Your beautiful daughter Sara and her site! / Donna Mom To Angie Robert (someone who cares )
Dear Cathy
I just wanted to drop in to tell you that I think all the beautiful words you wrote on Sara's timeline page are precious. You've done a wonderful job keeping Sara's memory alive and glowing.
Your daughter is a very beautiful girl. Imagine what she would have grown up to look like. She'd probably be a top fashion model.
I'm so sorry for you loss but kids are kids and I'm sure if I was thirteen and someone let me take their machine for a run I would have. I don't think at that age you really think of the dangers or think you'll ever die. Everything and anything for a second of fun is what youth is all about.
Sarah seemed to have had a great loving and fun life and that's the important thing...I honestly feel it's not the amount of time you spend with someone it's the quality of time spent with them. Don't get me wrong it still angers me that our children have died at young ages but they did die happy! We have to feel blessed for that. So many children don't have loving and caring homes. God Blessed our children with great parents.
One day thank goodness if we get the promise we're guaranteed we'll get to spend forever with our daughters never to be separated again. I hang onto that hope so much.
I thought like you did for awhile why God did this...but God didn't do it and he is hurting like us. We are his children and he doesn't want his children hurting any more than we do.
Take care and I hope Sara slips n2 your dreams regularly so you can at least feel like you've been with her for another short time.
Sara is still here... / Ally Smith
The strangest thing happened to me about an hour ago. I was leaving a picnic that I went to for Drama and when I got in the car I made a quick phone call. When I got off the phone the song "Sara Smiles" came on the radio. The weird thing was was that the station was on Lite FM which I don't ever listen to and don't even remember putting it on that particular station. Then it also dawned on me that today was the 6 year anniversary of Sara's death. I knew it was a sign that she was still here...watching over everyone who has been touched by her story. It gave me chills through the whole song. Sara you will always be in our hearts and our lives...Love Ally. Close
I Love You with all my heart. / Jamie Moore (Best Friend )
Sara I honestly cant believe its been 6 years today. I feel like i just saw you in our science class and you were a car rider and i was a bus rider so you got to leave class first and I remember saying the longest goodbye to you. It really feels like yesterday. You are my very best friend and I cant wait to see you in heaven one day. I think about you all the time and when I pray at night I love to talk to you and just tell you about my day if i was sad mad or just so happy that day. You brought so much Joy in my life. The night you had to leave with god before we knew what happened i went in my room before i went to bed and i looked at the picture of us and started crying and it was not a sad cry it was such a happy feeling. Its like you wanted me to know you are ok and that god knew he needed a new angle in heaven and you know what he picked the perfect one you Sara.
With Love & Hope / Linda Solimine (Aunt) Psalm 91 1-2
He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord "He is my refuge and my fortress my God in whom I trust."
God brought you to us and keeps you with us in our hearts our minds and our souls. We are forever connected through our Love.
I love you Sara Rose Hennarichs and I will hang onto that love and live in the hope that you continue to be embraced by it.
sara i can't wrap my head around the fact that it has been six years without you. the pain still feels so fresh that it feels like yesterday. there is not a single day that goes by that i dont think about you and stephanie. alot of times its all i can think of. i cherish the memories ive made with you more than i can say. you helped me come out of my shell and become the person that i am today. i feel you with me everyday through little things that happen and even when i am having a horrible day something will happen that will remind me of you and give me a burst of hope. thank you for that. i wish so much that you were here with me but ill have to settle for my dreams. i love you so much sara skittles always.
