Thanksgiving 2015 was an unconventional yet beautiful day. Vanessa and I cooked a turkey dinner and brought it to Maine to eat at the rocks where we spread Jason's ashes. It was calm, peaceful, and surreal. Both of us could feel Jason's strong presence as we were sitting there reminiscing about our past Thanksgivings with him and eating his favorite food. We even threw a bit of turkey in the water for him...but those goddamn seagulls snatched it up pretty quick!
Jason`s antics at Bentley College were simply the stuff of legend. It is hard to even begin typing because he led us on so many half cocked adventures I`m not sure which ones to write first or if the statute of limitations has expired on our actions.
Peck was the most "inclusive" person I ever had the pleasure of knowing, no matter who you were or what your role was at the college Jason made you feel valued and important, he was not just nice to everyone he went out of his way to make sure you felt welcomed and showed interest in what ever you were excited about. Passion is something Jason had and he had it in spades, to this day his spirit is unmatched and when I think of him ( as we do everyday ) I feel a kick in the ass to put on my biggest J Peck smile and go do some good because he wouldnt want any of us frowning for him, but there are times when Its too much to take and thats when more than ever we need to remember the type of life he lived and to honor ir by living ours to the fullest just as he did. I challenge everyone reading this to do one thing today that will put a grin on the big guys face as he`s watching down on us- as long as we continue to do this then he`ll always be with us.
"the Field Goal"
- Peck cemented his legacy in a manner befitting his typical weekend routine... Barefoot, wearing shorts and several bush lights in the bag. It was halftime at a Bentley Football game and the student activity committee decided that a field goal contest with a game console prize would be just what the spectators needed to get involved. after three brutal attempts by other members of the student body they called Peck to the field ! naturally we all starting going bananas and the place starts rocking because everybody loved Peck and those of us who knew him realized that depsite the liquor he`d been consuming for the past 4 hours he was atheletic enough possibly make it ! And then as Peck always did... he took it to the next level, he takes the shoe off his kicking foot ! ! that hot shit, he knew all along he could nail the field goal but he was gonna do it with style. When that ball sailed through the uprights it had about 20 more yeards to burn, THE PLACE WENT NUTS ! and theres Peck running around the middle of the field (one shoe) with this giant grin and his arms extended, It was the loudest the stadium was all night...
Jason was a sports superstar, but not in golf! This is probably the closest he came to the fairway all day!
