Your Amazing Love, Christopher!  / Vicky Bowman (Friend)
Christopher you are an amazing little boy. You have united so many people through our great love for you. It is so difficult to describe in words this love and grief I feel for a child I never met. I think Michelle's tribute really does a wonderful job of expressing what I, and so many others, feel about you and your family. You will always be loved, you will always be missed and you will always be remembered. I know that the people who fell in love with you the first time they saw that beautiful smile of yours will be loyal to you until their dying day. That is the power of your spirit and your love, little Christopher. And the power of good, the power of your love, will always prevail over evil. We love you, Christopher! Close

Another good soul that helped Christopher.  / Julio Cuesta (Friend since 03/08/07 )
Michelle, I have found another hero that is part of Christopher's history. He is Sam Wood.

There was an article about Christopher Michael Barrios Jr. Memorial website in the Brunswick News. Here it details the story of Sam Wood, not only was he one of the people searching for Christopher, this is the man that put together his memorial at the site where our Little Angel was found.

There have been so many souls that have been touched by this sweet Angel. Tonight was his last night at home a year ago. We miss you so Dearly Christopher. You will be forever in our minds and hearts.

May the Lord help us all cope with Christopher's loss.

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I know Christopher's Proud  / Renee Bullock (Touched by Christopher )

 

I know Christopher's proud of his families strength.  I know hes proud of everyone hes brought together!!  I admire his family!! I admire those who all are amazing loving people that have came together because of this powerful adorable handsome hero and angel to all of us!!

Know Christopher that I love you I care and adore you!! No matter how much time may pass I will always remember you! You've impacted my life and heart in ways I cant even begin to explain!  I know when I look at you theres something truely special about you.  I thank you for the compassionate people I've met cause of you!  I look forward to the day I get to meet you!!

Thank you Michelle youre tribute was amazing I couldnt have said it better either!!

I pray for you and family and all of touched by you.  Continue to give your father the strength baby boy!

 

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Thanks michelle!  / Rachael (Friend)
Michelle~ I just read your tribute, and it is absolutley beautiful! You put into words how so many people feel, I couldn't have said it better myself. You are an angel amongst many, many others. It is so awesome to see all of the candles that have been lit for Christopher. Some old , some new, all so filled w/ love and prayers. Christopher has touched so many people. I can't think of one person who has been able to accomplish bringing people from all walks of life together. complete strangers, a family. Christopher will get justice!Let this ring true, You brought us together little buddy, now lets see what we can do.So thanks again Michelle, and to everyone who pays tribute to this precious angel gone to soon.~ Rachael Stubblefield                                                                           Close

A TRUE FRIEND  / HAROLD (BROTHER IN CHRIST )


a true friend,
i have found in jesus,
he wipes all my tears away,
though i am sad he will give,
me peace in the midst of
my storms,
oh, theres a comfort,
in jesus i have found,
in knowing,
you are resting in jesus's arms.
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Thanks a Lot, Michelle.  / Julio Cuesta (Friend after 03/08/07 )

To all,

Please read Michelle's tribute when you get a chance.  It came from her heart and soul.

To Michelle,

Thank you so very much for your beautiful tribute. You did pour your heart out. It was Great. Christopher has to be so proud of you.

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A YEAR HAS NOW PAST~POEM~  / MICHELLE CHRISTIAN (FRIEND,ADOPTED MOTHER IN CHRIST )

A YEAR HAS NOW PAST SINCE HEAVEN BECAME YOUR HOME,

THE ONLY COMFORT I HAVE IS KNOWING THAT YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY GODS GLORIOUS LOVE AND OTHER ANGELS,SO THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN FEEL ALONE!!

AS FOR YOUR LOVED ONES AND US COMPLETE STRANGERS  WHO ALL LOVE,CARE, AND MISS YOU SO SO BAD,

WE ARE ALL HERE ON EARTH TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAD TO HAPPEN TO YOU,AND YET WE CAN'T HELP BUT TO FEEL TORN UP AND SAD!!

SINCE YOU HAVE WENT AWAY EASTER,HALLOWEEN,THANKGIVING,CHRISTMAS AND YOUR BIRTHDAY HAS CAME AND LEFT,

AND NOW HERE WE ARE,IT'S ALMOST MARCH 8TH, ONE YEAR LATER, AMONG ALL HOLIDAYS THIS DAY WILL BE THE WORST BECAUSE THIS WAS THE DAY OF YOUR DEATH!!

