Having one of those days where I am thinking of all the losses we have had in the last several years. You, Mike, my Dad and Rose.  I am sure you have been reacquainted with my mother-in-law.  She always thought you were so handsome!  Missing you and all of our family that has passed on! One more family member has joined you today also I am sure grandma will be happy to see him!

Thinking of you Eric! Having one of those days where I just wish we can go back to our childhood where we have no worries.  Being a grown up sucks sometimes! lol.  Dealing with a lot of things going on in my life and one in which I am losing another person that  means so much to me. I just wish we can live forever! I would love to feel you hug me and tell me everything will be okay. Miss you cousin more than you will ever know!  I love you!

Missing you cousin! Hugs and kisses to you!

Thinking of you cousin!
Hoping the New Year will be better than the last few!  Love you lots!

Good morning cuz!  You are in my mind right now so of course I need to write to you.  Thanksgiving was hard without my Dad being here, I am sure you guys all had a great feast up in heaven.  I am sure your mom had a hard time herself and will continue to through the holidays. I miss you Eric!  Love you.

It's one of those days where I keep thinking about you! I hated not being able to post on here but got you for another year!!!!  You are my escape.  I sit here and keep thinking about our childhood and how much fun we had when we were growing up. I missed out after we both got married for a few years but I am so thankful that you reached out to me and wanted to see me.  We left off like if we were never separated.  That is because we had that kind of bond.  I still feel it even though you are not here.  I feel your closeness still near me.  Thank you Eric for being the best cousin! You always protected me no matter what!  I wish I could have done the same for you in the last years of your life.  I love you cousin and miss you!  Please give my Dad a huge hug from me, still in pain over losing him.  Love love love you!

Thinking of you today!  Missing you and my Dad very much!  Seen a guy that looked like you yesterday when you had your mullet. LOL.  Of course he was cute just like you!  Love you Eric!! Hugs and kisses to you!

Thinking of you cousin!  I thought of you last night and laid in bed wondering how it is in heaven with all the other loved ones that have passed also.  Especially my Dad.  I miss him so much that there is not a day that doesn't go by that he does not bring tears to my eyes.  Just typing this I am teary eyed.
I hope that you are enjoying yourself in heaven and just know that I miss you tremendously!  I wish we had answers to your passing. I know that you are in a better place but I am selfish and wish that you were still here with us!  I love you cousin and we will be together once again one day!  Hugs and kisses to all that are with you!  : )

Missing you and wish that I could talk to you! I lost my voicemail that you left on my phone so I cannot hear your voice saying "I love you cousin" but I sure can hear it in my head. I hope you are enjoying yourself up in Heaven. Please give my Dad a huge hug, I would say kiss but I do not think you would do that! Give Grandma, Michael and Joaquin a hug too!  Eric I miss you and love you! R.I.P cousin!

Thinking of you cousin!  Having a hard day today but I will get through it. 
I miss you and love you!  
I could do anonymous but nah...

Hey Little Cousin... Been thinking of you a lot lately... I just want to tell you how much you are missed. Memories of our child hood stay close in my heart. I'd give anything to have them back again. I love you little cousin with all my heart. Hugs and kisses to you!! Say hello to all of our family in heaven, give them my love && please give my brother a kiss on the cheek for me. Missing you all so much!!

Hi Eric,  My mom found a picture of you and I yesterday that we took in a photo booth!  Yeah we were hot looking.  Okay I wasn't but you were. lol Loved seeing it!  I miss you dearly cousin!  I love you!

Thinking alot about you today! Was thinking how we shared whatever books we were reading and having our little debates!! Miss those times and you so much. Love you always. Aunt Linda

Well honey its been 6 months and it is still hard to believe that you are gone.
Just know that I miss you terribly.
Love you with all my heart.

It's Christmas Eve and here I am at work!
Merry heavenly Christmas up there to you and the rest of the family! Please watch over Uncle Denny as he is needing our prayers and we ask our Father to please take care of him and do his good work to make him all better!!!
Love you cousin!

