still in our hearts  / Dad (father)
Tyler you are always with me i can not get through a day without pausing a few times wishing i could hold you or tell you something or tell you how proud i am of your mom , Josh, Amber, Jeremy and Tybell. The days get long and i need you sometimes and i talk to you i hope you listen You are still our strength and guardian , When Tate gets here i know you picked him for Amber and i know you will be there when he comes. Keep me strong baby your daddy loves you Close

Missing You Still  / Billie Jean (MOM)

There are times i still look out the window and watch for you coming down the hill,

Im not crazy or senile, just a mom who misses her son still.

When the sky is clear i look through the stars and search for your face,

Im not crazy or senile, just a mom trying to find her place.

When the tears come and i can't hold them back sometimes i just let go and scream,

Im not crazy or senile, just a mom letting go of a dream.

There is no place for us moms' who've lost a part of who we are,

There is no one to tell us how rough the road will get or how far,

Getting off the road is not an option nor is giving up or in,

The road keeps on going and everyday we get up and start again.

I love you Tyler but sometimes i think i miss you even more...love is always there, i love you and you love me no matter what, but facing day after day knowing the last time i seen you is farther and farther away...that is a pain that is just about beyond enduring. We are proud to call you son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, uncle and a lot call you friend.

Always,

Your Mom 

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Your Brooke  / Billie Jean Roberts (Mom)
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This Ones For You Tybo  / Billie Jean Roberts (Mom)

I have been trying for two years to write something for Tyler and could never get past the first few lines because the pain would be so great that i would stop and find something else to occupy my mind until the pain and sadness were bearable again.  This is as close as ive come to putting anything down in black and white besides the brief desciption of Tyler on the "about him" and the thank you to all our friends and family printed in the Sentinel Echo. Time passes and now two years have gone by but Tyler is never ever forgotten but somehow now its easier to remember some of the funny good times along with all the sadness and it gets me through the day easier. Now we are grieving over Justin...and alot of people probably think "he was just a kid around their house" but Justin was more than that, he was an extended part of our family and Josh's best friend. Justin kept my Josh from going insane when he lost his brother and now we have to learn to live without Justin.  They say you come to this world for a purpose and with lessons to learn. I know one purpose of Justin's was to carry Josh through the first two years without his big brother. Now i have to wonder, who will be there for Josh Samples? I think about him ever day too. Combined just regarding Tyler and Justin, 4 parents and 4 siblings lost the light of their lives and now have to learn to move forward from the line that was drawn in the sand the day their loved one was taken suddenly.  None of us seen it coming and these guys were so young it seems they were cheated out of so many things...but you know Tyler and Justin had a common thing...they lived life! They didn't shadow someone else or wait to follow the crowd, they both created the trail and the crowd followed. So boys, i finally go something, ever be it so short, wrote to tell you that there are no words left to say regarding losing you but you will never be forgotten because to do so we would have to forget who we are.

WORDS

What kind of word describes this kind of pain?
What word tells you life will never be the same?,

What word describes a part of you dying?
What word can tell people how you smile while you are crying?,


What word tells a parent life will go on?, and
What word tells them they didn't die when they buried their son?,


Those words don't exist, They haven't been found
This is uncharted territory, unfamiliar ground


If you haven't traveled it you could never believe...
the emotions that come at the drop of hat,
With no words to describe them, what do you say to that?

 No words... Mom (BJ)

I love you Tyler and I love you Justin, two legends that will never be forgotten, not for a moment and not in a hundred years.

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To All Parents By Edgar Guest  / Mom (MOM)

TO ALL PARENTS
by Edgar Guest

"I'll lend you for a little time a child of mine," He said.
"For you to love the while he lives and mourn when he is dead,
"It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or three,
"But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?

"He'll bring his charms to gladden you, but should his stay be brief,
"You'll have his lovely memories, as solace for your grief,
"I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return,
"But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn.

"I've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true,
"And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes I have selected you.
"Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labor vain,
"Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again?

I fancied that I heard them say: "Dear Lord, Thy will be done!
"For all the joy Thy child shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness; we'll love him while we may,
And for happiness we've known forever grateful stay.

"But should the angels call for him much sooner than we'd planned,
"We'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand."

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Your 21st Birthday  / Mom (Always Mom )

My Mom is a survivor
or so I've heard it said, 
but I can hear her crying at night
when all others are in bed.

I watch her lay awake at night
and go to hold her hand,
She doesn't know I'm with her
to help her understand.

But like the sands on the beach
that never wash away...
I watch over my surviving mom,
who thinks of me each day.

She wears a smile for others...
a smile of disquise!
But through Heaven's door i see
tears flowing from her eyes.

My mom tries to cope with death
to keep my memory alive,
but anyone who knows her knows
it is her way to survive.

As I watch over my surviving mom
through Heaven's open door...
I try to tell her that angels
protect me forevermore.

 I know that doesn't help her...
or ease the burden she bears,
so if you get a chance, go visit her...
and show her that you care.

