GOOD MORNING OUR SON. I AM UP EARLY, AS USUAL, GETTING READY FOR MY FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK...LOTS OF YEAR-END STUFF. I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD MORNING AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU FROM EVERY INCH OF OUR HEARTS. TAKE CARE YOU WONDERFUL GUY. I WILL WRITE AGAIN SOON. SAM SAYS HI TOO AND SENDS A SLURPY. Your DAD always.

I would like to thank everyone who attended my brother's service on Thursday. It was wonderful to see you all there and I know it meant a lot to my brother as well. For any of you who were unable to sign the guest register, please contact us and let us know your name and relationship to my brother, etc. We would like to have a record of everyone who attended. Any and all correspondence can be sent care of myself or my mother at cjbd35@yahoo.com, and I can be reached (for any reason at all) at 760-715-7475. Also, those of you who wrote something to read at the service and either read it or didn't, please hang on to those- I would like to compile everything at a future time. Also, we have audio of my brother's service as well as the video memorial available to anyone who wants a copy. Please contact us through email for requests for those.

Cory's passing was shocking and saddening to all of us. I pray that God would comfort all of his family and friends. In light of this situation, there are usually one of three things that people do: (1) Some get angry at God and walk away further from Him; (2) Some still ignore God and push Him out of their minds; and (3) Some consider the frailty of their own lives. I believe that (3) is the way we should go in light of all of this. Cory's untimely passing should make us all realize that God has numbered our days. This should make all of us repent of our sins and seek after Christ. As one gentleman said at Cory's memorial service, we must come to God on His own terms. His Word, the Bible, has declared that all of us are under sin and are therefore under His just and fair condemnation. God is the Judge, and we are the accused. We are guilty before Him. But the good news is that the Lord Jesus Christ came to pay for the guilt of the sins of all who would trust in Him to save them. He promises not only to save us and bring us to heaven, but He also promises to clean us up and weaken the power of sin in our lives. He promises that if we will recognize that there is nothing we can do to save ourselves, and that if we come to Him to save us, then He will do it. God promises in Isaiah 55 that if we forsake our wicked ways, He will forgive us. There is abundant forgiveness with Him. If anyone wants to talk to me about this, then please e-mail me at solaschristos@yahoo.com.--The Worst of Sinners, Josh Brisby

Cory, please tell me this is a bad dream. Please tell me I'm being tricked and YOUR going to COME BACK. Why isn't eternal life designed so YOU can talk to us in non-eternal life? Please find a way to communicate other then through my heart and mind. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I MISS YOU TERRIBLY, BIG GUY.

My Wonderful Son, This is the first time I have attempted to put some of my thoughts into written words, but I needed to do so after watching the Chargers being defeated by the Broncos. You know I am not a huge football fan...never could understand the game...but I watched it today with your picture angled just right in front of the TV and Monte Harold next to you. I actually drank four of your New Castle Beers left in the trunk of your car...really good beer...and am feeling the effects. Christian went to the game today with Coner, and we gave him your Tomlinson jersy ...it meant a lot to your dear, dear friend to have it, and I know you would want that. How I yearn for my cell phone to ring the way it always did because you wanted to share with me, letting me know you were on your way home from the stadium, what a great time you had, and telling me that you love me. I miss that and you and love you so very much!

Cory, on our way to your service yesterday, I heard Pennywise's "Bro Hymn" on the radio. It was so cool that such a a fitting song happened to be on. You're gone but the rest of us are all closer now because of you. Your Encinitas buddies wanna go surf sometime, so I'll have to show 'em what's up on the boogie. I still have your trunks and towel. I'll keep them. Thanks buddy. Random memories of you keep popping in my head, one of which was the night you, me and Jay stayed at my sister's pad in Aguanga and shot eachother w/ beebee guns. I have that pic somewhere and I'll get it up on this site soon. I miss you friend. We'll do our best to get you that 1st place trophy this season.

Cory, What a wonderful celebration of your life. Your memorial service brought much laughter and tears. I am truly honored to have known such a wonderful person. I am so thankful that I have so many wonderful memories, that I look back on and laugh about. You will be missed! Love you buddy! (BJACC)-Jamie (Trebelhorn) Davidson

Here is the North County Times article that Irv Erdos wrote:
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Good morning, my HERO. By the time you read this, I know you will have had a good night's rest. It's suppost to get easier, right? Well, I hope easier happens sooner rather than later, because, frankly, being away from you is tearing me up inside. How was your day yesterday? Did you play soccer, or did you attend to the needs of other's? If I had a guess, I'm sure it would be the latter first and, then, you would get to the soccer. Please excuse me, Cory, if this is somewhat fragmented, because I keep getting distracted by visions of YOU. When I wrote to you yesterday morning about, among other things, the people who were present at YOUR MEMORIAL SERVICE, I forgot to mention many people specifically. So, I'm going to try and backtrack, although not with a 100% recall, and mention a few more that should have come to mind. Mel (the best brother-in-law anyone could ask for), Gayle, Jamai and Alexis, Landon, Trish, Sherry Fox, Maryann and Jay Erdos (who I met for the first time), Brian Howard, Martin Esquivel, Richard, Ashley, Conner, Chris and Carrie Erdos, Barbra and Irv (who wrote a marvelous article about you) Erdos, Vickie, Angie and Brigit Martinez... The list could go on and on, but I cannot remember them all. I know YOU can complete the list in its entirety, so I will leave that loving chore for you, Cory. I wish you had telephone lines up there so YOU could call home just for a moment and we could all tell YOU HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU. "SAM" would also like to hear YOUR VOICE, because she keeps sniffing at your things with a longing look to see YOU, which makes me wish even more, that YOU could take, at least, a weekend trip back here to see US. I HOPE and PRAY that, someday soon, I will be able to fully understand and accept why HE takes, it seems, the "GOOD ONES". I am not questioning it; I am just longing for more understanding, which I hope will come in time. Have a great day, Cory, and YOU CAN BE SURE I WILL WRITE AGAIN. I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH. .......DAD

IN THE WORDS OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN'S SONG- IM ON FIRE... "SOMETIMES ITS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A KNIFE ITCHY AND DULL AND CUT A SIX INCH VALLEY THRU THE MIDDLE OF MY SOUL. AT NIGHT I WAKE UP WITH THE SHEETS SOAKING WET, WITH A FREIGHT TRAIN RUNNING THRU THE MIDDLE OF MY HEAD, BUT YOU, YOU COOL MY DEISRE. IM ON FIRE." YOU QUENCHED EVERYONES THRIST IN YOUR OWN WAY CORY, YOU WILL BE MISSED AND LOVED. SEE YOU SOON