16 year old Marissa gives touching eulogy for boyfriend, Chris, who was killed by a drunk driver
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Marissa was my brother Christopher’s girlfriend. She was the victim of a drunk driver crash on 12/17/21. Marissa and my mom, Dawn, were the only two survivors. My sweet, innocent, full-of-life youngest siblings, along with the selfish drunk driver, did not survive the crash. Marissa, only 16 years old, bravely delivers a heartfelt eulogy for her dear Christopher, despite still suffering from her own injuries. Please do not drink and drive.
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Sometimes we tend to forget Marissa due to not being a sibling. She is broken as well. I know the family loves her.
What brought me to tears was how she described his feelings towards each of his remaining siblings. She didn’t only talk about her relationship with him, but his relationships with everyone that he loved.
I agree with you and she mentioned that just so his siblings could know how he felt and give them some guidance through this by knowing so. ❤
I feel confident saying if this senselessness hadn't happend they would be husband and wife. 😢❤
Never settle for a man less than Christopher.💙
Exactly!
He should check your tires and oil without you even asking. Buy your dad a soda while on a date with YOU. Be goofy, nerdy, and smart and have a close/strong relationship with his family. He was a catch at only 17 so can you image what a wonderful young man he'd have been later in life. The knowledge that his future was stolen from him is crushing and just plain heartbreaking. My heart extends to his family and friends always.
Christopher was clearly a gentleman and this young lady clearly adored and loved him.
What a sweet young man , wonderful memories!❤
No 16 year old should ever have to do this. What a beautiful soul Marissa is.
He would always check the tires and oil in her car. 🥺 I pray that she finds love like that again. And that the victims rest in peace. Don’t drink and drive, people.
This poor baby. Loss of a 1st love. Survivor’s guilt. Trauma. I pray for her as much as I pray for the Simmons Family❤️
My heart hurts so so much for her. Can u imagine the pain she is gonna go thru for the rest of her life. You can tell he was her world and vice versa. No matter who she meets later on in her life, she will always be searching for him. God touch her and help her
where was your awesome god to prevent this...oh thats right still in your head
@@AnnaMarieM418 Shame on you
@@AnnaMarieM418 Gross! In America, we have the freedom to believe in whatever we choose. You clearly have chosen not to believe and that's your prerogative, but to make such a hateful comment to a stranger just because they have faith and you don't is genuinely classless. You should have the decency, as an adult, to respect other people's beliefs. Grow up!
@@AnnaMarieM418 You know God doesn't need you to believe, in order to exist, right?
Amen.
What a gentleman, he would’ve made such a good husband and father one day. This world is so unfair.
It is so unfair. There is a saying that only the good die young 😰
I broke down in tears after she said she was talking to him about Jesus. God bless her heart 😢😢😢
Not only can you tell from this speech that their relationship was pure, that they were definitely soulmates, and that she will forever remember him but you can tell how much he loved her. My heart hurts for everyone in the family and friends who are mourning this loss.
Мы такие разные, но любовь и боль .. одинаковы. Наверное нам стоит жить ради любви , как бы я хотела иметь машину времени , что бы предотвратить все эти потери, что бы мы могли жить любить.
This child LOVED your brother. They had such a strong bond and you can hear it here. What a beautiful tribute to her best friend and soul mate. My heart is heavy for you all. I pray this poor girl got some therapy and help. No one will ever take his place he will always be her first love. She’ll search for him in everything she does. What a beautiful bond and love they had so young
I hope this little girl goes on to live a wonderful life.
What a sweet girl, I can see why Christopher loved her, any good-hearted young man would. I’m so glad they got time together, even if it was so short. She’s so lovely to talk about everyone and how much Christopher loved his family. She really showed us all how good his souls is. I hope she lives a good life and can come to have peace with this tragedy.
I hope she will still be a forever part of your family. Its so obvious she loved him deeply and still does. She can help you hold on to him. His memory will never die in her.
she will grow up and forget him, but will be bound to the family due to shared trauma
@@user-be3iu9vz4sshe won’t FORGET him just because she moves on. That’s the CORRECT and NATURAL way we’re supposed to go on as humans. The saying “life is for the living” is a saying for a reason. It’s okay, and it’s fine to move on as you accept your loss and grief. She’s only 16, do you honestly expect her to sit around forever, depressed and grieving, instead of moving on ? She survived, she SHOULD live life to the fullest. She SHOULD fall in love again. Meet a husband, have children. And it’s perfectly fine and normal and doesn’t make her a bad person but a normal one.
