Jhanner A. Tello, 29

Our hearts go out to the family and friends. We hope you can be comforted by the words of Jesus:: “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be any more. The former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21: 3,4)

mi corazon estara contigo siempre, fuiste en nuestras vidas un punto de apoyo y la alegria de nuestras vidas, te llevare en el mas lindo de mis recuerdos... dios te tenga en su seno y de brinde paz a su familia que estamos pasando por un momento dificil al sufrir tu partida. descansa en paz mi jhannertija por siempre...

fuiste en mi vida la alegria y un punto de apoyo que nadie podra superar, gracias a dios por permitirnos disfrutar de ti aunque fue por poco tiempo. que dios te tenga en su seno y brinde paz a tu alma. mi corazon siempre estara contigo desde que te conoci, cambiaste mi vida y eres la personita mas importe que llego a mi. te amare siempre, hasta que mi corazon deje de latir.

tu nenita POR SIEMPRE DOLLY

que dios de paz a su alma y tranquilidad a su familia que aun no hacepta su partida. siempre estaras en nuestros corazones. te amare por siempre. dolly

My Daddy Luv I miss you so much! I will do and live as promised we would when you got home. I still wait by the phone every morning at 7am and night 11pm for your call as you did everyday! My love, my soulmate, my best friend, and as we said My life! I remember your voice, your laugh, your smile so vivid in my head! I miss our daily web cam dates! As you said God put us together because we were normal for one another, I accepted everything about you and as you accepted me! And we laughed because everyone thought they knew you and I! Daddy I continue to stand for you and not let down as you said others would try to interfere. Thank you for all of you and sharing your whole life with me! Your my hero For the man I knew you were, for the strength I knew you had, for the will that no one could break and for love you showed me everyday we had together! Ay amor lindo te amo y mi ases una falta! Como decías "Nos vemos, en nuestros suenios! Y hablmos en un ratico! Ay Daddy TE AMO MUCHO!

Dear Jennifer
I saw your husband's passing mentioned on George Stephanolopis this morning. I am so sorry for you and your family.
Your note to Jhanner on this page is beautiful.. and also so sad. Your husband was a true hero. Thank you for sharing your love for Jhanner with all of us.
Respectfully,
ron

Thank you, Ron! For your thoughts and very kind words! And thank you for recognizing my husband he is a True Hero! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
God Bless!
Mrs. Tello

"For the Fallen"
Laurence Binyon

"They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them."

and we shall, not just once a year, but every day...

Pvt. Tello leaves behind his two children, Giovanny and Christian from his previous marriage of 8 years. His children and I would like to thank friends, family and strangers for all the e-mails, calls, and cards, as well as all the gifts. Also, we would like to address everyone’s’ inquiries about his final resting place. Unfortunately, he was cremated against his, his children’s’, and his family’s beliefs and wishes, and he does not have a final resting place for everyone to visit and pay their respects. It was difficult for me to explain to our children who are 9 and 7, what exactly is a cremation and why their father does not have a grave for them to visit, however in time and with everyone’s’ support, they will get through this hard time. Andres will always be in our hearts and thoughts. May God rest his and all of our fallen heroes’ souls.

Lusin Mathews, mother of his children and friend

Jennifer,

I know we have not even began a friendship yet, but like I said, I am here if you need anything. I didnt have to know you very well, to see the love and excitement you had when you talked about your husbands return. Your face lit up,and you carried a glow when you mentioned him! I dont want to try and soften your pain with words most people have probably already told you. There is no way to soften a pain from losing the person that completes you and no words exist to mend your broken heart...so i will not try. I cant imagine your hurt, but can only offer my friendship.

Keeping you in my prayers

Aulani

jhanner
writing this letter i cry becuase i remember all the times you would call and we even had to make a deal that i had to call you every wednesday. till this day i still stay near the phone to wait for your call.your are the biggest and bravest brother and hero there can ever be. you even said that you were going to come to miami so the whole family can come together again. I still have a planner saying the date and the month you were going to be here. i will AlWAYS REMEMBER YOU NOT ONLY IN SPRIT BUT ALSO IN HEART, and plus you aren't forgetable becuase of all the love i have jhanner andres tello deep deep in my heart.

hay mi huerko es muy dificil saber que ya no estas con los que mas te quieren extrano cuando ablamos por telephono tu eras el unico amigo que me entendia aparte de tu chistes extrano cuando me decia anda huerka vamos por un 12 pack de coronas todavia tengo todas las photos que nos tomavamos cada ves que saliamos es muy dificil para ami pork eras mi mejor amigo y lo seguiras asiendo anoche tube un sueno de ti que me dijias que estabas muy solo y que te tapara pork tenias mucho frio mi corazon esta roto en pedasos no hay undia que no pienso en ti yo se que nunca voy a encontrar un mejor amigo como tu te extrano mucho mi huerko

