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Taylor’s Art 03

posted by: Doug,  May 31, 2007 @ 10:09 pm

Taylor’s Art 02

posted by: Doug,  @ 10:08 pm

Taylor’s Art 01

posted by: Doug,  @ 10:07 pm

Letter to Taylor’s Lawyer

posted by: Doug,  @ 10:06 pm

4-18, 2007

Dear [TAYLOR’s LAWYER],

This case you’ll read about was closed and Taylor was given a warning from Judge Rickert to not try and contact [GIRL] or her parents [GIRL’s MOM] and [GIRL’s DAD]. He has not done so.

I asked the judge what we should do if [GIRL] showed up at our home or called our house. He told us to call 911.

The only reason that they initially petitioned for this order is because I was forced to go for one myself. My daughter was scared, my son was scared, and with repeated requests for [GIRL’s DAD] and [GIRL’s MOM] to not call Taylor or show up to our home unannounced (especially if my car was not there), I was ignored.

I went to the police station on January 26 because [GIRL’s DAD] called and threatened Taylor. I didn’t want to resort to getting the police involved but it was recommended that I do so by a professional, [TAYLOR’s COUNSELOR] (see her statement).

I arrived at the police station with Taylor that evening and waited for quite some time outside the front of the station. Officer [FEMALE] finally came outside and was extremely harsh to me and my son. I told her that I wanted to fill out a report regarding the day (11-07-06) that [GIRL’s MOM] forcefully entered my home along with a few other situations that took place which added to the fear that my son Taylor had.

I had to also do this because my 9 year old daughter, [TAYLOR’s SISTER] was voicing to her father that she didn’t want to come over because she was fearful that they would come over unannounced like she had witnessed several times before. She’s heard him yell at me. She’s cried when they show up to the house unexpected to vent anger at me.

Officer [FEMALE] told me that they have every right to barge into our home and that she didn’t want to hear anything we had to say. She said that we could not come in and file any report because “it was Taylor who was in the wrong, not them.”

Officer [FEMALE] also stated that [GIRL] had been sent to Juvenile for domestic violence. It’s ironic that after [censored][CENSORED] stating she was scared for her own safety and begged [censored] CPS, that there was a violent encounter in the home. [CENSORED] believes they caught her under the bed whispering, calling [CENSORED]. They made all this up about her being violent towards them because they knew that she had reached out and they needed to quickly discredit her. This is also why they want to discredit us.

Anyway, I left and figured I’d consult with a lawyer or the superior court to see if I could do it that way Well a couple days had gone by as I was really busy with work. I was also planning on moving out of my home sooner than planned so they wouldn’t know where we were. I also planned to change my home number and cell phone number which has been done some time ago.

Next thing I know, I drive by the police station about an hour later and inside all warm and talking was Officer [FEMALE], [GIRL’s MOM], and [GIRL’s DAD]. Apparently, she called them to inform them of my plans and consulted that they do it first. They beat me to it and we had to go to court and try to prove that we weren’t harassing them.

The case was dismissed. Now it is reopened and no one will tell me anything about why. No one will tell me what sort of new evidence is going to come up. There seems to be a petition for a temporary order for protection that is missing. There is no affidavat and no statement available from the District court OR the superior court.

So I need help. They have a history of setting their own daughter up as to punish her greatly if she trips up. They are also doing this to my son.

Attached, you will find 3 recent emails from an “[ANONYMOUS GIRL]”. You will see clearly by the order in which they came in, that Taylor is abiding by the rules unofficially set forth by Judge Rickert. Notice in the third email “I know you said not to contact you again”. I firmly believe that these emails are coming from [GIRL’s MOM] and [GIRL’s DAD] themselves. They also could be from [GIRL] herself. [GIRL] is aware that Taylor would be in big trouble for answering her emails and such, and that’s why she would have to sign them from “[ANONYMOUS GIRL], a friend of [GIRL]’s”.

They aren’t going to stop until Taylor and/or myself is in jail. But there is no basis to this other than they want to “win”.

They have had several CPS reports from school counselors and other professionals and I believe this has something to do with it too. The girl has been sent away to live somewhere else and me nor my son have any idea where she is.

[GIRL’s MOM] and [GIRL’s DAD] know for certain that the moment they bring her back, she’s probably going to run away and show up at my home or my parents home if she can’t find us. They’d like to ensure that if this happens, we will go to jail. They are not in fear. There is no reason that they could possibly have to fear us. There should be no harassment order whatsoever.

Their attorneys name is [CENSORED] and her phone number is [XXX].

What I want, is this thown out and I want OUR harassment order put in place on them. They have inflicted fear on our family and caused endless chaos that has been unprovoked in every way.

Please let me know what you can do. In the meantime, I can get a more recent statement from [TAYLOR’s CONSELOR]. I believe [CENSORED].

All the other statements in regards to “[GIRL’s MOM]’s accusations” which was the original statement that she used in her initial petition. The judge would hardly look at them. There is proof and witnesses all around. I desperately need your help.