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED THIS YEAR AND IT FLEW BY SPEEDINGLY FAST,

I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH BABY CHRISTOPHER,AND I WISH THERE WERE NOT BAD MEMORIES BUT ONLY GOOD MEMORIES OF YOU STUCK IN MY PAST!!!

MY HEART STILL BREAKS EVERYTIME I SEE THAT SWEET,GLOWING SMILE ON YOUR FACE,

I STILL, TO THIS DAY, WISH THAT I COULD CHANGE THE PAST AND HELP RESCUE YOU FROM THAT GOD FORSAKEN PLACE:(

BUT WHAT'S  DONE IS DONE AND NOMATTER HOW MUCH WISHING WE ALL DO IT WILL NEVER BRING YOU BACK WHERE YOU WERE BORN TO BE,

FOR YOUR GONE 4EVER RESTING IN THE MASTERS ARMS,YOUR PRECIOUS SMILE ONLY THE LORD AND OTHER ANGELS WILL SEE!!

ALL YOUR FAMILY HAVE NOW ARE ONLY  MEMORIES OF YOU,AND WE STRANGERS WHO HAVE NO MEMORIES,YOUR PICTURES WILL HAVE TO TRY AND CONTINUE TO FILL OUR EMPTINESS,

THOUGH EVERYTIME I LOOK AT YOUR PHOTOS,I STILL CRY AND HOLD IN SO MUCH SADDNESS AND BITTERNESS!!

BUT,SINCE IT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE,YOUR PHOTOS WILL HAVE TO DO,

IT WAS YOUR PHOTOS AND YOUR PRECIOUS SMILE IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT ALWAYS MADE US LOVE YOU:)

SO A YEAR HAS NOW PAST AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU HERE,  WE WILL CONTINUE TO SPOIL YOU ROTTEN,

20,40,AND 80 MORE YEARS OF MY LIFE CAN PASS,AND WITH MY LAST BREATH AND BEYOND I PROMISE THAT YOU WILL NEVER EVER BE 4GOTTEN!!

UNTIL THE DAY WE MEET UP ABOVE,AND EVEN THEN AND AFTER,

I WILL CONTINUE TO DREAM OF YOUR WONDERFUL SMILE,LONGING TO HEAR YOUR LAUGHTER

SO REST IN COMPLETE PEACE OUR DEAR ANGEL,WE ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU SO,

HOW MUCH I TRULY LOVE YOU THOUGH,

NO HUMAN BEING ON GODS GREEN EARTH... WILL EVER EVER KNOW!!!

AS I WROTE THIS POEM,I THOUGHT OF ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT I HAVE COME TO KNOW SINCE THE PASSING OF THIS SWEET,ADORABLE,HANDSOME ANGEL WE ALL LOVE SO SO MUCH,SO I AM GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE NAMES THAT I HAVE SEEN STICK AROUND RIGHT ALONG WITH MYSELF,LOVING,MISSING AND CARING FOR THIS ANGEL,SHOWING HIS FAMILY COMPLETE LOVE AND SYMPATHY! WE WILL ALL 4EVER SHARE A BOND, AND THIS BOND IS OUR LOVE FOR CHRISTOPHER,AND THOUGH WE ALL MAY DISAGREE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER,WE ALL AGREE THAT CHRISTOPHER WAS ALREADY AN ANGEL FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY HE WAS BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD,AND GOD JUST HAD TO HAVE HIS ANGEL BACK HOME WHERE HE BELONGED!! IN THE PROCESS, WE ALL SUFFERED A BROKEN HEART, AND THAT IS THE BOND WE ALL SHARE,A BROKEN HEART OVER THE LOSS OF SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BUNDLE OF SUNSHINE...GOD BLESS YOU ALL...THE NAMES ARE...

JULIO CUESTA, HIS BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER TANIA WAGNER:) HAROLD TURNER(THANKYOU SO MUCH HAROLD FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO HERE FOR CHRISTOPHER!! IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ALL OF US!!!

JOANN GLYNN, ALYSIA,APRIL KELLER,DEBRA H, STACEY, RENEE BULLOCK,LINDA LUNA,BREE,TINA BAILEY,TIFFANY ROEHM,RACHAEL,EDWARD LEE,ANGELA,CASEY,AMEL JOHNSON AND EARNEST WILLIAMS!

