This Memorial web site was created in the loving memory of the
most incredible Son,Brother,Dad,Uncle,Great Friend Russell Hilinski Jr who was born in Pennsylvania on January 07, 1975 and Passed away on August 10, 2007 at the age of 32. He was killed in a Motorcycle accident. We will think of him,love him and remember him forever.

My brother Hunky an awesome guy,
I don't know why you had to die.
You were so cute as a little boy,
You smiled at us and brought us joy.

Even though we had our little fights,
Over silly things like phone lines and House Keys
I never wanted to be a pest,
I needed your skills, cause you're the best.

I'm glad those times, were only a few,
It was hard for me to argue with you,
But that's just me, as you are you,
And in the end you always came through.

This is Allentown where you are from,
We all are here with Mom and Family
Our hearts are broken, as you know,
We really can't bear to let you go.

Sometimes you were so crazy and loud
Especially with the friends and family
I know that everyone here will agree with me,
That you Are the best there could ever be.

We wish so much that you were here,
Or just down "The Bar" havin' a beer.
It's happy thoughts that will get us through,
Like all the fun we shared with you.

And now my poem will come to an end,
Until the day we meet again,
I pray that you are now at peace

 The Message

Everything is different since
you've gone away
My heart keeps on breaking
Just a little more each day.

Don't look at this as the end
But just the very start
Together for eternity
Never again to be apart.

But I feel so angry
That God took you away
I'm so scared and lonely
And miss you every day.

Please know I didin't leave you
I loved you all so much
One day we'll be together
To see, to feel, to touch.

You say you didn't leave
Then why am I so blue?
How can I get through the day
When I need to talk to you.

I'm here and I will listen
My love did not depart
Ask anything that you want
And I will answer in your heart.

I Am Always With You

When I am gone, release me, let me go.
I have so many things to see and do,
You mustn't tie yourself to me with too many tears,
But be thankful we had so many good years.
I gave you my love and you can only guess
How much you've given me in happiness.
I thank you for the love that you have shown,
But now it's time I traveled on alone.
So grieve for me awhile, if grieve you must,
Then let you grief be comforted by trust.
That it is only for awhile that we must part,
So treasure the memories within your heart.
I won't be far away for life goes on.
And if you need me, call and I will come.
Though you can't see or touch me, I will be near
And if you listen with your heart, you'll hear
All my love around you soft and clear
And then, when you come this way alone,
I'll greet you with a smile and a welcome home.

 With a burdened heart and a troubled mind,
I kneel by the side of his grave
And I cry for my brother, I love so much,
For no longer can I be brave.

I know he'd hate to see me cry.
But, everything's gone wrong
And I need to tell him I love him.
I haven't told him in so long.

He used to dry my tears away
And put a smile in their place.
Oh God, I'd be so happy
If I could only see his face.

You see, I miss him terribly.
We were close, him and I.
He taught me so many things, Lord.
He took the time to answer why.

Why did he have to leave me?
I feel so all alone.
I long to hear his voice again,
To call him on the phone.

Oh Lord, please give me strength
To bear this awful pain.
Tell him that I love him, Lord.
Slow these tears that fall like rain.

Assure me that we'll meet again,
Upon your Golden Shore,
And once more he'll be my brother
In Heaven, forever more.

Thank you to all the graphics makers. You have done
such a wonderful job in makin the graphics for Russells page.
My Mom and I are So greatful for all the wonderful things you make
for Russell. His site is beautiful because of your work.
So thank you from the bottoms of our hearts.

Please take a moment, an lite a Candle an let His Family know you was Here.

 Only the Best

A Special Angel

There's a special angel in Heaven
That is a part of me.
It is not where I wanted him,
But where God wanted him to be.
He was here just a moment,
Like a night time shooting star.
And though he is in Heaven
He isn't very far.
He touched the hearts of many,
Like only an angel can do.
I would've held him every minute,
If the end I only knew.
So I send this special message
To Heaven up above.
Please take care of my angel,
And send him all my love.

Survivor
My Mom is a survivor,
or so I've heard it said.
But I can hear her crying at night
when all others are in bed.

I watch her lay awake at night
and go to hold her hand.
She doesn't know I'm with her
to help her understand.

But like the sands on the beach
that never wash away....
I watch over my surviving Mom
who thinks of me each day.

