Azure
1-17-14, 4:15pm
In less than a year my youngest son has lost 2 friends. You may remember that last spring break his friend died of alcohol poisoning. Well, we are still not sure exactly what happened but the younger brother of Tyler's friend, Dan, went missing early Sunday morning. They found his body early Wednesday afternoon down by the river. He was at a fraternity party and then he was reportedly seen stumbling down the street at about 2 am. I'm not sure why he was stumbling as reports from the party were that he was not drinking heavily. The autopsy was supposed to be today so we are still waiting for results. I expect he died from exposure to the cold. But why did he end up down by the river without a coat, you know..
This kid was 18. A gifted athlete and student. His 2 older brothers also attend Alma College and the oldest was at the frat party with him. It's so sad. My heart breaks for his family. And it makes me worry more about my boys. All it takes is 1 stupid decision for things to go so wrong and no one is immune.
Tyler is having a hard time, for sure. But I have to say that I am so very proud of him. He went out with the search parties. He spent a lot of time with Dan during the wait for his brother to be found. And he has been helping him pack up Sean's dorm room. So many other's would have held back because they were too uncomfortable. Or not knowing what to say or do they become distant.
Tyler has a track meet this evening. He is so exhausted from grief and late nights dealing with this but he is going to run a 3k. We are going to go watch him run. I cannot wait to get my arms around him and give him a huge hug.
This kid was 18. A gifted athlete and student. His 2 older brothers also attend Alma College and the oldest was at the frat party with him. It's so sad. My heart breaks for his family. And it makes me worry more about my boys. All it takes is 1 stupid decision for things to go so wrong and no one is immune.
Tyler is having a hard time, for sure. But I have to say that I am so very proud of him. He went out with the search parties. He spent a lot of time with Dan during the wait for his brother to be found. And he has been helping him pack up Sean's dorm room. So many other's would have held back because they were too uncomfortable. Or not knowing what to say or do they become distant.
Tyler has a track meet this evening. He is so exhausted from grief and late nights dealing with this but he is going to run a 3k. We are going to go watch him run. I cannot wait to get my arms around him and give him a huge hug.