Remembering Ryan On His Birthday

Dear Ryan,

I’m thinking about you on your birthday and what your life meant to us. You were a very special and bright kid and I knew that you would be a strong force when you grew up.

I think what I’ve learned is that you never know when will be the last time you’ll see someone you love. Therefore never turn down an opportunity to play, have fun, or give a hug and tell someone that you love them. I regret the times when you wanted to play but I didn’t have the energy.

Sometimes it’s hard when I’m working and my daughter wants to sit on my lap, but I can nearly always make room for her and still get my work done. Sometimes she’ll sit there for an hour or more. Other times when she wants to wrestle, I’ll do it even when I’m tired. Once we start wrestling, I’m not tired any more. In the end, we’re all happier.

Missing you on your birthday. Love your uncle John.

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One Response to Remembering Ryan On His Birthday

  1. Cathryn Houghton says:

    Thinking of Ryan today on 3-2-01, as DeDe said it once. I look around me at the things his hands brought into being — the rough hewn birdhouse on the bookshelf, the glossy ceramic pumpkin and maple leaf on the mantle. And there his smiling image too, and the shark tooth treasure of his. I wish we shared these years still as I remember and think of what could have been. With loving kindness, from Ryan’s Aunt Cathryn, to all who remember and celebrate this day Ryan came into our lives.

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