This is dedicated to my dear friend Stuart P. Rippy. He has passed, but today would have been his 29th birthday. I met Stuart when I moved to Colorado in the 4th grade. He was a very loyal and kind friend to me as we grew up. When we left for college, I never imagined that I would never see him again-on this earth.
He died in his sleep on Christmas Eve in 2002. As his loving parents remembered him they said, "He was just so happy, and he had a smile that would make anyone melt. He was one of those rare individuals that could make anybody feel at ease." I consider myself blessed to have known this brave young man, and to share a friendship that I look forward to revisiting when I too return to my loving Father in Heaven.
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