He is my first cousin on my mom's side. I only knew him as a kid, and I only saw him a few summers when we would go out to New York to visit relatives. He was my same age, almost exactly, so we got along well. He was a cool kid, fun to be with. We kind of looked alike, had similar builds. I remember him most talking in his room upstairs, playing pool in his basement and running around playing in his large backyard. Good times. In some ways I envied his life back then. So sad he had to leave us this young.