Tributes
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Friends and Family 

I like to thank all you who have written us and sent the beautiful letters and poems and who have offered these things in remembrance of James. All were so touching, that each of them will be cherished by us always. James was truly luckily to have friends such as yourselves. Though he is gone from among us, His memory will never leave us and HE will never leave our hearts. 
Sincerely,
Rubin Grey Wolf

Brother James,

You have been taken from us and now walk with the great spirits. Its pains us so, inside, but I know now you are at peace and forever will be with us. The hunt I must do now, alone, will only strengthen me, for I know I walk not as one, but as two, for I know you are with me, and together we will finish the hunt, and prevail.
Rest now my Brother, for your battles are over, your chores complete, and now you reside amongst us, in Our Hearts, In Our Souls, and in Our Spirits, guide us brother of mine, for we still have the battle to win, Help me be strong and soar with the Eagle, and Be Strengthened by the Wisdom of the Wolf, this Day and all Days to Come
I bid you farewell my brother, till that time has come for me to take the walk, and to meet you again........

Ha' Alani' Cha'
your Brother
Jon Red Cloud

My Dearest Son James,

I miss you so much son, and I love you, its hard for me to say what is in my heart, but I know you know what lies there. Remember our talks about the White Man's Bible, I leave you with a part of it, even in it, my Son, I know you will find Comfort and Peace......
...........Rest in Peace my Son...............
Love, 
Mom & Dad


Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is?
Approaching long before it breaks. The eagle will fly
To some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When
The storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind
Will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the
Storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.

The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses
The storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds
That brings the storm. When the storms of life come
Upon us - and all of us will experience them - we can
Rise above them by setting our minds and our belief
Toward God. The storms do not have to overcome us. We
Can allow God's power to lift us above them.

God enables us to ride the winds of the storm
That bring sickness, tragedy, failure and
Disappointment in our lives. We can soar above the
Storm. Remember, it is not the burdens of life that
Weigh us down; it is how we handle them.

The Bible says, "Those who hope in the Lord will
Renew their strength. They will soar on wings like
Eagles."

- Isaiah 40:31

Dear James,
It hurts me to have you gone, You were my best friend. I have cried so much now, I can no longer cry, and I thank you, for I know it was you who came and dried my tears, and touched my heart as you always did.
I know now that you will always be with me if and all I need to do is call your name. I leave with a favorite poem of mine.
Good Bye, my Proud Warrior
Ha' Alani' Cha'
Jennifer McCarren

"And many a man with life out of tune,
All battered and scarred with sin,
is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd,
Much like the old violin. 

A "mess of pottage," a glass of wine;
A game - and he travels on.
He's "going" once, and "going" twice,
He's "going" and "almost gone." 

But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd
Never can quite understand
the worth of a soul, and the change that's wrought"

"By the touch of the Master's hand."

James,

Hello again. I miss you. I never would have thought that I would loose you. I always thought somehow, we would end up together. and, I believe that still, had I not gotten married, we still would have been together. For some reason, even though we never met on the physical level, I still feel your absence here. I am glad you have come to me in that dream. Walking with you was a relief for me. 

I have been talking with your father since I last wrote you. He is an amazing man. So humble. I' am not sure how to respond to him sometimes. You know I made the memorial to you on my homepage, and I wrote him asking him to look at it because I wanted his approval. Instead of him telling me it was good and I could have his permission to show it, he asked my permission to link to it. He makes me feel special, like you did James. He really seems to value my opinions. even though I hate that I lost you, I am glad that I have gotten to know your father some. And he continues to teach me, like you did. 
You know the latest thing he taught me? He told me what Mitakuye Oyasin means. I know you always used to enjoy teaching me those little sayings. I think the most important lesson he has taught me is Humility though, and how to be humble.

James, I am sorry. I tried to get a hold of you before I got married. I wanted to come to you. When I hadn't heard back from you, and he asked me, I told him I would go with him and marry him. If I would have realized what I did when I did it, I would have waited for you longer. I hope you can forgive me. I do love you James, I hope you always will know that.

