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Dearly loved and always missed. His beautiful smile was always readily available. His quick wit kept his friends and family laughing and smiling too.
He wanted so much to be “normal” and had so much shame around his addiction.
Road-trips were a special time for us. There was always road-trip food - sour gummies & beef jerky. Lots of good conversations and time together. Sometimes there was even singing although definitely not good singing. 😁
I miss seeing him find the missing piece that he needed to get well. I miss his voice and his hugs. I miss the opportunity to see him mature, maybe marry and maybe make me a Grandma someday.
A kind, caring, smart young man who wanted to do better but ran out of time.