It's been 17 years without you. I hope that, wherever you are, you can feel how much we love you and that you know we always will. Your loss will always be a tender wound, a pain that never quite fades. And I know you are in our hearts, in our souls, in every step we take, still inspiring us, guiding us, giving us strength. There aren't enough words for everything I'd like to say to you, to thank you for how many things in my life are how they are because you existed. And, even if it's what I'm about to say won't convey even a speck of it, know that my gratitude and love for you are immense. Rest in peace, Michael.














