He was a 4th grader at Beacon Elementary School in Hilliard. Elijah enjoyed the outdoors. He was a child of God who loved everything that God created. He enjoyed fishing, swimming and riding his bike. Elijah was always curious about the world around him, asking questions and taking in information. His big brown eyes and beautiful smile will be forever missed by all who loved him.
Other family includes, siblings, Aliyah and Jordan, maternal grandfather, Ryan J. Casey, maternal grandmother, Lisa (Mark) Ridings, paternal grandparents, Sharon and Donald Parker, great-grandparents, Frank and Patricia Kennis, John and Patricia Casey, Bonnie Lou Bowles, uncle and aunt, Greg and Tracy Miller, cousins, Brooklyn and Jaden Miller, Casey Mers, many other aunts, uncles and cousins who he loved dearly.
Visitation will be held from 10:00am to 12:00pm, Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Potters House, 3220 Lowell Drive, Columbus, OH 43204, where a funeral service will begin at 12:00pm, following the visitation.
Burial will follow in Hampton Cemetery, West Jefferson, OH.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Love Family Fund at any Huntington Bank.
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On Saturday night, September 7th, Justin and I were coming home from my 25th class reunion. About 2 minutes into our drive home, he told me he had gotten a call from Margie, and there had been a terrible accident involving Mandy, Jimbo and the kids...and that Elijah hadn't made it. Impossible words to comprehend - I was still feeling festive after a wonderful evening with many friends that I hadn't seen in years and years. And while I was laughing, hugging, toasting, chatting and having fun - Mandy's family had been hit head-on...and Elijah didn't make it. "No" and "impossible" were the only words I could manage, over and over.
And it still doesn't seem possible. Over a month later - Mandy just got out of the hospital, we've packed and moved them out of their house, Aliyah is with Lisa, Mandy and Jimbo with friends, Jordan with his mom.
Impossible.
Community support, family and friend support - has all been tremendous. Beacon Elementary has had fundraisers, a few of Mandy's high school friends have arranged fundraisers and the Angels for Elijah page. Beacon had a little memorial for Elijah after their walk-a-thon. All the kids from the school blew bubbles up to the skies. It was beautiful and heartbreaking.
A brief video of the bubble blowing :)
We made picture boards for the funeral - and then another set so that Manda and Aliyah could both have copies of them with them.
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