As most of you know, my only brother was killed just over 3 weeks ago in a motorcycle accident.
Since the funeral I've been completely consumed with creating a memorial website in his honor.
My good friend who is a psychology major tells me that it's my own personal way of coping with his death. (as if that wasn't obvious)
Seeing all of the pictures on the site does help me to remember him.
I only fear one thing....I fear that as I grow older I will forget the sound of his voice and the way that he spoke.
I do not want to forget that.
I can close my eyes and hear his voice in my mind loud and clear.
I can recall conversations that he & I had.
I always pictured he & I in our 50's or 60's shootin' the breeze....But alas these were only thoughts in my mind and I realize that they now will never happen.
Please take a moment to check out the site I have devoted so much time to in recent weeks.
www.corychapman.com
Keep in mind that if you have anything slower than a DSL connection and a screen resolution lower than 1024x768, you will probably have the SLOWEST online experience ever. It's a big site with lots of photos and will take some time to load if you have a dial-up connection.
Please......also take a moment to sign the guestbook...you don't have to leave any comments if you don't want to...just sign your name if you so desire.
And please let me know what you think of the site.
Post Edited (08-04-03 04:16)
Very lovely and loving memorial to your brother, Ash....my deepest condolences. :-)
I only have a dial-up modem, but it loaded fine for me, and I always have my screen resolution set to 1024 x 768, but I noticed something right away:
Most of the pictures (I noticed this as soon as the first page loaded with the "last pic" of Cory) are showing up sort of "squeezed". ....distorted, in other words. I was wondering how you are setting up the pages....Are you using an online page builder, or working on them offline and then uploading the pages (as I do on my sites)? If you're using an webpage program offline, or basic HTML to create the pages, you can set the display of a picture to actually display smaller than it actually is. For example, a large 1024 x 768 size photo....without actually changing the original photo you've uploaded to the site.....can be proportionally set to display on the page at 640 x 480. It will show up as smaller, even though what is being loaded onto the page is the larger original.
Nice work....a loving tribute! :-)
A very touching memorial.
I wish you peace & comfort.
Ash, you will never forget anything about your brother if you don't want to. I still remember my grandfather's voice, his smell, and how it felt to hug him. He died in 1984. I saw your website, and it was beautiful. It brought a tear to my eye. Your brother would be proud of you for how you displayed his life for everyone to enjoy. There should be more older brothers like you out there, who care so much. It may feel like the hurt will never end, but it will. But you will never forget him. Regards.