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Remembering you as I do everyday, but especially today, the last day before leaving us for the other side. Trying to focus on our great memories and how you touched our lives in your short twenty years here with us. I was reading all your post and saw what Michelle Depue posted and hope you changed her life here and so many others. Love Mom BJ Nolan
– From Mom on April 3, 2016

You live forever in my heart and your son. I think of you everyday. I know I'll see you again. I miss you especially around certain dates. April fools day because for us that knew you always wondered what prank you would choose. That as so many other things changed when only a few days after the fourth, you were gone. After nine years I am beginning to live my life as much as possible without your presence. I miss your laughter, voice, hugs, personality and everything that made you Zack. You continue to touch others, because I share your life and the way you died in hopes to spare others. Some days I just can't believe you aren't here, I still look for you but know you're not earthbound. I say it a lot gone but by grace if God never to be forgotten.
– From Mom on April 2, 2016

To the loving family..I can across a bookmark today with Zackery's obituary on one side the Footprints poem on the other. I Don't know your family or Zack's story. I'm mother and I struggle with addiction. Today I knew God was telling me there's a better way to live and He told me thru your son. I pray I'll be the mother my 20 year son needs. Michelle in SC
– From Michelle Depue on October 11, 2015

– From Mom on April 10, 2014

Miss you everyday.
– From Mom on October 14, 2013

Missing you always.............
– From MOM on March 5, 2013

Thinking of you today. You would be so proud and excited for Jessica today. Your an uncle now! Im sure you held baby Zayden on the other side before he came to us here. I miss your smile and crazy jokes! I see my Keith now at 19 and think of you everyday! I wish you were still here. You did make a big difference in the short time you were here. Love you!! and Miss you!!
– From Jennifer Ragland on October 17, 2012

Love Mom
– From BJ Sheppard on April 3, 2012

Missing you and always will. Love Always Mom
– From Beulah J Sheppard on December 4, 2011

the little things keep u with the people who miss and love u so life goes on but not without u n our hearts and thought of what could have been done sending my love and hope
– From Michelle Harp on December 4, 2011

What a sad ending for such a beautiful soul. Hope he is safe with my brother Dan this V-day will make three years for us but sometimes it feels af it happened yesterday. Keeping your family in my prayers especially your sons beautiful baby. Healing hugs
– From Chris on October 21, 2011

Zack, in just the short period of time we all spent together, it felt like forever, getting to know you and your family was and is an honor, my kids took to you so well, because of your young vibrant spirit, I remember eating spaghetti at my table and you slurped a noodle the way a child would and we all laughed, we have many good memories of you, and as many others have said, when that butterfly is lingering around we know you are visiting us, we light candles for you and we even ealk in your memory, Cameron was truley a blessing to all of us, as he looks just like you, I hurt for him, James remembers you towing him on his bike to GT bray to skate and play, we have your pics up and look at them all of the time, I saw you the day before you passed, you had on jean shorts and a white tank with corona flip flops, if I would have known what was about to come, I would have tried to change it, never knew that was the last time I would see you, and when I said good by, who knew. We love you!
– From Cecilia Jones and Family on June 19, 2011

Zach we love and miss you, we think of you everyday, especially James, he really enjoyed spending time with you, and I appreciate you taking care of Aubrey when she needed a babysitter,most of all you were an amazing father, Happy Fathers Day.
– From cecilia jones and family on June 19, 2011

Happy birthday Zackery. Rest in peace and may God bless and comfort your loved ones. Agape Marty
– From Marty on May 25, 2011

– From Anonymous on April 3, 2011

It's that time of year that so hard with out you. Spring is here all the plant's and flowers are coming up. Now when spring is here it reminds me of that awful day that changed our life's forever! I THINK OF YOU EVERYDAY AND STILL LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC I MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH YOUR LITTLE BOY IS GETTING SO BIG I SEE SO MUCH OF YOU IN HIM !!!!! I still can`t believe your gone that is so hard to type on this computer!!! It`s late i need to go to sleep but all that is in my mind is that i don`t want to have to wake up in the morning and remember another day and your not hear with us! This was a tragedy and accident if you read this and do drugs this and happen to you! RIP SON! (I NEVER NEW I HAD SO MANY TEARS) Bridgett
– From Bridgett on April 3, 2011

Zackery, a candle lit in your honor on the anniversary of your Passing. Rest in peace. Agape Marty
– From Marty on April 1, 2011

It's been almost another year, this makes four. I have been blessed to have the armour weight of grief lifted it was a shock and hard to adjust, I felt guilt. But my season's have passed as you did. I still miss you everyday, but I can breath easier than in the early days. Tommy has now joined you in the recent days, his leaving was diffcult to see but he's in a better place and he gets to be with you. I am jealous but it's not my time. I don't fear death but realize God has plans for me. I know you watch, not really, but God does. Tommy's leaving makes me miss you even more and it's diffcult these feelings that I will have forever more. You all can watch over your sister and keep her straight, we love and miss you that is know mistake. So I light another candle as I do often in remberance of our love for you. I don't know what you were thinking that aweful night taking all those drugs that took your life, I hope people read and remember all my pain so a life can be saved and they don't have to put this sorrow on there loved ones. May my message be loud and clear, this was a young man that should of lived many, many more years. Love Mom
– From BJ Sheppard (Mom) on March 29, 2011

