Jocelyne Sharrard

Jocelyne Sharrard

Jocelyne passed just short of her 43 birthday. Born in 1978 at 1 lb. 3 oz she had been a fighter her entire life. Despite her disabilities she taught our family, and all who knew her, more about unconditional love and compassion than you could imagine. Give her a...
Jessica Doherty

Jessica Doherty

Jessica was a perfectly wonderful little human being. She had a smile that melted my heart. It was unconditional love that bonded us forever. With the odds stacked against her, Jessica had to try much harder than “regular” folks to communicate and be...
Denise Volsic

Denise Volsic

Our sweet girl Denise was born in 1974 when not much was known about CdLS. Thank goodness for the formation of the CdLS Foundation which became a great source of information and support for families. She lived her entire 47 years with her parents and taught us much...
Adam Hasecke

Adam Hasecke

Adam was born during the time when families were just beginning to find each other, first through the newsletter, and then through the Foundation. He was a mystery to his doctors, educators, therapists and family but everyone fell in love with him immediately! He was...
Curtis J. McCluney Jr.

Curtis J. McCluney Jr.

Curtis was a joy to all who met and knew him. His infectious smile and sense of humor was contagious. He was a great listener and brought comfort in the form of a big hug, word or smile. He loved life. He loved to make jewelry, singing and working with his peers at...
Amber Gaines

Amber Gaines

Our beautiful Angel got to see the face of God on February 5th 2020. We were so blessed to have her 38 years! She fought a long hard battle for three weeks but God called her home. She was definitely the light and strength of our family. She adored her brother Paul...
Steven Shaffer

Steven Shaffer

Steven was a great teacher to his doctors, therapists and teachers. His soul is old and wise. He was the center of our universe, but we didn’t realize just how very important he was to all the people in his life, from caregivers to bus aide, until after he died....
Addilyn Czerwinski

Addilyn Czerwinski

Our sweet Addilyn Joelle, who we called ‘Addi Jo’, was born at 34 weeks weighing a whopping 3lbs 5oz and measured 15inches. She had the most beautiful head of dark brown hair and the most beautiful crystal blue eyes that sometimes looked green. She looked just like a...
Andrew Schwalbe

Andrew Schwalbe

Andrew’s CdLS diagnosis upon birth had changed our lives, maybe not always in the best of ways that is true. But thru it all he worked to endure and to thrive, but also in turn taught us of patience and of acceptance. He loved us unconditionally, looking forward...
Brady VanHooser

Brady VanHooser

Brady was a sweet and loveable 5 year old. He loved Yo Gabba,Puffs and spending time with his sister. He spent most of his life in the hospital but he was the strongest boy I’ve never known. He left this Earth on Christmas Eve 2013 but he hadn’t left our...