"FOREVER REMEMBERED AND FOREVER OUR CHAMPION"

This online memorial was created in loving memory of Timothy DaSilva, who made a huge impact on all those he touched, his life story will be told throughout this memorial website. Please sign Timothy's guest book and let me know you came to visit, it will mean a lot to me and my family. Tim will live in our Hearts Forever!!!

This is more difficult than I thought it would be, to write about my wonderful, giving, beautiful SON. It is still too hard to believe that Tim is gone from our lives forever, that he is in heaven now, waiting for us to reunite one day... Somehow, someway I'm getting strength to write this and to go on everyday living, and trying to be strong for my two other children, Jessica (24yrs) and Christopher (17yrs) but the pain seems unberable most of the days and nights. No parent should ever out live their own children, there cannot be any greater pain than when a parent loses their own child. I miss my son Tim very very much, I can't explain the void that I feel deep inside, the pain is very deep, I still feel numb and in shock that Tim is gone... Everyday I still wait and hope to hear Tim's voice or to get a phone call or a text message from him, how I long for one of his special HUGS. I would give anything in this world just to see Tim alive even for one more second, or if I could just hold him close, and tell him all the things that I didn't get to say... As the days go on and on, it seems that its all wishes, and none of them will come true. One day I believe that I will be reunited with my loving son but until then how great the pain that I must endure for the rest of my days, I'll be missing TIM every second until I see him again.

This poem was written by the NEGENMANS FAMILY from Calgary, Canada - BMX:

"To Tim we must say goodbye... He wouldn't want to hear us cry. A sweeter man we've never met... In our hearts we'll never forget! The angels came to take him home... Now we are left on earth to roam. His time was long, yet seemed too short... To memories now we must resort. For everyone he had a smile... And he loved to sit and talk awhile. Now in our hearts Tim still lives on... Until our time on earth is gone. Then once again we'll join our friend... Together in time that will never end!"

Tim flying with his baby Diamondback!!!

Tim lived his dream in his short Life by becoming a pro BMX Senior Elite rider... Tim lived to RACE & RIDE and to become the best in BMX racing just like his favourite movie "RAD" that he started watching at 3 years old... Timmy had a beautiful smile since the day he was born... Timmy truly enjoyed making his family and friends laugh, when Timmy was a little boy he used to say one day he would like to be a comedian... Tim had great passion for BMX and for LIFE !!!

One of my favourite pictures of Tim>>>

If you have any pictures or stories or anything that you would like to share of Tim, please send it to me and I will gladly add it on to the memorial. Thank you, Zira My email address is adasil1125@rogers.com

July 1985 - Waiting for Timmy's Arrival

Timothy James Pereira DaSilva was born at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, on a Sunday afternoon at 5:20PM on July 28th, 1985. Weighing 8lbs 3ounces and measuring 22 inches long... after two hard days of being in labour, our beautiful healthy baby boy came into the world and into OUR lives. Timmy, a little brother to Jessica, who had just turned 3 years old on July 3rd. Jessica's eyes lit up the first time that she saw and held her baby brother, whom instantly become her "baby"! As a family we were all so very happy and blessed to have two beautiful children, and Daddy - Manny finally had his little boy to cherish and love. Also, on that same Sunday, my brother Joe and his fiance Mila Mesquita were having their "bridal shower" which I had organized with the help of my Mother and the ladies from the church... but instead of attending the shower, we were blessed by Tim's presence into this world at 5:20 pm, and it must have been within the hour that our whole family arrived at the hospital to have a peek at our beautiful baby ~Timmy~

And so Tim's Life started ... Timmy was a very good baby, as long as he was fed he was happy, never cried much, never fussed much, he always woke up early and enjoyed his morning and afternoon naps, just before dinner he would have his daily bath and as soon as he was fed Timmy was out again for the night, he was truly a great baby that never gave us much trouble at all. oh he loved his pacifiers... we always had at least 3 around, Timmy needed one in each hand and one in his mouth.. he would often fall asleep rubbing one "chupeta" (pacifier) against his nose... it was so cute watching him... he always looked so peaceful. On December 31, 1988, Christopher Nicholas Pereira DaSilva became OUR third miracle for our family... a special little brother to Jessica (now 6 yrs old) and Timmy (now 3 yrs old) how they loved and cherish their new little brother, sometimes I would not have a chance to hold Christopher because both Jessica and Timmy would fight over who would get to hold the baby next. I have many memories and stories to share but its late now.. I will continue on another day.... please bear with me as this site is still under construction and will be for quite a long time..... Thank you

Watching RAD at 3 years old........

One morning I needed to go buy milk and bread so Jessie, Timmy and I walked over to Macs Milk (corner store in London, ON) and while I picking up the items I needed, suddenly Timmy saw a bike on the cover of a VHS movie - RAD so of course I had to rent it for him and from that day forward, we could not go by that corner store without renting that movie, it became Timmy's all time favourite! Timmy was only 3 years old but he would ride his little bike in the unfinished basement for hours, riding around and around the beam posts, making an 8 shape, he never got tired of riding. The same with watching RAD, Timmy wanted to watch it over and over. I believe that our family knew every word, every song, every part, RAD become background noise in our household over the years. That was the beginning of Timmy's passion for BMX and also his dream to one day be #1 .... just like CRU JONES.

Timmy holding his baby brother Chris!!!

