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| Judy , Bill, Kevin Caragher |
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| Words can not express our shock and saddness upon reading the Globe this morning. We have so many fond memories of Patrick from Little League and Pop Warner Football. In the midst of what must be unimaginable grief, we hope that you find come comfort in the many wonderful memories that you must have. Our thoughts are with you. |
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| Deena Frio |
(dfrio1@comcast.net): |
| My heart is full of sadness for you and your family, Michelle. Please know that I am thinking of you and I am available to help in any way possible. With deepest sympathy, Deena |
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| Ashley Borell |
(aborell@clarku.edu): |
To Patrick's family:
I am so incredibly sorry for this loss. Patrick had a good heart and I will always remember him as a good kid from being in school with him growing up.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. |
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| Cathy Bolger |
(cbolger@westwood.k12.ma.us): |
Michelle,
my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this terrible time.
With deepest sympathy,
Cathy |
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| Susan Wilcon |
(momsu@aol.com): |
Dear Michelle - and to your family also,
I am so sorry to hear of this terrible tragedy. My thought and prayers are with you. Deepest condolescences. Susan |
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| Linda Coffey |
(lincoff@yahoo.com): |
Dear Michelle & Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and Patrick.
Love,
Linda Coffey |
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| Kathie Ballard |
(kbballard@comcast.net): |
My heart goes out to you and your family. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Kathie |
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| Debbie and Barry Cornwall |
(dcornwall@corlundgroup.com): |
Don, Michelle, and Holly,
Words are beyond me for the loss, sorrow, and shock that you must be feeling. It sounds as though you have wonderful memories of Patrick that will see you through. Our hearts are offering support and love as you work through this very sad time. |
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| The Wilson Family |
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| We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. |
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| Michael Kelcourse |
(M_kelcourse@massbay.edu): |
| You were more then just a great friend Pat: you were like the brother i never had. I will never forget you or all of the amazing memories we had together since becoming friends back in middle school. I still cannot believe you are gone. My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Gudaitis family. |
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| Lisa Fass |
(lpfass@gmail.com): |
| My deepest sympathies are with you and your family at this difficult time. I am so sorry for your loss. |
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| Denise Casey |
(djcskc@hotmail.com): |
Michelle, Don and Holly,
Somehow, someway some good will come of this. His Granddad G will welcome him home. Prayers of Peace and Love,
Aunt Denise |
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| Donna Santabarbara |
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Dear Michelle, Don and Holly:
Please know that my thoughts are with you. I wish there were more I could do or say to help ease your pain at this very sad time.
Fondly, Donna |
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| Crystal Dumont |
(crystal9496@hotmail.com): |
Pat,
Thank You for being such a caring friend to me. Thank You for all the times you drove all the way to Boylston to pick me up to take me to Medfield to hang out with everyone. I had so many good times with you whether were just hanging at your house or having the time of our lives at one of the many concerts we went to. U were like my brother and I pray for the day when I can see you again. Mrs. Gudaitis I am at a loss for words. You were always so welcoming and caring to all of Pat's friends including myself. I dont think there was a time when I visted your house that you didnt make me a meal and cared enough to ask me about my day. But most of all thank you for raising such a good-hearted guy that I will never ever forget. My every prayer is with you.
And Pat, I miss you buddy.
Crystal Dumont |
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| Maria, Bob and Taylor Ferguson |
(marialynnferguson@gmail.com): |
Patrick was our nephew, the first boy born to the any of the 3 D’Onofrio girls and the biggest weighing in 10+ pounds at birth. My husband Bob and I share our anniversary with Patrick’s birthday. He never forgave us for selecting HIS 7th birthday for our wedding day. Michelle would always make birthdays special. I’ll never forget Patrick’s birthday when he was about 10. We all went out to a restaurant down the shore (in Lavallette, NJ) and this 10 year ordered a whole Lobster! I was amazed at his taste and impressed that he was able to eat the whole thing. Clearly this wasn’t his first lobster.
A few years ago, Patrick spent some time in California where he found an abandoned kitten which he named Lucky. When it was time to come back east, it seemed that Lucky’s luck had run out. With a allergic Dad in the house, that was never going to work back in Medfield. That was when we added Lucky to our menagerie. She is still part of our family today.
In our house, Patrick was known as the “tickle monster”, as he was relentless in tickling his “baby” cousin Taylor from the time she was literally a baby, up until our most recent visit with Patrick.
We felt a special bond with Patrick, because we shared a date on the calendar and continue to share his cat named Lucky. We will miss you tickle monster.
