Foster Phillips was born in Evansville Tennessee on August 24, 1941. Foster lived and loved every day as if it were his last! He sadly passed away on February 10, 2007, leaving behind a legacy of love.
Foster, you were loved and respected and will always be remembered by your many friends and family. Sadly, you left behind three special granddaughters who were the joy of your life. "Papaw" you will never be forgotten as you were one of most special and influential people in the lives of your friends, coworkers and especially your family.
Most of all, Foster, I miss you and will always love you! Not a day goes by that I don't think of you and wish you were here. "WE MISS YOU!"
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These are photos from Foster's life. From his childhood through the many stages of his life. We will always remember your smile, the twinkle in your eyes and most of all....your love.
Alvin Phillips was born on August 24, 1941 in Evansville Tennessee.
It is almost your birthday again, my love. How I miss you every day. It is so hard without you but I know I have to go on as best I can. Nancy is here from California and she and I talked about you and Jerry and how different our lives have become. We just got back from visiting Linda in Michigan and we reminisced about the last time we were all together and how much fun we had. Those memories will have to last us a lifetime!
Foster:
How I wish you were here by my side to talk to. I know you are everywhere in spirit but it is not the same as having you here. I feel you beside me when times are hard and lonely and my spirit is broken, holding my hand and touching my face. So much has happened this last 17 months that you have been gone and I know you know the feelings and hurt and heartbreak it has caused. You always knew how to handle things and be strong and I always relied on you so much. You are my guardian angel, my heart and my soul and I miss you so very, very much. As humans we often don't tell our loved ones how much they mean and seem to take things for granted. You have taught me to cherish and hang onto every precious moment, especially with those we love.
"As You Look Back On Your Life The Moments That Stand Out, The Moments That You Have Really Lived, Are Moments That You Have Done Things...In The Spirit of Love!"
If tears could build a stairway,
And memories were a lane.
I would walk right up to heaven,
To bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say good-bye.
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knows why.
My heart still aches in sadness,
And secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you,
No one will ever know.
You and angels around Gods happy throne.
I would have held you closer if I had known
~Unknown Author~
My dearest, you will never know how very much I miss and love you. If you are looking down from Heaven, please know that I will wait for you and look forward to the day when we meet again in heaven. I love you. Happy Father's Day.
My Sweet Foster:
I missed you so much this weekend, even more so than I typically do. I guess much of what I did this weekend reminded me of you and I and things we used to do together. Todd and I went on a little vacation trip for his birthday. It did give us some time to spend together and bond, but it also achingly reminded me of how much I loved it when you and I would take those short, weekend trips away....just you and I. Everything reminded me of you and so much more, reminded me of my loss. I would see couples our age holding hands and going to dinner and laughing, and oh how much I wished it could have been us doing those things. I try to be strong and focus on what we had and not what I've lost, but you are missing out on so many things. There is your grandchildren graduating and growing up without you. The trips your sister has made to Tennessee to see me and you're not here and it is so bittersweet!
I pray for God's continued strength to make it through my life without you. I will love you forever. Joy Lynne
My Dearest Foster:
I never knew til you were gone how many pages of my heart you were on. The pain, it never ends, and your memory seeps into the pages of my mind, and I keep the pages turning. I don't know how to let you go you are so deep down in my soul and many times I feel helpless so hopeless and so alone without you. My heart, its like its a door that never closes.
How I miss you. I've talked to friends, I've talked to myself I've talked to God. I prayed to be strong and I know that life goes on, but I still miss you. I've tried to be so strong and yet I know that I've been weak and I still miss you, I've done everything to move on like I'm supposed to and the way I know I have to, but I'd give anything for one more minute with you. One more moment to tell you all the things I never got to say the goodbye I never got to tell you. How I miss you.
It is almost Easter and spring is just around the corner. Usually it holds so much promise but lately I feel so lost and lonely. Time goes by so slowly and yet it has gone so fast. I find myself missing you so much and wishing I could just talk to you. It is those little things I miss so much. You were my best friend, as well as my husband, and it is almost like I lost two people, not one. I miss you my love.
Happy Valentines Day, My Love. Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world and I find myself wondering how my heart will heal. It is almost a year now since you have been gone and at times it feels like forever. We buried you on Valentines Day last year. That day will always be tinged in sadness for me. I hope you are looking down from heaven and that I feel your love. I miss you and will always love you.
My dearest Foster:
It will soon be a year since you left us. It is so hard to believe it has been that long! Sometimes it seems forever and other times, I just can't believe it is real. So much has happened and I wonder if you are looking down on me and if you know how very much I miss you. I posted a song today from the concert we went to at the Tennessee Theater. I got the tickets for your birthday and you were so excited. I thought back on this song "Press On" and how you liked it. Until lately I had never really listened to the words before... but they talk about not being afraid to die.
My Darling Foster:
I know if you are up in heaven looking down that you know how much I am missing you. Holidays were always were favorite times, especially Christmas. You were so happy buying gifts and planning for family get togethers. You will never know how much I miss the "little things". Even though I have moved away from the house we shared, the loneliness wraps me like skin and chokes me till I think I can't breathe. No matter how far I run, I can never hide from the fact that you are gone and not coming back. I can only have faith that you are with God and that someday I will see you again and we will have a joyous reunion in Heaven. Since I can't see you or touch you or kiss you, I posted this photo of our wedding kiss and can imagine you are still beside me. Please watch over us and keep us in your prayers.
Dear Foster:
It is almost the Thanksgiving Holiday and although I am thankful for all my blessings, it doesn't make me miss you any less. I am keeping in touch with LeAnn and her family and I know you would be pleased to know she and I have begun to know each other a lot better and have learned to love each other. Without you, it has been natural that we have bonded because your family was such a large part of who you were. I thank God for the time I had to spend with you. Some people go a lifetime and never have what we had. I know you are our guardian angel and keeping us safe and watching over us. We love and miss you. Your loving wife, Joy Lynne, your daughter LeAnn and granddaughters--Whitt and Britt.
I miss you so much! I wish you only knew how much the time we spent together meant to me. Some people wait a lifetime and never know the love we shared, so I have to be grateful. It is so funny but I miss the "little things" most of all. I am so afraid I will forget your laughter and how your smile would crinkle the corners of your eyes. I pray to God to give me the strength to go on and be strong. I know you are safe and with your loved ones that have gone on before you. I hope you have met my sweet daughter, "Stephanie" and that you both wait for me in heaven. I love you!
Happy Birthday, My Love!
You are celebrating your birthday in heaven and I know that you sit at the feet of Jesus and you are happy and in no pain. Just know that you have left us behind and that we live with the hope to see your sweet face again some day. As for me, I miss you more than you can know, but have to focus on the fact that I was blessed to know you and have you in my life. Some people never experience that in their lifetime. The lessons I have learned from you are those that I will carry with me forever……
True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
'Life isn't about how to survive the storm……but how to dance in the rain.'