Our third Angel - Christopher! Timmy loved being a big brother to Chris but couldn't wait to teach him all his bike tricks, sometimes he would say "Mommy please bring Chris downstairs so he watch me ride my bike" As they grew up together, Chris followed Timmy everywhere!!!

Summer of 1994

This was our First Family trip to Portugal. We went to visit "Portugal dos Pequeninos" which is a man made village with tiny little houses just high enough for little children to run through and wonder about, Jessie, Timmy and Chris had so much fun that day, it was a great family day!

~TIM~ I miss You more and more every second of everyday, the weeks are flying by too quickly, its already been over two months since you were taken from us. Learning to live without You is one of the hardest part to live through! I would give anything to have one more day with you... to have one more second to look at you... to see your beautiful smile, to hear your voice, to hear you laugh... I would tell you so many things that I never told you; I would tell you how much I Love YOU; I would tell you how very proud I am of you and of the man that you become; I would give you the biggest Hug ever; I would go riding with you at the Track because I know you would have been proud to see me try it; I would go down on my knees and beg you to forgive me if I ever hurt you. Tim... I would just hold YOU in my arms forever if I could of had that chance again. Love, Your Mamasita! "Rest in Peace my Son"

"You can shed tears because... You can't see or touch him anymore or You can smile because you hold him in your heart. You can close your eyes and pray that he'll come back through the door or you can open your eyes and see him all around. Your heart can be empty because you can't see him or you can be full of the love you share. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can think about him and only that he's far away or you can cherish him as your friend and let your love live on. You can cry and close your heart, be empty and turn your back or you can do what he'd want; Smile, Laugh, Open your eyes, Love, and Live on. You can feel him in your heart and see him in your mind... HE LIVES ON!!!"

~ What a Grieving Mother Really Thinks ~ "Hello old friend, Oh yes you know I lost my child a while ago. No, no please Don’t look away And change the subject It’s ok. You see at first I couldn’t feel, It took so long, but now it’s real. I hurt so much inside you see I need to talk, Come sit with me? You see, I was numb for so very long, And people said, “My, she is so strong.” They did not know I couldn’t feel, My broken heart made all unreal. But then one day, as I awoke I clutched my chest, began to choke, Such a scream, such a wail, Broke from me.. My child! My child! The horror of reality. But everyone has moved on, you see, everyone except for me. Now, when I need friends most of all, Between us there now stands a wall. My pain is more than they can bear, When I mention my child, I see their blank stare. “But I thought you were over it,” Their eyes seem to say-- No, no, I can’t listen to this, not today. So I smile and pretend, and say, “Oh, I’m ok”. But inside I am crying, as I turn away. And so my old friend, I shall paint on a smile, As I have from the start, You never knowing all the while, All I’ve just said to you in my heart"

"He Only Took My Hand" Last night while I was trying to sleep My son's voice I did hear. I opened my eyes and looked around. but he did not appear..... He said, "Mom, you've got to listen, You've got to understand; God didn't take me from you all, He only took my hand. When I called out in pain that night, The instant that I died, He reached down and took my hand, and pulled me to His side. He pulled me up and saved me, From the misery and pain. My body was hurt so badly. I could never be the same. My search is really over now, I've found happiness within. All the answers to my dreams, And all that might have been. I love you all and miss you so, And I'll always be nearby. My body's gone forever, But my spirit will never die! And, so you must all go on now, live one day at a time, just understand! God didn't take me from you, He only took my hand." Author Unknown

April 15, 2007 9 months have gone by, yet I still wait to see you... to hear your voice... to hear you running downstairs and say..... "Hi Mamasita I'm home" Tim I miss everything about YOU! Life is not the same without YOU here. You know how much I love your sister and brother and the rest of the family but nothing can fill the void in my heart. I still cannot face the truth... but I know that day is fast approaching... I am not sure if I can cope with the reality that I will never see you again in this lifetime. My Son, wherever you are please always know how much I MISS YOU and LOVE YOU!!! Until we meet again, I hold you Forever in my thoughts and my Heart, Mom

Tim I have not been able to come on here for so long, it just hurts too much, time does not heal at all, it just hurts more as the next new day begins... but since I had such a hard day yesterday, seeing our family celebrate Adriana's 4th birthday and not seeing YOU there with us, it hurt so much my Son and I needed to come here and try to write to you. Tim, You know my pain, you know my heart is broken, you also know how much Love is carry for You and our family and I want to thank you for helping me and I also want to ask you to forgive me for not being stronger but I am trying so hard... on the outside everything seems normal but you know my heart... the day you take my hand will be the day that my pain will end. I found this today and it almost seems like you wrote to me: "My Mom is a survivor" My Mom is a survivor, or so I've heard it said. But I hear her crying at night when all others are in bed. I watch her lay awake at night and go to hold her hand. She doesn't know I'm with her to help her understand. But like the sands on the beach that never wash away... I watch over my surviving mom, who thinks of me each day. She wears a smile for others... a smile of disguise. But through Heaven's door I see tears flowing from her eyes. My mom tries to cope with death to keep my memory alive. But anyone who knows her knows it is her way to survive. As I watch over my surviving mom... through Heaven's open door. I try to tell her that angels protect me forever more. But I know that doesn't help her or ease the burden she bears. So if you get a chance, go visit her.. .And show her that you care. For no matter what she says... no matter what she feels. My surviving mom has a broken heart that time won't ever heal!" I love YOU Tim with all my heart, please stay close to me always! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo