Javien Candelario

JAVIEN CANDELARIO A Poem A grandson held so dear, but now that world is shattered and you’re no longer here. But all you need to know today is how much joy you brought. You brightened every moment, though your life was far too short. You were loved completely, from the day that you were born, and no one could imagine such a dreadful day would dawn. But memories are wonderful and though they bring us pain, they give us hope and keep us strong. Javien was a special kid who always brought out the good in me when I had bad or sad days. He would make me smile and forget about everything else. He would drive you crazy at times, but his way of fixing all that craziness was to give you a hug and a kiss and say, “Hey Grandma, you know what, I Love You.” There was a time that he was visiting me for the weekend with his brother Jizaiah, and he took a magic marker and wrote his name on the TV stand. I confronted him and asked him, “Did you do that?” He said do what? Me? “Am I the only one with a JAVIEN in this house?” This was one of so many beautiful memories that I will have. Javien would stop people, total strangers, in the street or in a store, or wherever he was, and would say, with his hand extended out, “Hi my name is Javien.” While shaking hands, he would ask, “What’s your name?” People would reply to him. Javien would walk away with a big smile and say, “You see Grandma, I just made another friend.” Javien was loved by so many. He was and will always be my sunshine. I asked his brother Jizaiah how he would describe his little brother. Jizaiah replied that his brother Javien had a way of making him feel like he could live forever. He could be an annoying little brother sometimes. He would bother me, take my stuff, and play jokes on me. He was a pain in the butt sometimes. The weird thing about him was even though he was younger, he knew more than me, and that would freak me out. My brother Javien was a special kid. He loved hugging people and making new friends. He was an attention taker. He loved me and I loved him and that is my description of my little brother, my friend. Here is a quote that I found: “If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.” In closing, I would like to think that Javien, on his walk to Heaven, met a stranger along the way. And Javien being Javien, walked up to the stranger and introduced himself, reaching out his hand to shake hands with the stranger. This stranger smiled at Javien and bent down, hugged him, and whispered his name to him. Javien looked back, smiled at his mother, his father, his brother, his grandmother, and his whole family and said with a big smile, “I met a new friend and he told me his name is Jesus!” My dear sweet grandson. I will miss you and love you forever. I carry you in my heart. Thank you for your love. FUNERAL NOTICE Javien’s calling hours took place on Friday, October 27, 2017. His Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at St. Michael’s Church in Lowell. ARRANGEMENTS DONATED BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 978-459-9222 www.faymccabe.com

Javien Candelario

December 6, 2009 - October 21, 2017