Hola mi Huerko
It has been 3 months now from the day you left us, te extrano mucho and so do your children, Lusin, Dona, Lexi and every one who loved you and were a part of your life. It is sad how certain people make a mochary of your memory huerko, someone claims she believes in Karma and has a loyal heart, and sleeps well, pero debe creer en lo que ella dice, porque actions speak louder than words, someone who has been trusted to fulfill your final wishes has failed you, and caused tanto dolor para todos que significaron algo en su vida. Huerco, I know it will be hard for you to move on and be at peace seeing how your family, children, and friends have been disrespected , me duele huerko, pero Dios lo ve todo, lo sabe todo, y los que han pecado tienen que temer el juicio final. Te quero mi huerco, RIP..

hay mi huerko i need u more then ever i need u to brng my smile back u was my shoulder to cry on i miss u so much huerkito there is not one day that i dnt think of u it just hurts me so much i cnt pick the phone up and call u like old times this is just to hard to to hard to realize ur gone lusin if u read this i miss u to gurl ask donna for my email ok love u huerko

I work at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood CA and would like to Honor Jhanner A. Tello at our Memorial Day event on Monday May 31st we would like to invite the family as our special guest. Please let me know if this is something you would like to be apart of. Thank you and I'm truly so sorry for your loss.

You can reach me at 818-763-9121 Martha.

Andres.... I thought of u this Memorial Day.. I cried knowing that I will never hear your voice again, never see and email or an instant message from u again never being able to see you again. I loved u with all my heart and I will always love you till the day I die. I just want to thank Cynthia and Donna for being here now with me and letting me cry on their shoulders on the days it is hard for me to think of you as gone. I truly hope u are resting in peace now. I love you Jhanner Andres Tello!

Jhanner tello you were my friend, my brother in arms, the godfather of my son and the best friend some one could ever ask for, i remember when i met you in fort hood texas brand new private that was a funny day that we laugh about it until the last time we spoke, our tour in iraq 2006/2008 was hell but i always knew you had my back and i had yours, i miss you brother, it was a great honor to had known you, it was an honor to had served with you, rest in peace brother, and i see you in heaven.
Pvt Jhanner andres tello gone but never forgotten

we went through so many times together good bad happy and sad an still no matter the outcome you always looked at the positive and thought of your kiddos and it made everything better you know that everyone you knew was very blessed to have you in there lives you made us all better people inside by showing us love kindness and freindship you are missed very much and will never be forgotten you are our soldier our family our friend i love ya n miss ya bunches

Mi hijo ha dejado un vacio tan profundo que nadie pues llenar, un hijo es parte de nuestro ser y se que solo estaré feliz cuando me reuna con {el que espero sea pronto.

Tu mamá que te lleva a cada instante en tu mente.

I just found out today that Jhanner died. I am heartbroken and filled with sadness at his loss. My heart goes out to his family and children.

I was Tellos (thats what we called him, Tello) instructor at the job corps center in Gainesville, FL. We developed a bond while he was there, and I wished if I had ever had a son, he would have been like him. That young man had a fierce heart and was scared of nothing.

You will be missed, and know that I mourn your loss.

Mr. Roberts
former Pre-Law Instructor
Gainesville Job Corps Center

Thank You All for all the kind words left.. Mr.Robert you are absolutely right he feared nothing and his heart was definitely fierce.

My daddy luv,
Everyday is the lonliest day of my life and every morning I am blessed I survived. You were a gift from God above,so strong (the strongest I know) you walked tall with so much grace and you shared true love with me. You touched my heart in so many ways, your smile so bright and your voice so deep..I still hear you and will never forget it! My dearest Luv you heard God's whisper calling you home, you didnt want to go...(sigh)I remember you saying the night before YOU WERE CALLED HOME, Im almost home to see my baby girl and my babies(the boys) I know you loved us very much, and you held on tight til all your strength was gone and you could no longer fight I know this is a war and that was your job to be away from us and I fought with you and stood proud of my soldier! you gave your hand to God knowing that I am strong and with our love we will be together again some day. I LOVE YOU, and will forever be in love with you TELLO! so I fight everyday with anger, hurt and pain. I have come to realize it doesnt get easier, its just learning to cope.
I close with saying I am grateful for our time together and I was blessed for that, I miss you unbareingly and I will fight to find happiness again and live until we meet again!!!

