Rest in Peace, friend.

December 3, 1995- My 18th birthday

Sometimes...well, something happens that stops everything and just makes you think.

...I found out yesterday that my HS boyfriend passed away. He was only 36. I don't have many pictures of him anymore, but this is one...there is so much going on in a photo that you can't always see. This was taken in my 18th birthday…they had a surprise party for me at my house…Chris had to get me there without suspecting anything...and he did, I was so surprised, and it is one of my favorite birthday memories... but what you can't tell from the photo is my best friend had been killed in a car accident about twenty days before… the lady in the photo is her mother, Jennifer...and we were all hurting so much… this is the photo that I will remember him by, because it sums up what he meant to me. Chris helped me to survive my senior year without Amy. I can honestly say that I do not know what would have happened to me without him, and for that I am thankful. 

My heart goes out to his wife, to the Milcendeau family, and to all of his family and friends. The world is a better place for him having been here, I can attest to that.

Here is a link to Chris' obituary, it's worth reading (click here) and there is information about donating to the Delaware Brain Tumor Walk on behalf of Team Milcendeau, http://events.braintumor.org/delaware-brain-tumor-walk/. 

And it just feels surreal.  Makes me want to tell folks that I care about that I love them and I appreciate them being a part of my life.  Life is too short.  Remember that...and please... remind me because sometimes I forget.








 

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