Jay Crews - Online Memorial Website

Losing a friend is tough enough but not knowing about it for four years is devastating.  How and why I lost touch with Jay I don't know.  I am so guilty of not making an effort of re-connecting.  Today I looked up in my email archives and found some of his messages.  I have often thought about him over the years.  As a matter of fact Jay is always on my mind.  Every now and then I do something that reminds me of Jay but I still did not make an effort to find him.  I am sure everyone who has met Jay talks about him and fun times with him.  In every aspect of life there is something that will bring his memories because Jay was so full of life and lived his life as if there was no tomorrow. 

Jay I hope you will forgive me.  I am going to miss you buddy.

I knew Jay when he was a baby and what an adorable little boy..His mother was a dear friend through our teens , early 20's and we have reconnected in the past few months with me hearing of her losing Jay...My Prayers goes to Janice and family and knowing he is at Peace and out of pain brings comfort , I am sure, but the loss of a child is allways devasting..May God be with you and help you with your Pain..

I keep coming back to the site to view the pictures and see Jay smile.  I can still hear his rhaspy voice.  I love & miss him to know end.  I always thought I would make it to Cali to spend time with my friend. I cant bring myself to delete his numbers from my phone.  He told me many times this day was coming but i wanted to believe that he would get better.  Ms Janice thank you for telling me about this site and call me anytime you want to talk.

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I just wanted to let you all know you are in my thoughts and prayers.  I never met Jay..but I feel like I have known him forever.  All the stories Kevin told me about what he and Jay got up to and how much fun they had flying off to California for the weekend. 

 

I know that he is suffering no more and for that I am thankful.  I just wish he could have stayed longer and I would have maybe gotten to meet him one day....guess I'll just have to wait until I meet him in heaven.

 

Love Angela

Thanks for all the emails, i learn alot about southern cal.May you rest in peace.

I hadn't heard from Jay in several years, and didn't even know he was suffering from cancer until after he passed away.  As I write this, I'm still grappling with the shock of finding out I have lost an old friend.   Jay was the kind of person who lived life at a hundred miles an hour.  He was good to his friends, and regardless of any differences of opinion one might have had with him, he never let any of that get in the way of friendship.   In retrospect, I truly regret that I had not made more of an effort to reestablish contact with him in recent years.  Sometimes you don't know you missed your last chance to tell a friend you appreciate him until it's too late.  To all who read this, don't make the same mistake I did.  Look up an old friend and call him or her just to say hi.  Jay: I'll miss you, buddy.

Jay had more friends than anyone I have ever known. A mere mention of his name would light up someone's face as they would instantly recall some funny story he had told, or perhaps even starred in! His memory and his impact on other people's lives, cancer cannot take away. In his final months I didn't see my friend as often as we both would have wanted, and knowing what I know now I would have done things differently. Time was not on our side and wherever he is now, I hope he can forgive me. Jay -- I love you like a brother and I'm going to miss you!

A couple of days after I found out that Jay died my congressman, Tom Delay, resigned from congress. It occurred to me then how much I was going to miss Jay. Anyone who knows Jay can imagine the endless taunting I endured for living in Tom Delay's district! I kept expecting the phone to ring with Jay on the other end saying, "I told you so!"  I wish I could tell him that he was right..... which is something I rarely said to him! He didn't need anyone to tell him he was right..... he already knew it! [laugh]  Jay and I didn't agree on most political issues, but it never got in the way of our friendship. I'm going to miss those late-night conversations.

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