Our prayers go out to Michelle, Don and Holly as Patrick spends his first Easter with his Grandfather along side Jesus in Heaven.
Love,
Aunt Maria, Uncle Bob and Cousin Taylor Ferguson
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| Joanne and Chuck Stockum |
(knittlewoman@yahoo.com): |
Dear Michelle, Don and Holly:
Our hearts go out to you as you struggle to comprehend the sudden loss of such a fine young man. Words cannot convey the sadness we feel. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Joanne and Chuck |
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| Tom McQuaide |
(mcquaide@copper.net): |
| Words are hard to find at the moment to properly express my condolences. My thoughts are with you in your time of grief. |
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| Beth Longoria |
(blongoria@westwood.k12.ma.us): |
Michelle- Words alone can not express my sympathies to you and all of your family. My love, thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time.
~Beth |
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| Shirley M. Greene |
(sgreene56@netscape.net): |
Don, Michelle, and Holly,
Words cannot express my sorrow. We shared so many stories of our children at ACS. Seems as if I have known Patrick since birth. Know that you will be in my prayers. |
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| Chrissy Martin |
(deeds_cm@yahoo.com): |
| The four of you have always been like family to me, and I know you always will be. I love you all. |
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| Casey Parsons |
(cparsons0606@yahoo.com): |
Pat: I don't even know where to begin - I will always remember the times we shared together back in the day - you have touched so many lives, including mine, and you will never be forgotten.
Holly: First and foremost, I want you to know that I love you so much and am so sorry for your loss. Remember the good times and know that Pat loved you and looked up to you always.
Mr. and Mrs. Gudaitis: Words can't express my sympathy. I hope you can find comfort in knowing that Pat was an amazing person and will constanly live in the memories of all that knew him.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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| Dan Parsons |
(danielj_parsons@yahoo.com): |
| Words aren't enough. Nothing describes. You understood something, I think, that most people spend long lives trying to wrap their souls around. I wish I could understand that, too. You're one of the smartest and kindest people I've ever come across and your empathy runs deep. It feels like such a brief time that I could know you, but I always felt connected to that. I've respected you from the first times we got to know each other and I'll continue to respect and love you until maybe one day we'll come across each other again. Rest easy, man - maybe now it's possible. I promise you with all my heart that I'll love and care for your sister the way you would have demanded. Until next time. |
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| Sean Casey |
(4849941074@myhelio.com): |
Dear Aunt Michelle, Uncle Don, and Holly
I know nothing said here will ever bring bak Pat' he was taken to soon and i wish that we all had more time with him if for nothing else then to say "I love you pat, goodbye". I hope that time really does heal all wounds, and that all of you can find it in yourselves to carry on. I love you guys and my heart goes out to all of you.
Sincerly, Sean |
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| Sean Donahue |
(donahuesp@gmail.com): |
| Don, so sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. |
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| Karen Lopes |
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| Michelle, please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. |
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| Diana Legere |
(dlegere@westwood.k12.ma.us): |
Michelle, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this most difficult time.
Diana
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| Susanne Toomajian |
(susanneta@verizon.net): |
Dear Michelle,
Words are not enough. I keep you in my thoughts. |
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| Katie Fitzpatrick |
(Katiefitzpatrick@gmail.com): |
There are no words that I can say to express my condolences. I was touched by Pat as well as so many people writing on here - he will live on in those people.
My prayers are with you all. |
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| Dick and Elsa Arndt |
(darndt11@aol.com): |
Dear Don, Michelle and Holly,
We join with your family and friends in extending our deepest sympathy to you during this very sad time. We truly admire the love and courage you've shown in sharing the challenges that Patrick faced. May the wonderful memories brighten this sad time. God Bless.
Dick and Elsa Arndt
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| Sue Bogan-McNally |
(suebmc@yahoo.com): |
Dear Michelle, Don & Holly,
I am so extremely saddened by this news! Our family has experienced this awful pain before. It's so very unfair! Our children are so precious. The wonderful years of watching them grow are the best experience we could have. Remember those times and revel in all those cherished moments.
We are so incredibly sorry for your loss. My family's thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope you find some comfort in the condolences of your friends and family. With our very deepest sympathies, Sue, Chris & Steven
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| Nicole Abate |
(nabate@westwood.k12.ma.us): |
I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Nicole |
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| Geoff Frazier |
(gfraze@gmail.com): |
| I am so sorry for this tragic loss. My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to Pat's family and close friends. I will always remember Pat as a smart and fun person. |
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| Claire O'Neil |
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We are so sorry for your tragic loss...Tonight I could feel the love that you all have for him.. We will always remember Patrick as a fun loving little boy who would just come and play on Wildwood Dr....Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.....
