But when there are no answers
And peace seems far away
We lift our voices up to God
And through our hearts we pray

"Our father, who art in heaven
Hallowed by thy name"
But without our friend, our brother,
Ryan
We'll never be the same

The joy he held within his heart
He showed us through his smile
We were privileged to know him
Even if for just a while

The life he gave will not soon fade
Nor will his memory die
Even as we say together
To Ryan Sparks "Good-Bye"


Poem written by Ryan's friend, John Akers

-Submitted by Pam Sparks, WA, in memory her son, Ryan Sparks, age 20, who was lost aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 261, January 31, 2000. Meghann Hall and Ryan Sparks along with their friend Rachel Janosik were killed aboard the flight. The photo(not shown here)was taken this past Christmas.



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