Jeffrey Avery Obituary

I had the honor of meeting your mother, I am sad I never had the opportunity to know you personally. I´m a fellow veteran who fixed F111A and a friend of your mother. One could not be in her presence and not feel your´s as well. God bless and I pray I´ll get to meet you someday in heaven.
I know you´re in your mothers heart ALWAYS.

I found your obituary while searching for another, as a complete stranger to you and your family I have felt a deep loss to another life lost in vain. Never a waste to an individual who believes in a mission and performs as trained, but a loss to the rest of us who never tried, never have felt using our own lives to support a belief.
PFC J.A. Avery rest in peace.

I love you son. You are my hero and I think of you each and every day. My heart is full of so many memories. Mom

I'm sorry that I missed of all last year, but I was a little under the weather. I did think of you often though just as I am on this Memorial Day
Always remember~~HEROES LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER, NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN
WITH LOVE AND RESPECT

With grateful hearts, we remember Jeffrey's service and sacrifice, and continue to pray for the family and friends who cherish his memory. We will never forget.

Son , I miss you. I remember the last time we talked on the phone 8 years ago tomorrow, neither one of us wanted to say goodbye. I love you as much now as the day you were born.

Remembering Jeffrey's service with deep gratitude,and your family with prayers for peace and comfort this holiday season.

Thinking of you on the Christmas holiday.I know you are up there and you and brothers are getting ready to party! I'm sorry that I missed Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. I was a little under the weather for almost two months. However, always know that HEROES LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN.

This is for u son. Love and miss you. Mom

Jeffrey A. Avery US Army Private 1st Class

Thinking of, Honoring you, and Remembering you on this Memorial weekend

A grateful nation remembers Jeffrey's service and sacrifice, and prays daily for his family and friends.

I am so sorry. I can't believe that I didn't send a message on the 23rd. I was having a problem with my computer. I bought a new one and I am not liking it at all. All I get is pop up ads and I have clicked where it says none! Anyway I just wanted you to know that you were being thought of on the 23rd You are never far from my mind. I will be better if I ever figure this thing out. lol
I will close with this,
HEROES NEVER DIE. THEY LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER, NEVER TO BE FORGOTEN.

Sense I have moved to Colorado not a day goes by I don't think of you. Today is always hard but as I s,it outside the school you went to all I can think is how much joy you brought to everyone around you. I wish you peace brother, but know you are missed terribly by your Army family in a way can only be made better when we meet again the only place where war can never touch.

Thinking of HEROES on this Veterans Day. I hope you and your brothers in arms are celebrating yourselves. Maybe have a beer or two!!

You and your brothers in arms have been in my thoughts for the past couple of weeks. Just thinking of all of you. I want to say thank you again. I want you to know that you will never be forgotten. The country is in kinda of a mess right now, but would be in much more of a mess if not for you.

In memory & honor of Jeffrey who made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us at such a young age. We will always be grateful to you.

Son, Your Birthday is soon coming and I can't believe how many birthdays have gone by. You are always in my heart and I know you are watching over me. Love and Miss you so much,
Mom

Just wanted you to know that we are thinking of you on this Memorial Day.
I can promise you one thing; you will NEVER be forgotten.

Just wanted you to know that you are being thought of on this Memorial Day.
I can promise you that you will NEVER be forgotten.

You are never out of our thoughts and prayers. I know you are looking down on your loved ones and taking care of them. HEROES NEVER DIE, THEY LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.

Son, I can't say how much I have missed you and the holidays are really rough. I know you are watching over me and your brother. Hope you are having your own celebration in heaven. I love you and I will meet up with you some day. Love you, Mom...

I wanted you to know that you, your family, and your brothers in arms with be thought of on this Thanksgiving. We will say a little prayer and thank you for caring so much about your Country. You will never be forgotten as HEROES live in our hearts forever.