P.S Dear Lord forgive me for anger, He was my EVERYTHING!!

Gracias a Dios mi hijo descansa en paz, y felicito de corazon a su esposa quien ha encontrado el amor de su vida, ahora me podrá entregar sus cenizas para darles cristiana sepultura y tener un lugar para irlo a visitar con mis nietos.
felicidades a la nueva pareja.

Dear Jenniffer,

I am Jhanner’s cousin from his mom’s side and after I spoke with his mom and brother, I felt obligated to express some feelings and thoughts about this whole situation on their behalf as well as mine.

First let me say how sorry I am that you had to go through such a tragic experience at such a young age, it is a hard and painful event and those of us close to him have all our shares of hard time dealing with his loss. This being said, we understand and are happy that you found a new love and are in a new relationship after such a short time. We all wish you and Mr.” D” happiness and we hope that the two of you live a happy and healthy life together; you make a very handsome couple :=)

I also would like to say thank you for all you have done for Jhanner Andres especially since you knew him for only a few short months. The way that you write about your relationship expresses your love and devotion to him. I am sure Jhanner’s soul is content that you are no longer alone and have a new man to treat you exactly the way you deserve to be treated.

Jhanner’s death left a huge void in all of our lives, especially, his mom’s, his brother’s, and his children’s. In addition to the loss all of us still do not have a closure due to Jhanner not having a grave where we all can go to mourn him as it is customary in our family. I would like to plead to you on behalf of his mom, brother, his boys, and all of us in his extended family to please find it in your heart to give Jhanner’s ashes to his mother so that we can give him the Christian burial that he deserves. We all understand that you wanted to keep him close to you but now that you have moved on with your life won’t you please reconsider granting Jhanner his final wish. The Good Lord will reward you for your selfless act. Thank you in advance from all of us and again, congratulations on your new relationship.

Jhanner Andres, Rest In Peace Hijo..We will never forget you.

I don't know this soldiers as I'm just visiting the LA Times website. I thank him and his family for his dedication to our county. Thank you for keeping America free and protecting our beliefs. It's because heroes like you my very young daughter will be able to live freely in this wonderful country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Though a year past his death I thank him still for his sacrifice. RIP

Another new year my daddy luv. I miss you unbearablely! I still remember your walk so full of grace, your voice so deep and like no other, your smile so big and bright, your touch firm and full of love! I close my eyes and can remember your scent and your hand as you held mine! Our last conversations on the web cam are so vivid in my mind! The simple lack of you is more to me than others presence. I think and talk about you everyday you are embedded in my heart and soul! Hear me yell JHANNER TELLO AMOR ..... I LOVE YOU AND STILL ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU and ALL WE SHARED!!! a memory worth doing ALL OVER AGAIN! I feel you all around me! I close my eyes and blow you a kiss! Happy New Year Amor, Te Amo....

I found u in my dream looking for me!!!!!
I miss you so much! Everyday I look foward to falling asleep just to see you, talk and feel you again!
We always start our conversations with HOLA AMOR QUE HACES?!! nada hablando con mi amor.... Just as we did everyday you called from Iraq!!!!
I LOVE YOU TELLO!

Wow Andres...you would have been 31 today...I miss you and the time we had together dearly...now have fun in Heaven... i ♥ u RIP Jhanner Andres Tello
~Danielle

Hola Mi Rey,
It has been a year and I still can't accept that you are gone and I won't hear your voice or see you again. Today is your Birthday and you would have turned 31, Happy Birthday Mi Rey, you are always in my thoughts and I will always cherish the special love we had for one another regardless of how wrong it was and all the problems it caused you a few years ago. I don't regret a second of it and I know you didn’t either. You are and always will be Mi Rey and I Tu Reina.
I remember your last e-mail before you went to Heaven, you said you wish you could have stuck to our plan and visited me before you deployed but “circumstances” did not allow you and how you regret all the many mistakes in your life but especially the final and crucial one, you said you have never been so unhappy . It hurts and angers me knowing that your final days were filled with anger, unhappiness and regrets, but knowing that you are in a better place gives me hope that you have finally found peace and are happy.
Te amo mucho cabezon, ningunas penas, ninguna culpa, y ninguna vergüenza. Descanse en la paz .

Siempre Tu Reina

Happy Birthday my crazy Colombian, Sdnyom Razhdeniya, wish you could transfer to VA to be with me, everything would have been different. Miss you dorogoy.

