Posted by Tera Faith
on 3/3/2004, 1:40 am, in reply to "Re: some thoughts..."
152.163.253.103
I have intended to write you (Stutzman family) all for some time now...all the while knowing that when I finally got around to writing it would be exactly when God intended for me to write. I am a fellow AU alum, friend of Tylers, and Camarada sister of Vanessa's.
Tyler to me wasn't necessarily a real close friend. We didn't hang out every weekend or talk on the phone all the time but he was a special friend to me. Tyler was a guy who I felt an instant connection to, someone whom I thought understood me and was open with me. I think the friendship connection I felt with Tyler was a gift from God. There were so many wonderful things about Tyler that impacted me. He wasn't afraid to be real and to go deep in conversations. I didn't hang out with him all the time but when we did talk it was often about struggles, relationships, and his spiritual journey. He was such a good friend. He was a true, loyal, devoted friend to me. He was a friend that loved me and gave me no reason to even question his friendship. I don't know why God decided to bless me with a friend like Tyler but I will be forever thankful for getting to know him.
I am like Rachel in that I remember random things about Tyler often. I remember going to Genes Rootbeer Stand, watching "American Movie" at his apartment, playing silly games in his house jr.year, hearing him sing Beastie Boys songs to me and changing the words around to relate to my lame office position in Camarada, the first time I saw "Uncertain Tomorrow", the long hug he gave me right before he told me that the cancer came back, IM for hours, and hearing him talk about how much he LOVED his family.
Vanessa and Preston called me a few days before Tyler died so that I could talk to him. It was one of the hardest few minutes of my life. I was blessed to get to tell him two very important things...that he was a good friend and that I loved him. I meant those things as deeply as I have ever meant anything. Although death sparks so many feelings inside us...anger, confusion, sadness. I am able to experience peace from God because I know that Tyler is okay. He is better than okay...he is with his creator and father. I get so excited when I think of the day when I will get to see him again...with no pain, full of joy.
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