Kris Gary Hardison

Kris, Today is Tuesday and senior night is on Friday. I don't know how we will make it through ,your Mom and I are already crying on the phone to each other. Last night I know you were jumping up and down. I remember how much pain I felt when I put Justin in Spring Hill for him to be away from all of the boys he had played with since he was 7 years old. Then one by one you all came together. Coach Lamm has taught you all to be team players and that is a wonderful thing. I wish I could hear you singing Taylor Swift and that I could take you to eat some good food.(no seafood, I promise) We feel your presence everywhere. I told your mom that Central, Whitthorne and Spring Hill are all having winning seasons and I am curious to see what Edwards Oil will do this year. Continue to keep your wings around the Raiders. We love you and miss you so much. I ask that you give us strength on Friday.

Kris....Its Easter son and still to this day, I can't believe I can't see your sweet face!   Life is so hard now, I hurt because I don't have both of my boys, I hurt cause I see your dad and Brandon hurt, but baby....It breaks my heart for Haley!  I know without a doubt, she was your EVERYTHING!  I am trying to take care of her son, today...I got her this sweet little bunny sprayed with your cologne and gave her a Easter card with some money.  I know you love her, and I promise you as long as she will let me I will make sure she has "special" things like I know you would love to be giving her. 

I remember a very special Easter for you, probably your first but I didn't get the pics out to make sure...  Baskets aren't really for boys...or I didn't like them much but we got you a dump truck with eggs and other goodies!  I know a baseball hat was in there too!  But what I remember the most is that unforgetable smile as you sat in the back of the dump truck! 

Thank you son for all the great memories...We all love you and miss you...and can't wait to see that unforgetable smile again!

Love you always son!!!

 HEY BAby!... Guess wht?? I HIT A HOMERUN tonight!!!!.. and you were right it will happen when u least expect it. I remember when i would always be jealous of u telllin my that u hit a homerun and i would say well dangit when am i gonna hit one?.. and U said it will come just keep workin hard and i did!... I told u that i wanted u 2 be there when i actually did hit my homerun and u said OK I will be there. I could feel u there with me as i was jogging around the bases. I told everybody in the dugout that u were right. and i told them it was for you,bran-bran, Mrs.sandy and Mr. Gary!!.. 

 I MISS AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

Kris,

 

Today is the opening day of the 2009 High School Baseball Season.  I’m excited that the season is beginning but it comes with a very heavy heart.  Things are different without you and it’s just not fair.  I catch myself looking for you on the field and thinking about some of the memories you made.  The baseball field was your home away from home.  With that being said here is one of my favorite baseball memories of you.

 

It was the 2007 season and you were a sophomore.  Spring Hill was playing at Shelbyville High School in the Walking Horse Wood Bat Classic on Good Friday.  We had to play a triple header against Huntland back to back and then University School of Nashville.  We won all 3 games that day.  It was so cold that we about froze!  When we were in the field or between innings you, me, and Woody were bundled up in the corner of the dugout trying to stay out of the wind so we could stay warm.  When we were hitting and I would go coach 1B you and Woody would be going through my bag trying to find things to help keep you warm.  By the end of the day you two had my gloves, hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants on.  I guess I was just going to have to freeze… which I did!  You ended up wearing my sweatshirt and sweatpants home so your mom could wash them.  In between games while trying to stay warm we would tell jokes.  I had you and Woody rolling around laughing.  In the last game against USN we were laughing and making fun of the home plate umpire because Coach Lamm and I freaked on him when he made a terrible call.  Not only did he make a terrible call but he changed the call 3 times trying to satisfy us and the USN coach.  Then the ump said “Does it matter what I call because no one is going to believe me anyways”.  We got a kick out of that.  That day was a day to always remember and a very good memory of you!

 

I could go on and on with memories but I will save them for another day.  The team has dedicated this season to you and we will play hard on every pitch of every game to make sure it is a great season!  We know you are with us on the field.  We will need your help from time to time to guide us to victory.  Since you always had a trick up your sleeve pull out a couple of those tricks on the other team so we will know it’s you!  We miss you Kris!

 

You’re the best KH1!

