Even though you're gone, and this may never be seen or remembered, I just wanted to say thank you for being such an important part of my life, Brian. All of the world is diminished by your passing, but the echoes you have left behind are still affecting people to this day. You helped me to become truer to myself and to break the chains burdening my existence. To my hero, my teacher, my friend, I say thank you, and farewell. -A high school friend.