People will doubt what you say, but will believe what you do 💕

Chad Donald Wilson

September 5, 1992 – June 12, 2010

Lived 17 years

Memorial Park · Burlington, Iowa

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People will doubt what you say, but will believe what you do 💕

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The world Chad knew

Family milestones in gold, history for context

1992

Born September 5

1995

Chad was 3 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film

1998

Chad was 6 when Google was founded

2001

Chad was 9 when Apple introduced the iPod

2004

Chad was 12 when Facebook was launched

2010

Passed away June 12, age 17

2024

December 2024

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Travis Royer 7w

34th Birthday

Happy Birthday to my brother from another mother

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Christine Ertz 18w

Happy Father’s Day

these are things for fathers and sons….the latest project that rolled into our driveway last night at 10 PM. Happy Father’s Day. ❤️‍🩹

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Christine Ertz 25w

Junior Prom

So much has changed since your Jr. Prom. We already had Guyan, we were struggling big time, snd it was hard to even make prom happen for all the wrong reasons…and fast forward to Guyan’s Jr. Prom, and you’re still gone, but our lives keep on living through him. This feels like a milestone. He not only went to prom, but no vehicles were in a fender bender, he hosted a sober afterparty here, and he gave a pregnancy prevention talk to some of his friends. 😂He’s gonna keep living a good life, and I know you’re looking down proud.

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Haley Wilson 30w

Bear Bear Says Hi!

Bear got to stop and say hi today! Last time he came out here to see you he was a baby and had a blow out all over the car, poop was everywhere! We had to walk him over to Tina’s moms and wash him in the lake. I’m sure you were laughing your ass off! You’d love these kids, they’re so sweet and funny!

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Christine Ertz 56w

If you were here today…

If you were here today, you would hear constantly that Guyan looks just like you. Your eyes, your brows, your smile.. And even though you both love the closed mouth smile, I would say SMILE WITH YOUR TEETH PLEASE MY GUYS, and this is what you’d look like. ❤️✌️

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Kristi Ortega 58w

Mossing you

Stopped by today. Just wanted to see your stone. Always thinking of you…everyday 💕🫶🏼🙏🪽

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Travis Royer 59w

Happy birthday

Happy 33rd Birthday to my brother from another mother!

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Kristi Ortega 77w

Hand me down

Some how I have keep track of your jean jacket all of these years. Now CJs oldest (Barrett) fits in it perfectly 🫶🏼 So wish you could have met him and his little brother 🥰🥰

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Christine Ertz 78w

Another Easter gone by…

So many Easter’s and Aprils have gone by. Remembering Guyan’s first Easter with you, Chad, annd his second Easter when he could walk and hunt for eggs, and marveling that your youngest nephew, Maverick Chad, just started walking EVEN THOUGH WE REALLY WANTED HIM TO when we celebrated Easter with the family!