 

Coach Lee

Kris,
  Where do I begin? I never thought I'd have to write this to you. I know we lost touch as we got older but I still looked at you as one of my brothers. I miss all the times we would be in my front yard playing baseball and you and brandon would ride your bike down to our houses. I can see you coming down the road with brandon standing up on the pegs, proud as he could be to be with his big brother. All the times James accused Jerry of cheating and you just smiled and told James to get over it. I remember when yall put the Christmas tree on my porch and rang the doorbell and i came to the door and there was a tree. So i called yall and said come pick it up. You backed the Roll Tide truck into my yard to pick the tree up off the porch and my dad saw you and he came running out screaming. he loves that yard. and we were always messing it up playing baseball and football. i remember that day when i was trying to figure out how to put transmission fluid in my Jeep and i saw you drive up. i flagged you down and begged you to help me. and you looked at me and smiled and said " Uh. I got somewhere to go.Bye." Yall were always so mean to me but i was the only girl. what did i expect? but i loved you all like brothers. I usta have the biggest crush on you when we were little. but you wouldnt give me the time of day. lol none of yall did. Kris i could go on for days and days but i need to save some for next time. I miss you so much. I just wish i could see you again and talk to you. Your smile could fix anything. and your voice. I miss that alot. I pray for your mom and dad and Brandon every single day. I love you Kris with a K. your an inspiration to me everyday. I know your playing shortstop for God now.

Kris, I miss seeing you in the mornings and after school.  I miss you singing all the time when I wasn't awake in the mornings. I miss you getting mad at me, and I miss you telling me how good I was at baseball.  I miss swimming with you.  But, what I miss the most is telling you I love you.

Kris, you came to me in a dream last week and I want to share it with you.  You were so happy and joking around.  Hung out with me and Jerry Jeter.  We were at an outside festival and there were booths and music.  You stopped to listed to an orchestra play - that surprised me a little, but you said that you have a new appreciation for beautiful music.  You said heaven's music was awesome!!  I asked you questions...did you feel pain when you died?  You said no, that you never hurt.  I asked if you ever reached out and touched anyone on this earth and if they knew it.  You said that you didn't try to touch anyone, and you were with a few people often, but weren't sure that they felt it.  Toward the end of the dream, you and Jerry grabbed rice guns (like marshmallow guns) and shot at people.  It was soooo funny...they couldn't figure out what was hitting them and kept looking around.  You and Jerry were laughing so hard! 

I think it's wierd that I had that dream, since I'm not one that you and Jerry would have hung out with while you were alive, but I'm so glad you came to me in that dream!  It answered a couple of questions I had.  I felt peace after you said you never hurt during the accident.

I shared this dream with your mom.  It seemed to make her feel better.  She told me about a time you shot marshmallows at people...isn't that odd?  Anyway, I hope you visit your mom, dad, Brandon and Haley in their dreams.

Kris its getting closer and closer to baseball season, your team is practicing everyday and your lil brother is as well.  He really looks up to you buddy.  I think he is working harder than ever before.  He misses you practicing with him.  He misses you saying...NO...its this way or that way!  Keep watching over your team mates...they are counting on you.  And keep teaching your lil brother how to get better.  We have lots of great baseball memories as well as many others.  Thank you for your love and for being a great son and a great brother.  You continue to make me one proud MOM~

 

I love you, Kristopher Gary Hardison!

Your teammates are working hard, conditioning for the upcoming season.  I remember Tyler coming home last year and commenting on how hard you worked out...never cheated.  That's why you were a champion!!  You were a GREAT team leader!
Be with the team this season...push them from within.  Make them work to be great, like you were!  We miss you.

Hey Kris and family  just wanted to say i miss ya man.. god needed the best ball player in heaven and he saw yu... that reminds me of edwards oil- the best team in little league.. i remember when i started to become a catcher kris was the pitcher and wow could that boy throw... i had to wear a glove under my catchers mit... he brought the heat.. and in algebra 1 with mrs brakin... me n u and austin and the gang would crack up in her classes  whoo  man  and u always had somethin with bama on it on yu. I cant wait to see you in heaven  i would love to catch 4 ya again  and i kno u r always here for us... luv ya man 

HAPPY NEW YEAR SON!

I LOVE YOU & MISS YOU SO MUCH!

Keep watching over us! 

Bama plays tomorrow!  Roll Tide Baby!!

Merry Christmas, Kris! Baby...we miss you~  Christmas will never be the same!  We have so many memories to share about all of our wonderful Christmas'.  From the excitement to "Santa" arriving and lots of presents to the lil things we shared as a family. 

You loved your Christmas PJ's!  At 17....You still wanted Christmas PJ pants! 

Bran-Bran is getting your silver necklace today.  He will wear it knowing you love him so much.  Kris, you probably have no idea how much he misses you and loves you!!  He prays everynight that you watch over him and that you know he loves you.  Thank you so much for your love as a son, brother, friend.  We love you and know you are spending your Christmas with Jesus this year.

Merry Christmas & We Love You!!!

