He really had so much talent, and he was willing to accept any role we gave him. He worked extremely hard. He was just a great kid. |
His whole goal in life was to never repeat what had happened to him early on. He wanted above all to be a good husband, a great father, an exceptional Marine, and he was succeeding at all of those. |
This was a young man who had a very rough time growing up, but he never showed that, never complained. He always had a smile on his face, he liked to laugh and joke. He had no attitude about it at all. He never let people know the struggles he had. |
What hurts the most is his age — how young he was. He was maturing into a terrific young man. A very bright light has been put out. |