Here I am again today thinking of you.  I am listening to some holiday music and started to think about you, Michael, Joaquin, Grandma & Grandpa. I am sure it is not going to be easy for your mom during this time and I wish we were all living close so I can give her a big hug.  I hope that you enjoy your heavenly Christmas holiday with the family.  I love you cousin!

Hi there Eric!  I just was thinking of you once again! I come here to just let you know that you are not forgotten along with all the others that you have joined in heaven.  Miss them all, especially more during the holidays!! 
By the way, gather all the family on Friday night and watch Bradley play his football game at Cal High in Whittier give him good luck and watch over him to make sure he stays injury free.  Maybe you can make magic and make the quarterback throw an awesome pass to Brad and make the crowd go crazy!! I love you cousin!

Just thinking about you... I also see that my last post on your bday did not get posted yet.  Not sure what happened.
Love you cousin!

Well cousin today is the day that I would normally get your phone call wishing me a happy birthday!  I know that you are watching over me and although I cannot hear your voice in person I know that you are wishing me a happy birthday from above.  I love you cousin and miss you very much.

Love and miss you cousin!  I will be in Laughlin next weekend(19th) celebrating our birthdays!  I love you!!!

Eric, I miss you so much! My thoughts are always with you.  I asked you for a sign (a heart shaped cloud) so that I would know that you are finally at peace, and you my son, sent me two of them! Thank you so much for now I am at peace too.  Love you always,

I just wanted to say that I miss you and I hope you had a smile on your face when you seen all the people there at the park for the release of your balloons. It turned out really nice and Lori did a great job in organizing it.  I am so glad that I was able to get through my speech as I kept doubting myself before I even made it to the park.  I thought I was going to need someone else to read it for me but I did it! Of course I had to throw back a drink or two before reading it but I hope I made you proud! 
Your mom seems to be doing okay but I know she misses you dearly just as all of us do.  
Tootles for now as I will write again soon in here. Continue to RIP my handsome cousin! I love you!

Eric,
You were one of the nicest people I ever worked with at Fleetwood-Fibre. I really enjoyed my time working with you. I'm so glad we had a chance to meet and become friends. My thoughts and prayer's go out to your mom and family during this hard time.

Thinking of you this morning Eric!  You will never be forgotten cousin!  I love you!

Eric. Today the promise I made to you long ago was kept.  Pennie and your mom honored your life just the way you wanted. They were surrounded by the family you always knew would help them through a time like this. I felt pride that I knew them and for the commitment and love they showed you today.

Sadly missed along life's way,
quietly remembered every day...
No longer in our life to share,
but in our hearts, you're always there.
I Love You cousin Love Always, 
Lori~

Thinking of you always! I love you Eric.
Hugs and kisses to you and all the other angels watching over us!

My heart and prayers are with my aunt Jeannie and the family. Know he is at peace and well taken care of by our loved ones that await us all. Memories of Eric we will always carry with us. May he rest in peace. With love, Lindsey

In Loving Memory of My Beloved Cousin Love Always,
Your Cousin Lori~

The employees and friends of Eric's at Fleetwood-Fibre Packaging & Graphics wish the Nichols family peace during this time...thoughts and prayers are with you all...

cousin.... i remember getting into sooo much trouble laughing at what you did or said, couldnt help it!! you were so funny to me. we used to tape our comedy show on a cassette player, wish i had them still. Even though i havent seen you in years you were still my cousin who i loved and i will truly miss! Rest in Peace cousin Eric and we will see you soon....... XOXO

My eyes filled up with tears as I heard the news
It never occurred to me, how much I could lose
I find myself wishing that it wasn't real
Every time I think about it, pain is all I can feel
Tears fall from my eyes, I can barely see
But my heart tells me that he'll always be with me
I'm glad he feels no pain now-he lives in a perfect land
I can still feel the soft touch on my shoulder of his loving hand
I lie in bed and cry at night
And I don't feel any better in the morning light
And I will love and miss him forever
Until the day we are again together.
Together in that perfect place above,
Filled with caring, sharing and love
But until that day comes- I will wipe my tears away.
And hopefully see him again someday.