Just wanted you and your family to know that we are thinking of you on this Memorial Day weekend. I can never decide whether to write on the weekend or the actual day. I guess it doesn't matter as long as you and your family know you are being thought of.
My wish for this Memorial weekend is that all Americans will take just a minute or two and say a little prayer for our Military. That would be so very nice.
HEROES NEVER DIE. THEY LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.
I truly believe this. You will never be forgotten
with love and respect

To the family & friends of Jeff Avery: you are in my thoughts and prayers. Still not forgotten after 5 years.

To the family of PFC Jeffrey A. Avery:
Remembering Jeff's service, your family's sacrifice, and praying daily that you feel God's peace and the love and support of our prayers.

Jeff,
It's been five years, and it still sucks. I know you're in a better place, but it just sucks. I don't know what else to say, other than I miss you, man.
You'll always be my battle buddy.

Son it's been a long 5 years and I have missed you every minute of it. I wish we could trade places so you could live a long happy life. I LOVE YOU SON!

To the family and friends of Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery:
Always remembering Jeffrey. "Some gave all."

To the families of our American Heroes,

I want to thank each of you for your personal
sacrifices on behalf of my family and America.
May God comfort your souls and bring peace in
your hearts that your loss is not in vain.
God Bless our valiant warriors families in the
ages to come.

RIP courageous ones!
Psalm 25:20

A greatful Veteran
MSgt USAF (Ret)
Vietnam 64,65,66,68-6

To the family of PFC Jeffrey A. Avery:
Please know that just as your loved one remains in your hearts and minds; his sacrifice, and that of your family, remains with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God bless and keep you always.

Wow Jeff it has been another year. I can't believe how fast it has gone by since you left this world. I am getting married in August and was thinking about who make as my groomsmen and the only person I could think about was you and how you were such a brother to me. I can remember talking to you on the phone and telling you I met a boy and you said well I need to meet him before you can offically date him. Well I think you would approve of this one! I talk to Jeremy about you all the time and he wishes he could have met you. I Miss you friend and i know that you are watching over us. Love and miss you.

To the family and friends of Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery:
Please accept my remembrance of Jeffrey on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Dear Son,
We are missing you each and every day. Soon it will be another anniversary year. It still doesn't get any easier. You are in our hearts and souls for ever. Love you,
Mom and Doug

Missing you always. Watch over your Grandma tomorrow. Love ya Dad and Jennifer

Your legacy will forever live on in the hearts of those who knew you and shared in your struggle to protect our country and the ultimate sacrifice you gave so that we can be grateful for what we have. Your family, friends, loved ones and fellow soldiers will stay in my thoughts and prayers.
A Proud Military Mom.

You are in our thoughts and prayers.

It seems only fitting that we should honor you on this Fourth of July. If it weren't for you, your brothers in arms, our veterans and all of our Military Branches, our lives would probably not be the same.
I want to thank you and all of the others for our freedom. We have freedom of speech, freedom of religion,and then the very small freedoms of little things like shopping, taking a walk, owing something. Those things are so taken for granted, but we would have none of them if not for you.
Thank you seems like to little. I will HONOR you for as long as I live and I Will Never Forget.

I love you Avery....SGT young

Happy Memorial Day Jeff. We were kids once, its been a life time since i last saw you, and one day ill see you again in heaven, may the days be with you, and the rest of the family. I miss you, and everyone else. *Cousin*

I just wanted you to know that I am thinking of you on this Memorial Day. You are a true HERO and will never be forgotten.
I would like to think that you are up there in Heaven with your brothers in arms celebrating yourselves.
with love and respect,
Mike and Pam Dustin

Jenn and Rick....remembering our Gold Star families on this Memorial Day 2010. Lifting you in prayer as we
remember Jeff this special day.
God Bless.

To the family and friends of Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery:
Remembering Jeffrey on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Wow! The years just keep ticking by so very rapidly. We miss you so much Jeff! We all have such fond memories of you!! Thank you for laying your life on the line for our freedom! You will never be forgotten! See ya in heaven!

