Stopping by with my prayers and condolences  / Cyndie (wish I knew her... my prayers always )

http://www.firstgiving.com/keepitbeating stop by to see how you can help raise awareness of brugada and other sudden cardiac death syndromes.

My prayers to Ale and her family. I wish I had gotten the oppurtunity to meet her.  She is an angel that can help save another life!

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Happy Birthday Sunshine  / Cecilia Moore (family friend )

Hello Sunshine

Happy Birthday Ale!!!!  It's been and incredible year. This year my best friend Sharon joined you and despite the sence of loss I know both of you are having a great time. Thanks for watching over her when she was sick. Somehow I know that you were there watching and waiting to guide her home.
Love
Cecilia

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Thinking of you  / Sarah Johnson (Cousin)
Yesterday on the local news, they were talking about a 16 year old girl who died on the bus ride to school the morning before. They said the cause of death was an undiagnosed heart defect and all I could think about was you. I sat on the couch and cried as I remembered the pain and shock of losing you. I pray for that poor girl and her family as they go through the same thing we have. I pray for our family that our pain is eased day by day, even if it is the tiniest little amount. I pray for doctors everywhere that they may find a way to diagnose and treat this problem. There are still so many unanswered questions and I think that is the hardest part to deal with.

Everyday you remind me that life is precious and it needs to be lived to the fullest. You have given me the strength to do so many things this year that I would not have been able to do before, such as leave Johnny and finally make this trip to Maine.

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thinking of you  / Mia Mulch (friend)
I thought of you today. I have the blue and yellow ribbon I got at your funeral pinned to my backpack. Today, the ribbon came untied and I spent a few minutes trying to re-tie it perfectly. I thought of you then... and then I came across this website and realized that it has been exactly 18 months since you went to heaven. People often ask me what the ribbon is for.. and I tell them it's for you. Close

always in my heart  / Lou
Al..... i miss you and love you.
i know it has been well over a year since you passed, but there isn't a day that goes by that i don't think about you. it's still such a struggle dealing. i hope and pray one day we will all understand and we can be together again forever.
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A Letter From Heaven  / A. Letter From Heaven
A LETTER FROM HEAVEN

"To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say.
But first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every
morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."

"It's good to have you back again, you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly, you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."

God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do,
and foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight,
God and I are closest to you... in the middle of the night.

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving months,
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.

There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
But together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too....
That as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night... "My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented.... that my life has been wothwhile,
Knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
Just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in you footsteps only half a step behind.

And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.... you're coming here to me.
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Miss you SO much!  / Kimberly Bryant (One of Ale's friends )
Ale, everyday just seems to get harder as things go on.  Having to go through everything that i do everyday and knowing that your watching over me helps me get through it so much more thank you'll ever know.  I love you and miss you a lot and right now i just wish that you were here for all of the things that are taking place.  Everything is so hard right now with some people and i just wish you were here to make it easier you could always fix everything.  There is just so much that i know you could help me with and i know your doing it now but it was always easier when you were here.  Miss you so much and love you ssssooo much just wish i could see you one more day.  But i can wait tell me meet again in heaven!  Love you forever and for always...and please help me and some  of the others that are having such a hard time right now dealing with certain things.
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Always thinking of Ale and the Capdevilas  / Notre Dame Stranger (attended Notre Dame )

I don't know why I have been so affected by this sad event. I wasn't fortunate enough to know Ale, and I don't know her family, either. But their loss has really hit my heart and I think of Ale all the time... I'm even inspired by her- I've learned that she was a writer, and knowing she was published is giving me the confidence to try to be published, too.

My mother lost her sister unexpectedly when she (my mother) was 20 and my aunt was 24. I never got to meet that aunt, but my family has kept her very much alive with memories. I'm sharing this to offer the Capdevilas a peace of mind- Ale may be gone physically, but she will always be with you spiritually.

