Our family moved to DeForest in January 1991. We expected to find more children in the neighborhood and we were not dissapointed. Aaron was in friend heaven. By running across the backyard of our house and two neighbors, Aaron could connect with two great pals, Jason Vincent and Jenna Austin. From there any number of kids could congregate to play whatever kids play from age 4 to 18. Somedays it looked like a scene from the 60's with dozens of baby boomed kids running and riding every sort of wheeled contraption.
Aaron and Jason grew up together and they grew apart together and they grew together together in the end. Everyone loved Jenna, especially Aaron's brother Patrick "Jenna, I love you" he proclaimed at about 4 or 14, I don't know for sure. :) Jenna was the closest thing Aaron and Jason have to a sister. They love her like a sister.
Last week I received this outstanding mural put together by Jason. Its a work of art and heart. It took me many days to write this thank you. The photos and words capture Aaron as he became. We have many writings by Aaron. The mural is a compilation of Aaron's love and respect for himself and life as he came to understand it. It needs no words of explanation; just Thanks.
If anyone has photos of Aaron and would like to post them with or without comment, please send them to me. I'm running out of images. Seeing a photo of Aaron which I have not seen before is a gift.
Thank you Jason,
Tom
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Nobody is closer to a brother to me than Aaron and Jason. I just recently saw Patrick and o my gosh it was like Aaron just stopped down to say hello, He is an exact replica is crazy, but awesome!
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