Hayden Gared Stanford
What Hayden was like
He was the sweetest, most patient person I have ever met. He was always the mediator. He was bubbly, bouncy, happy. Made the worst jokes but you couldn’t help but laugh. He was a bright light in a world of darkness. He was my universe. My Soulmate.
Fondest memories of Hayden
We were standing in our room and he stood up and made me slow dance with him even though there was no music. He was twirling me around and pulling me back. He hugged me tight and kissed me. He told me he loved me. And we just danced for a good ten minutes. I told him how much I loved him.
How Hayden will be missed
His smile, his laugh. The gleam in his eyes when he would get happy and giddy over something small. How he would surprise me with small things. How he would tell me that a place didn’t have the thing I wanted then show up and have something behind his back and pull it out and it would be the thing I asked for. How he would open up his arms while we were in bed and have me come lie on his chest. How he would change the energy in a room as soon as he came in, and everyone would suddenly be happier
How Hayden will be remembered
He would like to be remembered as a husband to a wife that loved him. A car enthusiast, someone who had huge dreams and hope. Patient and always finding a way to help the people around him. A son to a wonderful mother, a brother to two amazing sisters. Someone who seized every moment he could. Who was spontaneous and took chances. Who loved with every fiber of his being and gave his absolute all to everyone he knew no matter what. He would want to be remembered as the beautiful person he was