She will absolutely NOT forget him. You can tell the love she had for him. Their memories will live on with her for forever! That’s what love does to someone!
@@user-be3iu9vz4sSHE WILL NEVER “FORGET” HIM… how insensitive are you?
I don't think so!! I lost someone real close to me and yes you move on but it can take ages alot of alcohol in your system and you still don't forget them. I've been there. But God help me through my grief. Australia
This young man would have been an amazing husband and father some day. These two kids weren’t just boyfriend & girlfriend. They were best friends. And she will have his memory as a building block forever.
My heart hurts for her... When I was sixteen my boyfriend got run over by a semi when his car broke down on the side of the interstate... Almost 40 years later and I still think about him to this day. My prayers go out to this whole family.
Very sorry for your loss😢 All these years later so sweet that he touched you in such way 🙏
@@jennjohnson2303 he was the first young man that ever loved me.
I lost my high school sweetheart & soul mate in a similar tragedy. Life goes on & you try to find a new normal, but no other love will ever compare. Nearly 20 years later, my heart still aches for him & the true love we shared.💔
Marisa's love for Chris is so pure. I hope she is embraced by everyone who loves her & still remains close to Chris' family. I will never understand why such horrific events happen, especially to innocent young people. My heart goes out to everyone devastated by this preventable tragedy.❤️
Ohhj I'm so sorry... I lost two friends in highschool one weekend after weekend...it was awful....
So you are married now?
I’m so so sorry 🥺😔
She is so precious. What a beautiful tribute. I’m so sorry.
I've never heard a eulogy like this...10 minutes of a sad little girl reminiscing about all of the good times she's had with, not her boyfriend, it doesn't sound like that. Her best friend, her soulmate. She truly loved him; and to lose someone that close to you, at that young of an age, their lost loved one being equally young, in such a horrifically senseless way. So many of her memories with him involve the other two sisters who were lost, as well. Man...
I know she'll get better; she's young and she'll heal with time and help. But still. This is so devastating; it will always just _be_ there. I don't understand how someone could risk hurting people in such a profound way, as opposed to simply not driving when you could've gotten a damn Uber. I know he lost his life as well, and that is horrible. But _look_ what _his_ poor choice did to people who had _nothing_ to do with him and never should've felt any effects.
Even Christopher's brother, in one of their facebook lives, mentioned that when the time comes that Marissa meets someone and begins to move on, they don't want her having to feel guilt about loving someone else, particularly since she was only 16 when she lost Christopher, but they knew she truly loved him and her heart is broken.
Katie, seeing you rub her shoulder when she breaks down a little just makes me cry. I see how much you love her and listening to her talk about Christopher just breaks my heart. She really loved him even at her young age. They say young teens don't know what love is, but that's not the case here at all.
I lost my 14 year old son. Condolences to you Honey and his family. Deep pain and despair 😓
I am sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family 🙏🏽
What a sweet relationship they had! I’m so happy they experienced this love, no matter how short. I delivered one of the eulogies at my fiancé’s service. His family continues to include me and I hope that she is always a part of yours. I wish I could give you all hugs.
What strength from this beautiful young lady who survived this horrible tragedy! Thank you for sharing your heart Marissa. Christopher will be part of your memories forever.
I lost a loved one to a drunk driver and I almost lost my own life while pregnant to a drunk driver. I walked away and My baby came a few months later. My car was totaled; the front engine was completely gone. Everyone around me was in disbelief. My condolences to all of you...I pray for healing and God truly blessed you all with a beautiful family. Such strength it takes to become closer in a time of heartache.
Twice I've been in a car rear-ended ended while we were stopped by drunk drivers. Neither spen a day in jail. 2nd time, 2vyrs ago, he never even got arrested, much less jail. My docs are still trying to save my eyesight 2yrs out.
@@BruuskiI'm so sorry. That must be so maddening 😢
What a beautiful love story between two young lovers. She will never forget him. He was her "soulmate"!
