I have very little outpouring left that has not been said, but something I heard from family used to heartache is "life is for the living" so let the breath of those who lived inside of you breathe stronger and live more willfully than you knew you could
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Greg Earle <ea...@isolar.dyndns.org> wrote: > On Sept 30, 2010, at 7:57 AM, Fred Heutte <ph...@sunlightdata.com> wrote: > >> Nobody who was there will ever forget Aaron-Carl's truly triumphant >> performance on the main stage at the festival, and his shout outs >> to his family and friends. He had an unquenchable drive to express >> himself and a gift for making people feel good. > > That year (2005) I bought a VIP ticket, and was standing backstage listening > to the end of Aaron-Carl's set. He finished and came off the stage to the > backstage area, where he was surrounded by his family, all wearing A-C > t-shirts! > > I found that moment incredibly heartwarming and touching, and - thank > goodness - had mentioned it to Aaron-Carl in messages I sent him since then. > It was definitely one of my most memorable Detroit Moments™ and I wanted him > to know about it. > > I am deeply saddened at his sudden passing. It just blows my mind that he > could be diagnosed, have a biopsy and pass away in the space of a week. That > just ain't right. My deepest sympathies to his family & friends. I wish I > could teleport in for his funeral but I will be on a plane to Idaho that > morning. > > (Anything else I could say has been made redundant by Cliff Thomas' post; he > wrote a much better eulogy than I could ever dream of. Thanks, Cliff.) > > - Greg > > -- -Mike