Claire, Billy, Jay and Stephanie |
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| Lisa Jerry Lauren and Gerald DiChiara |
(l_mirabile@yahoo.com): |
Dearest Michelle Don and Holly,
We are so very sorry for the loss of your beautiful son Patrick.You are all in our prayers. No words can express what I want to say Most respectfully your cousins
Lisa Jerry Lauren and Gerald
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| Dana Siegel |
(DanaASiegel@gmail.com): |
| Pat was my friend who I could call at 3am, even if we hadn't spoken in months. I have so many great memories of Penn State, NYC, NJ, the beach, and him insisting on eating a rice crispy treat with a fork and knife. I will miss my good friend and his big heart. |
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| Jeanne Walsh |
(Jayswalsh@aol.com,): |
Dear Don,
I know that many Staff and Volunteers of the American Cancer Society are thinking of you and your family during this very sad time. My thoughts and prays are with you, may you overcome this pain and somehow find peace . God Bless you . |
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| Ann DeCesare |
(ann.decesare@gmail.com): |
| Dear Michelle and Don, My brother, Bill, always spoke of Patrick, during our winter sojurns to Puerto Rico, along with Aunt Lucy. My prayers and thoughts are with you both during this most difficult time. May the Lord comfort and keep you in the palm of His Hand. Aunt Ann |
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| Linda Chase |
(lchase1952@comcast.net): |
Dear Michelle,
I was very saddened to hear about your loss. I hope that memories of happier times will provide some solace during this very difficult time. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
With deepest sympathy, Linda |
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| Anna Floser |
(afloser@medfield.mec.edu): |
I was so sorry to read about your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all, and I hope that knowing that others share in our sorrow will help to ease the pain of your great loss. God be with you all and may He help ease your sorrow.
The Floser Family |
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| Maureen Henriques |
(m_henriques@hsra.com): |
Dear Michelle and Don,
Your son Patrick looks like the beautiful boy I am sure he was with two parents as special as my memories of you. Words can not express the overwhelming sadness I feel for your unimaginable loss. We are all here so briefly and it is the lives we touch that mark our place in time. May your lives and those of your family and friends be forever touched by memories of Pat so that he lives on within you always.
With much sympathy and fondest regards,
Maureen |
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| Nancy Trevor |
(nctrevor1@comcast.net): |
| Patrick, You were special from the moment I met you. I can hear you playing your guitar, see you sitting on the picnic bench at Mountainside looking out at the bucolic vista, perhaps thinking of life's journey. I will always think of your gentle and deep presence there, your kind heart and warm gratitude. I will never forget you. I know I speak for my peers as well. Thank you to your family for you, Patrick. They must be special too. Blessings, Nancy |
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| John Connelly |
(jtconnelly1@gmail.com): |
Pat-I can only attempt to express my grief in words. Articulating the emotions I harbor seems impossible. But as I know you would want, I choose to remember the uplifting times. As I recall those times, my mind races from birthday parties, little league sports, english class and so on until I have a mental collage of your image and personality. I promise to carry your lasting memory and benevolent spirit with me always. You were a friend, are a friend and will always be a friend. See you at the big concert in the sky. May you find peace and tranquility, my good friend...
John |
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| Rachelle Trumbour |
(rtrumbour@comcast.net): |
Pat, I will remember your smile forever. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of sorrow.
Rachelle |
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| Rick and Susan Cram |
(slc02052@yahoo.com): |
We have such heavy hearts right now, after hearing of the terrible loss of Patrick. You see children in your neighborhood grow up and move on and you miss them. Patrick was a very special person, so outgoing, so friendly and bright. I saw him only a few weeks ago, a man, so different from the boy I remembered, and we were able to catch up. May God hold you all close as you travel this heartbreaking journey.
With much love and sincere sympathy,
Rick, Susan, Rachel, Devon and Aaron |
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| Lois Riley |
(lriley@westwood.k12.ma.us): |
To Michelle and family ~
I did not have the good fortune to know Patrick, but the pictures on the screen tell a story of a wonderful boy full of promise. I am very sorry that his journey was so brief here with you. May memories of happy days and his love stay with you as you face the days to come.
Please know that I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless.