I miss you Jeff,
Love, Finkle

I miss you alot lately Love you always

I am sorry I missed writing on Veterans day. You were thought of though.
Today is Thanksgiving and I want you to know we are thankful for you and what you did for our country and all of us. We respect you and I can promise you will never be forgotten. You will forever be a HERO.
with love and respect,
Mike and Pam Dustin

To the parents of PFC Jeffery Avery I would like to express my most heartfelt condolences on the loss of your son.

Hey there, Missing you lots tonight just like any other night. On Thursday it was 3 years since we hugged and kissed you goodbye before you headed back to Ft. Lewis from Rich and Jesse's wedding here in Visalia. Love you.

Hey Jeff,
So i may never have gotten the chance to meet you, and i wish i had, but your cousin Bri has told me alot about you. You seem like a really cool guy. Please keep watching over everybody, so they will always know you are still there.

To your family, im so sorry he was taken from you so soon and i hope things have gotten even a little easier for you in the past few years.. but he is still watching over all of you and he IS still there.

Thank you Jeffrey for defending my Freedoms. It is because of great American patriots such as you that Americans continue to board airplanes with confidence and the people of this city can live without fear.

You will always be remembered with love and great pride by the grateful nation you served to protect.

Rest in peace.

Pat Shoukry - NYC (6 miles from "Ground Zero")

I just wanted you to know that I was thinking of you on the Memorial Day weekend. I will be at the beach on the 31st. I plan on taking some time just to sit on the beach, watch the waves roll in and think of all of our fallen Heroes. To me, the waves are eternal; just as you are. I hope you feel all of the love being sent up your way by so many who are honoring you. Heroes never die; they remain in our hearts forever.

Missing you More than you know. Love you Always and Forever.

Jeff,
Thinking and praying for you on your 2nd Heavenly Anniversary. May God hold you in the palm of His hand. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends", John 15:13.

To the family of Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery:
Jeffrey gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

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I miss you Brother. You will never be forgotten. You are always in my heart and prayers. Your squad member and friend.

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Pfc Avery!

Jeffrey,
Happy Belated Birthday in Heaven. May God hold you in the palm of His hand. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

I just wanted to stop by and tell you that you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. You will always be a HERO. Celebrate yourself with you brothers in arms up there in Heaven. We will be celebrating you on this Memorial Day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service.

To the family and friends of Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery, our thoughts and prayers are with you in your loss. What he has done for our freedom will not be forgotten. May God comfort and bless your family.

Thinking of you as the 1 yr anniversary approaches. Hope you are all doing well.

The past year has gone by so fast. I think for everyone it has. Alot has changed except for the fact that you are still missed.

Jeffrey,
Thinking and praying for you on the 1st anniversary of your passing into eternal glory. May God hold you in the palm of His hand. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends", John 15:13.

Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers today.


The Wind on The Downs

“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”

(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )

Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….

“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”

I did not know Jeffrey, but I am remembering on
this day he gave his all.
He is my hero.


Sincerely,

Deb Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL

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Our continued thoughts and prayers out to the AVERY family and all.Knowing now what they have always known is one of many reasons that our HERO[S] shall NEVER be forgotten.Rest well brother as promised and in your honor that star spangled banner shall FOREVER wave.Your name stamped in steel is FOREVER clutched in the tallons ,as your spirit FOREVER soars high in the skies in the symbol of our greatfull nation..THANK YOU..........B.V.C.....

Tomorrow marks one year since the death of this very young soldier. It won't be an easy day for his family and friends, but I hope that along with the tears you're also able to enjoy all the wonderful memories of the nineteen short but well spent years of Jeffrey's life.
Rest well soldier, your duty done. God Bless your family and your Country.

hey cuzz
its been a crazy week a few things happened that hit a whole in my heart. keep a look out on everyone up here. and tell linda murphy she was a great women and moses will be taken care of and so will her children. i miss everyone thats up there with ya a whole year is coming up all to soon. its a shame we didnt get to have a nother family reunion with u grandpa came up for xmas im sure he had fun. later cuz love u

