TONY EDMOND BARTHELEMY WAS BORN INTO THIS WORLD ON MAY 16,1991 IN NEW ORLEANS, LA. HE WAS 10 POUNDS 6 OUNCES. HE WAS A VERY HEALTHY BABY. HE LOVED TO EAT AND SLEEP.
AS TONY GREW UP HE WAS SO AMAZING. HE WAS SO LOVED BY EVERYONE.
TONY HAD A LOVED FOR DRAWING AND HAS BEEN DRAWING SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE BOY.
TONY NEVER HAD A HATE BONE IN HIS BODY. EVERYONE WHO CAME INTO HIS LIFE WAS HIS FRIEND.
AS HE GREW INTO A TEENAGER, HE STARTED TO GET INTO A LOT OF FIGHTS. HE WOULD ALWAYS ASK ME, "MOM, WHY DOES EVERYBODY WANT TO FIGHT ME SO MUCH. IS IT MY COLOR OR WHAT?"
I TOLD HIM: "SON IT'S NOT YOUR COLOR. IT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE A GOOD AND HANDSOME YOUNG MAN." TONY NEVER STEPPED AWAY FROM A FIGHT. HE FELT LIKE HE HAD TO PROVE TO PEOPLE HE WASN'T SCARED!!!
I PUT HIM IN THE YOUNG MARINES IN 2005 TO KEEP HIM OUT OF TROUBLE. HE WAS UNDER A LOT OF PEER PRESSURE IN NEW ORLEANS LIVING IN A VERY POOR NEIGHBORHOOD. HE DID VERY GOOD IN THE PROGRAM.
ONE THING I SAY ABOUT MY TONY HE HAD MUCH RESPECT. HE ALWAYS SAID, "YES, MAM, OR "NO, SIR" ALL THE TIME. HE WAS A SWEET YOUNG MAN.
HE WAS A LIFEGAURD AT THE YMCA IN NEW ORLEANS. HE ALWAYS LOVED TO WATCH MANY KIDS SWIM.
HE HAD A LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY THAT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD. HE LOVES HIS MOTHER SO MUCH. HE ALWAYS RESPECTED HER AND ALWAYS DID WANT HE WAS TOLD TO DO...
TONY LOVED MY COOKING. HIS FAVORITE WAS GUMBO, FRIED CHICKEN, STUFFED BELL PEPPERS AND DIRTY RICE!!! HE LOVED TO EAT!!!!
TONY WAS AN ACTIVE CHILD. HE ALWAYS STAYED BUSY. HE HAD A DIMPLE IN HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS JAW THAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM. HE WAS A GIRL KNOCK-OUT. TONY HAD SO MANY GIRLS CALLING OUR HOME ALL THE TIME. IT DROVE ME CRAZY! TONY ALSO LOVED HORSES VERY MUCH!!!
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HE HAS TWO BROTHERS: PATRICK AND LORENZO BARTHELEMY. TONY HAD SO MANY AUNTS, UNCLES, AND OTHER FAMILY AND FRIEND'S!!! HE WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED AND MISSED.
ON AUGUST 29,2005 TONY AND HIS FAMILY WENT THROUGH KATRINA, THE HURRICANE. WE WILL NEVER FORGET THIS DIFFICULT TIME IN OUR LIFE THAT BROUGHT SO MUCH PAIN AND LOSS. WE WENT TO ARKANSAS AND STAYED FOR A FEW MONTHS. OUR TIME THERE WAS SO AMAZING. EVERYONE IN ARKANSAS WAS SO SWEET AND KIND TO US. MY BOYS LOVED THEIR SCHOOL IN ARKANSAS.
ALSO, JESSIVILLE WAS THEIR DREAM SCHOOL. TONY WAS IN THE BAND AND ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM. HE HAD SO MANY FRIENDS WHO LOVED HIM SO MUCH. HIS TEACHERS FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM. ALSO, I WISH I HAD STAYED IN ARKANSAS. MY BOYS DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. THEY ALL CRIED.
