After spending a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, my 26 year old sister Kelly was tragically killed in a car accident. She is incredibly missed by her friends and family and our lives will never be the same without her smile and laughter.

Click here to view some of the many great family photos of Kelly over the years.

Kelly had one of the best group of friends and co-workers I've ever seen. They were all just like Kelly, fun and exciting and incredibly supportive for the family in the past and following the accident. Click here to view just some of the great pictures of Kelly and her friends.

On Thursday, December 30, after a packed visitation, Sarah Miller read a very touching tribute to Kelly for the friends and family. Click to read it.

On Friday, at the Funeral mass at St. Johns, Stephanie Cummings and I gave a few words of remembrance at the Funeral. I've posted it so that you can read our tribute to Kelly on behalf of her family and friends. Click to read it.

Below is a video tribute we put together for Kelly's visitation. It is a collection of some of our favorite photos put to the song "If I die young", which was one of Kelly's favorite songs.

In addition to the articles that appeared in the paper about the accident, there have been some really nice ones that have been written about Kelly as well. As a family, we've been very touched that so many people had called the paper asking about Kelly that they wrote local stories about her! I've posted them below.

1) One of the original accident articles: Click to read it.

2) Dayton Daily News Article about the crash: Click to read it.

3) "Crash Victim was 'the kind of person you automatically love'" from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Click to read it.

4) "Nursing student killed in Crash 'loved life' fater says" from the Middletown Journal: Click to read it.

Kelly's facebook page is really amazing. She has had hundreds of posts from friends, family and just people who had been touched by her. Go here to see it.

On Wednesday, October 8th, my Mom lost her 19 month battle with cancer. She was 59 years old, and was surrounded by her family as she passed. She will be terribly missed, and forever remembered. We love you Mom!

Click here to view some of the many photos we have of Mom over the years.

On Monday, October 13, I had the pleasure of honoring Mom on behalf of the family with a few words of remembrance at the Funeral. I've been asked by a few people to send it to them, so I thought I'd post it. Click here to read it.