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a friends memories  / Laycie Kelly (friend)
Ale and I were in the same grade only difference I went to Danville. I met Ale through my friends at danville. I always hung out with the girls a year older then me and they were close with Ale. Whoever they were friends with I was friends with. I knew Ale for a few years before we started playing sports against each other. In fact not long before Ale passed we played a basketball game (first round of districts, senior year) against Notre Dame and I remember gaurding Ale and everytime we would play ND I would think of partying and hanging out with Ale.Basketball was how I remember Ale. Everytime we played I gaurded  her and she put up a good fight :) and if ya remember correctly ND won that game senior year.  I wish I could have gotten to know her better. I wish there was more time to hang out and talk about everything , but I wouldnt change a second I had with Ale for anything in this world. She is a Great kid and Always had a smile on her face and I will never forget that about her.I hung out with all of Ale's close friends the summer after senior year and it was weird because wherever they were Ale was but in those 3 months it was like Ale was never gone. They still talked about her and I got to hear so many great stories I never knew about.  Not long after Ale's funeral and everything I had a few dreams about Ale and they all were about the same thing... that she is ok and happy where she is. I am thankful that I got to meet her and I only wish I could have met her family to meet the people to raised such a fun girl. Thank you Ale for everything you have done for me! Close

To Kim:  / These People Make Me Sick!!
My grandpa is buried near Ale and we've had things stolen too - rocks and even pennies - it makes me sick!  I can't believe someone had the nerve to steal Ale's book (not to mention the other things).  It was beautiful and it needs to be returned!!  I hope you can catch whoever is doing this to so many people! Close

Hi Baby  / Mom
Hey Baby!!!  Hard day.  Lucy had to be put to sleep today because on one of her outdoor adventures she drank antifreeze, put out by a neighbor to take care of the racoons, and she drank it.  We tried to save her for 2 days, but you must have been tugging on her harder, so we let you have her.  Hard blow for me and Nic... but a lot of comfort knowing where she went.. I am smiling thinking of you with her now.  I am totally ticked off that someone continues to steal from your grave.  I have tracked it down to "rainy days" when this person decides to take items.  The ultimate slap in the face to me was that they took your book.  I would have given them the statues and windchimes, but YOUR BOOK?   That is so disturbing to me.  You know me... I am planning "the next encounter."  Since this hasn't only happened to you, (but so many people in both Sacred Heart and Aspen  cementaries who have had angels and statues disappear) there are a lot of people going to be patroling around on rainy days and we will find out who it is.  So many people want to blame "teenagers". If they only knew how honorable and trusting your friends were, and that is a big part of why I want to find out who it is...  Your friends would never do this!!!  This is not a teenager.  This is a person who has a yard to hang windchimes and put garden statues and that gets a thrill of "Getting away with it". These actions diminuish your life and make me feel that someone feels your gravesite is a shopping ground for their greed, and they took you book to settle a curiosity, not because they cared about you... and that is so intolerable.  I have a long life and a lot of time and I told your dad that since I will always be your mother, I will always have obligations to you to : find out what happened to you medically, to honor your memory, and to make sure that the place we chose to lay you to rest with love, dignity and respect, is honored.  And as long as I can, I will do whatever it takes to honor those motherly responsibilities.  I know that you would be furious at this, and you would be doing exactly the same for me as I am doing for you.  That much of my personality you inherited.  Since I can pick and choose my battles (because I have so much more free time now ) I am picking this battle.  And it gives me something new to focus on, and something to have a little control over, which I feel Iost when you left us.  Went To Mary Mertens surprise party this weekend.  Andrew was there and looked so much better than he has been, so much more at calm... and for that I am so grateful.  Mika Daly dreamed about you and said you were the most beautiful, calming & happy angel and she thought about you all day afterwards... during such a stressful time for her.  Thank you for that.  You are not forgotten, but your love is giving us the strength to march on, and for that I am ever grateful.   I love you so much baby and I miss you every moment of every day.  I will keep my promises to you and I thank you for watching over us all.  Until we touch again. I love You Baby!!!  Mom Close