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JESSIVILLE WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY KID'S HEART. TONY LOVED THAT SCHOOL SO MUCH. HE IS IN HEAVEN LOOKING DOWN ON ALL HIS FRIENDS AND TEACHERS IN ARKANSAS.
EVEN THOUGH WE LOST EVERYTHING, WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE KIND HEARTS THAT HELPED EASE OUR PAIN THROUGH OUR LOSS. BUT AS A FAMILY WE HAD EACH OTHER AND MADE IT THROUGH .
THE BOYS AND I MOVED TO TEXAS TO GET BETTER HELP IN TRYING TO FIND A HOME. TONY WAS SAD HE DIDN'T LIKE TEXAS. HE WAS SO DEPRESSED. HE MISSED NEW ORLEANS, AND ALL HIS FRIENDS. HE ALSO MISSED THE YOUNG MARINE PROGRAM. SO, I LET HIM GO TO NEW ORLEANS TO STAY WITH HIS DAD FOR A WHILE UNTIL I GOT MYSELF TOGETHER TO FIND A NEW HOME.
HE WENT TO NEW ORLEANS IN JANUARY TO STAY WITH HIS FATHER. WE ALWAYS TALKED TO EACH OTHER ON THE PHONE AND I ALWAYS SENT HIM CARDS IN THE MAIL.
HIS BROTHERS AND I WENT TO NEW ORLEANS A COUPLE TIMES TO SEE HIM. HE HAD GOTTEN SO TALL. HE WANTED TO COME HOME, SO I WAS GOING TO BRING HIM HOME IN JUNE WHEN THIS NIGHTMARE STARTED......
I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TELLING ME THAT MY SON WAS MISSING. I HAD A BREAKDOWN. WHEN I GOT TO NEW ORLEANS IT WAS ON A TUESDAY, I GOT THE CALL ON A MONDAY. I STILL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHERE WAS MY SON. TONY'S BODY WAS FOUND ON A SUNDAY, FATHER'S DAY, JUNE 18, 2006.
MY SON WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW MY SON WAS BEATEN, SHOT, AND THROWN IN THE WOODS!!!
WATCHING MY SON SUFFER BLEW ME AWAY. NO ONE TOLD ME ANY THING!!!!!! MY SON DIED IN MY ARM ON JUNE 28,2006. IT CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER.. I MISS MY SON SO MUCH.
TONY MURDERERS WERE RUNNING FOR A YEAR. ONE IS IN JAIL NOW, PHILLIP HELTON. HE WAS CAUGHT IN NEW ORLEANS ON JUNE 18,2007.
ANOTHER ONE STILL IS ON THE LOOSE!!!TONY'S MURDER'S WALK FREE OF ALL CHARGES!!NO JUSTICE AT ALL,BUT GOD WILL BRING TRUE JUSTICE TO OUR FAMILY,FOR YOU REAP WITH YOU SOW!!GOD IS HIGH AND LOOK DOWN LOW!!FOR YOU SEE THEY WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO GOD FOR KILLING MY SON TONY!!
TONY DID NOT DESERVE TO DIE THE WAY HE DID. NO CHILD DOES. HAVE MERCY ON THEIR SOULS FOR WHAT THEY DID TO MY SON. THIS WAS AN EVIL ACT, AND TONY DID NOT DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THIS. NO CHILD SHOULD.
MY SON IS A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL NOW!! WE ALL LOVE YOU TONY!! HE WILL BE VERY MISSED!!
LOSING A CHILD TO MURDER IS A PAIN NO MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TO BARE!!
TO WALK IN THE SHOES OF MURDER IS SO PAINFUL,FOR MY LIFE HAS CHANGE FOREVER!
TONY MOMMY KNOW YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE NOW,I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE ONE DAY IN HEAVEN ONCE MORE.......OH WHAT A DAY IT WILL BE TO HOLD MY BABY ONCE MORE IN MY ARMS!!!
I LOVE YOU SWEET TONY FOREVER & ALWAY'S!!!!
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