

Your younger sisters are influenced by you in their creative writings, artwork, music and life goals. Your kid brother has picked up your passion for sports and athleticism. And your impact on family members is unfolding in many different ways.

The outpouring of friends who told us of how you helped in their journey with addiction disease has been heartwarming. You were a big teddy bear that everyone wanted to hug.Īlbert Einstein once said that, ‘The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.’ The love you brought to this world in your short life lives eternally through the people you inspired. Your radiating warmth and love lit all of our lives. Your ear to ear smile and laughter is forever ingrained in my heart. The very last time I saw you, you were sitting across the kitchen counter from me, enjoying a stack of pancakes, eggs, and a latte and chuckling over an old book of poems you had authored as a child.

It’s hard to conceive that it’s been a year since you passed away.