Hey Kris, i now after you left to go to Spring Hill, we didn't hang out that much, but even though you did, we hung every now and then. I wished that we could have still hung with each other. I remember on the 4th of July, you were with Doug, and i met yall at Sonic, and we got some food. Then y'all followed me to where we chilled on the weekends. You had some fireworks in your truck, and I asked you if you wanted to shoot them, and you were like "Why would we not shoot fireworks on the 4th of July? It just don't make no sense!" Me and Doug were cracking up and then i remember that you had one of those big stuffed animals that you get from the fair, and you had it buckled up in your back seat. I just remember you would always be doing something that would make everybody laugh, like shooting sunflower seeds or something, but man I'm going to miss you and I'm going to miss playing against you and with you in baseball. We had some good times together, and I will always cherish them. You were a good friend, and a great person to be around, and a heck of a baseball player. I thank you for everything, and you will alwas be remembered. Love you man.

Kris,

 

I have so many memories I really don’t know where to begin.  I have memories of City League Basketball, AAU Basketball, SHHS Baseball, the teasing each other about Tennessee vs. Alabama Football etc...  I don’t want to leave all the memories at once so I will just leave a few at a time.  I should I have left a memory before now and I’m sorry that I haven’t.

 

One of my favorite memories is when I coached you in AAU Basketball after the Columbia City League Basketball season was over.  FastBreak was the name of our team.  You played in the first tournament at Columbia State but had to miss the next couple of tournaments because of Middle School Baseball.  I promised you and your mom that I would save a spot for you so that you could rejoin the team after Middle School Baseball was over.  We had a tournament in Murfreesboro and that was the tournament that you would get to rejoin the team.  Brandon was playing travel baseball.  His first tournament of the season was on the same weekend.  Your mom and dad were going to watch him first and then come over to Murfreesboro later.  I picked you up bright and early that morning.  I think you and I both were still about half asleep on the drive over to Murfreesboro.  We played at Siegel High School.  We won the first game.  You knocked down a few outside shots and played tough defense.  After the game the team went to Subway for lunch.  The team and a few parents were standing in line talking and trying to decide what to order.  You were studying the menu board pretty hard.  About that time you asked me “What do I order?”  I gave you the strangest look.  You then said “I have never eaten here before.”  I couldn’t believe it.  Neither could the other players and parents.  We all thought it was so funny that you had never been to Subway and were laughing and cutting up with you about it.  You were even getting a good laugh out of it.  I remember telling you to order a sandwich the way you like it.  That is exactly what you done.  You ordered a ham and cheese sub with nothing on it at all.  No mayo, no mustard, nothing… just ham and cheese on white bread.  That was even funny to us but that is the way you wanted it and the way you liked your sandwiches.  We sat in Subway eating, talking, laughing, and just having a good time.  Looking back at it now it just seems like yesterday.

 

Thanks for being a part of that team.  I still have the team picture in my office at work.  I can’t tell you the number of times I have picked that picture up so I could get a close look at it.  We miss you Kris.  Continue to look over all of us with that big smile of yours. 

 

You’re the best KH1!

 

Coach Lee

Hey baby... i remember when we were talkin about you coming w/ me and daddy 2 pulaski this year and you were gonna get 2 meet the rest of my family. after the first year we dated the next year thanksgiving rolled around and they asked me (who's your new boyfriend?) I said" the same one as last year" then they said well when u gonna bring im down here.. lol i said i'm workin on it. haha i was so happy u were goin 2 get 2 meet them this year, but i'm glad that u were able 2 meet some of them at jacksons 1st birthday party..... and i'm gonna make sure that when jackson gets older that u were the one that would spin him around in circles and that he would always go 2 u before he would come 2 me. thank you for letting me be a part of your life.                                          I LOVE YOU!

hey buddy its the day after thanksgiving and this sucks you were not there with your family havin a great day not a day goes by well hell not five minutes go by i dont think about you ill never ever forget your beautiful smile you just walkin in my house without even callin just showin up i miss those surprises and all the great days we had together like the day at the lake with haleys family and then back to my house to watch bama kick clemsons butt lol but the best times were definately on the ball field together i love you man can i get HEYYYOOOO LOVE YOU BUDDY

Its Thanksgiving morning and a sad day for us.  We have to be thankful for all the memories we have and the time we spent with you, yet we are still ready to make more memories with you!  I made a butterfinger cake today for us.  You always loved that cake.  Turkey and Ham and a few mashed potatoes were on your plate, but as far as all the other veggies...you would pass!  

Continue to watch over us, Kris....We love you and miss you!  Thank you for the great memories, your smile, your love. 

We love you!!!! 