I remember the time you spent with us as though it were just yesterday. The slip and slide you and Justin made in my bath tub, the day the two of you locked all of us out of the house. You and Justin were going to break the window to get out because you two were so scared. I broke the front door in instead. HAHA I remember you and Justin racing to the bus to go to school and how proud you were of your black motor cycle jacket. You were strutten at 5 years old, chomping on your chewing gum, sporting your boots and leather. RIP Zack. We will see you again.
– From Lisa Weatherbee on November 7, 2010

wow! This is not right! I think of you every day! Robert just came to see me I will always miss seeing you to together I no he misses you! There so many things he wanted to share with you as a brother you two where always so funnie together.You brought so much joy to our life we miss you so so much! Your son touchs our lifes in so many ways. He misses his daddy he was only 3 when you where took away from us he still ask about you! We will always keep you alive for him we have so many stories to tell him thank you for giving us that!!! Life is going on but it don`t feel the same with out you here! I no it never will! Until were all together again! ZACK I LOVED YOU! LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITH OUT YOU! RIP SON!
– From Bridgett on June 27, 2010

You have changed my life so much since the day I met you. You have changed my life for the better. The day our son Cameron was born, I knew I would never be the same. He is an amazing boy! Even though you only had those 3 short years with him, that was enough time for you for you to imprint your soul into his. He is so much like you, lol but hes starting to have a little of me too. I know he misses you and we talk about you all the time. It amazes me how much he really remembers about you. It just goes to show nobody will ever forget the funny, crazy, sensitive, loving, outgoing and wonderful person you were and will always be. Loving and missing you always and forever....
– From Jessica on June 23, 2010

Like my Mom said, butterflys definitly remind us of you. Ever since we did that walk for you and when we came around all those butterflys were on your pictures. The one that Cameron held I know was your spirit... We all are moving on, not because we want to but because we have to. And I know you are ok and we all will be too. I love you...
– From Jessica on June 23, 2010

Like my Mom said, butterflys definitly remind us of you. Ever since we did that walk for you and when we came around all those butterflys were on your pictures. The one that Cameron held I know was your spirit... We all are moving on, not because we want to but because we have to. And I know you are ok and we all will be too. I love you...
– From Jessica on June 23, 2010

We see you everytime we have your mini me, your nickname for Cameron. He is now six and he hasn't forgotten you what an impression you left on this world. In watching him graduate from kindegarden I saw you at that age, we keep looking for Cameron's own personality to evolve but he is so much like you it hurts me sometimes, because my opportunity to see you grow up past twenty was taken from me. I would love to post his pic's but all people have do is look at him to see you. Thanks God for that, he has his mom's artistic ability and your father's. I wondder if you had it?
– From Mom on June 19, 2010

So young a life once walked this earth Too short a time to know his worth. So many he touched along the way Too short a time for him to stay. So young a life that once had dreamed Always changing by the day it seemed. So young a life to bring such joy By the birth of Cameron, a very special boy. So young a life to bear the name “father” But loved his son like no other. So young a life with so much ahead Now things left undone and words unsaid. So young a life that will be missed by many Too short a time to leave for any. So young a life looking over us all Until the day we receive our call. We may not understand why this had to happen But we have to have faith that Zack is in heaven. So young a life So much to remember...
– From Juli Avery on June 19, 2010

We think of you every time we see a butterfly. There were so many this Spring it was like you were all around us. Rest in peace and Happy Father's Day!
– From Juli Avery on June 19, 2010

We think of you Zack every time we see a butterfly. There were so many this Spring it was like you filled the air all around us. Rest in peace and Happy Father's Day.
– From Juli Avery on June 19, 2010

Miss you cousin!
– From carleigh on June 19, 2010

Zack I now have come to a stage in my grief that I know you are taken care of, you don't need me anymore. You are in God's care and after three years and a few months I am letting you go, it is strange for me because as your mother I thought I would out live you but now I must just learn to live again without you. That is what breaks my heart and my tears still flow knowing you can't be jere. Love and miss you everyday but is easier now for that I am grateful. This has been the heaviest load to carry and thought I'd never get out of the valley but I have. Till I meet you again. Love MOM
– From Mom on June 19, 2010

We miss you everyday, time is helping us with healing and we are going away to relax, to create a better memory in place of the one we had 04/04/07. We are trying to rebuild our lives, we call it the new normal, we hate it but we are adjusting to life without you. You baby boy, one six, looking just like you. Thank God for him, you live on threw him and us and all that you left for us.
– From Mom on April 2, 2010