{"id":11223,"date":"2020-02-13T10:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11223"},"modified":"2021-07-17T17:38:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T23:38:57","slug":"morgan-you-were-supposed-to-be-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11223","title":{"rendered":"Morgan &#8211; You were supposed to be here&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=11225\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1560323645&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1307\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My sweet youngest daughter, you were supposed to be here to see and enjoy your big sister&#8217;s first baby. Your sister really wished she had you with her to help and share in all her &#8220;first&#8221; moments with her new little one. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You were supposed to be here for your older brother&#8217;s third baby, Steven. This little one is always smiling, just like you, and even has your beautiful blue eyes and the same hair color as you. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You were supposed to be here to enjoy your niece&#8217;s 11-year-old birthday party and your 9-year-old nephew&#8217;s celebration. All our family&#8217;s happy moments are bittersweet because you were not here to enjoy them\u00a0with us &#8211; it always feels like something is missing&#8230;you \ud83d\ude41<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You were supposed to have your own engagement, wedding and first born. But a &#8220;stalker&#8221; stole that away from you, and us, when he took your life. We miss you every day. You&#8217;re never far from our thoughts, and will always be in our hearts&#8230;forever!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rest in heaven my sweet baby girl.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>8\/16\/1991 &#8211; 12\/2\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>#JusticeforMorgan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sweet youngest daughter, you were supposed to be here to see and enjoy your big sister&#8217;s first baby. Your sister really wished she had you with her to help and share in all her &#8220;first&#8221; moments with her new &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11223\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[2031,1146,1224,111],"class_list":["post-11223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morgan-ingram","tag-inourheartsforever","tag-justiceformorgan","tag-stalkedmurdered","tag-morganingram"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-2V1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4994,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4994","url_meta":{"origin":11223,"position":0},"title":"Halloween in 2011&#8230;Morgan had so much fun on her last Halloween","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"November 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Morgan we missed you so much on Halloween...but we felt you with us as we handed out candy to all those adorable little kids. \u00a0This picture reminded us of how much fun you had on your last Halloween in 2011 with all your friends. \u00a0 \u00a0 I carved my first\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"Halloween10.2011","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Halloween10.2011-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8455,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=8455","url_meta":{"origin":11223,"position":1},"title":"Morgan LOVED to Read, Research &#038; Learn","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"August 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Those who really knew Morgan knew that she loved to read, do her own research, and learn...she never stopped learning. \u00a0Steve found these 3 cards the other day, while looking through a box we had packed up after her murder...we both sobbed. \u00a0The pain of losing Morgan is still indescribable.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan Ingram&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan Ingram","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ms-library-cards.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ms-library-cards.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ms-library-cards.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ms-library-cards.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ms-library-cards.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ms-library-cards.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3655,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=3655","url_meta":{"origin":11223,"position":2},"title":"Fairness, Respect and Dignity &#8230; Powerful Promises for the Victims of Crime","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"April 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today in Denver a historic even is taking place, honoring Colorado's Victims and Victim Advocates celebrating the 20th anniversary of Colorado's Victims' Rights Act. 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