Cant Believe its been 6 years / Nico Pepia (Friend)Read >>
Cant Believe its been 6 years / Nico Pepia (Friend)
Nothing ever makes this easier. I think about you all the time and wish you could just be here. I have become good friends with Amy and the resemblance between you two is crazy. Your younger sisters have visited Tallahassee a couple of times and they look even more like you. I think about how much fun we use to have at Eagles Landing and only wish that you could still be here and that couldve continued. I know your always lookin down and I love you and miss you and i always will... Close
To my sweet girl... / Mom
It’s so hard to believe six years have gone by since I last saw you, talked to you, hugged you, laughed with you, cried with you, heard your sweet voice. Six years without your smile, your friendship, your affection, your silliness. It hurts so much Sara and there are just no words to express whats in my heart right now. I guess these tears are the words that I can’t express. There is nothing worse in this world than missing someone you love so much and not being able to do anything about it. Each year that goes by is another year further from the last time I saw you, but it's another year closer to the next time I will see you again. No matter how much time goes by the love bond between us is timeless and can NEVER be broken. Death ended your life, not our relationship. Our relationship is heart to heart rather than face to face and I’m learning to listen with my heart a little better as each year passes. In my heart I know you are still very close, listening to my constant cries for help, helping me to get through the really dark moments and guiding me on the right thing to do in certain situations. I keep you very busy, I know. I also know that you have moved on to bigger and better things and you are now saving lives, educating people and making sure that no one has to go through this kind of senseless, preventable tragedy that ended your life and changed your families life forever. There have been so many people, especially parents, who have been touched and educated by your story and have been able to make wiser decisions and choices because of it. They now think twice before they act, not just with atv’s but with anything dangerous. And because of this their child’s life, or the life of another child can be saved. So many people tell me what a difference you have made in their lives, even people who never knew you. So you see Sara, even though you are no longer physically here you are continuing to make lives better from where you are. And although I would give my life to have you back, your loss is doing so much good for others. As hard as your death has been for your sisters, I know it has taught them both a great deal about life, about love and relationships. I know you continue to be a big part of their lives and when I look at them I see you looking back at me. They remind me so much of you, they are just different flowers from the same garden. Sara, I promise you that your message will always be heard, your death has not been in vain. I love you so very much and I will NEVER let go… I can’t wait to see you in Heaven one sweet day, until then I will live to make you proud…Always and Forever Mom Close
missing you.. / Kim Donohue (friend)
I was cleaning my closet the other day and found the video from the 5th grade safety patrol trip and all of my pictures from the trip. I can't believe it's been six years it feels like yesterday I saw you at Ms. P's...I love and miss you and there's not a day that goes by I don't think about you.. Close
Thinking back almost six years ago... / Mom Read >>
Thinking back almost six years ago... / Mom
There are so many times my mind takes me back in time, especially when another parent loses a child. I can relate so much to what they are feeling and even after almost six years I can still feel the pain so strongly, as if it is happening all over again. The worst part is that I know there are just no words that anyone can say to make it better. I remember how difficult is was for people to find the right words to comfort me. At times I felt like I was the one comforting them because I totally understood how they felt, I wouldn’t know what to say to me either. A lot of people hung around those first few weeks helping me in anyway they could because I just could not function. But it wasn’t until I found myself alone that I could finally wrap my head around what was really happening. It was while I was alone that reality hit hard and I had to face the fact that I would never see or touch Sara again in this lifetime, that I would never hear her voice or see her sitting at the kitchen table with us, that I will never get to watch her grow up. It was so excruciatingly painful, both physically and mentally. I cried and screamed and I didn’t know how I was going to live through this. My faith was completely shattered and I thought how can there really be a God that could let this happen? But the thought of there not being a God up there was really frightening to me since my only comfort was in knowing that Sara was with God in a beautiful place with family and friends. If there was no God than where was Sara? In time I realized that this accident was not Gods fault or Gods will, He created Sara to live and dying was not part of His original plan. He is taking good care of her now and that brings me comfort. He is the only one who can sustain me through this and my whole life is now in His hands. Every difficult situation I come across I hand over to Him and He never lets me down. Almost six years later the pain is just as bad and I will always want Sara back. The only difference is that I know now Sara can never come back no matter how much I beg and I am somehow able to function better with the pain of that reality. I am also more confident with the fact that if I live my life right I will make it into Heaven and I will see my Sara again on that sweet day…
Sara, I love you and I miss you more and more as each painful day passes… Always and Forever, Mom
Hi Sara. It's been awhile since I've visited your site, but I have to say it still grabs ahold of my heart to read what everyone writes for you. It seems like the lives of so many young people are being taken lately, and each time another young life leaves us, it brings my mind back to when you left so unexpectedly. I only knew you as Katie's best friend, and I only remember two distinct memories of you: going to your house once with Katie to play, and you at Katie's birthday. You gave her a notebook or a card, I think it was, and it had "S.W.A.K." on it. You wrote that it stood for "Sweet", either "wuvable" or "wonderful" (sorry, I don't remember exactly), "adorable", "Katie". The point is that even at such a young age I could tell that you were such a generous person. If we had a world full of Sara's, then I'm pretty sure the world would finally be at peace.
