Aleron,
I can't stop thinking about you, your life, the memories with you, but mostly I can't stop thinking about your heart. Your heart was golden, innocent, childlike, caring, grateful. You were funny, goofy, always making someone laugh. You were talented, so talented, gifted and handsome. Al, you worked with what you were given, never complaining, never giving into the world around you. You stayed you, uniquely you.
I'm glad I got to tell you I loved you in April. Glad I got to talk to you about life that day, glad we had that conversation. I didn't know it would be our last.
I know you wanted to hang out that day, wish I would have dropped everything to spend time with you and Katrina. I know we all have our regrets. But I know that your absence has made a lot of us think twice about our lives, about how we care for one another.
Your death is not in vain cousin. It's caused a shock wave in our universe. We must make room for one another, we must love. I'm sorry it took your passing to wake up. But we won't forget you and we won't forget this revelation.
You are forever with us Al, ingrained, imprinted, woven, engraved into our heart of hearts. Until we meet again in a far better place than here...I love you.
