Dear Friends of Joey,
It's been 2 years now since Joey's passing. It's still hard to believe that our boy who was so full of life and love could actually be gone. Everywhere we turn, each and every day, we are embraced, and sometimes confronted, by his memory. For nine years, we had basically lived our lives around his. I think we always knew throughout that incredible journey that one day we may have to deal with this separation. That day found us on July 4, 2008. At just after 2:00 a.m., while being held in his mother's arms for one final comforting moment, Joey slipped away from us and our physical world to find his new life. And since that exact moment in time, we have continued to struggle without him.
We share this with you all because we know that Joey touched many more lives than just our own. And we know that his loss has been felt by so many others. And we want to sincerely thank all of our family and friends that have helped us during these extremely difficult times. We couldn't have gotten this far without you.
And most of all, thank you for keeping Joey's mission alive by supporting this foundation. In Joey's final days, when he was the most sick and in the most pain, he demonstrated what it meant to live a full life by showing compassion for the other kids "like him" instead of himself.
Thank you all and God Bless,
Joey's dad
Joey Doolittle
May 13, 1999 - July 4, 2008