Casually went on Facebook and saw an old friend from middle school just passed away... Wow. I'm just kind of in shock right now. I saw him just a few days ago, and I don't even know what happened... There was a wreck. I think the last thing he said to me was, "do you ever cry?" because I always seemed so happy back then. Rest in peace, Estevan. I'll always remember him as the calm, sweet, great guy that he was to me and the people around him, misfits and cool alike - he always seemed to see past the narrow mindedness that plagues most middle schools. The Class of 2015 won't be the same. He didn't have to know you very personally, but he could make me feel that there is something more to dark times than misery. I can still see his soft voice and that smile of his. I never expressed it to him the hope he silently gave to me during those years, but I pray that he'll hear me trying to say what I should have when he was with us. RIP Estevan. 17 years too young.