I have probably said this before in a past letter, but I'd like to say again that I have so much respect for you, Cathy. I'm only 17, and I don't know what it's like to be a mom, but even when I try to imagine, it makes my heart ache. I respect you and give you recognition for being such a strong woman after all you have been through. I wish you all the happiness with your family, and with Sara in your dreams aswell.
Sunday will be your 19th birthday here on earth and your 6th birthday in Heaven. I miss you so much sweetie. Even after almost 6 years it feels like just yesterday that you left. I still think about the if-onlys and should haves. I still crazily imagine going back in time and changing the events of that night so your accident would have never happened, like they can do in movies. I think of all the things I should have said to you in the hospital that I didn’t, all the things I should have done but I wasn’t able to. I was so paralyzed with fear and disbelief. I will never forget the agonizing pain and helplessness I felt as I looked at you lying there and I wasn’t able to stop what was happening to you. No words could ever describe that kind of pain. If I only knew then what I know now, I might have been able to say more comforting words to you. I wish so much I could have comforted you more. But who is ever prepared for their child to die so suddenly? These memories and thoughts will haunt me for the rest of my life no matter how much time goes by. Time will never change the fact that you would still be here today if it weren’t for the negligence and stupidity of adults who should have known better, adults who we didn’t even know. Adults so clueless that even after proven negligent in a court of law still blame everyone else but themselves, just to make themselves feel better. Little do they know they aren’t fooling anyone but themselves…
Sara, I know I am going to see you again and I have so many happy memories with you but I still, and always will, want the impossible, I will always want you back. No parent should ever have to live without their child, no sibling should ever have to live without their brother or sister, no family should ever have to suffer this kind of loss from such a senseless and preventable tragedy. My gift to you is to carry on your legacy of loving and helping others by spreading the message of ATV safety and parent responsibility. I know that is the best birthday gift you could ever want.
On March 22nd it will be a year already since Stephanie has joined you in Heaven. I know she is with you because you told me so in a dream. It was a long dream and a lot of it I don’t remember but a very vivid part I do remember is when I asked you if you have seen Stephanie Kuleba and you very clearly said “yes, she’s here”. So I know you are both together and you are both living out your legacy of loving and helping others by raising awareness of Malignant Hyperthermia and of ATV safety and responsibility. You are both saving so many lives. Please continue to watch over all of us because this life is not easy.
Happy 19th birthday Sara, I love you so much, more than my words could ever express. I miss you more and more as each year passes…You will always be my hero
Happy Birthday my dearest Sara Rose! / Nanny (Grandmother)Read >>
Happy Birthday my dearest Sara Rose! / Nanny (Grandmother)
Oh my sweet Sara, my heart aches remembering the birthdays we shared blowing out our candles together and me holding my hand on yours as you cut the first piece of birthday cake that read, "Happy Birthday Sara and Nanny".
The memories of those sweet birthdays will live in my memory until the day when we can do it all, together, again.
thinking of you / Dani Hower (friend of older sister )Read >>
thinking of you / Dani Hower (friend of older sister )
I woke up this morning with an... honestly... and indescriable feeling.
I had a dream last night about high school and how much i miss having the sleepovers with my friends from dance. And for some reason the night of Septemeber 13, 2003 was by far the most memorable night for me. We must have stayed up until 5 am talking and laughing. But the morning after changed us all in some way or another. On that very morning we found out that Sara-Rose had passed away during the night. And I think we all spent the rest of the day to our selves. It was a rough day because I think we all felt for the family and knew that all we could do was offer support.
But as I woke up this morning I thought about Sara and those Thursday nights when she came to the studio to take private tumbling leasons from Joey (...RIP...). We used to sit outside room A watching Sara and the girls from her sqad. And ironoicly I logged onto my facebook this morning and there was a cause invite from Amy, asking my to join the cause "Please help to raise awareness of ATV safety in honor of Sara Rose Hennarichs". So I eagerly accepted!!