Thanks

Niccole

Taylor’s Suicide Note

posted by: Doug,  @ 10:05 pm

If you are reading this,
no doubt that my soul has been claimed,
no doubt either of the reason why,
let me say first off that it was not the Zoloft,
this was a choice that has pleagued me for quite some time…

Now, I’m sure we all know how, and why,
as for the when, I am uncertain, it
though, as I’m typing, is 10:45am, I am
home alone (which hasn’t influenced my
actions).

To do with my corpse, I wish to be
cremated and spread into the ocean quite
a ways out, by pops. Along with my body I
wish each of the following people to
include one item of mine that they wish
to be burned.

I wish for distribution of my property to
go to [FRIEND1 L.], below will be a number at
which to reach her.
As for a funeral ceremony I hope you
throw a small gathering, of which I wish
[GIRL] nor her family to be informed as
to not plague the new found happiness,
and I wish [DAD] and [WIFE] not to
attend, to which would probably be not a
problem. Please invite [FRIEND2 C.], [FRIEND3 K.], and
[FRIEND1] among the rest of the family. As for
those who did or did not chose and item
to be burned with me I wish them to speak
of what and why they chose what they did.

As my final thoughts I wish to be
remembered as the one thing I strove to
be but never was, a Hero…

And I leave you all with these final
words “Like a wolf among sheep, I am a
beast in flesh, walking upright among
men.”

Taylor Martin McLaughlin
10:59am Monday, May 21, 2007

Taylor’s Video Tribute

posted by: Doug,  @ 10:38 am


Click here for the video tribute to Taylor

Obituary

Taylor’s Obituary

posted by: Niccole,  May 21, 2007 @ 7:44 pm

Taylor Martin McLaughlin, 16, of Anacortes, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 21, 2007 at his home in Anacortes. He was born on June 28, 1990 in Anacortes, the son of Niccole McLaughlin and Genaro Capasso.

He grew up in Anacortes and was a student at Anacortes High School. Taylor, our beloved child was caring, loving, gentle, handsome, and had a heart of gold. He had some challenges throughout his life that he surpassed because of the love he was given from his closest family members and friends. Life threw Taylor some hurt that he felt in his heart he couldn’t pull through no matter how much love and support he had around him. This was such an unnecessary tragedy. Our baby is gone from nothing more than a broken heart. He strove to be a hero and he is our hero. “Taylor, you will be missed, you are forever loved, and you are our hero. I love you, my precious baby. Rest in peace, love Mom”.

Taylor is survived by his mother, Niccole McLaughlin; honorary dad, Doug Cassidy; father, Genaro Capasso; grandparents, Earl and Linda McLaughlin and Ed and Colleen Capasso; sisters, Jazmin Carpenter and Alicia Asseln; brothers, Anthony Capasso, Tyler Carpenter, and Huckleberry Kid; uncle, Mike McLaughlin; aunts, Melissa Groening and Angela Clute; and cousins, Tanner, Camden, Gibson, Sydney, and McKenna.

A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at Evans Funeral Chapel in Anacortes, with Certified Celebrant Linda Haddon officiating.

Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, WA. To share memories of Taylor, please sign the online guest register at www.evanschapel.com

1 Comment

  1. I wish I could’ve been there. To all of you that don’t know me, I’m Cayla, I moved to California from Anacortes about 4 years ago and have been sorry ever since.I loved Taylor very much, and will continue to love him until I myself draw my last breath.I’m sorry that it’s taken me so long to do this, but I never really could believe that he was gone until now. I met Taylor at Island View, and we liked eachother very much, we would even show up to school early just to sit and talk, i would almost always sit in his lap. I to this day have no idea why he chose me at that time, I was small and awkward and really wierd. After a while he sort of became my hero, when he asked me to be his girlfriend I declined because at that time my parents didn’t allow me to engage in those relationships (to this day they still don’t, and yes they are a bit over protective). When I moved I would call him every once in a while, but I couldn’t often because my mom disapproved of me calling a boy she didn’t know, but he was always very patient and never treated me the different for it. Infact he would always say something sweet like “I was just thinking of you.” I’ve always been afraid of things I shouldn’t be, which is why after I realised that my feelings for him had changed, I was afraid to call him and tell him, I was afraid that I might hurt him. So I just stopped calling (I hadn’t given my phone number to him because my parents said no, I hoped that if he forgot it would be a lot better. Then a year after I made that descision, my mom told me that he had died, I had failed him. Every time I see a teenage guy out there living a normal life, or hear an amazing turn-around story I get so angry, I torture myself with thoughts like “Why couldn’t he have that?”, “Why didn’t I see this coming?”. But I know that that’s not what he would have wanted, I made a descision about a year ago and have since Taylor’ s death changed it. I’m going to be a missoinary, I’ll be going to New Zealand, it has the highest rate of teen suicide in the world, and every time I do my best to help the youth there it will be for him, and for anyone who ever loved him. This is the first time I’ve ever been able to tell the whole story, I’m working on a poem, but it will take a while to make something worthy of his name.

    Comment by Cayla — August 6, 2007 @ 12:35 am


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