He was kind and ever thoughtful. He would do anything for anyone, no matter how big or small. He genuinely cared about his friends, telling them point blank, or showing them through his actions. T was sensitive. He was hilarious!! I have so many memories of absolutely goofy things he said and did. He was so smart. He knew just about everything there was to know about a lot of really strange, different things. The first time I saw T, he spent 1.5 hours educating my boss on the ins and outs and pros and cons of two way radios. In the days and weeks that followed, we became such great friends that it felt like I had known him forever.
He helped me through a very bad time in my life, encouraging and uplifting me when I was discouraged and felt like giving up. He gave so much of himself to the people around him that it is hard to fully grasp that he really gone, especially when I see so many little reminders of him everywhere. It feels like someone is playing a sick joke, and that he's going to pop out from behind a door when I come into a building- "Hey, guys, just kidding! I've been here this whole time!" It's so unreal.
I truly love my friends. They became my family in the last two years, and T was one of them. He was ripped out of my life without me expressing to him exactly how much I valued him as a human, how much I cared about him as my friend, and how greatly he has influenced me and changed who I am as a mother, sister, friend, and human being.
T's death has rocked my life. I hope that I can have as much impact and meaning in others' lives as T had on mine and Magoo's this last year. Thank you, T, for helping me see that I am strong and capable, and a wonderful mom. You are loved, and you will always be missed.
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