I just wanted to let you know, Sara, even though I didn't really have a chance to get to know you, you are still on my mind consitantly. May you rest in peace because God apparently had bigger and better plans for you.
i havent been on this site in a while and i literally just spent two hours looking through all the post and slide shows that show your life and how many lives u really did touch. im sitting at my desk in my apartment in orlando feeling the same pain i felt five years ago. sure im able to control it more but its still just as painful knowing that your not physically here. i think about you and steph every single day when i get up and when i go to bed and pretty much everywhere in between. its nice to think that you and steph have each other up there even though i wish so desperatly that you guys were down here with us. i can look any direction in my room and see your smiling face through all the pictures i have. they all capture your personality and how our friendship was- silly, carefree, and genuine. i wear our best friend necklace pretty much everyday. just know that i love you more than words could ever say always and forever best friend<3
A sense of closure & Justice~November 2007 / Mom Read >>
A sense of closure & Justice~November 2007 / Mom
Dear Sara,
As we sat through your weeklong trial last month I felt you with us Sara. And God was also with us. God let us know He was there when the man who was found mostly responsible for your death arrogantly told the court that the reason for your death was because “God wanted it that way”. It was amazing how immediately after he said that God showed him how wrong he was…through dad. And God continued to punish him by exposing him for other bad things he has done and been sued for. Now the truth is out and so many people now know what we knew all along. It's so sad how he and his wife blamed everyone but themselves (including God) for your accident and had no remorse. I thank God and I thank you Sara for being there with us as we sat in court having to face those ignorant people.
And now, because of the outcome of your case, you will be saving other families from going through what we are going through. Your name will live on forever and you will be saving so many children. And these parents who were found responsible will have to live with themselves knowing what they have done. They will have to face the truth; that because of their negligence in allowing their 13 year old son to use their adult sized atv like a toy, that because they ignored mostly all the warnings and safety rules that they didn't think were important, you lost your precious life. And even though justice has been served, we will never, ever have real closure because you are still not here with us. We will live with this pain, this constant void in our lives forever. Sara, we will continue to fight for you and do all we can to make you proud. We will continue to bring awareness of atv safety to parents and children. The overwhelming support we receive from our family and friends is what gets us through everyday and gives us strength to continue on...
Thinking of you! / Bianca F. (Old middle school friend )Read >>
Thinking of you! / Bianca F. (Old middle school friend )
Wow Sara, I can't believe how much time has passed since you have left. I'm in my last year of college now i think you would have been proud... I'm going to be an EMT. I really want to help people when they need it the most you know? I want to try and save lives. If i can make an inpact on one life in my entire life time I will be happy. You made an inpact on so many lives in you're short amount of time here on earth,i just wish i could do a little of what you have. I miss you dearly and can't wait for the day i'll be able to see you again!
Merry Christmas Sara...2008 / Mom
Your tree is up, the lights are shining, the house is decorated, your stocking is hanging on the fireplace, gifts are under the tree, Christmas music is playing. Christmas Eve is tomorrow and I am sitting here filled with sadness wondering how it is possible that you are not here spending your favorite holiday with us. Five years later and it is still so incomprehensible to me that you no longer exist here on this earth, that you are living somewhere else where I cannot see you. It’s just so wrong and so unfair and it’s at this time of year that reality hits so hard. When I look at the big poster size pictures of you in my bedroom and look into your eyes you look so alive, so carefree, so happy. Who would have ever thought when those pictures were taken that you would not be living out your life, that you would die so young. This Christmas I pray that God will allow me to spend time with you in my dreams. That is all I want for Christmas. That is all I need. I bought you a special Christmas gift this year and your sisters will open it for you on Christmas Eve. I hope you will be able to see it and maybe even make it play… Sara, I really hope you will make it play! I miss you Sara, more and more each year. I don’t know what this year will bring but I have to trust that you will continue to watch over us, especially your sisters and your cousins, like I ask you to do every night. As you can probably see from Heaven, this life is not easy and we all need you to be with us. Please continue to guide us and help keep us all on the right path. Merry Christmas Sweetie, I love you with all my heart…..Forever and Always, Mom Close
My Prayer of Thankfulness this Christmas Season / Mom Read >>
My Prayer of Thankfulness this Christmas Season / Mom
Dear God,
If I had my way Sara would still be here today, safe in my arms. But instead she is living there in Eternity with You, And I know she is now safe in Your arms. And You are taking good care of her and keeping her busy While she waits for us to be reunited And for that I am very thankful
Sara lived her short life with such purity and kindness She dedicated her life to helping and loving others She lived everyday of her life by Your Golden Rule and she came to You that evening with such a pure heart For that I am forever thankful
I used to pray for Sara to please come back, That this was all just a really bad dream… But eventually I realized it could never be… And through Your Grace You showed me that she's okay And You allowed me to visit her in my dreams And because of this I know she is happy and alive And for that I forever thank You
I miss her so very much, my eyes burn from the tears My heart aches with a pain that I can never describe There are so many times I just want to give up But You carry me through and get me back on track You’ve helped me through some really tough times And for that I humbly thank You
On the days when I ask You why I have to be so strong When I feel so weak and it hurts me so much You Grace me with the strength and wisdom to know~ That the pain and hurt will never go away It has just become a part of who I am now And I should find my strength in the eyes of my children that are here now And that's when I’ll know that I have to go on...
