Thank you Judie!  We all appreciate this graphic!

            This Memorial site is in honor of our Son, Brother, Uncle, Grandson and
Nephew, Nicholas Floriana. Nick was born in Toledo, Ohio on August 21,
1981. He weighed 11 1/2 lbs. and caused quite a fuss in the nursery.
He was my first child. He always did love lots of attention and knew
how to get it. 

He had a great smile and an awesome personality to go with it. When he got older at 6'2", he stood out in a crowd. He passed away at the scene of a horrible accident on Augist 20, 2003, a day before his 22nd birthday. A part of me died that day also. Our lives have forever changed without our Nick being with us. 

I think back to Nick's 16th birthday. He wanted to have a huge party. He also wanted me to order sand for the beach. I told him no. The next thing I knew, tandem dump trucks were rolling down our driveway delivering sand. He had talked his Uncle Mark into it somehow. He had a way of usually getting what he wanted. I did admire the fact that he didn't give up easily or take "no" for an answer. 

Nick wanted to start his own business setting up and cleaning fish tanks. He passed out fliers all over and received some work. The name of the company he started was "Tropical Images". His cell phone number ended in the word "FISH".
 He had such a love for animals, even at a very young age. We started out with hamsters and it went from there. He was always trying to talk me into another animal/pet of some sort. He brought home a ferret from PetSmart, where he worked, without my knowledge. I noticed an odor in his room and found the ferrot myself.

Nick joined JROTC at Springfield High School. He was dedicated and went to practice very early in the morning before school. When he made the Drill Team and I saw him perform with the Team Members, I was so incredibly proud. You can see them preform by clicking the video links on the right of his site or by going to the audio video section of his site.  He was in the process of joining the Navy when he passed away. His recruiter came to our house looking for him 2 days after he died. 

I was amazed at how compassionate he could be. He was with me when I stopped to get my hair done. An elderly woman came in that obviously had Alzheimers. She was wearing a bulky sweater and had walked there in the hot heat of summer. The employess at the salon looked in her wallet and found a phone number and an address. Nick immediately offered to drive her home. They said they had contacted her daughter and she was on her ay. Nick went with the woman and waited with her until her daughter arrived. 

Nick made it difficult to stay mad at him for any length of time. He usually had you laughing so hard that you couldn't be angry any longer. Nick loved to tease and joke. It seemed like he was playing one prank after another. Everyday, every hour, a new memory comes to mind. I thank God he left us with all the wonderful memories of him. Today, I was remembering the time we were sitting on my bed and we were trying to catch one another's tongues with our fingers. Without my knowledge, Nick loaded up his fingers with oragel. My whole tongue was numb. He thought that was hysterical. Then he had to go a step further and do it to our dog, Sabbath. 
Nick was fun loving and a free spirit. His zodiac sign is Leo and they have a tendency to be a bit on the "wild side". 

I try to make his site a little more light-hearted on the holidays and special occasions because he always loved holidays. He was always joking and making every one laugh. The more you laughed, the more encouraged he became. Nick always loved a good time. If things weren't exciting enough for him, he made it happen. He had a way of making those around him feel special. 

Nick's first car was an Eagle Talon. He was so proud of that car, he even had his senior picture taken with it. His last car was a red Trans Am. His dream was to get a yellow mustang convertible. Nick was tested to be a kidney donor for me. We didn't match, but that was quite an amazing offer from someone so young. So many people offered to be tested to donate to me. I was sincerely amazed by the tremendous kindness from so many. PLEASE, think seriously about being an organ donor. I have read so many sites on here where the families donated their loved ones organs. GOD BLESS YOU ALL! There are so many people suffering. They could have a chance for a quality a life again.
We made a memorial garden for Nick at our house. It is a wonderful place to sit and think of him and remember our good times together.  His stepdad, Wayne has done such a wonderful job with it.

Please also visit Nick's other site at
http://www.angelfamilies.cityslide.com/page/page/2659723.html 

Grandma & Grandpa Moon's site 
http://www.kenneth-moon.memory-of.com





those that offered their help with supplies, video, photos and graphics. I'd also like to thank everyone for all their love and support and everyone that has helped with Nick's Memory Garden.  I am so gratetful for Memory-Of and Angel Families. I'm not sure where I would be without all of you. I have met so many special, caring loving people here. To those of you that light endless candles, to the Mom's that listen and offer a shoulder to cry on, the fantastic people that work so hard on the sites, God Bless You All.



Angela Bishop
http://www.chrisbishop.memory-of.com 

Karen and Keith Boehm & Family

Diane Cassidy
http://www.katiecassidy.memory-of.com 

Bonnie Cooper
MemorialMusic01@aol.com

Bob & Nancy Dennis 

Justin Floriana

Courtney Kimbler & Ariel

Nicholas Kimbler

Judy & John Fisher 

Mahala Kimbler

Sally & Andy Mulinix

Carol Moon

Kathie Raley
http://www.krystal-ebel.memory-of.com 

Sandy
http://www.hollyrproffitt.memory-of.com