One final note for now. About my page. I know you would never have wanted me to make it for you. Just from the stand point that you wouldn't want me to go to the extra work or effort. Just know, I had to do it. I couldn't start to heal if I didn't do something for you. I will never be able to repay you or thank you for all I have learned and gained from you, it was a way for me to tell others that, and to thank you.

All my love James,
Your Morning Star

James, 

I have been informed you have left me for a short time to go home. I will miss you greatly. I hope you know I love you, and will always be missing a part of me. I look forward to the day I can come to you and see you again, until then, I will live on my short mortal life, always keeping you in my mind and heart. I hope we can still walk the rivers and talk in my dreams, when you used to come to me so often and hold me. 
Well, I guess you explained my dream to me like you promised. The one of you and me in the river. Since you died, I have been swamped with questions, and that dream has haunted me even more. Was that your way of telling me that you had to go home...was that river the river of life? and me struggling in it and you having no problem with it your way of showing me you weren't going to suffer anymore, and that I had to go on for a while? 
I must say, you father is a good man, I see where you have gotten your wisdom from. Since you left, he has emailed me, and told me what happened. he was very gentle in telling me, and thanked me for being here for you. He also told me you referred to me often by the name you gave me, he didn't know my other name. And once again I am touched you gave me the name. I will never let it go. I am sorry I was never able to hug you, or to kiss you. I hoped one day I would get to do so. 
You are a dear, dear friend James, I love you, and will always miss you. I hope you are happy now, and free. 

I love you always James,
Morning Star

Dear James,

I still cant believe you are gone, my heart has been so devastated when I learned of your passing. I will never 
ever forget all you have done for me. 

You taught me to love again, you taught me life and all it held, you were sent to me I still believe from the angels above to help that lonely night we spoke on yahoo messenger and all those time's there after. I respected you for your honesty in telling me you had found someone you loved, and would not jeopardize that for anything, I admire that in you. 

But you said you would help me in anyway you could, and that James, you were true to your word. My outlook on life is different now, I can laugh and smile and fine peace, that I was for so long without, thanks to you and all you instructed me in.

James, with tear fill eyes, I bid you farewell, and I know now, your Free at Last, Proud Native America, Proud Brave, and Proud Man, Peace be yours now, and I will always hold you close in heart. 

Rest in Peace
All my love
Marie McCarren

"I wish you a heart full of compassion and love, 
Just enough adversity to make you strong,

The courage to face the mountains in your life,
A sense of humor to help you through the hard times,

The confidence to follow your dream,
Contentment in knowing that you have done your best,

And the joy of friendship like you have given to me."

Thank your for your kindness in letting me know about
James. Since I shared a lot of poetry with James. I
thought this would be good to share with all of you at
this time. I hope you don't mind. He was special
friend.
~Michelle~


" In a world where true hearts are so rare,
another goodbye

As the angels get their wish,
stealing another from earth

Calling him to heaven,
despite those wanting otherwise. "


"Let Go"

Go with the angels waiting to free you from 
all the pain
Take a few things in your heart.
A memory from each of us, Tears we gave you,
Laughter, and of course 
Love we shared with you.

You've left things for each
of us as well,
Love, Laughter, Memories,
and your Strength. 

Along with the piece 
of you given to each of us 
Within that love, In friendship,
Left to us to carry in Heart 
and Memory.
for every Tomorrow
Without You

love and peace,
Michelle

Dear James, 

Silence now falls over the forest, the Eagle flies quietly, as it soars slowly in our sky's, The Wolf  howls its lonesome cry each night, as its calls echo's through the mountains and valleys. All know now you have gone and walk with the great spirits. Be in Peace in Brother, till that time we are united again, to be in forever peace......

Ha' Alani Cha'
Jimmy Little Wolf


" FALLEN BRAVE "

A Brave has fallen
He will not be forgotten
his spirit dwells in those
Whose lives he touched

He has lead us
He has taught us
He has shown us the way
He gave us all of himself
Because he was made that way

He gave birth to an idea
that will never go away
He did this all
To save us some day
...As All heroes do...