For no matter what she says...
no matter what she feels,
My surviving mom has a broken heart
that time won't ever heal.

author unknown

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KTBA 2nd Annual Tyler Roberts Memorial Shoot  / Mom (Mother)

The KTBA raised over $3k again this year at the archery shoot they put on as a memorial tribute to you!  The money goes to schools that need funding for archery equipment so other kids have the opportunity to learn the skills of traditional archery!  The things people do in your honor and to keep your memory alive are just so awesome.   You had a great impact on people alive and now you are still impacting lives of children you never met but will hopefully gain the love of the sport that was "YOU".  Your dad and i have been so proud and so grateful to the KTBA for doing this annually because we know that without you there probably would never have been this funding for these schools and even if only one child turns to archery instead of something bad then we can truly say your love of the sport made a difference.  I believe that it made a difference in people while you were living and will continue to make a difference in lots of people for a long time.  One of your friends won a hunt out in Montana, I know you are happy for him and your prescence will be with them during that hunt...there is no way you'd miss out on that!  I love you Tybo and I miss you everyday...All of your family went out to support the KTBA shoot, even Tybell, Jason and Roxanne.  Don't ever doubt for a minute that we all don't think about you all the time and you are with us always in our hearts! May your arrows always fly straight, Love Mom

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HELP ME BUBBY  / Your Baby Sis And Bella (love you )
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Cloverdale Nationals 2007  / Billie Roberts (Mom)
Your dad won the nationals in longbow and recurve class AGAIN!  He said he shot the tournament for you and this is his last year but he wanted to do it to honor you.  He felt your presence there and knows he probaby wouldn't have won this year if you were here! I know he would have gladly took second behind you...he misses you so much.  Jeremy won his class too! He is so much like you, he was welding the other day and asked Dad if you ever welded in the shop and dad said yeah why and Jeremy said because i just seen his shilouette on the wall welding...Jeremy misses you so much too.  All of us miss you.  Somedays this doesn't seem real and it has been almost a year...we are all kinda screwed up but we are trying to take it day by day...some are harder than others.  There isn't a day or even an hour that goes by that you aren't thought about...I love you so much, you will always be my big strong boy and i treasure every minute we had.  Close

The Trees Are Green and The Sun Is Hot  / Billie Jean Roberts (Mom)

YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND BUT AS THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF YOUR ACCIDENT APPROACHES ALL THE SURROUNDINGS OUTSIDE LOOK LIKE THEY DID WHEN GOD CALLED YOU HOME.  IT IS SO VERY HARD TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THAT WAS YOUR LAST RIDE...BUT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY HOME.  I HAVE HAD NO SLEEP AND I AM HAVING A ROUGH MORNING...I LOVE YOU THAT YOU ALWAYS KNEW AND STILL KNOW BUT I MISS YOU MORE EVERYDAY.  SOMETIMES I WISH FOR JUST ONE MORE DAY OR EVEN FIVE MINUTES TO HOLD YOU AND SAY ALL THE THINGS IN MY HEART BUT WE BOTH KNOW THAT YOU HEAR THOSE THINGS EVERYDAY FROM MY HEART AND ONE MORE DAY OR A FEW MINUTES WOULD NEVER BE ENOUGH...MOM

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So Very Sorry for Your Loss  / Melissa Eiler (Visitor~Daughter of Irwin & Renee Eiler )

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My graduation without you..  / Baby Sis (SISTER)
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Always the Protective Brother  / Billie Jean Roberts (Mom)
Tybo, I know you always look over your sister but to see her prom night pictures is awesome.  It is so wonderful that you stay so close to her but it doesn't surprise me!  Your family knows you are always here with us but when you do those things that we can't expain like show up as a light that can't be explained on her left side walking in the line for prom queen and knowing that you were there with her and watching her makes me feel so good.  Switching Josh's music while he was in the shower now that was funny!  We miss you and love you.  Always and Forever, Your Mom Close

Mother's Day  / Billie Jean Roberts (Mom)

Tybo, i sure would like to hear you say "hey mom, did you get tickets?" and i would say "NOOO Ty i didn't get tickets" and you would say "the tickets to the gun show" and laugh holding up your arm muscles for me!  I miss you pulling jokes on everyone because most of us are gullible.  I miss your smile and the way you laugh.  This will be my first mother's day without you and you were the one that made me a mother first. I wouldn't trade one of those for anything.  You made me proud as do your brothers and sister.  Being a mom is the most important thing to me and i hope you always felt loved and wanted.  I know your spirit will be with me Sunday but sometimes i still just want to feel your curls and smell your hair. I can remember every hair, mole and scar on your face. I remember the night you were born i held you and never took my eyes off you the entire night. No one will ever take your place.  People say it will get easier with time. I say how is that possible because i will love and miss you the same forever. You will always be my son and you will always be with me in my heart. 
I miss you my angel, fly high and swoop down every now and then to touch us in some way because we always know when you do. Your Mother.

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