Samuel Theron Coles, first-born son of Kristen and Darrell, grandson to Karen and Pierre, Diana and Ron, nephew to Holly and Daniel, Jennifer and Jim, was born at 11:10 am on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Born sixteen weeks early, his lungs were greatly under-developed and were not functioning properly. Despite the tireless efforts of the staff of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Samuel left us again only six hours after he was born.
The world was a brighter place for a time, and is deminished with his departure.

Nathan Gibson Coles, second-born son of Kristen and Darrell, grandson to Karen and Pierre, Diana and Ron, nephew to Holly and Daniel, Jennifer and Jim, was born at 11:11 am on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Born sixteen weeks early, we nevertheless had strong hopes that he would overcome every obsticle and leave the NICU at Brigham & Women's Hospital in late September. Alas, the blood vessels in his brain were too fragile and they ruptured, causing a stroke that encompassed almost his entire brain. Nathan died just before 11 pm on Tuesday, June 13, 2006.
He goes to rejoin his older brother, Samuel, and to share with him the Red Sox hat his uncle gave him to bring along.