Diary for My Daughter  / Mom
Ale:  One of the things that I taught you was to express yourself through writing. Your journals have yet to be read, but they will be a great source of comfort to me one day. I  hope that you know the reason for these journals, and comprehend what I taught you in leaving a legacy for your family... (I  just never knew it would be us).  However, in keeping with that path, I have to vent...  I have to let you know how crappy/happy my day was, because you no longer bounce through the door asking how my day was, and telling me about the drama at school or work...Please hear and pray for me, our family and your friends, and I invite your friends to do the same... HERE I GO:  My Beloved Tiny Angel Ale:  I found out what a heartache is... It has been a long 14 months without you.  Most of the time I just pretend that you are off and away to college, or on a long trip with your friends.  Sometimes, reality hits, and I realize that we have changed roles... whereas you were suppose to look up to me as a mother, now I am forced to look up to you as an *angel*, and that feels so odd...Many times I hear your footsteps come across the bedroom floor at night, or your door slams when I am home alone, like you use to do when you were getting ready to go somewhere. We have been so blessed with all of the paths that have lead up to this event.  I am ever so grateful for Notre Dame and all of the student body who truly love you and remember you with all their hearts, your kind work friends from the Buckle and Dairy Queen, and friends from the sourrounding communities that have stood by us duration of this and have given us their love and tears and that is irreplaceable.  It is amazing the people that have stood by us because of their love for you.  Not many kids your age would have taken the time to visit and send cards, and yet they have been unfailing, and it has been such a huge help for us.  Your gravesite is visited constantly, to the point that there is a path that leads to it.  Many time when I go over I will see people there.  That gives me great comfort that you are still in peoples' hearts...  I am still trying everyday to find a cause for this.  I pray to you and to God to help me find answers and peace because it is so impossible for me to believe that you went to bed, kissing me goodnight, and then you didn't awaken.  I wonder ever day what I missed or how this could have happened and I give the burden to you and to God to tell me why???  However, we are gaining peace and strength daily.  Nic turned 16 and I know he misses you terribly, but your wonderful friends have been such a great help and guidance, especially Bob Rodki, and I am so thankful for  them taking the time and interest during these difficult years.  Raylin loves you and misses you.  We talk about you every time she is here and we visit you.  She knows who you are and knows that you love her dearly.  (I did get the popcycles for her birthday).  She is in love with Rachae l Behne, as you were, and knows her name and foto.   Lindsey is in school and is doing good,.  I think she struggles a lot with you being gone, and she has a lot on her plate with school and a job, but she is pulling forward, as we all are.  We went to Steamboat Days this year, which was hard, seeing all of your friends, but then it is a comfort because I can imagine you with them.  We watch over them and they are all doing fine, except I haven't seen Wade in a while... All the rest we see and I think it is harder for them to see us than it is for us to see them...  But that is the way it is.  Dad is ok and working hard.  He had a really hard April and May, it seemed to hit him those months that you were gone, but he is doing better because I got out my broomstick and told him to march forward... If it were so easy... I find it so much easier to give advise than to take it....  I am busy with the garden and dad's office.  We are trying to figure out what we are going to do for a vacation.. and there are so many difficult things to figure out...  like family pictures and foto albums, but we put those off for tommorrow.  Your room is still the same, as promised to you,  and I think that i am going to keep it that way until Raylin gets older- so she can get your "gist" (I Know, that is such an old-fashioned word).   We love you baby and miss you so much.  I promise to keep searching for answers, but at the same time trying to move forward.  We are working every day to find a balance between remembering you and moving on with our lives in a peaceful, productive way.  It is so hard feeling that every time something good happens, we instantly think of missing you... We are working on that... I love you so much baby.  I miss you, and I thank God for you and every day that he gave me with you!!!. Until we touch again baby....XXXOOO Mom      Close

Angel Ale  / She's With Us Always (Family and Friend )
The moon fell out of the sky when we lost you but your light became the sun.
Angel Ale is with us Always.  Her smile we still embrace.
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Birthday Wishes  / Emily Johnson (Cousin)
I know a little time has passed, but I wanted to let you in on this story.....on April 28th Lindsey called me while I was working. I found this kind of odd because she had just left 10 minutes ago from picking up Raylin, so I assumed she forgot something. She sounded a little upset but at the same time happy. She told me, "Emily, you have to hear what Raylin just said"....and she told me how she asked Ray what she wanted for her birthday....(mind you, for the past week, all she could think of was cookies, cake and popsicles)....and Linds told me that she said she wanted Ale....and Lindsey proceeded to ask her where Ale was and Raylin replied clear as day "heaven mommy" and pointed up....

