~I Aim To Misbehave~

Monday, September 1st was a day that rocked my family to the core, because of it I haven't been around much.

My cousin, Danny killed himself. He was only 23. The strange thing is that no one had any clue he was unhappy. He was always smiling, always cheerful and throwing out 'I love you's to everyone all the time.

It was a hard week. A part of me still doesn't believe it, and then there's the other part that knows and cries randomly throughout the day. It was worse than it should have been... it was made very public because of my family being comprised of 5 cops. He was one too. The local news was all over it. [link]

To me and my brother he was the big brother we never had, we both looked up to him like a shining star. To my father and mother he was like a second son. My dad went to a Yankee game with him a month ago.

His funeral and wake were beautiful. Literally thousands of people came to see him. The wake ran non stop from 2 in the afternoon to 11:30 at night. The line was around the parking lot and down the street.

I also want to thank , her mom and for comming to both the wake and the funeral. They went above and beyond the call of duty to support my family in the time of need. I'm so grateful that they came. I love you guys.

As I write, I try to remember all the things that Danny thought me and still feel like I am everywhere yet nowhere at the same time. I will never forget. I will miss him.