A Poem in Honor of Christi

Dashing Through the Stacks! Five months before diagnosis, when the "off and on" back pain started, Christi attended a wonderful Easter Party at the Seneca East Public Library and had a lovely time. (Age 4 1/2 - April 2002)

In loving memory of Christi Thomas

By Katie Lonsbury
Christi Thomas, born May 12, 1997
God sent an angel, straight from Heaven.
Each battle she fought, for a small child, so strong.
Through it all, the ballerina smiled so bright, till the end of the song.
Sadly, the last battle, she lost the fight.
She is safe with God, for friends and family I pray before I sleep at night.
Forever she will stay, in mind and many others’ hearts.
With God, Christi can have painless life, a new start.


My dad bought this darling little Jeep for Cousin Ashley and it's made its way down through all of his grandkids kids! (Summer 2001: Christi 4, Shayla 2) The girls were "crusing" around our backyard. Note the tent: Until the Bowermans took us camping, the girls thought they really were camping when we'd staying in the tent out in the backyard! Great times! Great memories!