Please Contribute to Dante's Page
Thank you for visiting Dante's memorial site.
Our heartfelt sympathy is offered to Dante's immediate family: mother Stephanie, father Marty, sisters Natasha and Desiree, and brother A.J.
Please contribute your memories and pictures of Dante. You can contribute to Dante's page in 2 ways:
1. You can add a "Comment" to any official post by clicking on the "Comment" link at the bottom of each post. This way is recommended for those who wish to leave condolences and comments.
2. You can write a post to be shared with all on the main page. Email your post to us, and we will make sure it gets published. This is recommended for those who have stories, memories and pictures to share.
Our heartfelt sympathy is offered to Dante's immediate family: mother Stephanie, father Marty, sisters Natasha and Desiree, and brother A.J.
Please contribute your memories and pictures of Dante. You can contribute to Dante's page in 2 ways:
1. You can add a "Comment" to any official post by clicking on the "Comment" link at the bottom of each post. This way is recommended for those who wish to leave condolences and comments.
2. You can write a post to be shared with all on the main page. Email your post to us, and we will make sure it gets published. This is recommended for those who have stories, memories and pictures to share.
posted by Nancy Sawyer at
9:27 AM
24 Comments:
Thank you so much for the beautiful web site. Dante was my shining star, and I long for the day that I am reunited with him in heaven. God bless you for your efforts. These tributes do truly help me.
Dante's Dad (Marty Young)
Dante What can I say about you besides that your a wonderful person . I can remember you coming to the house and play fighting with Amira . Your her favorite cousin and always will be . I can't believe that for some reason your tha 1 that had to get taken from us at such an early age. But I know i will see you again another day . I Love U and I will never Forget You......
Your Cousin
Nicol3
dante what can i say u were more than a friend you were like my brother you were the coolest guy i knew man i dont kno what to do with out you why did you haff go so fast well hope your happy in your new place ill see you soon man we can still role like bros in hevan and to your family there in my prayers every nite
see ya soon dante
Dante;to a wonderful nephew i will truly miss you and your visits,you will always be in my heart and now you are my angel
love
Aunt Ann
DANTE,
i will always miss u. i had fun wrestling u and playing football with. one of my cloes friend is really gone. love u
u were like a brother to me.
Matthew Pawlowski
DANE,
What can I say you were the most positive person i have ever met in my life. You were a great athlete but an even better friend. Why did u have to go yr such an amazing person and you shouldnt of left at this age you had so much more to do n see. I was really looking forward to playing with you next year on football. And watching you run in the track meets. You could always make me smile and laugh. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BUDDY!!
Mike Westrich
Dante*
i love u so much buddy
DANTE
Here is a other comment from me.A better one. i can't believe my close friend is really gone. i will see u in heaven and keep u in my prays. u were a true friend to me and everyone. u were like a brother to me. we did cool things together. i had fun wrestling u and playing football with u. LOVE U.
Matthew Pawlowki
dante.
well im not really sure what to start!there is just so much to say about you!you were one of the most amazing people i have ever met in my life!you could always make me laugh.I loved just saying hey to you in the halls or just walking pasted you.Im always going to remember the first time you met my mom at one of the varisty football games!OH!man i dont know how im going to get over the fact that you aren't going to be in gym class anymore!im going to miss you wearing your red swimcap too,with your hair sticking out at the bottom!Im going to miss you so much!!but dont ever forget that i love you so much dante!
I LOVE YOU!
Kayla Foley
Dante,
You were always the one to lift the spirit when someone was down. And now that ur gone i dont know whats going to happen..
I'll miss talking to you after second hour ,its going to be hard not seeing you there anymore but just thinking of what you would say is going to make my day.
You will be missed buddy
Wick
Dear dante,
Dante you were an amazing person i loved you so much you new exactly what to say to me to get me to laugh or smile i loved you with all my heart. Even though we were already really close we couldve gotten closer! I LOVE YOU dante and i no you will always be the wind that blows through my hair and the rain that falls on my face and the sunlight that shines in my eyes so bright! i no that you will always be in my heart and with me wherever i go! you were loved by many but cared about more! you were a great and amazing guy i can't believe your gone dante! i am still shocked but i am happy you didnt have to suffer at all and now you have new challenges in your new life! i always see you up in the sky waving down at me or smiling and saying some kind of hilarious joke, you ment the world to me and i dont no how im gonna get through this but I love you and i will never ever forget about you! ill see you soon dante!