This was to let you know that Ale, you are not only in our memories and our dreams...but in our wishes as well.......

Miss you and love you lots!!!!

Emily:  That is so strange... because the night before Raylin's birthday I had a dream about Ale.  I was driving a car talking to a friend in the back seat, when suddenly Ale appeared, sitting in the back seat, leaning on the frontseats with her arms crossed.  I was so surprised, I said, "Ale, what are you doing here?"  She said" Mom, I want you to get Raylin a box of popcycles for her birthday from me!"  then she disappeared.   Of all the things she could have wished to get her, she wanted me to get her that.  It's funny that Raylin was talking about popcycles, because the last I knew, she was insisting on sprinkle donuts.  Love, Kim Close

This reminds me of you!!!  / I Love You Ale!!!
 Your Special Angel!   
               When you hear an Angel softly
               whisper to you,
               In the light of the day, 
               or the darkness of the night.
               When you feel the presence
                of an Angel caress you,
              And see their beautiful wings
               spread in graceful flight.

                When something inside you
                just makes you smile,
               Or you feel a warmth suddenly
                wash over your heart.
              When your dreams are beautiful
               and include an Angel,
              As you lay with your head on your pillow,
               in the dark.

             When you're alone,
             and everything is quiet around you, 
              Yet you can hear the sweetest
               lullaby being sung.
             When waking up in the morning,
             any troubles feel lighter,
            From speaking with an Angel,
             before a new day has begun.

            Then you know I am the Angel
            who you can feel and hear;
           Your special Angel from Heaven
            who will always be so near.
           I'm no longer able to be here in body,
           but I'm with you everyday,
           As my loving heart, my soul, and my spirit,
           will never be far away.

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Thanks for teaching me!  / Allie Colton (Friend)

I remember when I would go over to the Capdevila's house to be babysat by Lindsey. The best time was when we went to a ND basketball game and Ale went missing for about 10 mins. Then I refound her and asked where she went without me...and she told me to not worry because she was kissing a boy under the bleachers. Oh Ale thank you for that! I miss you and will always think of you! *Allie

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Alejandra / Anonymous Stranger (She's my angel )
i was going to write something yesterday. but i was at a loss for words. ale you never stop inspiring people. i was at a time in my life when i felt like there was nothing left. and then i went to visit you and everything was fixed. i know you're my gaurdian angel, watching everyone down here and protecting the world. i never got the opportunity to meet my angel. and im soo jealous of everyone who did. babygurl youre my shining star when things seem bleak. you lift me up when im having a bad day. and sweetie i know its you up there who's watching out for me. theres so much more i could say. like how sad i am that i have to sit by and watch the capdevilas feel this way. sad about how your friends are so heartbroken. and how i feel my heartbreak each and every time i see raylin. never stop shining, beautiful angel. i love you, alejandra maria capdevila. <3 Close

Miss You Angel  / John Clarke (Friend)

I wish I was able to say I've known Ale for as long as most people.  Since the few times we hungout I realized what beautiful and caring person she was, along with having such a wonderful family and awesome friends.  She always made me feel welcome in her house and always put a smile on my face.  My prayers are still out to the Capdevila's and all of her friends.  I will never forget her or her gorgeous smile.  Love you Ale and will never forget you.

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ur still loved and alwayz will be  / Alona (friend)

i just want to say god bless to the capdevila family!me and ale never hung out but ever time i saw her she alwayz gave me a big smile and a big hug!she was a great person and everyone new that!i pray for her family and close friends!

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I Love You Ale!  / Miss You

          4-19-2005
The days go by in a blur

Time descends into a dream

I wish upon a star to see your face       

Lit up and filled with grace       

 

A year has passed but time stands still

You’re far from gone in our thoughts

Memories kept in our hearts

Visions of your smile stay

As we embrace another day

 

The lives you’ve touched won't go unnoticed

Your purpose will not fade away

Eternal sunshine forever near

Ale, we feel your warmth here

An angel watching above

Always missed and loved

We long to be near you again

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