My good friend turned me on to this site a few years ago and today I come back to pay my respects to him in a forum where he fit in. You see, he died of a heroin overdose on September 2nd, 2009. I helped his Mother and his sister lay him to rest this past Wednesday at the ripe old age of 21 years old. He hadn't even started living his life yet and now he will never get to.
You see, we are all taught the horrors of what can happen from using drugs but at that age we think we're invincible, its our nature. And than add to that the quality of the kind of person that enters this type of world. Risk takers, living our lives on the edge in search of the eternal rush.
Randy, I know you never meant it to happen and dammit, if I could have been closer to you it never would have.
You see, this is one of the things I was always trying to impart to you, keep people around you that you can trust with your life. It was the foundation of our friendship. I knew you were the kind of man that would have my back no matter what came along because I seen a kindred spirit.
In some ways I feel like I may have let you down cuz you were always wanting me to come down but you knew the deal. Now I wish I would have but it is a moot point now.
You remain my friend even in death because those walls don't separate people like us.
You stick close to Mama and sis cuz they are grieving terribly, I didn't want to come home when I did because I knew how they were feeling and even though I can't do anything to comfort them I was trying to at least let them lean on me when they needed to.
I love your family like my own, just like I've told you, I love you bro and I would trade you if I could just so you could experience more of life.
To people who read this little blurb I want you to know I lost a friend who anyone would like to have close to them because he brought joy to those who knew and loved him.
Don't judge people like my friend and I because we walk outside of the societal norms and choose to live our lives on the edge, most of the one's I know would lay down their lives to save you because you never know when your day may be the last one.
I love you Randall and I will see you again and I pay you my respect by honoring who you were while you walked where I am yet.
You see, we are all taught the horrors of what can happen from using drugs but at that age we think we're invincible, its our nature. And than add to that the quality of the kind of person that enters this type of world. Risk takers, living our lives on the edge in search of the eternal rush.
Randy, I know you never meant it to happen and dammit, if I could have been closer to you it never would have.
You see, this is one of the things I was always trying to impart to you, keep people around you that you can trust with your life. It was the foundation of our friendship. I knew you were the kind of man that would have my back no matter what came along because I seen a kindred spirit.
In some ways I feel like I may have let you down cuz you were always wanting me to come down but you knew the deal. Now I wish I would have but it is a moot point now.
You remain my friend even in death because those walls don't separate people like us.
You stick close to Mama and sis cuz they are grieving terribly, I didn't want to come home when I did because I knew how they were feeling and even though I can't do anything to comfort them I was trying to at least let them lean on me when they needed to.
I love your family like my own, just like I've told you, I love you bro and I would trade you if I could just so you could experience more of life.
To people who read this little blurb I want you to know I lost a friend who anyone would like to have close to them because he brought joy to those who knew and loved him.
Don't judge people like my friend and I because we walk outside of the societal norms and choose to live our lives on the edge, most of the one's I know would lay down their lives to save you because you never know when your day may be the last one.
I love you Randall and I will see you again and I pay you my respect by honoring who you were while you walked where I am yet.