Please forgive me for the times I’ve screamed at You and begged You for answers I’m not supposed to know yet At times I can be very challenging, I know But You’ve shown me You can handle me at my worst And you never stop loving me… And for that I am forever thankful
At times I feel the warmth of her spirit And memories of her make me smile A smile, a laugh, a moment of joy Are gifts sent from You that help lighten my heart I begin to feel peace in my heart and my soul A peace sent from You when I need it the most And for that I am very thankful
This Christmas Eve before I close my eyes I will ask You for just one more gift And that will be to spend Christmas Eve in Heaven with Sara And when I open my eyes on Christmas morning I will remember all that I dreamed I will keep that memory in my heart forever And I will look around at all I have now And I will be grateful and forever thankful…
I thought that on this beautiful, crisp Thanksgiving morning that I would thank you for helping me on my life’s journey. It has not been easy missing you and grieving your loss on this earth, but this you must already know. You have given me countless gifts both in this life and in your next. Gifts that have helped me to feel your presence and be thankful for what is yet to come. Gifts that have given me hope that the separation is not forever. You have helped me truly understand how powerful Love is and that it transcends all barriers.
In your honor and with all my love, I offer this Cherokee Indian Verse to you and everyone who loves you:
Just as the tree doesn’t end at the edge of her roots or branches-
Just as the bird doesn’t end at her feathers or with her winged flight-
Just as the earth doesn’t end at her highest mountains-
So do I not end at my arm, at my foot, at my skin,
but rather reach ceaselessly outwards into Space and Time-
and all Time, including my voice and my thoughts, longs for the Infinite.
For my soul lives in the Infinite, in the never-ending Universe of the stars.
Tributes and Condolences
. No matter how much time goes by the love bond between us is timeless and can NEVER be broken. Death ended your life, not our relationship. Our relationship is heart to heart rather than face to face and I’m learning to listen with my heart a little better as each year passes. In my heart I know you are still very close, listening to my constant cries for help, helping me to get through the really dark moments and guiding me on the right thing to do in certain situations. I keep you very busy, I know. I also know that you have moved on to bigger and better things and you are now saving lives, educating people and making sure that no one has to go through this kind of senseless, preventable tragedy that ended your life and changed your families life forever. There have been so many people, especially parents, who have been touched and educated by your story and have been able to make wiser decisions and choices because of it. They now think twice before they act, not just with atv’s but with anything dangerous. And because of this their child’s life, or the life of another child can be saved. So many people tell me what a difference you have made in their lives, even people who never knew you. So you see Sara, even though you are no longer physically here you are continuing to make lives better from where you are. And although I would give my life to have you back, your loss is doing so much good for others. As hard as your death has been for your sisters, I know it has taught them both a great deal about life, about love and relationships. I know you continue to be a big part of their lives and when I look at them I see you looking back at me. They remind me so much of you, they are just different flowers from the same garden. Sara, I promise you that your message will always be heard, your death has not been in vain. I love you so very much and I will NEVER let go… I can’t wait to see you in Heaven one sweet day, until then I will live to make you proud…Always and Forever Mom 
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