Hobbes watching Jarrett eat scrambled eggs and hoping for a
bite.  I love the way Jarrett is oblivious to Hobbes' intentions.
Jarrett's pets:  Hobbes
the cat and a ferret
named Sable
Jarrett on the left as he
looked a few weeks
before he died.  
Jarrett pretending to
be surprised that I'm
taking his picture for
the 10,000th time.
Same shirt - different poses --- Jarrett loved to
wear bright colored shirts
The quarter pipe
Jarrett performing stunts on the half pipe that he made with his dad.
He loved that quarter pipe.
Jarrett, Jenny Fuerst, Ryan Well in 4th grade - now
Jarrett's class members are all over the place, and
he's forever a saintly boy.
ABOVE:  Lewis Selmon, Mitchell Westerlin, Julia Pazin,
Jarrett Burkholder, Jessica Lund at Nelson Lake for a
field trip in kindergarten.
Left:  First day of
kindergarten at
Kaneland
Elementary School
These photos are from Mrs. Romack's 4th grade class picnic at Lion's Park in Elburn
Jarrett with the video camera - he took some great videos -
especially the world-renowned Loch Ness Monster video
starring Jarrett, Dr. Bob, Andrew as Ian McGregor and
Donna as Mrs. Trevor McIntosh and a plastic dinosaur as
Nessie.   
Right:  Jarrett reading the Guiness Book of
World Records 2001 at Christmas.  We
always had to get him the latest book of
world records and 10 greatest whatever.
Eric & Jarrett at the chess
tournament during the weekend
of February 15-16, 2003
Jarrett, Donna, Andrew, Bob at Ju-Rin -
Jarrett's favorite restaurant on Andrew's
17th birthday - February 15, 2003.
Jarrett wearing
his Dream team
tee shirt with
his shades -
very cool dude
in a loose mood.
Jarrett in the underwater series taken with the
underwater camera under the water!
JARRETT, MY SON

I don't want to forget him,
and I don't want anyone else to forget him.
How could I forget Jarrett!?

Hard to believe, a fairly easy 10 pound birth.
Right away, he looked me in the eye -
Startling to see a newborn so aware.

Always had a mind of his own
At 2 years old, he called Grandma "big boy."
An insult we never figured out.

He and Andrew were inextricably bound by brotherhood
but they defined sibling rivalry (Cain and Abel).
When you look at the pictures of them together
They appeared to get along - yes, no, sometimes.

Though temperamental and headstrong, he could be a loving child.
During the grade school years, he was chubby --
Then, he grew tall, slimmed down
And developed a perfect physique
through hard work and incredible discipline.

While Andrew was a lazy genius, he was definitely not.
Jarrett would do his homework while watching TV and playing a chess game.
Read 30 chess books, memorized intricate moves,
played with international masters, and
was fondly called the Chess King.

His sense of humor was legendary - funniest kid ever.
The second summer after he died, I copied his jackass video onto a DVD.
It made me sad, and yet at the same time, glad to see him
alive and cracking jokes on the screen.
So close, yet so very, very far away.

Jarrett was born 22 months after Andrew.
He died exactly 48 hours before his brother.
A final version of "No, I get to be first."

I miss Jarrett.
He'd make me laugh so hard, I'd spit water out of my mouth.
No one to "crack" my back any more.
No one to argue with any more.
No one to say, "love you, mom."

Every day, I'd say, "It's time to get up."  And he would without complaint.
"God bless you, sweetie," I used to say to him.
Sweet dreams.
I'll always love you.

I promise I'll NEVER forget you.
Til we meet again, remember this:
Don't fight with Andrew~

Love you FOREVER!
Jarrett as Count Dracula
Jarrett in September 2002
Sable - Jarrett
wanted a ferret
because it rhymed
with his name.
All of these little kids are turning 24 this year.
Jarrett is sitting in a chair with Grandpa Burkholder
looking at the fire at Woodhaven.  They loved that fire
pit -- burning marshmallows and putting wood on it.
REST IN PEACE:  Jarrett with his brother and his grandpa
I love the way he's looking at me in each of these photos.
We were at Liz and Ron's house for some occasion and
Jarrett decided to take a flash photo of himself taking a
picture in the mirror.  Nice flash!!!
Jon and Jarrett smiling for the camera.
Jarrett was riding in the golf cart with me because I think I
was somewhat feeble.
Just Jarrett - I like this picture
THAT look...
Hobbes is helping Jarrett tie his shoes,
SOME OF MY FAVORITE JARRETT PICS