I LOVE YOU DANTE!
much much much love <333 Racheal Cristan
You know you don't have to give birth to a child to love him like your own. Dante is my step-son and I love him as if he were all mine. I feel very fortunate to have had Dante in my life. His sense of humor and laugh will be with me always. Today has been really rough for our family even though we know we are surrounded by loved ones whether they be family or friends. I felt an incredible sense of peace yesterday at the cemetery when we followed Dante to his body's final resting spot underneath a large beautiful oak tree. The peace I felt is because of my belief that Dante was not in his body, but had already gone and was looking down on us and smiling - didn't you feel that warm sunshine? My beliefs may not be the traditional beliefs, but I feel that Dante is now part of EVERYTHING around us: He is that warm sunshine we feel, the gentle breeze blowing, the rain cleansing and watering the ground, the flowers that are just starting to grow, the sage that we all love so much in the West, the snow that will fall next winter and just everything.
From talking with people at the funeral, I realized just how many lives Dante touched and it makes me proud that the four of us (his mother Stephanie, his step-father Lance, his father Marty and I)raised this absolutely incredible young man.
I am very sad for us who are left behind to deal with this sometimes overwhelming grief, but I am also delighted in the fact that Dante will be with us always because he is now with God and God is always with us.
How will we survive without him? It will be difficult at times, but if we look at his example and never quit and never give up we can do it.
I do worry about his brothers and sisters as they will miss him horribly and may not have all the coping skills we are struggling to have. Our families were blessed with several children: Dante, Natasha, AJ, Desiree, Calvin and Curtis. I feel confident that Dante will be watching out for each one of them and will be helping them get through tough times that they will face in their lives. When my youngest son told me "life sucks", I couldn't disagree. The pain that we feel is so intense sometimes that we all want to run away. But I told him that while life sometimes "sucks", it does go on and I would never give up this horrendous grief I feel because I had the opportunity to know and love Dante for more than 10 of his 14 years.
I do not have any regrets for the life we tried to create for Dante because of the wonderful human being he had become. This young man had a tough time with surgeries on his hips and being stuck in a cast for about 3 months at a time, twice. He never complained, but made the best of it. A young man at the funeral told us that he wanted to quit football and Dante convinced him to continue and never give up. Well, we won't give up either. We have a whole lifetime to remember Dante and the joy he brought to us with his laughter and smile.
I love you, Dante. You were the oldest of my boys and I will miss you terribly, but I will make every effort to live my life as you lived yours and look for the fun and funny side of things because we are only here for a short time before we are called to heaven and when I get there, I know you will be waiting for me.
Valerie Young (Oak Creek, WI)
Dante I cant stop thinking of you.We all miss you so very much.I'm up thinking of all the times I picked you up from your practices and I cant beleive your gone.Everywhere I look I see your smiling blue-eyed face.I know your in a better place now.All your parents and brother and sisters miss you tremendously.Whatch over us on your new journey.We all cant wait to see you again.When I look to the sky I think of you .When I hear the wind I think of you.I love you Dante'.
with love forever,your stepfather
Lance
i love u man
i cant believe you had to die walkin with you in school every day after 2nd hour and tlkin to you soo much man were all gonna miss u in gym. school just isnt the same without u man. i love you dante. ill see u in about 60 years. dont do too much without me
love u
Sal coNroy
i love u man
i cant believe you had to die walkin with you in school every day after 2nd hour and tlkin to you soo much man were all gonna miss u in gym. school just isnt the same without u man. i love you dante. ill see u in about 60 years. dont do too much without me
love u
i love u man
i cant believe you had to die walkin with you in school every day after 2nd hour and tlkin to you soo much man were all gonna miss u in gym. school just isnt the same without u man. i love you dante. ill see u in about 60 years. dont do too much without me
love u
Sal coNroy
Dante Baby!!,
I do NOT know where to start. There was something about your smile, every time I see a picture of you smiling I cry. I cry because that smile brightened every day of my summer. I miss you more than anyone could ever imagine. I honestly love you, with every inch of my heart. Thinking of you gets me through each day but not having you makes it a WHOLE bunch harder. Just know that I love you and I miss you and I can't wait to see you again. I will NEVER forget you EVER.
"Promise me you'll never cry sweetheart... I can't stand it. I love you too much." -D.Sawyer
I'm hoping you remember that night. I know I do. Thanks for always being there for me.
You have no idea the pain I feel and the thoughts that have ran through
But for now while you're away don't do too much without me there, we're a pair, I'd rather experience it with you.
[[hearts hearts hearts]] I love you.
Becky.