Well Jeff today we are heading to Fresno and early AM we are leaving for Fort Lewis. The unit is coming home without Kiaser, you, Legrande and Emery but you know that. They get in the 21st about 8PM and hugs will be abound by 11PM. We are going to be hanging with Nolte's Grandparents,Gonzo's parents, Brice's parents and later this week Smith's Mom. We can not wait to meet our extended family that we have had contact with the last 9 months. It is hard to believe that we will be celebrating the homecoming just a few days before your nine month anniversary. When we see the unit come off the buses we may not see you in person but we will see a piece of you in everyone. We will come home Thrusday and get back to work.We love and miss you. By the way can you and your Great Gramdpa watch over Grandpa on the 12th. Love ya

My Dearest Jeff, They say time heals but I have not found it yet. I find myself going back to the first time your mom brought me home to meet you. I was so impressed by the way you jumped from the sofa and shook my hand. I found myself wishing my own sons were like you. I was already in love with your mom and wanted your approvel. Without me knowing you made it so easy. I will always keep the card that you gave me and wrote that I was the right man for your mother. Now it is my turn to thank you. My sons and I are now closer than ever and your mom and I are getting married the 18th of this month. We wanted to sneek off by ourselves but word got out so we are taking Rich and Jesse. Along with them there will be your mom's four brothers and their wifes. My mom is coming too.
I promise you son that I will take care of your mother for the rest of my life
I have got to tell you how proud of you we are. You are in my thoughts every day because you taught an old man what pride is.
I will always love you as if you were my own son because you always treated me as a dad. I miss you LittleBuddy. I wish God would have given us one more belt fight.
Love you forever.
Doug.

Son, It has been a long hard 8 months. We miss you terribly. We are so proud of you and you will always be in our hearts. Love you for ever. Mom

On behalf of the Blue Star Mothers of America, Denver Chapter #3, we would like to express our condolences to the family of PFC Jeffrey Alan Avery. We are keeping your family in our prayers.

My prayers and thoughts are with you.
I know how you feel losing a "HERO",Becoming a "Gold Star" Mother myself on 25 March.. The sacrafice our sons and daughters are making on a daily basis should tell us all..These young HEROS knew full well what they were doing and did it proudly When you hug your loved ones tonight.... Remember... We also hugged ours and now they are protecting you..We.. as Americans need to make the "Ultimate Sacrafice" by supporting all our military(HEROS)...the Proud Mom of SGT. Jason W. Swiger
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne,Fort Bragg, N.C. KIA 3/25/007

Hello, I too know your loss. We lost our son, Cpl Kyle W. Powell, to an IED in Iraq, on 4Nov06. WE still have our difficult days and are thankful to be surrounded by a supportive group of friends and family. We're going to the Gold Star family retreat in Estes Park in Sept. Do you know about it? Are you going? I once worked at EACH in IMC but don't know if you worked there when I did. We know some of the same people out there. If you ever need to talk to someone, I'm here. Believe me, another mom reached out to me and it's been a lifesaver for me. Just know that I think of your son along with mine each day. Nancy Pfander Powell

Jeff it was one year ago to today that I last got to hug and kiss you. If I had known it would be the last time I would have held you longer and kised you one more time. Then called you back for another hug and kiss as you walked away to your plane. I love you and miss you more than anyone will ever know.

hey
just keeping everyone in mind
your families still here. Joanne I dont know if my fathers talked to you recently but I was wondering how DOug and yourself are holding up hoping to hear from you soon <3

There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer you and your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON, a dear family friend who joined the Army with three other friends, one of whom is my son (Le Ron was killed in action on 07/06/07 at the age of 18) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Currently stationed in Germany
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Pfc Avery and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

happy bday cuz
i miss u <3

Dearest Rick and Jennifer,
Words are not sufficient to express my deepest most sincere sympathy for your loss. God bless you! I’ve been praying for God to give you strength and courage through these toughest of times. My son Sgt Michael McLees (know as Mac) is in 571 out of Ft. Lewis and was a friend to Jeff. As soon as the phone ban was lifted over there, Mike called me to tell me of his loss in your son. Avery made a big impact on Mike. He wept as he told me what a stand up good guy he was. Mike was so affected by losing him that it was difficult to console him. He said that Avery made such a difference in their lives over there and he could not imagine how they were going to function over there without him. When I asked him what he will remember most about him, Mike answered “I’ll never forget that smile”. I will continue to pray for you.

