Friday, July 19, 2024
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I had the pleasure of spending some quality time with my cousin Yannic during this past Memorial Day weekend. We had arranged to meet in Manhattan for dinner with my daughter, Talia, another cousin, Hopeton and his young son, Jordan. Yannic had such a natural way with his young cousins and they were drawn to him like moths to a flame. My daughter told me he was “very kind” after he furnished the little ones with cookies at a local cafe, and that he had a “happy Hawaii style” with his vibrant style and grin. After a lovely evening we took what would be our last photographs with him. I am so grateful for the time that we spent together, and that my daughter got to experience the lovely human being he had become. The age gap between Yannic and my daughter, similar to that between he and I. The twinkle in his eyes that day brought back memories of the fun outings I used to have in New York with Yannic, Kris and Uncle Joe many years ago. It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Yannic, a beautiful young man, inside and out, gone far too soon.