She wears a smile for others...
a smile of disguise!
But through Heaven's door
I see tears flowing from her eyes.

My Mom tries to cope with death;
To keep my memory alive.
But anyone who knows her knows
it is her way to survive.

As I watch over my surviving Mom
through Heaven's open door...
I try to tell her that angels
protect me forevermore!

I know that doesn't help her,
or ease the burden she bears.
So, if you get a chance, go visit her.
Show her that you care.

For no matter what she says...
no matter what she feels.
My surviving Mom has a broken heart
that time won't ever heal.

My Dearest Russ how can I tell you what you mean to me~ 
I love you very much and I'm as proud as I can be. 
From the first time that I saw you, so cute and nestled close
I knew that as your mother I had the right to boast.
The day God called you home and you had to leave and go
My heart broke in two peices because I love you so.
But no one or anything can take the memory of my loving son
I'll keep them locked in myheart until my life is done.

 
Although your now in Heaven, we're still a family
And one day we'll be together for all eternity.
We can go exploring everything, all of Heaven's joys
Just me, your loving mother and you, my darling boy.

Until that day arrives I'll keep you in my heart
Those memories are what keep us from being far apart.
So, my dear Russ, for that day we have to wait.
But when indeed it truly comes, please meet me at the gate~~~

A Letter to my Mom


I'm still here, though you don't see me,
I'm right by your side each night and day,
and within your heart I long to stay.
My body is gone, but I'm always near,
I'm eveything you feel, see or hear.
My spirit is free, but I'll never depart
as long as you keep my alive in your heart.
I'll never wander out of sight,
I'm the brightest star on a summer night.
I'll never be beyond your reach,
I'm the warm moist sand when you're at the beach.
I'm the colouful leaves when Autumn comes round
And the pure white snow that blankets the ground.
I'm the beautiful flowers, of which you're so fond,
The clear cool water in a quiet pond.
I'm the first blossom you'll see in the spring,
The first warm raindrop that April will bring.
I'm the first ray of light when the sun starts to shine
And you see that the face in the moon is mine.
When you start thinking there's no-one to love
You can talk to me through the Lord above.
I'll whisper my answer through the leaves on the trees
And you'll feel my presence in the soft summer breeze.
I'm the hot salty tears that flow when you weep
And the beautiful dreams that come while you sleep.
I'm the smile you see on a baby's face,
Just look for me my loved one's.......I'm every place!

Love Always, Russell

This Memorial web site was Created in loving Memory to my Grandparents, Kathryn & Harry Ketter. We love an miss you.

 DADS are wonderful people
Too little understood,
And we do not sing their praises
As often as we should...

For, somehow, DAD seems to be
The man who pays the bills,
While MOM binds up little hurts
And nurses all our ills...

And DAD struggles daily
To live up to "his image"
As protector and provider
And "hero of the scrimmage"...

And perhaps that is the reason
We sometimes get the notion,
That DAD are not subject
To the thing we call emotion,

But if you look inside Dad's heart,
Where no one else can see
You'll find he's sentimental
And as "soft" as he can be...

But he's so busy every day
In the gruelling race of life,
He leaves the sentimental stuff
To his partner and his wife...

But Fathers are just wonderful
In a million different ways,
And they merit loving compliments
And accolades of praise,

For the only reason Dad aspires
To fortune and success
Is to make the family proud of him
And to bring them happiness...

And like Our Heavenly Father,
He's a guardian and a guide,
Someone that we can count on
To be always on our side.

This is Our Dad
Russell Hilinski
who Received his Angel wings
January 7,1982
We Love & Miss
you more than anything!























Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.






Oh Great Spirit, let your winds be gentle and your skies be heavy, let there be a blanket of fresh snow to track the Antlered One as did my forefathers, and grant that I find him with antlers like a tree, branches wide and mighty.
Grant that my hand be steady, my aim be true, and my drag short.
But most of all grant that my children, and their children, and their childrens children have the wisdom to preserve your work in the forest, field, and stream, so that they too can one day hunt the Antlered One in the footsteps of their forefathers.












After Glow
I'd like the memory of me
To be a happy one.I'd like
To leave an Afterglow of
Smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo...
Whispering softly down the
ways of happy times and
Laughing times and bright
And sunny days. I'd like
The tears of those who
Grieve to dry before the
Sun of happy memories
That i leave behind when
Day is done.