Jeff, it's your birthday and I,m missing you more now than ever. You are always with me and I talk to the STAR most every night. I LOVE YOU SON. DAD

Jeffrey,
Happy 20th Birthday in Heaven. May God hold you in the palm of His hands. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

A loved one lives forever in the hearts of those who cared.
A loved one lives forever in the memories that were shared.

On behalf of everyone stationed with me at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that went to basic and AIT with you, WE WILL MISS YOU

God Bless your family and friends
I will forever think of Avery. My daughter was with you son when he died. And She very much thought of him as a brother. He was very respected and loved. He will be soarly missed by all who loved him. Always know that he is an angel up above, and will always be in our hearts

I was reading Sunday's Gazette when I came across the section honoring all the Fallen Soldiers from Ft. Carson since last Memorial Day and the local Fallen Soldiers. I was shocked to see Jeffrey's picture. I was out of the State when this happened and had not heard of the loss of this American Hero until now.

JoAnn my heart goes out to you and family during this time of great loss. May the Lord Bless all our Service Men and Women stationed throughout the world fighting for our freedom and the freedom of others.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. I HAVE JUST LEARNED OF YOUR GREAT LOSS AND WISH TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES. PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO DO CARE AND YOUR HERO WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. HOLD TIGHT TO YOUR TREASURED MEMORIES THAT HIS SPECIAL SMILE MAY CONTINUE TO SHINE ON. I PRAY THAT PEACE WILL FIND YOU ALL SOMEDAY. GODSPEED AND SEMPER FI.

A PROUD MARINE MOM

No words can express how deeply sad I am for the loss of Jeffrey. My heart goes out to his family and friends. The pain must be unbearable and I pray that God will comfort you and heal your grieving hearts. My daughter was a friend of Jeffrey's and the two of them were serving together in the same military police squad in Iraq. She, along with the rest of the squad, are devastated to lose such a good friend. She spoke very highly of him. He will be in their hearts and memories forever. I did not know Jeffrey but I have a picture of him and my daughter on my bulletin board at my office. He has a million dollar smile in that picture; he must of been a fine young man. Jeffrey is a true American hero and I thank him for serving his country and giving the ultimate sacrifice. You should be very proud of him. May peace and comfort surround you always.

To The Family of Pfc Jeffrey Avery:
Although we do not know you, my brother was honored to have taught your son at West Middle School. When he called tonight to share his immense grief over this terrible lost, my husband and I wanted to be sure to let you know that we are so deeply sorry for your loss. We have experienced personal losses in the past but can only imagine the pain you are feeling. Just know that our thoughts and prayers are with you now hoping that you find peace and comfort. Jeffrey lives on eternally in your hearts ~ as he does in the hearts of all who knew him and cared for him.

God give you peace in your hearts. You have every reason to be proud of your fallen hero. Thank you for the sacrifice of your loved one for the sake of our freedom. God Bless you.

Diana Fruge
Cousin to Sgt. William W. Bushnell
4/21/07

Jeffery was my student at West Middle School. He was one great kid. A very kind and thoughtful human being. This is a total waste and I am deeply saddened by this loss. My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends as I share in the saddness of our loss of a great person.
Mr. Weiner
Space and Technology Program
West Middle School
Colorado Springs, Colorado

God bless the family and friends of Jeffrey.
You will all be in our prayers.
Thank you Jeffrey for being such a brave hero.

(In remembrance of Cpl. Joey Cantrell 4-4-07)

My deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Jeff. My brother (Sgt. Michael H. McLees-FOB Warhorse) met him at Ft. Lewis and again in Iraq. In hearing Michael's saddness brought Jeff's story a little closer to my family. We are all deeply saddened by this tremendous loss. God Bless You.