddie and how much we all love him. Luckymama, thank-you for sharing your heartfelt feelings with us. Each point you made touched me in a special way. I wish you could hear me cheering you in agreement.

01-28-2003, 06:39 PM	#8
Pitooey Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Rocking in Transylvania. Posts: 15,042	I've found alot of nice people here in this site. Friends who love Freddie as much as I do... I will spend tomorrow lighting a candle for Freddie and looking at a show or 2 to remember Freddie. I wrote a little something that expressed how I was feeling this evening. I hope you all like it..... Attached Images

01-28-2003, 09:16 PM	#9
Pitooey Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Rocking in Transylvania. Posts: 15,042	Again.... Attached Images

01-28-2003, 10:35 PM	#10
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	In memory! Here is another memorial of our beloved Prinze. I hope to be on tomorrow. If so possibly late. So I have decided to post it tonight instead. Attached Images

01-29-2003, 01:43 AM	#11
Laz77 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Location: North Bergen, NJ Posts: 32	To Freddie I only met you a year ago this month but you have inpired me as you have so many others. You struck laughter into the hearts of so many and continue to spark vision in so many more. In my eyes you are still with us, a spirit so bright cannot fade easily. Your energy still surrounds us, your mark on the world still heard. Freddie Prince we miss you but you are not gone. You still live within us - "We are all the same, we all cry when certain things happen, we all laugh when certain things happen..." Today I celebrate you. Your struggle did not go in vain. You succeeded in life where so many of us fail, you know what it is to be human. Thank you for all the joy you have given this sad world. Your Brother, Lazaro J Viciedo Attached Images
	__________________ Laz

01-29-2003, 04:32 AM	#12
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	I'm reading the posts here & seeing all the sweet pictures & about to start bawling or something (reaches for a hankie)... It's so sad what happened to him... Always remembered and never forgotten by those who really love you so & those who remember you. It is so sad what happened to you & we wonder why you chose to end it all. But we know you are safe in the loving arms of God. We just wish you hadn't chose to leave us so soon. You'll never be forgotten dear Prinze because we will remember you... That pic of Freddie I was working on & my ADOBE PHOTSHOP kept crashing on me & losing it-- I finally was able to get it done & save it. I went thru a coupla hankies when I was doing it cuz it was so sad... So here it is... Attached Images

01-29-2003, 05:45 AM	#13
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	Had a dream about Freddie Mon nite/Tues am. All of us here from the boards had a get together where we all got together with each other & Mando. Mando got up on a stage & shared with us all about Freddie telling us all about him. We were all on front row in rapt attention. It got really sad as he was talking about Freddie dying & we all cried. I sat there & just started bawling my eyes out & had to get out a hankie. I finally told Mando that things were getting really sad & I was now bawling my eyes out & had to get a hankie. Mando said-- Oh no now I feel like I'm gonna start bawling myself. He started bawling, reached in his pocket & got out his hankie. We're all sitting there just bawling our eyes out all upset over Freddie dying. Mando finally said that Freddie wouldn't have wanted us to be all sad & crying like that but that he would've understood. I forget all the details but that was basically it...
	Last edited by Cheryl Harrell; 01-29-2003 at 06:05 AM.

01-29-2003, 06:49 PM	#14
Luckymama58 Math Geeks Unite! Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2001 Location: In my rock and roll fantasy Posts: 2,553	Gracias amigas y amigos!!! I know Freddie is smiling on all of you all right now. In a twisted sort of way, his wanting to die young was his way of saying he never wanted to be forgotten. I know we haven't forgotten him. Dani, you are sooooo right about the third kind of death. If we have any influence on the world, we won't let him die that third death. We will keep his memory alive. It was kinda weird. I chose an all black outfit today for school. I really didn't have anything in mind, except this is one of my nicer outfits and today was grandparents day at our school. With all the visitors there, I wanted to look my best (black is very slimming! LOL) Anyway, I was talking to my friend whom I was telling you about who is now into Freddie too and mentioned that this was the anniversary. She asked me if that was the reason I wore black today. I told her no, but I was thinking that subconsciously, maybe it was my way of quietly remembering and honoring him. Who knows. I didn't get to light that candle last night, but while I was soaking in the tub I was thinking about him and praying for his soul. May he rest in peace. Thank you one and all for all of your wishes for him at this time. I am sure if he were here he would give us all a big group hug. (Yes, even you, mi hermano, Laz! LOL) BTW, Laz, it is good to see you here on the board. Don't be a stranger!

01-29-2003, 07:30 PM	#15
MariposaLKB She flies alone Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: The great unknown Posts: 3,436	Now that you mention it, Lucky.... It has been AGES since our amigo Laz was around here! Hey, Laz--thanx mucho for the wonderful words about Freddie. You eloquently said what alot of us feel, and I am sure we all wish we had the truly special bond you have had with him by portraying him onstage (not to mention both being half Puerto Rican!). Come visit us again soon, bebe!
	__________________ Within a cage Try to escape Her silent rage But no one ever listens... -Butterfly (Mariposa)