Dante's Eulogy:
O Dante – where have you gone? We miss you so very much. I sat up for many late hours trying to think of what to say. How can you possibly put into words the love a father has for his son? How do you speak about someone who you know you won’t see again for a very long time? How do you? For that very reason, I will see Dante again. `We all will see Dante again some day. With Dante being the kind, think of others first type of young man, I know he is up in Heaven saying “Please don’t cry. There’s no need. I will be watching over all of you”. And that typifies Dante. Always worried about others. As Lance (Dante’s step dad) said, Dante had a mother hen type of attitude. He would get home from practice and peek in on Natasha, Desiree and AJ – just to make sure they were alright. I liked to call Dante the “14 year old with no attitude” although I know that Stephanie would disagree with me! Dante had a special relationship with both his Mother and I – often getting into deep conversations that showed the wisdom he possessed – wisdom that most 14 year olds won’t get until they are thirty. I remember the trips that we took and Dante’s newfound love of the American West. One of Dante’s favorite memories was when we were at Badlands National Park and we saw a beautiful eagle flying against the huge rock wall that forms that Badlands. The eagle left an incredible shadow on that wall, almost looking like it was in a dance with itself. Whenever I watch that video now, my thoughts will immediately go to Dante. I was looking forward to many more trips with Dante, showing him some of the things that I have been fortunate enough to see. But alas! Dante will still be there with us when we go, he will just be watching from a place that is far more beautiful then the mountains. And that is the message I want you to leave with today. Dante is not gone. He is all around us. As Dante’s step mom Valerie said “He is in the warm sunshine that hits your shoulder. His is the gentle breeze that blows through your hair”.
Dante was an excellent big brother. He loved his siblings so very much. There is an excellent story about the time that AJ fell off his bike and Dante swore that someone beat his kid brother up. Dante wanted to form a “posse” to track down who did this to his brother. That was Dante. Sticking up for his siblings. When he found out that someone was picking on Calvin at the bus stop, Dante offered to go and talk to the boy to encourage him to leave Calvin alone. With his littlest brother, Curtis, Dante was always watching out for him, making sure he was alright.
Dante also loved sports. They gave him enjoyment and focus. Dante often told me that he wanted to stay in sports because it would force him to keep his grades up. Dante had plans – he wanted to go to college and become a police officer – vice squad in particular. He was so enthusiastic about playing for Central. He loved his school and his classmates. And he had another brother – even though they weren’t related by blood. Tyler was Dante’s best friend. I would pick Dante up from Tyler’s house so often that I thought Dante had moved in! My message to you Tyler is that you too will see Dante again some day. Don’t worry. He will still be here with you.
Always remember Dante. That’s all I ask. He was too loving, sweet and fun of a human being to be forgotten. For I know that my son has fused part of himself into me, and I am grateful to God for the wonderful 14 years that Dante was here with us. Dante, God called you home at an early age. There must be some very important purpose that God has for you Dante. And I trust that God knows what he is doing.
Parents, hug your children tonight and tell them that you love them. Kids, even though you think your parents are wacked, please tell them that you love them. For love is our purpose here on earth. I always end my discussions and phone calls with my kids with “I love you”. I recently told Dante that he didn’t have to say he loved me too when he was around his friends or classmates. I gave him that out. But you know what? Dante still said “I love you too Dad”, even at school around his team mates. Wow. What a great son.
Dante – I love you. You know that. And I look forward to the day when you and I will be reunited in heaven. I am expecting a full tour of the place from you and Grandpa. Please continue to look down on us Dante and send your love in any way you can. I will recognize it when it comes. I promise you Dante – I will recognize you.
Please check out Dante's tribute video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1m3d0_dante-sawyer-tribute
Quality is not that great, but you can still enjoy.
Love you Dante - Dad
Here is a website with lots of photos of Dante. Please feel free to take them for yourself.
Love you my Dante!! Dad
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/overfiend2222/
oh man dante. i don't even know where to start. i miss you so much! we went to school since like kindergarten. oor something like that. but i've known you for so long and i can't believe i have to wait so long to see you again! i can't wait til i can see you someday. i remember this one time when you came over to my house and like explored it. haha and you ate my cereal dante! ohh man i'm gonna miss you so much and i will NEVER forget you!
I am sorry for your loss. I have a 4 year old daughter who was dibilitated by meningitis. It is a terrible disease and I pray everyday for a cure. You will also be in my prayers, God Bless.
Just wanted you to know that I just looked at Dante's website. Lovely site. I lost my only child in January. I truly can understand. Thinking of you in these difficult times. You are in my prayers.
Well dude, it's been over a year now and though the initial shock has passed it still is somewhat numbing that we lost you in such an instantaneously and stunning way. My strength still comes from taking comfort in knowing that you are rejoicing in the presence of God, yet I continue to wonder what if . . .
Anyway, Aunt Kirsten, Athena, Neil and I are heading over to your Dad’s house to read through the scholarship applications. I wanted to let the folks know who read this website that though the first year has come and gone, you have never left our hearts, thoughts or lives.
While I know you are content in the presence of the Lord, we are patiently awaiting our turn. Until then, we will continue to think about you and the ways you touched us all.
Unky Sean
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