You know, I've thought about memories that Chad and I shared. I've tried my best to narrow it down to as much as this page can hold but the truth is I can't pinpoint or even begin to single out any memory. Chad, you were my brother. We may not have been blood, but regardless, you were my brother. I remember so many great things. From being little kids and camping out in your yard all the way through high school and after. To try and encapsulate you and the impact you had on my life is impossible. We spent virtually every day together for a long time and all of this is still so surreal to me. I miss your smile, the only smile in the world like it and it was always on display. I miss your ability to make me smile when I didn't want to. You were a true friend and a truly excellent boy and man. I wish I had another day with you to tell you these things instead of letting time slip away and losing touch with you. I will never, never forget you my friend and my brother. Until the day I am laid to rest you will be my brother, my friend, and always in my mind. I love you so much and I miss you more then I could ever say. For the ones you left behind: know that your son, your husband, your grandson, your father was a truly good man and there has never and will never again be someone like him.