Post - & thanks you for all you're doing!

In times like this you can't dwell on the time that passed between your last words, just think of the times you did have and the memories you will always hold – I've been struggling for days to deal with the reality that you're gone, though some time had passed since we last talked, I often think fondly of memories we shared – The mullet you had in 1^st grade that we often made fun of when you had no hair - the spelling bee you won in the 5^th grade – Camp Campbell Guard, my dad still talks about you from chaperoning - You, Nikki and I making spaghetti at your place after the bar one night at 3:00am, but Tonka ate your portion as you lay on the kitchen floor - you sticking up for Nikki, Brenda and I to some guys at the bar, even though they were just a little bigger than you and you were just 1 person – and so many, many more – these bring smiles and tears, as the reality that you're really gone starts to set in – R.I.P. Justin Hatfield – the lives you touched are many and your memory lives on through all of them!!

Natalie Berry (James)