{"id":7,"date":"2026-10-25T13:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-10-25T16:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T16:06:10","slug":"in-memory-of-casey-henley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Casey Henley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n:root { --bg: #f7f4ee; --bg-soft: #efe9dd; --ink: #24211c; --ink-soft: #57503f; --ink-faint: #7d7663; --line: #ddd3bf; --card: #fffdf8; --card-line: #e2d9c6; --accent: #8a5a1d; --accent-ink: #6f4712; --accent-soft: #efe3cb; --flame: #c07b2a; --star: #b08d4f; }\n@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { :root { --bg: #16140f; --bg-soft: #1e1b14; --ink: #ede7d9; --ink-soft: #c9c0ab; --ink-faint: #9a917c; --line: #35301f; --card: #201d15; --card-line: #38331f; --accent: #d9a452; --accent-ink: #eec27f; --accent-soft: #2c2517; --flame: #e09a3e; --star: #c9a45e; } }\n* { box-sizing: border-box; }\nhtml { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; 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October 11, 2026<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<hr class=\"rule\" \/>\n<blockquote class=\"his-words\">\n<p style=\"color:#cc0000\">&ldquo;I just want to be remembered when I&rsquo;m gone&hellip; someone heard my story, learned of my fight, felt the need to pass it on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Casey, from his poem &ldquo;Gone&rdquo;<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section>\n<h2>Why he wrote<\/h2>\n<p>Casey wrote constantly \u2014 poems, songs, and letters filled notebook after notebook. In <em>My True Purpose<\/em>, he said what all of it was for: <strong>helping anyone who helps themselves, and fighting evil and injustice against innocents.<\/strong> He wrote through pain he rarely spoke out loud, and he hoped his words would reach someone who needed them.<\/p>\n<p>This page carries that hope forward. His words are here, free, for anyone who wants to listen \u2014 and if they move you, you can give in his name to the work he cared about: help for people living with mental illness, and for families who have lost someone the way his family lost him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"album\">\n<h2>Casey&rsquo;s Words \u2014 Read Aloud<\/h2>\n<p class=\"count\">48 recordings &middot; free<\/p>\n<p>His poems and writings, read aloud in full \u2014 the collection his family gathered from his notebooks. It is offered free, as his gift, to anyone who wants to hear him.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/album.html\">Listen to the album<\/a>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"album\">\n<h2>His writings<\/h2>\n<p>Every poem and piece transcribed from his notebooks, in the order his family gathered them. His words, exactly as he wrote them.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/writings-book.html\">Read his writings<\/a>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"photos\">\n<h2>Casey, growing up<\/h2>\n<p class=\"center\">Pictures from his family, from little boy to young man.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-grid\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-01.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-02.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-03.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-04.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-05.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-06.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-07.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-08.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-09.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-10.jpg\" alt=\"Casey as a child\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-11.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-12.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-13.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-14.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-15.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-16.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-17.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-18.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-19.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-20.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-21.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-22.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with family\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-23.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with his football team\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-24.jpg\" alt=\"Casey in his football uniform\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-25.jpg\" alt=\"Casey with his wrestling team\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-26.jpg\" alt=\"Casey in his wrestling hoodie\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-27.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Osage wrestling team, 2009-10\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-28.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Osage wrestling portrait, 2009\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"album\">\n<h2>A song for Casey<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSTILL\u201d by Crowder, with Zach Williams \u2014 press play and listen right here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H3rcQA8mLj0\" title=\"STILL by Crowder\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWait for Me\u201d by Zach Williams \u2014 press play and listen right here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dm-bT_N36a8\" title=\"Wait for Me by Zach Williams\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Music Casey loved<\/h2>\n<p class=\"center\">The artists he listened to \u2014 press play and hear what he heard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"give-grid\">\n<div class=\"charity\">\n<h3>Eminem<\/h3>\n<p class=\"abbr\">Spotify<\/p>\n<p>One of the artists Casey listened to.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7dGJo4pcD2V6oG8kP0tJRR\">Listen on Spotify<\/a>\n<p>Best-known songs: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6GkTKjv1XbFVdI2D8vvDPu\">Lose Yourself<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/7lQ8MOhq6IN2w8EYcFNSUk\">Without Me<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/17baAghWcrewNOcc9dCewx\">Mockingbird<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"charity\">\n<h3>Juice WRLD<\/h3>\n<p class=\"abbr\">Spotify<\/p>\n<p>One of the artists Casey listened to.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4MCBfE4596Uoi2O4DtmEMz\">Listen on Spotify<\/a>\n<p>Best-known songs: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/285pBltuF7vW8TeWk8hdRR\">Lucid Dreams<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4VXIryQMWpIdGgYR4TrjT1\">All Girls Are the Same<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6iaSML1PIYq936g62BDtBq\">Robbery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"charity\">\n<h3>Lil Peep<\/h3>\n<p class=\"abbr\">Spotify<\/p>\n<p>One of the artists Casey listened to.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2kCcBybjl3SAtIcwdWpUe3\">Listen on Spotify<\/a>\n<p>Best-known songs: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/30bqVoKjX479ab90a8Pafp\">Star Shopping<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/3VZlCJimDGY0D7YEC7S351\">Save That Shit<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/77qveRnReN3HaFrikk58nB\">Awful Things<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><section>\n<h2>Give in Casey&rsquo;s name<\/h2>\n<p class=\"center\">Both organizations accept gifts in memory of a loved one. Your donation goes <strong>directly to the charity<\/strong> \u2014 it never passes through the family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"give-grid\">\n<div class=\"charity\">\n<h3>National Alliance on Mental Illness<\/h3>\n<p class=\"abbr\">NAMI<\/p>\n<p>Support, education, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and the families who stand beside them. On NAMI&rsquo;s giving page, you can make your gift a tribute in Casey&rsquo;s memory.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/personal-giving\/\">Donate to NAMI<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"charity\">\n<h3>American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/h3>\n<p class=\"abbr\">AFSP<\/p>\n<p>Research, education, and support for those affected by suicide. AFSP&rsquo;s memorial giving page lets you donate in memory or honor of a loved one.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/giving.afsp.org\/campaign\/830525\/donate\">Donate to AFSP<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"direct-note\">Each button takes you to the charity&rsquo;s own secure donation page.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"lifeline\">\n<p>If you are struggling, or worried about someone you love, you are not alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"num\">Call or text <a href=\"tel:988\">988<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline \u2014 free, confidential, 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<p class=\"sig\">&ldquo;I love you today, more than yesterday but not as much as tomorrow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This page was set up by Casey&rsquo;s mother, in his memory.<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In loving memory Jonathan Casey Henley October 24, 1994 &nbsp;\u2014&nbsp; October 11, 2026 &ldquo;I just want to be remembered when I&rsquo;m gone&hellip; someone heard my story, learned of my fight, felt the need to pass it on.&rdquo; \u2014 Casey, from his poem &ldquo;Gone&rdquo; Why he wrote Casey wrote constantly \u2014 poems, songs, and letters filled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103,"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caseyswords.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}