I hate this for her😥. I wrote my fiances eulogy when he passed away suddenly because his parents just couldnt function understandably, so i tried to take care of as much as i could..it was the most heart wrenching thing ive ever done. Getting up in front of people, trying not to cry while talking about someone you love who is no longer there is indescribable💔. Praying for all of you🙏❤️
My heart is so broken over this. My 21 year old past away Feb 2 2022 the pain of loosing one child almost kills me. 😔 loosing three Children is devastating. I am so sorry for your loss. 😢 😢 rest with the angels babies.
I’m so sorry for your loss ! God bless you and your family 🙏🏾♥️
My deepest condolences to you 🙏
22222... I know relatively little about this subject but I'm sure her soul was, and continues to be, as brilliant as it is beautiful. Still, I'm so sorry for your loss. So so sorry, I can't fathom it and won't pretend to. Hope this isn't too much but I hope with everything in me that you'll feel comfort from her presence from now until forever~ ❤
Marissa is so beautiful, you can tell from how she spoke about Christopher how much he loved and cared for that sweet girl… 😞 I’m heartbroken for this family 💔
What a beautiful and strong young lady.
What a beautiful tribute. Straight from her heart. What a lovely, brave girl.
I hate so bad that she has had to endure this. No child should have to suffer through writing a eulogy for their first love
I've never heard a teenager speak of their partner this way, even after having lost them in some way...he sounded like her person. It's obvious she loves his whole family, and they her. So much loss in this tragedy
@@yuukichan12I completely agree. I pray she has found her own healing. I wonder if she is still close to the Simmons family… I hope they have all been able to find some peace after this tragedy.
The sweetest words from a young woman that had the best boyfriend. I'm sorry he couldn't become her husband, they would have been the best parents.
I met my soulmate at 16. He’s name is Christopher as well. We been together 30 plus years. My heart breaks for you. I pray you find love again…..
I found myself cheering her on as she went and tears are streaming down my face as their shared jokes are also such treasured memories. I thank the Simmons family for sharing this such challenging time in life. I know people who will benefit from the message even though I know it is hard to share… and to hear. May you all be blessed and comforted as only our Lord can.
I hope Christopher sends her someone to love her just like him. ❤
I’m so choked up that my throat & chest hurt from holding back the tears ..😢 I know what it’s like to lose a sibling , ( and that was bad enough seeing as we lost him, the baby of the family, to suicide ) … but to lose 3 is just unimaginable 🙏🌹🌹🌹
I'm sorry for the loss of your brother. May you and your family be surrounded by love & support. 🪻🤍
@@jacksally1 thank you so much 💕
Lord I'm crying like a baby seeing those 3 caskets and hearing Marissa's eulogy.
She did spectacular under such a sad and stressful time. She was funny and strong and brave. She brought some of Chris' personality and mannerisms to life.
Clearly he was being raised right and was a chivalrous, warm hearted, and very thoughtful young boy.
I will never understand why things like this happen to good people, young people. But his family and friends are clearly better people having had him in their life for 17 years.
My mom always references a book I think it Bad Things Happen To Good People 😢
What a remarkable young woman who once knew a remarkable young man. Blessings to her and the family. ❤
What profound strength and courage this young lady shows. Her sharing of the two verses from Isiah was such a comfort. God bless them all……🙏🏻🙏🏻
This moved me to tears 😢 Godspared this beautiful girl and blessed her with all those memories to share ❤❤❤❤❤❤
That poor child. I mean that I'm the sweetest most sincere way possible. They were soulmates and they were so blessed to know that love from one another. Christopher sounds like an amazing young man that any parent would be blessed to have and parent be blessed to have their daughter love. I'm glad she and your mom survived. I hope she's doing okay now. Therapy, love and support and God goes a long way. Thank you for sharing these videos with us. I'll be keeping you all in my prayers. Some people think just because you're young doesn't mean you can truly love someone but i know that's not true. I wish i could hug you all. ❤
Marissa is beautiful and strong. I feel so bad for her though. She should never have to do this at her age. She did a wonderful job. Sending prayers to her.
