Wednesday was the third anniversary of the disappearance of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine on a court-ordered visit to Vallecito with his father, Mark Redwine.
"Thank you for all your kind thoughts, silent prayers, love and mostly your dedication to Dylan," his mother, Elaine Hall, wrote on her Facebook page on Tuesday. "...I was overcome with gratitude and love for all that have taken the day that Dylan was taken and remembered him with your posts and picture changes. I am always at a loss for words when this time of year comes around because even though it has been three years, it still feels like yesterday and sometimes I still cannot believe he is gone. But, the one thing I do know is that he has truly blessed us with many great people who refuse to give up on him, or us. We will forge ahead because we all know we have to... for Dylan.
Hall reported him missing the next day, Nov. 19, 2012, after Redwine texted her asking if she knew where Dylan was.
In late June of this year, she filed a wrongful death lawsuit agasint her ex-husband.
In July, the La Plata County Sheriff's Department classified Dylan Redwine's death as a homicide and also said Mark Redwine is a person of interest in his son's death.
Partial remains of Dylan Redwine were found in June of 2013 on Middle Mountain, which is across the reservoir from Redwine's home on County Road 500.
Friends of Hall's continue to tend a memorial bench for Dylan in Pine River Cemetery.
"I love you all and thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for your kindness, love, support and never ending devotion," she wrote in her post on Facebook. "God speed my son. I hope you see how many people love and miss you and we together will never let you be forgotten. Until I see you again you will always be where you belong..in my heart."
