One year anniversary.

[Kreij]

There are many of you who know what happened a year ago today. Our 18 year old son was killed by another 18 year old who had been drinking and driving.

Here is one of the posts. (http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=54625&highlight=Kreij) I can't seem to find the first one I posted.

We adapt, but to say it gets easier is not true. I miss him so much.

I do not want to sound like I am nagging, but please drink responsibly and don't drive.

Gotta go for a couple minutes ... I think I've got something in my eyes...:(

[Jizzler]

I remember that day :(

So sad, on his way to college, just starting "life"....

[Kreij]

I remember that day :(

So sad, on his way to college, just starting "life"....


Thanks for remembering, Jiz.
I just hope that people here will think twice before they get in their car.
And I pray that all the parents on this forum teach their children the consequenses of not doing so.

[intel igent]

Kreij i was unaware of this, my sympathies go out to you man.

i know it's hard but you gotta try and stay positive.

you and your wife are great people for forgiving the boy, i respect that very much.

drinking + driving is NEVER cool :shadedshu

[Kreij]

We have moved on with our life. There is no choice.
But we will always try to spare someone else the pain and sorrow by letting them know what happened to us.

[trt740]

my heart goes out to you and your wife and now I must take a break myself I seem to have gotten something in my eye aswell. :(

[intel igent]

We have moved on with our life. There is no choice.
But we will always try to spare someone else the pain and sorrow by letting them know what happened to us.

there is a choice and you have made the right one, as hard as it may be.

i commend you for being such a strong person

[hat]

I remember this... :(

[ShadowFold]

I remember this... :(

I do too.. I always feel bad when I see people I know drink and drive cause I know the pain it can cause. I know I never will, I couldnt live with myself if I killed someone doing something so stupid..

[Ravenas]

I've drink and drove back in my younger days, and to read a story like that I feel really bad about doing it. :shadedshu I've since never done this again nor have I let any of my friends do this. I'm really sorry for your loss, and I completely agree that no one should drink and drive.

[imperialreign]

My condolences, Kreij - it's sad to think these incidents even happen in the first place.


I'd like to further extend what you've said - be a responsible driver, don't drink and get behind the wheel; don't do drugs and get behind the wheel; don't eat behind the wheel and don't talk on the cell while behind the wheel - if you can't clearly focus on the road and nothing else, you're risking the lives of others around you, and poor choices can affect us and others for the rest of our lives.



I can't think of much else really to say, man; but you know you have our support.

[Wile E]

I remember, too. Brings a little tear to my eye as well, and I didn't even know him personally. But with you as his parents, he had to be a great man.

Did you play a bunch of his favorite games in his memory today? :D

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

So sorry to hear :(

[Kreij]

I remember, too. Brings a little tear to my eye as well, and I didn't even know him personally. But with you as his parents, he had to be a great man.

Did you play a bunch of his favorite games in his memory today? :D

Thanks Wile, but games are the worst for me.
We had a LAN set up at home and would play head-to-head.
I can still hear him yelling from his bedroom, "You're cheating!" :D

I can't bring myself to fire up the FPS's we played together. It's too hard even after a year.
They are just not fun anymore.

Treasure every moment you have with someone you love.
You never know how long you have with them.

[DaMulta]

I thought it had been a few years, not just one. I can't even think how hard this is for you.


Always try and remember the good times, and not just how he died. I bet that is what all of us want.

[UnkAsn93]

My condolences man, it's sad that someone had to be irresponsible like that and end an innocent life.

There were three seniors at highschool that were supposed to graduate this year (2008). They never did. They were racing, drunk, and wrecked, and died in the car (it caught fire). Two of them (one of which being my half-second-cousin) died in the car, and the other one died in a hospital bed.

I'm 18 years old, and I have NEVER thought about drinking and driving. I have only gotten drunk a few times, but I stayed off the roads every second that I was buzzed.

God bless you and your wife for being so forgiving towards the individual who killed your son, and I really hope that he learned his lesson, and to learn from his mistakes, and NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE AGAIN! If he does it again, he may do the same thing, and the family won't be so forgiving.

Again, my condolences, Kreij. :)

[Kreij]

I thought it had been a few years, not just one. I can't even think how hard this is for you.

Always try and remember the good times, and not just how he died. I bet that is what all of us want.


Thanks DaMulta, I appreciate your sentiments.
How he died is of little consequence. I use it just to try to help others.
How he lived, and was so much a part of our lives, is the difficult part.

Try to imagine playing endless hours of AvP with your son, and then starting it up again without him. I doubt I will ever be able to play that game again.