THERE ARE MORE NAMES,BUT I HAVE CHOSEN A SELECT FEW WHOM I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN TO LOVE AND SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR CHRISTOPHER AND HIS FAMILY! SOME OF THESE PEOPLE I SEE SHOW THERE LOVE FAITHFULLY EVERYDAY,AND I AM SO HONORED AND I FEEL VERY APPRECIATIVE TO YOU GUYS FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMEONE WHO HAS BECOME SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US..THANKYOU SINCERELY,FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!! IF I HAVE LEFT ANYONE OUT,BELIEVE ME,I AM TRULY SORRY, I DON'T EVER WANT TO LEAVE ANYONE OUT,I WANTED TO TRY AND RECOGNIZE EVERYONE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID,WE ALL SHARE A SPECIAL BOND!!

NOW, TO MIKE AND PAULA,

I WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME OUT TO THANKYOU BOTH,FOR TAKING THE TIME AND ALLOWING ME TO MEET YOU GUYS IN PERSON! MEETING YOU BOTH PUT A JOY IN MY HEART THAT I COULD NOT BEGIN TO EXPLAIN! BECAUSE I MET YOU BOTH, I FEEL LIKE CHRISTOPHER IS EVEN MORE A PART OF ME,BECAUSE I MET YOU,I KNOW WHY CHRISTOPHER KEPT SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SMILE ON HIS FACE,I KNOW NOW,AND I ALWAYS KNEW THEN,THAT YOU BOTH ARE THE REASON THAT LITTLE BOY WAS HAPPY AND GOT TO EXPERIENCE NOTHING BUT JOY IN HIS LITTLE TIME HERE ON THIS EARTH, BECAUSE OF YOU BOTH, CHRISTOPHER WENT TO HEAVEN HAPPY,HE WENT TO HEAVEN WITH NO HURT,PAIN OR SORROW IN HIS HEART,FOR GOD ERASSED ALL HIS FEARS FROM THE MOMENT HE TOOK CHRISTOPHERS MIND AWAY,AND HE REPLACED IT WITH ONLY SWEET MEMORIES OF WHAT HE SHARED WITH YOU:) YOU ARE BOTH SOME GREAT PEOPLE,AND I COULDN'T HAVE IMMAGINED YOU TO BE ANY DIFFERENT EVEN THE DAY BEFORE YOU WALKED THORUGH MY FRONT DOOR AND I GOT TO HUG YOU BOTH!! I LOVE YOU,AND I CARE SO MUCH FOR YOU,ALWAYS HOLD ONTO THAT THOUGHT, BECAUSE I SURE WILL:)

I LOVE YOU GUYS,SO VERY MUCH, ALL OF YOU...MIKE,PAULA,JORDAN,PAULAS OTHER 2 BOYS,MRS.SUE,JESSICA,JESSICAS KIDS:), CHARLIE,FRANK,BREVEN (MIKES OTHER SON) EVERYONE OF YOU, I LOVE YOU ALL,THE WHOLE BARRIOS AND RODRIGUEZ FAMILY, YOU GUYS ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE...IN MY HEART!!

GOD BLESS YOU ALL,AND AS CHRISTOPHER USE TO SAY IT, AND LETS KEEP THIS IN MEMORY OF HIM...GOODNIGHT,GODBLESS AND I LOVE YOU:)

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My friends and thier angel  / April Keller (friend of family )

As time goes by it will never take the sadness,but I hope it will get easy with time knowing he is a angel watching over his family.I will never ever forget your angel he touched my life in more words than I could say.Thank you for the sharing your memories of this angel with me.I hope god will bless this family and take some of the hurt you have.

 

                                                                   your friend always

                                                                        APRIL

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God is Great  / JoAnn Glenn (none)
May God continue to bless the Barrios family and may he strengthen you thru all toubles that may lie ahead. Close

P.S Barrios, Rodreguez family  / Rachael Stubblefield (Friend)
To anyone who Is close w/ the Barrios, Rodriguez family, please tell them not to watch this movie. I had a very hard time w/ it and never even had the pleasure of meeting this beautiful child. The movie all the way around is just plain sad. This loving family has been torn apart and I dont want them to see this! So for whoever reads this please pass it on. Thank you!! Peace Close

EVERYONE PLEASE READ!!! MOVIE TO CLOSE TO HOME!!  / Rachael Stubblefield (Friend)

2/13/08 To whom it concerns, I watched a movie last night and it title was "Gone Baby Gone". Please heed my words when I say the portrayl of this movie was way to close to home! There is a part in this movie that will literally make you so sick words cant describe. I read the back of the movie full well knowing it was about a little girl who goes missing, only to be horrified by the depicted truth. Ben Affleck is the director of this movie. I truly cant help but wonder if this story is somehow a depiction of what happened to him, or just a weird coincidece? The little boy is wearing a st. christopher necklass when he is taken. And the parellels that unfold will tear you appart!! And I only wish that some detective or police officer would have intervened the way it was depicted in the movie!!!! Christopher will get justice Im a firm believer!!! So watch with care. Peace and love!  

