October 05, 2008 - Oct. 05

Oct. 05 - Michael –
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13
Michael was killed last Saturday evening, stabbed to death while defending an elderly friend in the apartment building where he lived.
In the brief time that I have been doing this project, I have twice witnessed the aftermath of the violent death of a Hamilton youth. I didn’t know either victim, but through my visits to Living Rock I have seen the terrible pain of the ones left behind.
It’s impossible to experience this and not be emotionally overwhelmed. I can’t remain silent about it. So today I want to celebrate Michael, who is one of God’s children, loved and missed.
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13
Michael was killed last Saturday evening, stabbed to death while defending an elderly friend in the apartment building where he lived.
In the brief time that I have been doing this project, I have twice witnessed the aftermath of the violent death of a Hamilton youth. I didn’t know either victim, but through my visits to Living Rock I have seen the terrible pain of the ones left behind.
It’s impossible to experience this and not be emotionally overwhelmed. I can’t remain silent about it. So today I want to celebrate Michael, who is one of God’s children, loved and missed.




Comments
You have the heart of gold, Larry.
Bless you and all of the Hamilton youth who are dilegently trying to make this city a safer place to live.
That was beautiful. Michael is dearly loved and missed. Those are my purple flowers. :P
You truly are a remarkable person, recognizing ALL of the people who make Hamilton an incredible city. Those who are with us today and those who are now looking out for us a guardian angels.
michael's sudden passing has me questioning my own sense of purpose, and i still clutch my grief tight, not wanting to let go of that bright smiling face locked in my mind's eye. michael was passionate and excited about life, you could feel it!, and i will sorely miss the part he played in my daily life. god bless you and keep you, with love.
Being a mother of a 17 year old son I cant even imagine having my heart ripped out of my body by losing him....I live and breath for his very existance. My heart goes out to Michaels family and friends and all those who loved him....Peace
this is sp true and you will be forever missed and loved love you buddy!!!!
Michael's death is a sad day in a great city a great young man who was doing what was right and paid the ultimate price. I hope that the powers above us take this into count
because unless action is taken and I mean real action where the word punishment actually means punishmen and not a farce.
God bless you Michael, and may God give you better eteral life than your human life.
We all admire you and will pray for you.
Mr. Hamilton
Awesome tribute. We forget that those who should be celebrated and known also include those who have gone before us.
Beautiful..Thank you so much for helping commerate Micheals life and afterlife..He deserves all the beauty that the world can offer him.
It's a true blessing that i knew him.
R.I.P. Mike.
Mike is and was a awsome guy he always brought a smile to my face and made me happy every day i will miss him lots and i love him tons and forever :)
I love jouse too and mike you will be in my thoughts hun :(
Micheals life should be remembered with peace and kindness that is how i will remember him forever. may God hold him tight and lets pray to God for forever peace
...brought tears to my eyes..another hero to learn from...
Mike was one of my favorite youth at the Rock, he was very respectful and positive. he was one of the first youth that when he asked me if some day he could work at the Rock I thought why not, you get the education and come back and we will see what we can do. I remeber thinking even if their was not a position availble here I would help him get into the feild somewhere, because this guy had a passion for helping.
Our community has suffered a tremendious loss by loosing this young man, he would have helped so many people through his life.
I am proud to say that I had a part in inspiring this young man to be what he was becoming. Youth work can be difficult and sometimes we don't always see the rewards. Although Mike is no longer with us, he has helped me realize that the work that I do is inspirational and life changing for many. He will be missed, but be encouraged that you too can be like Mike, making small changes in a world full wrongs waiting to be made right.
mike was good friend and he had great heat too R.I.P MIKE WE WELL MISS YOU
Remembering a young man that had all good intentions for others, always put other before him, His Joy was His Cats His Family and his Friends that he had many. He would make me laugh when I didn't want smile. Its been over a year and 4 months and still can't believe how we miss your smile and how much I miss your Hugs an Kisses and everything we used to share. I will always love you, Even if now you are not here but you will always be here spiritual you will always be in my mind and my heart, ... not just for today but forever!!
As A Partner You made Me Proud, Now Your Up Looking down cause God Has A Great Angel That Was To Be With Us But God Has A Plane For You, We Will Meet Again, Till Then Fair Well, With Lots Of love
R.I.P Michael Ryan Bouwhuis
♥ I Remember ♥ ...
I remember when you thought I didn't exist, Or how scared we were, the first time we kissed;
I rememberwe were walking, all up along the street.On King street to Wellington that was my street.
I remember how kind you were, as well your awsome smile you had ...
We sat on a bench and very close ...
We chated and laughed and we got close since ever ...
I will still remember how sexy you seriously were.
I remember the way I used to cry,
but only becasue you're the greatest guy;
I remember your Ice Cream From Dairy Queen (peanut butter baffey),
and how I looked but saw you grin,
I serious thought you were going to scream, but some howyou just gave us a grin.
I remember that awesome night we had, bar that night, ..Oh yea it was Pride thats right! Just come to think of it, It was our first ...
Or how you joked about seeing that pretty "girl" ;
I remember all the fun we had,
and the time I messed up bad.
I remember the good times in the dark,
And our wicked second time in the Dark;
I remember the love we shared,
And when I figured out that you really cared.
I remember you said you'd never forget,
and never will I have a single regret;
I remember sitting around for hours, waiting for your call,
Then saying, "I love you" (the best part of all).
I wanted to be together forever ...
But now all I can do Is remember you And have you in my heart forever ....
Love You Forever ♥Michael Bouwhuis♥
artist. Invariably someone will make a detrolacian of the person's demise, whether or not that is the case There are about a dozen comics in my Following list which have not updated in many moons. One of them even said See you next year! back in August (and has not yet resumed updates ) A few of them, though, have lost their sites (there are Registrar placeholder sites currently showing) and a couple of let their domain registrations lapse. While I do tend to worry any time an artist misses their expected next posting date by more than a week, and have occasionally contacted an artist with an Are you okay? e-mail, it's the ones that languish long enough to vanish that actually leave me truly wondering if the person has met an untimely end.(Of course, then there are the ones that are deliberately taken down by the creators. A falling out with a host, for example, or a I'm starting over, and I'm wiping out the old version so that only the new version is there. , or in one case, a I got a publishing deal, but I have to take the comic offline or they'll back out. )
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