Birth date: Apr 24, 1941 Death date: Oct 9, 2025
James Symons, 84, Lewes, Delaware 2 Corinthians 5:8 “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Read Obituary
Missing you is the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I don’t know how my heart still beats when you have half of it with you. I love you Daddy.
I speak to the sky in the daylight, and to the stars when night falls.
I whisper prayers of gratitude, offering up the joy and love you poured into my life.
I wait patiently to hear your voice—in the hush of morning, in the quiet of night.
Sometimes a small bird sings, and I wonder if it is you, speaking back to me.
Sometimes the stars seem so near, I can almost touch them—and I imagine that is you.
There are countless days I long for the phone to ring to hear you once again.
I call your phone, leave messages, wishing somehow you could call me back. I remember you saying to keep the phone on in case you could call me from Heaven.
I hold onto the voicemail I have, hearing you say “I love you”—
it sustains me through this tidal wave of grief.
Daddy, you taught me so much, but you never taught me how to live without you.
How can I possibly go on? How can life continue without you here?
You are forever in my heart, and when yours stopped beating, mine shattered. I don’t know how to put the pieces back together.
We did not begin here.
Before this lifetime, before names and dates and roles…
there was already a thread between us.
A familiarity.
A recognition that didn’t need to be explained.
In this life, you came as my father.
Strong, steady, grounding — a presence I could rely on without question.
But beneath that role… there is something older.
There are echoes of care that feel reversed.
Moments where love feels instinctive, not learned.
A quiet knowing that says: “I have held you.
That is why even the smallest patterns — like the number 24 —
feel like gentle reminders instead of coincidences.
We chose each other again.
Not to repeat the past exactly,
but to soften it…
to live it differently.
In these past 10 years,
You anchor me, so I don’t have to carry everything alone
I feel deeply, without needing to fix or prove my love
We exist in a bond that is steady, but also healing
This is not a relationship built on obligation.
It is built on continuation.
On love that has already been lived,
and chose to return… in a new form. A form of reconciliation, loyal and a profound love. One I could have never imagined. One that existed because we never gave up Hope.
And maybe that’s why, even now,
there are moments that feel like more than moments.
Moments where time feels thin.
Where love feels eternal.
Where connection reaches beyond what can be seen.
Because it does.
And it always has.
We are not just connected by life.
We are connected by memory, by choice… and by soul. For eternity.
I love you Daddy with all my heart.
Dear Daddy,
I sure could use a hug today. I miss you so much. Every time we watch Oak Island I’m already thinking Daddy knows what they found on there now. I miss our chats. I miss the small ones and I miss the deep conversations. I just miss you. I will never stop missing you. I love you with all my heart. I know that you see how I am being treated and how hurt I am. You expected it, you warned me about it, and you knew it was coming. I have to believe in my heart that because of that you knew that I would be better off, but it hurts because I’ve lost everyone. You said I am the true Symons, the Matriarch. The keeper of memories and the future of this family. I humbly take that title with great reverence and respect. It is what it is until it isn’t , now I get it even more!! I love and miss you, Daddy I hope you and Mommy are having an amazing time in heaven.
Always and forever in my heart,
Michelle
Daddy,
Everything you said would happen happened exactly like you said it would. Wow, you were so wise. I have to say that I kind of doubted some of the stuff you would say and I kind of put my faith in family, but you were right, I see the big picture now I love and miss you so much every time the phone rings I want it so badly to be you. I know that you are in heaven, and I know that you are taking care of me from there. It is what it is until it isn’t is what you always said about them and it wasn’t ever meant in a positive light. It represented pain, disappointment , greed, lies and disloyalty to family!! and boy where you right daddy, but I am at peace knowing that I did what you wanted me to do and I know that you are at peace knowing I did exactly what you asked me to do. I will love you forever and miss you always.
Forever,
Michelle