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God bless  / Audrey
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Deeply sad  / Rachael Stubblefield (Friend)

Dearest Christopher, Your story has and will forever change my life. I miss and love you even though I didnt know you.I think about you everyday. (ADED) ALLDAY EVERYDAY, not a day goes by. I visit your memorial site just about everyday. Its so beautiful. And you have alot of people who love and care about you. Its comforting to see so many other people feel who feel outrage and compation the way I do.  When I lit a candle today, you had about 14,000and some who had also lit candles for you. Christopher you are so special and so loved! Your story is going to change the world baby boy!Everyone is fighting for justice for you, and we're going to get it!!Look for my candles angel.

 

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Thinking of you  / Karen Jones (none)
Christopher you are never far from my thoughts. you were an amazing boy who was loved alot. God knows what he is doing and even though he allowed satan to do what he did he has you now and no one can hurt you again. You are an angel forever. Hopefully you went quick with no suffering. They will get theirs you reap what you sow always! I pray for you and your family to get them thru these tough times without you. God Bless. K Close

Beautiful Child  / Stephanie Smith (Stranger who cries for Christopher )
Hello,
   My name is Stephanie Smith. I know this year has been really hard on you and your family. I wanted to let you know that my family and I are thinking of you and you are in our prayers. Christopher is such a beautiful child. I say is not was because he will always be here with you. You can tell by looking at his picture that you could not ask for a sweeter child.
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christmas / Administrator Administrator (brother in christ )

IN ALL OUR HEARTS, WE PRAY
FOR YOUR FAMILY DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR
AN EMPTY PLACE UNDER THE TREE,
IS FILLED WITH A MEMORY,
OF YOUR WONDERFUL SMILE,
A MEMORY OF YOUR LAUGH,
AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE,
AT CHRISTMAS,

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN 
LITTLE BROTHER 
 

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MISSING YOU  / TINA BAILEY (FRIEND)

THINKING OF YOU EVERYDAY. STILL FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT YOU WERE TAKEN FROM YOUR FAMILY IN SUCH A WAY.
I PRAY FOR YOUR FAMILY ALL THE TIME FOR PEACE AND COMFORT. CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU IN HEAVEN CHRISTOPHER.
I NEVER KNEW YOU ON EARTH BUT I FEEL LIKE I DID. I LOVE YOU. MAY JESUS GIVE THE BARRIOS FAMILY PEACE AND COMFORT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND FOREVER.

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What a beautiful little man ~ Merry Christmas Christopher in Heaven ~  / Rhonda Rhodes Craig Sehon's Mom/Joe Rhodes's Wife (visitor)

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My beautiful Bright Angel  / Amel Johnson (Someone who Loves U )
Dear Christopher,

It’s been since March  since you lost your last breath here on earth, but I wish you never had to be taken away in such fashion, what happened to you made me loose hope in humanity. I do know thought that there a MANY people in this world, who care for you, including me, my little angel. I love you so much and when I get to heaven, I will be sure to look for you & hold you tight in my arms & tickle you over & over until you get tired of it, because my heart aches to know that you are happy, love. I love you Christopher !
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LOVING YOU  / TINA BAILEY (FRIEND)
I THINK OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY EVERYDAY.  I WILL ALWAYS
LOVE YOU CHRISTOPHER. IT HURTS JUST REMEBERING WHY U
ARE NO LONGER WITH YOUR FAMILY. JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED
WHEN THEY STAND IN FRONT OF ALMIGHTY GOD.  BUT YOU WILL
FOREVER REMAIN SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS. PAULA THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL WEBSITE YOU HAVE DONE IN MEMORY OF 
CHRISTOPHER. I KNOW YOU LOVE HIM VERY MUCH HE FELT THE
SAME WAY. YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS SMILE. GOD BLESS YOU AND MIKE. CHRISTOPHER AND YA'LL WILL FOREVER BE WITH ME UNTIL
THE DAY I DIE. GOD BLESS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. Close