6 Months

Six months without your infectious smile and laugh.

 

How is that possible? How did such a bright light extinguish so early?

 

So many times you and I talked about what happens as a teenager has so little impact when you become an adult. I remember a week before you passed thinking proudly how you really had come into your own and how you had made such great strides in life.

 

Your baseball accomplishments, grades interpersonal relationships. I am so proud of who you became.

 

I am so disappointed that you thought the opinion of a few meant everything in those short moments.

 

When you passed away I had so many people reach out to me from my past and those I had gone to school with, Jon. They didn’t care if we were good friends back then because they understood as we all grew up those little things we didn’t agree upon in school weren’t important. They cared about how I was doing. How the family was doing. I met so many new friends that cared and reached out and wanted to help.

 

My dear son I hope you are making millions smile with that laugh and smile.

You are everything to me. You are missed by so so many people and the holidays are just heartbreaking. May you look down on us all proudly and watch over your family and friends.

 

I love you baby boy and I will not let your death be counted just as a statistic. You and everyone else are somebody not just a number.

 

I love you sweet baby boy. Shine bright. May you finally be happy and at peace.

 

Please come visit me I miss you terribly.