I met you 6 years ago and shortly after you moved right around the corner from me. For those 6 years, I got the pleasure of knowing you and having you be one of my very best friends. You are and will always be such a bright light in my life and I am so so thankful for the long, late night conversations about anything and everything. You taught me SO much in the years I got to know you and you always supported and loved me in ways that nobody else has. I will miss listening to you talk about all the things you have accomplished and also been through, I'll miss hearing you talk about your family and the kitties. You picked up the pieces when I couldn't do it myself and you always made sure that I knew you were proud and that you cared. I will never forget the memories I have with you and the love I have for you will never fade. Rest easy, my angel. I love you so much. This world is not as bright without you in it.

We met at PCN and I was in charge of making coffee. You were not a morning person so I remember sticking my head into your room with a couple cups of coffee for you and you would just open one eye and look at who was entering your space. The stories you told about aviation and how knowledgeable you were when it came to flying. How proud you were when you talked about your niece and how she had just got her flight helmet. It was in moments like that when I saw you drop your burden, everything that weighed you down just fell away and you got this sparkle in your eye. That's what I will remember about you most my friend. That twinkle in your eye when you forgot all those things you carried with you, when you were free and could just fly. I'm going to miss you bud, you were a huge part of my recovery journey and as much as it saddens me that you have gone on ahead I know that all these mortal pains cannot reach you anymore. You deserve the freedom you have now, rest easy and fly high I will see you on the other side