Your crazy Ruska Ruska :=)

Tello, Tello, Tello, my dear, full of surprises Tello.
Happy B-Day my Suga DD. I always think of our last few hours 2gthr b4 U deployed, Ughhh, if I only knew U were never coming back I would have held U in my arms longer and tighter. U do know that I loved u in a special way and I know U loved me 2. Life goes on and regardless of all the nonsense and empty words said by ......we all moved on but the memories of U will stay with us 4ever. I see U broke 2 many hearts U bad boy, LOL, It's all good, Ur loving was worth it all.

Behave up in Heaven

Luv Ya

Would have been your 31st birthday! It doesn't get easier it's just learning to cope.. Which is very difficult also.. I Miss you everyday! I love you amor! Ur flying now with the angels my daddy luv and I still feel u all around me!
and yes behave up there porque te encanta la joda!!! wink... i love u tello

Gracias a todas la personas que aún se acuerdan de mi hijo, de su cumpleaños y de que era un gran hijo. Esto no me lo puede quitar nadie, me quitaron tu cuerpo pero tus recuerdos viviran por siempre y sabes que una madre quiere con un amor tan inmenso que nadie lo puede igualar, descansa en paz hijo mio.

Te ama

Tu mamá

You make Colombians proud too.

I participated in a motorcycle event today called the Freedom Run. At this event each rider receives a commemorative dogtag of a fallen soldier in combat. My dogtag was for Jhanner A. Tello...I wore this dogtag during the event and now would like to give this to his family. I need some assistance to locate his family.

Thanks to Corey Bulthuis

I am the mother of Andres Tello Jhanner can reach me by email or naorro@gmail.com
through the American Embassy in Colombia with Lt. Col. Bonfoy.

Nancy Ordoñez Rojas

Jenninfer,

I stumbled across this while looking for something else...

I must say you are indeed a very special, dear, and wonderful woman. I have known this from the very begining as its something that exudes from you... the above shared feelings and comments are a testament to that...

I am glad to have met and to have known you, though it appears however brief in the present... I am honored to call you my friend.

You have my number... and my email, is my first name dot my last on AKO or the two as all one word on Yahoo... I am always around in whatever capacity needed. Never hesitate to call or reach out!

Thank you for being you... the love you harbor is intense and is a wonder to behold, you are an Angel! Chin up, and dont let the everyday hold you down...

Your friend,
Freeland

i miss u mi huerko u will never be forgotten u left so many lovely memories ur are so missed love u n miss u mi huerko

Thank you for serving our country huerko we love and miss u dearly and u will never be forgotten

I seenthis forum for some time but it has been so difficult to comment on. First i want to say is I am sorry, i lived with Jhanner through his last year and I let him down as a friend. Tello is a brother to me and it still hurts till today. You have people in your life thats with you till the endand he was it. I spoke at his memorial in Iraq and this is just as difficult. I miss him, i wish he was here, i wish i could trade places.

a sad day marked til the end of time!
never to be forgotten and forever missed!!
my husband is loved and missed by many!
had a amazing smile, stood tall and one of the strongest men! U will forever live in our hearts!!
And definitely will always be missed!!

It is with great sadness yet great relief to let everyone know that per our children’s request, Jhanner’s ashes were placed in a beautiful Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA and that now Jhanner has his final resting place. I would like to send a special thank you on behalf of our children and myself to Jhanner’s wife, Jennifer, who kindly agreed for our children to have their father’s ashes, we know it was not an easy decision to make thus we are very grateful for her generosity.
Jhanner was his happiest in Los Angeles, CA. He moved here to start a family and his two boys were born and raised here as well. Jhanner was accepted by a great family and was loved and is still loved and remembered today and his grave is often visited by his children and the rest of our family. For this reason, our boys wanted to have their father’s grave in our hometown and we all feel that he is happy to be here. Anyone wishing to visit Jhanner’s graveside is more than welcome to do so, please email me and I will gladly give you the address (lusjan333@hotmail.com).
Jhanner’s headstone was placed on his 2nd year anniversary, December 10, 2011.
“Andres, I know you are resting in peace now, I am relieved and content that I was able to give you your final resting place and our children have a grave to visit. You will always be in my thoughts, prayers, and heart as my first husband, the father of our two boys, and my friend. Everything is forgiven and forgotten, and all I want is for you to be at peace and for our boys to be happy. Rest In Peace Ando Jan.”

Se que mi muchacho descansa en la paz de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, me hace mucha falta, pero en donde está está muy bien , ya es un ángel y se que desde el cielo nos acompaña.

Gracias a Jennifer por entregarle las cenizas a Lussin, para darles un sitio fijo en donde descanzar y poder tener un sitio en donde visitarlo y poder llevarle flores y una oración.

Nancy (madre)

I miss u huerko :(