The Compassionate Friends
Atlanta Chapter 

25th Annual Candlelight Remembrance Service 


 

.....Let Their Light Shine
 
 

Special Invitation

The Atlanta Chapter Annual Candlelight
Remembrance Service

Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church of Atlanta
4532 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA

 
Our Candlelight Remembrance Service is an annual event to honor and remember our children and siblings who have gone too soon. 

Our Master of Ceremonies for this year will be Ghakarhi Btembke.

We will have two special guest speakers - Shirley McArthur and Amy Patton - as well as special music and a memorial candlelight ceremony.  Candles will be provided for all adults at the service. 

After the service, we will have refreshments and a memorial video presentation of our children and siblings in the Fellowship Hall. 

We need your help to ensure your child or sibling is included.  Please send your child's picture as soon as possible to Dan Bryl.  Even if you are unsure you are attending the service, please send your child's picture, so we will have it for future candlelight services.  (The deadline to submit your child's picture is Nov.15.) 

Photo Tips:

The photo displayed on the slide will only be as good as the photo you send.  If the photo is a quality color copy or a quality reproduction, there should be no problem.
Please indicate with the photo:
a. Print the name of your child (how you want the name written under the picture on the slide)
b. Birth date and Angel date
c. Your name and phone number
If you sent a picture last year, you do not have to send another. 

Send pictures to:  Dan Bryl  dan23betty@knology.net

Photos should be scanned and sent to Dan by email or mailed to his home at

Dan Bryl
209 Berrien Ct
Martinez, GA 30907 

(Dan will return all pictures mailed to him)
 

We also want to invite our members to bring a finger food to share at our fellowship after the service.    We look forward to seeing everyone and sharing this special evening with you and your child.  May their Lights Continue to Shine... 
 
 



Guest  Speaker ..... Shirley McArthur
 

Our first speaker will be Shirley A. McArthur, whose son Neal E. "Jay" McArthur Jr., was killed on August 23, 1998.

Jay was in his second year of college at Savannah State University, Savannah, Ga.  He was driving his car to the video store with a friend of his when another car drove by his car and shot one time through the driver's side.  He was shot in the head by someone who was a complete stranger to Jay and to his friend.

Jay, born August 9, 1978, was Shirley's only son and the oldest of her three children.

Shirley, who is a registered nurse practitioner, will talk about moving forward even when you feel like you are standing still.  She says, "My analogy will be the slow moving sidewalk seen at the airport that moves you from one terminal to the next and is appropriately 1-1.5 miles long.  It's moving but you feel like it's standing still, such as life when you are stricken with grief, pain and hurt for your child."  But, just like the sidewalk "is" moving, so are you.

Neal McArthur
August 9, 1978 - August 23, 1998
 
 

Sibling Guest Speaker .... Amy Patton
 

Our sibling speaker is Amy Patton.  Amy lost her only sibling on September 4, 2000.  Her brother, Michael Justin Cornelison, was 21 years old when he died in a car accident.

Amy is a realtor and lives with her husband and two children in Sharpsburg, Ga.

Amy wants to speak to parents (on behalf of TCF siblings) about why siblings sometimes have trouble talking with their parents about their loss.  And, she'd like to offer some suggestions about how siblings and parents can help each other through the approaching holiday season.

Justin Cornelison
March 24, 1979 - September 4, 2000

http://justin-cornelison.memory-of.com/
 
 
 
 
 
 

Centerpieces Sponsored "In Memory of"
 
 

Cayla Brooke McAllister
11/12/84 - 3/17/89
by her mother, Rhonda Bulter
Locust Grove, GA
 
 

Mark Eugene Bullard
4/14/58 - 1/11/87 
by his parents, Gerry and John Bullard
Atlanta, GA
 
 

Connor Glenn Caracappa
8/22/92 - 3/24/03
by his parents, Glenn and Jennifer Caracappa
Atlanta, GA
 
 

Jennifer Marie Dailey
11/09/82 - 03/12/97
by her parents, Joanne and Bob Dailey
Lilburn, GA
 

Meseret Debru
12/18/80 - 11/23/02
by his mother, Kila Gebru
Decatur, GA
 

Jessica Dodge
9/25/87 - 1/14/04
by her parents, Tamie and Dan Dodge
Lilburn, GA
 
 

Tony Durham
12/3/86 - 7/22/04
 by his mother, Cindy Durham 
and his sister, Katie Durham
Decatur, GA
 
 

Chad Gordon
5/21/72 - 9/3/96
by his parents, Wayne and Jayne Newton
and his sister, Lisa Remshik and his neice, Sidney Remshik
Lilburn, GA
 
 
 

Billy Hawley
3/15/83 - 9/27/04
by his parents, Carol and Bill Hawley and his brother Alan Hawley
Norcross, GA
 
 
 

Kay Cee Herring
7/7/76 - 12/1/99
by her parents, Ginny and David Herring
Buford, GA
 
 

Mark Alan Lee
Temple, GA
 
 

Jason Maham
4/28/75 - 8/17/04
by his mother, Trish Maham
Sugar Hill, GA
 
 

Neal McArthur
August 9, 1978 - August 23, 1998
by his mother, Shirley McArthur
Stone Mountain, GA
 
 
 


 

Leanna Piver
1/16/78 - 11/7/98
by her parents, David and Janet Piver
Lilburn, GA
 
 

Evan Sheffield
6/12/81 -  6/23/04
by his parents Cathy and Webb Spraetz
Atlanta, GA
 

Allen Palmer Shugart
3/4/02 - 7/23/05
by his mother, Kelli Shugart
Suwanee, GA
 
 
 

Christopher Simpson
8/22/78 - 5/9/95
by his grandmother, Elizabeth Luke 
and his parents Trisha and Kenny Simpson
Norcross, GA
 
 
 

Mark Smith
10/13/67 - 5/1/89
by his mother, Jane Smith
Tucker, GA
 
 

Billy Teal Snapp
6/23/81 - 2/25/96
by his parents, Bill and Teal Snapp
Conyers, GA
 
 

Juanito Vasquez
11/28/86 - 4/17/05
by his mother, Luly Vasquez
Newnan, GA
 
 
 
 

Tiffany Vaughn
6/7/81 - 1/13/00
by her mother, Sue Vaughn
Roswell, GA











Centerpieces will be designed by Carol Hawley.  We are planning a workshop sometime in October/November to create the centerpieces.  As soon as a day is set, we will let everyone know.  We hope everyone who is interested will join us in creating the beautiful centerpieces with Carol's help.  We will furnish all the supplies ..... we just need your help......

 
Candlelight Service Chairman - Cindy Durham

                 If you have questions regarding the service, please feel free to call Cindy Durham  770-938-6511 

E-Mail: cindy_durham@bellsouth.net