This is the kind of girl EVERY mother wishes for her son !! And the kind of boy every mother wishes for her daughter!! What sweet and beautiful love. And nothing not even death can break that. Until they meet again in Christ I pray for their deep pain !!! 🙏❤️😪
I've been watching these videos all evening. My heart breaks for your family. I can't even imagine the pain that you all are going through. My heart and prayers go out to all of you ❤🙏
What a beautiful beautiful young lady. I am so glad she shared Christ with him. The greatest gift she could have given him.
ewww
the greatest gift she gave him was her love
It was so endearing to speak of him so sweetly and innocently. She represented their lives together as being so light and full of fun and not concerned with growing up too fast (like so many young people do these days). I love that she spoke of the many traits she loved about him from being silly and goofy to caring and responsible. She did a wonderful job of sharing parts of his personality that stood out to her and should be so proud of herself for maintaining such composure during this incredibly difficult situation.
My heart is heavy for this family, I can’t begin to know what losing a loved under such traumatic circumstances would be like. My heart and mind can’t wrap any kind of understanding around losing 3 in this way. I wish I could wrap them all up in a loving hug and try in anyway possible to ease even the smallest bit of their pain.
That's pure and sincere love. she uses simple and beautiful words to describe the bond that united them. Beautiful girl, stay like you are and we will have a wonderful life with him in your heart ❤️
Ohh bless her heart!!! Praying for her!! My brother was engaged to be married the month after he died and his poor fiancé … oh gosh this brings back so many memories!!!! I pray for y’all daily!! Breaks my heart!! Prayers to you and your family
My heart aches for her, she did a wonderful job at his eulogy, she didn't only express his feelings towards her, but also his siblings and even his gestures towards other people. That is what made him so special. I'm sure she will go thru life searching for someone like him and I pray she finds him close because the way she described their relationship and the love they had for each other was perfect. May he rest in peace and rise in Glory along with his two sisters and May God continues to give her peace and consolation.😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This literally breaks my heart I feel so incredibly horrible for her and this family and friends
My heart hurts for Marissa and Chris’ family. I am so sorry you’ve all lost so much due to one person’s selfish actions. 🙏🏼
What a sweet girl. I feel so heartbroken for her 💔😢
What a sweet and thoughtful girl. I know she is lost without Christopher. I am so sorry that this awful thing happened to this beautiful family and know that his girlfriend was part of this family too!!
Poor Marissa. My heart goes out to you, her, and everyone else you guys care about.
Of everything I've seen and heard on the Simmons family this was most precious to me what a wonderful young lady I wish her nothing but the best I pray she grabs hold of everything good that the good Lord has planned for her life
she has a gentle, old soul for her young self ❤
poor kid, I have a daughter that age I cant even imagine, I wish her the best and hope she continues to live her life to the fullest.
God Bless both of these Families!
This tragedy has effected so many people... so many families an ENTIRE community. The journey ahead the journey of grief is a relentless one filled with so many emotions. My heart breaks for all that are having to endure the loss of these three beautiful children, they were a brother, sisters, aunts and uncles boyfriend an so much more. They are loved rest easy to these three beautiful souls. 😢💔
Thank you for creating this channel and for sharing your family’s story. It’s helping so many of us, including myself, who have lost a loved one and are having a hard time grieving.
True gentleman, I’m so sorry sweetheart what a beautiful speech.
A beautiful soul. Something no 16yr old should have too deal with. Prayers for all involved
Sweet Marissa you are stronger than most any of us . God love your heart, At 2 years later, I hope it is healing. ❤
Oh my My heartstrings.
I pray Marissa and his family get stronger everyday. What a beautiful soul she is.
How is she ever going to get over losing her first love in such a tragic way? God please heal her heart so that one day she'll be able to find happiness. She doesn't deserve this,no one does. Rip Christopher. Your truly missed.
