IN PROGRESS.............Feel free to read what is written so far but please return later when his legacy is completed.........Thank You

I will try as best as I can to explain a little of his life here with us and what he left on this earth for us all. 

He did leave us all with many great memories and an eternal love. The most important thing he left with us was spoken so plainly at his memorial service. He left us with hope of being with him again, God's promise that we could be reunited with him again in Heaven. All anyone has to do is accept Jesus Christ as their Personal Savior and they will forever be with Our Angel. 

I don't really know where to begin. Ashton will forever live on in our hearts. From the moment he was born, there was just something speial about him. We all talked about it alot but never could really figure out what it was. We had a special love for him-a special bond with him that was unexplainable. And we all felt that way about him. We now know why he was extra special. God allowed him to be because He knew from the beginning how short his life here on earth would be and what an impact he would make on the many peoples lives he came in contact with. 

6 year old Big Sister Shyann, she loved you so much.She could not believe she was a big sister. She made us promise that we would call her as soon as you were born, and we did. It wasn't long before she arrived with a balloon and something special she had made you and your mama. She was so thrilled. She could not stop smiling. She held you, kissed you, & told you how much she loved you. She stayed by your side the whole time she was there. You left with her a lot of good memories and your special place in her heart that will never be replaced.

12 year old Big Sister Emily, we called her your "little mama" because she was so good with you. She loved to hold you and feed you. If you were asleep in your crib,(which wasn't very often because we held you most of the time) she would pick you up as soon as you woke up. She wanted to take care of you. She loved you will all her heart. What you left with her is the sweet memories of a baby brother, the feeling of there could be nothing more precious than a newborn baby, and a deep love in her heart that will never ever be taken away from her or replaced by anyone else.

When Ashton was born, it was like a new spark had been lit in their lives. They could not see enough of him. Not only was Ashton their first great-grandson, he was also the first boy in our family since Jason was born in 1985. He was named after his great uncle, Charles "Michael" Stanley, who was Old Nanny and Old Pa's first son. Michael was already in heaven. He was born June 25, 1954 and earned his angel wings on September 18, 1961. Some of Old Nanny and Old Pa's neighbors who knew Michael said that Ashton looked like Michael. We all know for sure that Michael is now looking out for Ashton. They are both Angels in Heaven.

Twice a week Old Nanny and Old Pa would eagerly await the arrival of Ashton. They knew for sure every Monday and Thursday he would be there. And sometimes more than that. Old Nanny would always be on the front porch waiting. She knew about what time he would come. Well, needless to say, she always was the first to hold him each time. We would barely get on the porch before Old Pa came out. He waited patiently until Old Nanny had just a few minutes with him before he held him. Then they just passed him back and forth. They would both talk to him alot, and of course Old Nanny would sing to him, she has always sang to everyone of the grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ashton made their lives more alive and joyous. They wanted all their neighbors to see him. They were the proudest great grandparents in the world. They both knew what a special great grandson he was and I truly believe in my heart he knew what a special set of great grandparents they were. Old Nanny and Old Pa will, no doubt, be reunited with their Angels, Michael and Ashton again someday.

Well, I will try to write this. I really don't know how deep Uncle Donnie's feeling for you were, but I can tell you they were deeper than they have ever been for any other baby in our family other than his own children. He loved for you to come. If you were supposed to be here at a certain time and you were 5 minutes late, he would be saying " I thought that baby was coming, where is he?" He loved for you to sit in his chair and hold you, feed you, and then he would hold you in his arms and the two of you would watch a little television and then take a nap together. He loved to talk to you and bounce you around. He had big plans for you, he could already imagine the first racetrack he would buy for you and the two of you could sit in the floor and play for hours, and I am sure you would have had the best fishing rod a little boy could have. The short time you were here really left some deep footprints on his heart. I will never forget when I had to tell him you were in heaven. It was so heartbreaking. You left your Uncle Donnie with lots of wonderful memories and a love that will never be replaced by no other.

I was your other nanny. Oh, how deep of a love that I had for you. It is so unexplainable. I will never, as long as I live, ever be able to explain it. I would have loved to have been able to quit work and keep you every day even though I would have had to fight your Nanny to do that. The time we spent together was priceless. Next to my own children, you were the highlight of my life. I loved you with a different kind of love that was only yours. You were so special to me. Like I said, it was unexplainable. I would be so tired at the end of my work day and then I would get new energy when I knew you were coming. You left me with a love like no other. Someday, I hope to have grandchildren, but when I do they will never take the place in my heart that belonged to you. That is forever yours. I thank God that He allowed you to come in my life, even though our time together was way to short. I love you and you will always be My Forever Angel.

I have saved this for last because it is going to be the hardest for me to do. Amber loved Ashton like he was her very own. She reserved all of her Friday nights just for him. That was their special time together. It is really hard to describe the joy I felt in my heart just to watch her taking care of him. She would not let anybody help her do anything for him. She wanted to do it all by herself. She has never wanted to change a baby's diaper until Ashton came along. She was never interested in fixing a bottle, feeding and burping a baby until Ashton came along. She would have never gave up time with her friends for anybody else but Ashton. He was the light of her life. I know that she had big plans for him and her. I know she could not wait until she could hear him say to her "I love you too". He surely left lasting prints on her heart that will never fade away. Someday, she will probably have children of her own and I know she will love them dearly, but Ashton taught her a different way to love. He was so special to her. I know someday she will tell her children everything about him and how special he was to her. She has grieved so much since he left us. Ashton left with Amber a different kind of love, many many great memories and a love that will forever be imprinted in her heart and soul. A big part of her heart belonged only to Ashton, and that part of her heart will never ever be replaced by any other.