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On Friday, October 30th, I had the privilege of addressing the senior class of Tuckahoe High School in Eastchester. The presentation, It’s Not You Until It Is You, is a multimedia program that educates students about SUD. I was introduced by Principal Chris Fiore and then went into my talk with the students. I use levity and a conversational tone, and I got a big laugh when I told them
On Friday, October 30th, I had the privilege of addressing the senior class of Tuckahoe High School in Eastchester. The presentation, It’s Not You Until It Is You, is a multimedia program that educates students about SUD. I was introduced by Principal Chris Fiore and then went into my talk with the students. I use levity and a conversational tone, and I got a big
Tyler’s death has changed our family forever. Having to call his then 21 year old sister, who was in college across the country, to tell her that her brother was dead, was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. To know that she would have to fly home alone, with a crushed heart, was unbearable. Having to tell his 16 year old brother, about Tyler’s death wasn’t much easier.
Funny, irreverent, talented, Jesus loving, rhyme spinning Joel – I’ll see you again. “I love you in a place where there’s no space and time.”
I will never see my son find the love of his life, and never have grandchildren. For that I am so sad. But I am equally grateful for the 22 beautiful years I got to spend with him.