Eric, Uncle Denny and I know by now, you understand what we were trying to tell you. You were, are and will always be so loved by so many. We will miss you so much. One thing for sure, any questions you have ever had will now be answered and you will find peace.Love you. Uncle Denny and Aunt Linda

  I don't even know where to start Eric!  I wish I could have been there to help you. So many things are going through my mind and every morning on my drive to work I say that I am going to make it through the day without any tears but unfortunately there has not been a day since you passed that I have been tearless.  I know you would not want us to be crying over your passing but it hurts me so much to know that you are no longer with us and that I will never hear your voice again.  I use to have a voicemail that I kept forever on my phone from you when you first had your stroke and you would just call me to check on me. Just hearing the words “I love you Brenda” always made me feel good because I know you meant them.  However when my phone broke I could not retrieve it. 
  You and I had so many good memories together and I will cherish them always and forever.  Your laugh and smile were contagious and you had such a great personality which always kept me laughing when we were together.  I always wanted to spend the night at your place every weekend/summer with you when we were young.  I loved it when you went to high school with me, even though all the girls were trying to get at you.  I was like ugh, no but Jacquie was an exception. 
  I know that we had several years apart to where we lost contact and you know that I was always trying to find or reach you just to check on you.  The day that you called me to ask me to go to lunch with you was a day that I was waiting for so long.  Then when we met for lunch I was like “holy crap my cousin is so damn handsome” I was like if only we were not cousins…ha.  Thank you for all the great years we had together!  You are now our newest angel up in heaven and I am sure that all the family members that have gone before you were there with many hugs and kisses for you.  You are now safe from everything!  I know you will be watching over us now and as protective as you were you will keep me out of harms way.
I love you my cousin/brother/best friend!  I am truly going to miss you! Rest in Peace Eric and until we meet again!

I have so many memories of us growing up together. The fun, the fights, and especially the laughter. Our family is an amazing family, partly because Eric was part of it. I look back and think of all the family parties we had. Eric and I climbing up into a tree (at one of those parties) to spy on everyone. We got caught, so we started chirping like birds :D . There are so many stories to tell. I do believe we had a wonderful childhood. I know I am blessed to have Eric for a cousin. For so many reason's he was very special. In so many ways I thought of him as more like a brother than a cousin. Eric, no matter the time apart, nor the distance,  I love you. Rest in peace little cousin. Know you always held, and will always hold, a special place in my heart.

To Eric, my better half.  To the boy I met on the basketball court at the age of 10.  To the man that will be missed by many.  You leave behind family and friends that will miss you more than you could have ever imagine.  You also leave behind me, your wife.  Yes Eric, your wife.  Documentation is just a technicality and we both know that.  My love for you is the bond that will always keep you with me. You silly rabbit, Trix are for kids and it is going to take more than a world dimension to stop that kind of love. The great memories you gave me will keep your presence alive always even when your physical form has been lost.  I know we will be together again.  I am not worried about your whereabouts because you are now with others who loved you very much and had left before you.  I can guarantee that you are defiantly going to liven up the place you are at now :) because that is what you do best Eric.  It is what I loved most about you.  You lived by your rules and you made sure you were having a good time.  You also loved and protected the people you cared for in your way and I will hold that always deep in my heart.  Thanks to that, you leave us all with GREAT Eric memories.  I promise you that no day will go by that I won't think about one of those memories.   I suggest all to do the same and I know that it will get you through the pain of missing him or whatever hard time you may be going through.  Eric would not want you sad or upset. That is just the way he is. Keep your eyes and heart open because that is where you will see him again on this earth.  He will be standing in every rainbow, in springs first bloom, even in the middle of a thunder storm.  He will be besides a stray in need of help. I love you Eric.  Till next time.

OBITUARY

Eric V Nichols

October 24, 1970 – August 8, 2012

Dimond & Sons Silver Bell Chapel

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