Kris,

My favorite memories of you come from the baseball field, obviously. Whether it was competing with you or against you, you were a great ballplayer. I remember when we were 13, we were playing in Sub-State for all stars. I was pitching and you were at shortstop. We were in a tight game and I was starting to run out of gas. Before I threw the first pitch of the inning, you came up to mound and said, "Let 'em hit it to me." You had that swagger about you out there and that's what put you above the average player.

 

I'm glad that you rode with me to most of the away games this year. You would sit in the back seat and just talk and talk and talk. One of the best times was when we had our windows rolled down on the way to Independence and we froze Matthew and Jerry out in the backseat. haha.

 

I would do anything to have you sit next me at lunch and put pepper in my beans, make fun of my string cheese, or throw ice at me again. It sure aggravated me then, but it always ended with me laughing.

 

There's so much I could put on here, and I didn't even cover close to half of it. I miss you and I think about you everyday. I love you.

 

I remember the first time I met you, just last year actually, right after I moved up to Nashville from Memphis. I didn't know anyone up here, but Jessica invited me up to yall's first home football game of the season.  She introduced me to you and jerry. I wasn't in the best of moods but that smile of yours made me forget about the hectic day i'd had. Coolest guy i've ever known. I wish we'd hung out more often. LOve u man, I miss u soo much! I'll c u again soon.  

hey man whts up i miss you so much....youve been my best friend for a long time probabaly since about 4th grade when me you and jake used to hang out all the time i feel lost without you here i cant waita c you again....theres been so many great memories with you that idk which one to tell,from prom, to all the baseball stuff, to just hangin out at dougs house....u mite get mad at me for tellin your mom this but im sry i have to lol....one of our more recent memories was when me n u werent going to skip on senior skip day and we ended up deciding to after first block. we went to circuit city and all those stores over there by logans in spring hill and then decided to go to cool springs for the day. when we left it took us like 20 min to find the car hahaha how did we lose a car that was hilarious. we had to leave at like 2:00 so we could get back to practice so no one would kno and at 2:45 we got a call from coach lamm asking us where wed been all day because we didnt sign out and werent at school. we just went to practice and tried to avoid coach lamm and the first thing he did when we got there was call us over he was so pissed lol he made us run for almost an hour nonstop haha but we got to talk alot in that time it was kool....u were so scared your mom was going to find out lol sorry i let her kno but it was a great memory....i love you and would give anything to see you....see you soon

Another great memory.....Day after day you had asked to ride the bike to school.  Your dad said..."NO!  Kris you don't have enough experience".  The Friday of the SH & Central football game, I told you.  You can take the bike...I will handle your dad!  You were like "are you serious"  with that sweet lil smile.  Gave me the biggest hug I had in a long time and said thank you!  That morning when you got to school, you called and said "I am at school"  I called your dad, and said....Kris made it to school and he said what do you mean he made it?  I said I let him ride the bike.  He said...I really wish you hadn't of done that!  You were so proud!!!  You were always so proud and grateful for everything, Kris.  Your dad, brother and I miss you terribly!  Please watch over us, and we can't wait to see your beautiful face and wonderful smile again.

Love you always!!!

hey there buddy!!

i'll never forget the day you came running out to the parking lot at school, and i didn't know you were behind me and you gave me a great big hug and i was crying and you didn't know it, and all of the guys were like Kris NO!! and the look on your face was priceless!! you started apologizing over and over again which of course made me laugh. =] i could ALWAYS count on you to cheer me up.

the memory i'll MISS the most is seeing you come up to the fence after the baseball games to talk to me and make me laugh and do your oh so unforgettable "dance"!!! i miss you TERRIBLY, but i know you're in such a better place, i talk to you in my prayers, and think about you a billion times a day. i love you!!! Rest in Peace Gary.

Hey Kris, we miss you so very much! You were always such a great influence on Haley and fun to be around. I will always remember that last night you came out to our house, we sat in the floor and picked out Haley's class ring. Guess what? We won. She is going to get the class ring you and i picked out for her. You will always be a great influence on her and the rest of our family. Thank you for being you and being part of our family. We love you!!! See you later. Love Crystal                     

Today is Halloween, and I still remember your first costume~  "LIL DEVIL"   The pumpkin we had for you was bigger than you were!  We miss you, Kris!  Happy Halloween! 

Love You Always!!!!

Kris where do I start.... we always had fun no matter what we were doin...the best tim i ever had with you is when e went up to nashville shores..it was you, me , and klein..that was the best day ever...all miss talkin to you on the baseball field duringh baseball practice..

Kris I Love You man...# 1 In My Heart