August 7, 2012

This is probably going to be very short and to the point. Impossible to be sweet. My friend, Jake Kerr, died this morning after a terrible car accident. I thought it was a joke when I was told. I can't believe that he's really gone. Never again will I be able to respond to his warm hellos every time I see him. No longer will I get a random text from him saying something he saw or something someone said reminded him of me. He was only going to be a senior in high school. He was an incredibly motivated athlete and student and he still had time for a job working at the school and to be the nicest person. I don't think I'd ever see him have a bad day. I once ran into him at the movies (Harry Potter 7 Part 2) and he texted me the rest of the night afterwards saying how nice it was to see me and just joking around. I ran track with this kid. I saw him almost every day while I was still in high school (we have a very small school where everyone knows everyone). I can't believe he's gone... when I asked my future mother in law "Why him? Why not some drug addicted loser?" and her response to me was that "God needs angels." Our athletic trainer said "You were already an angel. You now have your wings." Nothing has ever rung so true than those two statements from two great people to a wonderful young man. I will miss you dearly, Jake. Shine down on us.