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The photo of AJ was taken December of 2002 by his younger
sister using his new camera that he received as a Christmas gift.
Several photos were taken at different angles and different
directions. Being a kid, he didn't take many photos and finally
finished the roll in July of 2003.
AJ gave his mom the roll of film to be developed. She
procrastinated and left the roll on the counter - waiting for a sale
at Rite Aid - and to get back from an upcoming vacation in
August so all photos would be taken to be developed at the same
time.
The first day of the family's vacation, AJ was in an accident and
his body was missing for one week. During the week of searching
for his body, AJ's mom dropped off the roll of film to be
developed to see what her missing son had taken photos of.
Mom took AJ's sister, AJ's girlfriend and AJ's neighbor to Rite
Aid to pick up the photos. They were in a hurry because there
were other stops to make in order to prepare for the funeral.
Mom handed the unopened photos to the girls in the back seat.
When they opened the photos, they "squealed" and said, "mom,
you're not going to believe these pictures". There were 5 photos
of Anthony with the wing shadows as in
the photo shown here. The angles
were different - three against the house and 2 against the sky at a
different angle. In this particular photo, the image of his
skateboard rail forms the image of a perfect cross. None of the
other 19 photos on the roll had any sign of flaws in the film or
developing.
Again, the photos were not developed until after AJ had passed
away.
AJ's mom is a visual person and believes this was God's sign to
her, the family and AJ's friends that AJ is OK and in heaven as an
Angel.
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