FOUR YEARS  / Jenny (wife)
On todays anniversary I am grateful for the good memories I have of Allan.  Time has eased the pain but has not taken him from our hearts!! Close

Always on my heart  / Mom (mom)

Allan will always be in my life because he is always in my heart.  I will always have tears for Allan.  Some things will always be the same.  My love for him and the love I have for his family will never leave. I love you Allan.

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Three Years!  / Jenny

It has now been three years, since I lost Allan. ....not just me but all who knew him.   He is still greatly missed by me, and  all his family and friends.  Again, thanks to all who still remember him and the person he was!

 

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Miss you bro.  / Marc (Brutha from a different mutha )
AB...There's so much I wish you were here for.  II'd tell you what's going on and about my latest adventures.  I'd thank you for so many inspirations and ask you so many questions about what it's like being up there with G...I think of you and remember or imagine what you'd do in situations I find myself in sometimes.  I love your fierce and loyal heart!  I can't believe it's been two years since we last kicked it together.  I will always remember our crazy adventures! Close

DESIDERATA- adivce on living a good life  / Jenny
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive God to be; and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

-- Old St. Paul's Church, Baltimore 1692

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2 YEARS!  / Jenny

Two years have come and gone.  I can't believe how time passes.  Even though life has moved on...Allan is still in my heart and thoughts.  He was and is still a part of my life.  Allan would want us to be happy to live our lives to the fullest!  I know he would if he was still here with us.  ~Always~ Love, Jenny

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Great Blessing to the Allan Butler Family!  / Steven Tibbitts (Friend)
I've thought for a very long time that I want to say something, but what do you say?  I have lost a large number of people close to me including a parent recently.  I knew Allan fairly well through racing.  We lost touch when I stopped a few years ago but I have a pile of wonderful memories of time spent with Allan.
I don't want to ramble so here is the basic version:

I miss Allan!  I know he's happy!  Everyone has the great fortune to look at the Amazing posterity (Jenny and Odessa) he's allowed us to enjoy while he's working other pastures.

Thank you,
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As the year mark approaches!  / Jenny Butler (wife)

A year has come and gone since I have lost the love of  my life. At times, it seems like it was yesterday, at other times, it feels longer then a year.  Time is a funny thing.  My heart is healing and life is finding joy again.  I find joy everyday in Odessa.  I find joy in my family, (My own and Allans...whom I consider just like my own).  
I really believe that Allan wants all of us to make the most out of life.  He would want us to do everything we could to live a great life and find happiness in the things around us.  
The greatest lesson I have learned in Allans death, is that life is precious, and we should cherish every moment here on this earth.

I have updated some of music on this site, to include some of Allans favorite songs!  (Metallica would be included if I could find the cds!)

TO ALL WHO VIEW THIS- thanks for all your love, support and prayers, it means so much.

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One More Day  / Tammie Wood (mom)
Last night I had a crazy dream A wish was granted just for me- It could be for anyghing. I didn't ask for money Or a mansion in Malibu I simply wished for one more day with you. One more day, one more time One more sunset, maybe I'd be satisfied- But then again, I know what it would do- Leave me wishing still for one more day with you. Close

*Live life to the fullest*  / Nicole Wood (Sister)
There isnt a time of day that i dont think of Allan. I miss him so much. Sometimes i still dont believe he's gone. He accomplished so much in his lifetime its unbelieveable. When people say "live life to the fullest", well Allan did, and everyone that knew him knows that. If i got to see him one last time i would tell him how much i love him and how proud i am of him. i never got to tell him that and i regret it every day, but i know he knows that now. I'm so proud to be his little sister and always will. I love you Allan! Close

To lose someone  / Tammie Wood (mom)
To lose someone you love Is to gain an angel you know. Not a minute goes by that I don't think about Allan. I always wish that I could just talk to him one more time. I guess if I only had one minute to say something to him, it would be to thank him for a wonderful grand daughter, and dauther (in-law) and to let him know how proud I am of him, and that I love him. He will always be in my heart, and be my own special angel. I love you Allan. Mom Close

Pennies From Heaven  / Jenny Butler (wife)
I once read that when you find a penny on the ground it is a penny from heaven.... That your loved one is thinking of you!   Today I found my first penny! 
From now on I will pick up every penny I see!!  It will be my way of knowing Allan is watching over me! Close