Sunday, May 11, 2003 :::
So this past weekend I went home, not really for mother's day (though that was a happy side effect), but for a funeral. Adrian Uytingco died last Saturday, May 3, 2003. I've known Adrian since middle school. We went to the same high school. Granted, he was more of an acquaintance than a friend, but nonetheless, he was a part of my pre-college life. We had almost all of the same classes. He was active in the same clubs as I.
I didn't keep in touch with Adrian after we graduated from high school, but if I randomly saw him on the street I would want to stop and talk to him. I would have so many questions for him - about his frat, his classes, his brother, his friends, him... But now that won't happen, can't happen, never will... that makes me sad. Someone I had an unspoken bond with is gone.
It wasn't until Adrian's service and meorial that i realized how many people there are that, if I saw them on the street, I would want to stop and ask many questions of them. It was like a mini high school reunion - it's just a tragedy that it had to be under the circumstances of a fumeral.
To Adrian, his brother, and parents I dedicate the following picture:

Adrian, your life was too short, your death a tragedy. One of the things I remember about you is the way you laughed with your friends, so carefree and full of love. You touched more people than you will ever know. May you have better times in a better life. Today is for you. And tomorrow, and the day after...
August 6, 1982 - May 3, 2003. Rest in peace.
Soup
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