Lois Riley |
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| Laura Duncan |
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| Throughout our years in school together, I never heard Pat say a mean word to anyone. He was a friendly, funny, smart, and humble person, as I'm sure anyone who knew him would agree. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. |
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| Bobby Martin |
(bobbomartin@gmail.com): |
| My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Gudaitis family. I have great memories of Pat-from cub scouts and hanging out at the pond after school when we were young all the way through high school, whether it was playing football, cracking jokes in physics class or watching the Celtics and Bruins. For as long as I knew Pat he was always incredibly nice and one of the most intelligent people I've talked to. I'll never forget you buddy |
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| Greg Douglass |
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Hi Don and Michelle
I am so sorry about your son. We will keep you in our prayers. |
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| Marie McCullough |
(marielmarino@optonline,net): |
Michelle, Don and Holly,
You have been in my thoughts and daily prayers. Look for peace and take some comfort from the family and friends around you.
Love, Cousin Marie
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| Jo Gerrard |
(josephine.gerrard@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au): |
Dear Holly and family;
just letting you know my thoughts are with you at this hard time in your lives. With much love from Australia.
Jo xox |
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| Diane Bell |
(dbell33612@aol.com): |
Don and Michelle,
I was heartbroken to hear of Patrick's passing. We're now in Boston and are sending a big hug from there. I remember Patrick from the church youth group and other times at your house. It is an unspeakable loss to lose a child. Alan and I have you in our hearts and prayers. Amanda also sends her condolences.
Diane (and Alan, Amanda, and Dave) Bell |
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| Melissa White |
(melissa@SedonaSoulAdventures.com): |
Michelle and family,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Sending you love and support from Sedona, Arizona.
Blessings,
Melissa |
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| Tom & Debra Margrave & Sedona Soul Adventures Staff |
(tom@sedonasouladventures.com): |
Dear Michelle, Don & Holly,
Melissa shared with all of us at Sedona Soul Adventures, Michelle's email regarding Patrick's transition from this life into the next. You have our sincerest condolences and our prayers for your family as you go through this difficult and painful time. We hold you all in a vision of love and wholeness and ask Spirit to support you in your emotional healing process. |
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| Sharon Denaro |
(Medfield, MA): |
| On behalf of Medfield Eye Associates, our deepest sympathy and prayers go out to all of you. |
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| Sheila Schreiber and Cliff Shannon |
(Pittsburgh, PA): |
| So very, very sad. You are in our thoughts and in our hearts and in our prayers. |
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| Lori |
(Stoughton, MA): |
Michelle,
My thoughts are with you and your family. |
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| andrew rodney newman |
(Medfield, MA): |
I used to say, "of all the things i've lost, i miss my mind the most (ozzy osborne)", but you know...i never lost a friend before, and now i would like to change this...for pat, don, michelle, and holly (holly, i'm sorry for locking you out and making you break a window-- now i said it --) of all the things i've lost nothing hurts like the things i love. Pat Gudaitis was an amazing friend to me for a long time. I cant seem to find an earlier memory than pat and the cubby under the stairs at don and michelles...not to mention the tire swing. Anyway...enough sentimental stuff...don, michelle, and holly, be strong i love you all despite the distance in our lives these days and i will never forget you all. Please, anybody can call me anytime for ANYTHING i will never forget you all.
Andy Rodney Newman
one more thing for pat ONLY where ever you are thankyou so much for giving me my love for the guitar peace brother |
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| Claire O'Neil |
(Medfield, MA): |
| No bond is as great as that between a parent and a child. Our deepest condolences are with you as you grieve. |
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| Marion Emslie |
(Medfield, MA): |
In honor of Pat Gudaitis..........
The Death of the Young
People ask, "Why do children or young people die, when they have lived so little?" How do you know that they have lived little? This crude measure of yours is TIME, but life is not measured in time. This is just the same as to say, "Why is this saying, this poem, this picture, this piece of music so short? Why was it broken off and not drawn out to the size of the longest speech or piece of music, the largest picture? As the measure of length is inapplicable to the meaning or greatness of productions of wisdom or poetry, so-even more evidently-it is inapplicable to life. How do you know what inner growth this soul has accomplished in its short span, and what influence it had upon others?
Spiritual life cannot be measured by a physical measure.
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| Meg Brodhead |
(megbrodhead@yahoo.com): |
Please accept my sympathy on just learning of the death of your son, Patrick. I cannot fully comprehend the grief of his loss to you. I know his spirit still lives in you and all who love him.
All regard from Meg Brodhead |
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| Kate |
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It's been a year and I still can't believe you're gone.
I saw someone's handwriting, and it looked just like how you signed all my yearbooks. You are still missed. |
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