This memorial website was created to remember our dearest Emile de Miranda who was born in South Africa Johannesburg on March 27, 1985 and completed suicide by hanging himself in a weeping willow tree on February 5, 2006 at the age of 20. You will live forever in our memories and hearts.

A wonderful beautiful angel was sent by God from heaven to grace my life for almost 21 years.

He suffered on earth to teach me unconditional love, unbearable pain, compassion and being humble before the Almighty Power of God.

He came to teach me that each and every person on earth has a place in the puzzle of life. That nothing happens without God’s hand in it.

He taught me patience and empathy and sympathy for the plight of others.

He showed me that I was stronger than I ever could imagine. That God truly won’t give us a cross we can’t carry to the end.

That special angel was my son Emile, who left me by taking his own life, to force me to go in the deepest darkest places of myself and find the reason for my life here on earth.

He sparkled like a diamond in my life and was allowed by God to return to Heaven to fulfil my life’s destiny.

This is a testament to the joy and love Emile gave me, the smiles and laughter he brought into my life.

The beautiful unconditional love he always showed me, the steadfast way he lived his life, with resolve to make it a great life.

Through pain and suffering he lived to enrich my life.

And the tragic way he left to make me realise my own worth to God. To force me to open my eyes to the way I am suppose to live.

To see the beauty of life and the joy it can bring me by giving of myself and open my heart to the voice of God.  

I salute you, Emile, you are my inspiration to be everything I can be and I will do it in your honor.

May my beautiful angel always watch over me, and be there for me when it is my time to go to the other side, to receive me with his arms wide open and be proud for the things I have done.

I thank God my Father for sending that special angel of his and let him be in my life for the time he had here to teach me all.

I love you my beautiful son!!!

I wrote your name in the sand on a beach but your name will

Always be written on my heart

A little bit of your ashes was scattered here but you will always be with me, forever!!

I love you Emile, with all my heart and my soul…

 

The Other Side

 

I’m over on the other side

Where life and death softly divide.

Left my skin and bones behind

Now I’m over on the other side.

 

Can you feel me there with you?

My breath is gone but I’m not through.

Loved you then and I still do

From over on the other side.

 

I can fly, really fly,

Below the earth… all through the sky.

Tell them all I did not die.

I’m just over on the other side.

 

It’s good here on the other side.

The sweetest songs…. The bluest skies.

Thank you for the tears you cried

But it’s good here on the other side.

 

I can fly, really fly, below the earth….all through the sky

Tell them all I did not die

I’m just over on the other side.

 

The world is smaller than a needle’s eye.

Where life and death softly divide.

When you leave your skin and bones behind

I’ll be waiting on the other side.

 

I can fly, really fly, below the earth… all through the sky.

Go tell them all I did not die

I’m just over on the other side.

 

(Sung by Don Conoscenti)

 

I know you are always with me, you did not die, you just went on over to the Other Side. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are now in the loving Hands of God

Where you will be always safe and loved!

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          

I sent my love to you on the wings of this snow white dove, I know you have peace now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emile, I miss you so very much, you will always be the most special person in my life, forever!! I love you so much it hurts. Lovies my son and friend

 

 

My beautiful angel, I miss you so very much!!

You are always in my heart and my thoughts.