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.










Words Left Unsaid
I didn't get to say "goodbye",
And all the words I wanted you to hear.
I should have said them when I had my chance,
But I thought that you would always be near.
I ran out of time to let you know,
Just how much you meant to me.
I should have told you, but I thought you knew,
But now I will never know, if you really did see.
When l talk to you in my prayers at night,
I hope you can hear all I have to say.
I would have told you, if only I could,
Have had you back for one more day.
Perhaps there were words you wanted to say also,
That were left unsaid by you.
But I do know that you loved me,
As you knew that I loved you too.
We should always say what we feel in our heart,
As tomorrow may never come. 

Speak those words today as you feel them,
And never lose your chance to tell someone.








If tears could build a stairway
and memories were a lane
We would walk right up to heaven
Ang bring you back again.
No farewell words were spoken
No time to say goodbye
You were gone before we knew it
And only God knows why
Our hearts still ache in sadness
and secret tears still flow
What it meant to lose you
No one will ever know
But now we know you want us
To mourn for you no more
To remember all the happy times
Life still has much in store
Since you'll never be forgotten
We pledge to you today
A cherished place within our heart
Is where you'll always stay 

He is our Hero

The wonderful gift of life was given to multiple people with his donation of his Tissue and Bones.
This act alone has been the miracle out of all of this,
The Prayers of many families has been answered.
Part of his skin is used to help victums in burn units,
His cornias gave 2 people sight today
and countless others.






         













My Brother Russell

"Hunky" as we all called him was an amazing Son,Brother,Father.and Friend. He was so full of life and lived it to the fullest until the very end.On August 10th,2007 my brothers life was cut short to a motorcycle accident.My brother enjoyed many things while growing up especially his love for reptiles. We always had something at home that he found.Our childhood dog"shadow" that we lost many years ago meant the world to him and when we finally said good-bye to Russ we put shadow with him. they was the best of friends and are know together again.Russ also enjoyed Hunting,fishing, and skii'ing they was the biggest to do's in his life. My brother left behind a beautiful 9 year old daughter Ariel whom he loved more than anything. He always called her his 'Lil Mermaid" Russ had many nieces and nephews who looked up to him and loved him very much. He was always the lite of the party and such a "Big Kid" Himself. I am so truly blessed to have had such a wonderful and talented brother. Russ lives on in our memories and in our hearts and no one will ever take that from us.Russ had some wonderful friends and we saw that the day of his services and was loved by so many people.I am so thankful that many people got the chance to know my brother and see how truly special he was to all. We are at peace knowing he is with our father and Grandmother whom we lost just 3 shorts weeks before Russ passed. Russell will never be forgotten as he is and always will be in Our Hearts

 
If There Are Roses In Heaven
Will You Send One Just For Me
So I Can Hold It Close To My Heart
Where You Will Always Be
I Will Lay It On My Pillow Each Night
As The Angels Tuck Me In
I Will Know That You Are Near Me
And Feel Your Presence Once Again
I Am Thankful For All The Years
You Were There To Help Me Through
I Will Always Remember “My Precious Brother”
Whose Love Was Honest And True!


In Loving Memory Of  Russell J. Hilinski Jr
Who Received His Angel Wings - August 10,2007







I Was Sitting Here In Heaven
And Having A Wonderful Day.
I Started Thinking About You
And All The Things I Didn’t Get A Chance To Say.
I Don’t Want You To Worry About Me
And Please Don’t Shed Any Tears,
Because I Will Wait For You In Heaven,
If It Takes A Hundred Years.
Everything I Had On Earth
I Have In Heaven Too!
My First Day Here
My Body Became Brand New.
It Is Really Pretty Here
And I Love My New Home,
Although Your Heart Is Broken
Because My Body Is Gone.
My Love Will Always Be There
As You Go Along The Way,
Just Take A Peek Inside Your Heart
There Is Where I’ll Stay.
Know That I Loved My Family
And All My Friends Too,
My Thoughts Will Be With Each Of You
Your Whole Life Through.











       

  Fisherman's Prayer

         God grant that I may live to fish,
until my dying day,
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray,
When in the Lord's safe landing net,
I'm peacefully asleep, That in his mercy I be judged,
As big enough to keep.