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Josh was the coolest guy. He was a dear friend of mine and last October he took his own life. I could say it came out of no where, but I think I would be lying to myself. Josh had done and seen lots of cool things. He was an emergency response firefighter, he owned his own businesses, he worked for some crazy people, he was the life of every party, but when you talked to him he made you feel like you were the only person in the room and you mattered. He and I would talk about anything and everything. He was so creative and was willing to try anything once...and honestly did. But the year leading up to his death I noticed something was off with him, even though we didn't get to see much of each other any more. My hubby and I had a kid and our lives were moving in different directions, but I did relish the few times I got to see him. I am not sure if Josh just felt like he had got everything he wanted to out of life or if he felt like he didn't want to live past the party. I suppose I'll never know, but a small part of me wants to believe I'll get to ask him about it someday. I am chuckling to myself, because if Josh was here he'd say over my shoulder that I was wrong and that there is nothing on the other side. Perhaps that's why he lived life to the fullest. He put more into 35 years of life than some people do in 60. I hasn't been a whole year yet and I still really miss him.



This is page is totally his style. He would have given me a high-five for sure. He was so supportive of everything anyone did....even if it wasn't his thing. The edges of the paper are made with carpentry materials and painted metallic because he was an awesome creator and welder. His Halloween costumes were the BEST! The news print paper is in reference to his thirst for knowledge...always reading articles or listening to interesting NPR stories. The gears are for his tinkering and the black gems are for his defined sense of style. He ALWAYS wore black long sleeve shirts under his shirts (even in the middle of scorching FL summers) with his spikey hair and black glasses with the wire he wrapped around the edges. All of that was a lot to take in...especially on his over 6 foot tall frame! But his big smile and generous nature shinned through. The flowers are for me...I didn't get to go to his funeral and I hate that. The picture is actually in a pocket I made out of
transparency paper stitched together. It holds all the pictures of Josh I didn't already have in LO's. Again, I think he would have thought this was cool.... TFL.


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