Marissa girl thank you for opening your heart and allowing us to see what you feel. That mustn't have been easy and you did a wonderful articulate job. I enjoyed how humble you are yourself. You didn't take this time to only talk about yourself, you shared the time with stories about everyone Christopher loved and got his gifts from. I am so sorry for this loss in your life and the impact that it is and will have on you. Christopher is in Heaven and he is at peace he will always be with you in many different ways he will let you know he is there if you want him to be. I find dimes in the most random of places and at a time when I am needing help or an answer from my father who passed. He sends me dimes to say hi, i love you or to say stop worrying everything will be okay. I hope you have a beautiful life sweet Marissa and always carry the love of Christopher in your heart. For you are his one and only love on this earth. Besides his family but that's a different kinda love. ✌💜🙃🙏 #simmons3
What a sweet young girl…my heart breaks for her
I was seriously injured in a crash from a dd hitting the car I was in 23 years ago - It’s still happening, whatever we’re doing isn’t working to get through to people not to drink and drive 🙄 So many lives lost in a heartbeat because of someone else’s reckless decision 🤯
She is so beautiful and you can tell how much they love each other. I wish her the best and you all the best. I think of you daily, I will forever pray for you💜
That poor sweetheart. It's easy to see how much the two of them loved each other. I hope she has fully recovered from her physical injuries, and that she is doing better dealing with this tragic loss. I wish her all the best for her future.
Just saw another presentation of the mom. This lovely young woman was talking a bit as well, standing up and walking. She and miss Dawn are still close to eachother.
What a beautiful young lady with a beautiful soul to match. She surely did a wonderful job sharing what an amazing young man Christopher was. ❤ So sorry for the loss and pain these survivors have to endure.
i can’t imagine how much hurt she is going through… my heart aches for her.
You are a beautiful humble caring young lady ! May God continue to bless you always ! My heart hurts for you all !
Such a lovely eulogy and Christopher sounds like such a great person. 😢
What a wonderful relationship that this beautiful girl had with her boyfriend Christopher I know that it hurts her very much
Very sweet young woman. Her words were so comforting to hear. I’ve had loss and it felt like she was speaking to me. 😔 I hope time has help them heal the pain.
Good God Almighty- this is absolutely devastating. This poor baby girl. My heart is broken for her.
Such a strong, beautiful young lady. This tragedy should have never happened. Please drive sober. You and the Simmons family are in my prayers, Miss Marissa. Hugs. ❤
WOW, "How Touching"... I Pray For That Hurting Child... 😢
I’m in tears 😢 I’m so sorry for your loss 😭 My heart just breaks for all of you 😢 I just can’t even imagine the heartbreak 💔 Sending prayers to you all 🙏
Such a wonderful tribute. Such a senseless death. May God provide the peace that passes understanding.
How brave and strong of her to read this. I never would’ve had the courage to do this without crying while trying to read the first words. God bless all of you. I’m so sorry for y’all’s loss. I’m sending all of my love to you guys.
I just can't imagine the pain and hurt. May God bless and comfort you all.
Oh God...this is just more heartbreaking the more I watch.. I didn't know that gf was in the car as well....Just wow!
This is beyond terrible. My heart is broken for this poor family!
She really loved him and he loved her .
What a sweet & brave young lady! Such a beautiful tribute to Christopher. May God continue to strengthen her & give her peace.
That was a terrible tragedy and I hope everyone gets the love and support that they need. Relationships at that age are as important and intense as they are at any other age, and the pain is just as deep.
May he Rest In Peace all three of them this made me cry I’m so sorry for your losses
I sadly lost my feonsay 37 years ago the pain and sorrow never go's away 💔
That was such a beautiful tribute from deep in the heart. I’m so sorry about your loss.
So tragic that this young girl has to experience such pain because of someone being so careless 💔 I also lost my best friend when i was 18 and she was 16. She was supposed to come home with me that night. These experiences never leave you 😔 Sending so much love to all of these beautiful people ❤️🙏
So sorry Marissa and family for your loss of Christopher and baby siblings 😞🙏🏾they are all def one of gods most precious Angels ! He would be so proud of your eulogy ! Beautiful girl , your strength & poise is inspiring ! May god bless and keep you all 🙏🏾♥️
Oh my heart❤The young lady is experiencing more hurt at her young age than most of us do in 30 years. I pray God places his loving arms around her and comforts her❤
This made me cry so much. My heart aches for all of you. With every video I watch, I cry and pray for all of you. God bless you all.
Poor baby. Chris was an amazing example of a great young man for Marissa. I hope she will look for those wonderful characteristics Chris had in a future man. Outstanding young gentlemen. Rest in peace
What a wonderful tribute. God has a plan that will come out of this tragedy. 🙏🏽❤️
I balled watching this I feel so bad for this family Y’all are so strong ❤️🕊
My gosh I love this sweet soul. She is an amazing girl ♥️ Prayers for her and all of the family & friends 🙏🏼