When I arrived in Portland and checked my email tonight I found a note from Aunt Linda asking why your memorial up in Lake Stevens had been removed. From her note I gather that the beautiful cross Dad made for you and the flowers and tidbits that have been left for you over the last 16 months are gone. I hate that I can't jump in my car and see what has happened. Dad was going up tomorrow anyway to do the usual grass trimming and garbage cleanup and he's going to report back to me. I can't imagine why someone would take those things and I really can't imagine someone not at least trying to contact us if they had been told to take them down. Not sure what to do next.

Love you kiddo...