This man was the absolute best individual I ever met. I will never forget the day we met. I was outside of our welding class on lunch and was doing some repairs on my suburban and he came over and asked if I required help. I said no thanks, but I appreciate it. That same day I invited him over for a drink at my place to get to know each since we would be classmates for almost a year. He was the spitting image of myself at his age. Him and I meshed like a pig and shit.
After school was over and he went back to PA, I thought that was it. He called me out of the blue and asked for a place to stay while he got an interview at GE. I told him I would be happy to put him up. After a few months, he got his shit straight and he was happy as can be. Him and I lived together for over a year. I have never had friend like him in my life, and I never will. He was my best friend, and all I had in life. Having no friends or family, he was always there for me, and vice versa. I would tell him the outcome of the situation he was entering and having me ignore me would be shit. However, when all was said and done, he had always come back and say, “f#@*, you were right” LOL. No matter how bad the circumstances were, I was always there for him, and I knew he was too.
The heartache I feel from his departure is beyond anything I have ever known. He and I were closer than even my military brothers. The bond we share will never be broken, even in death.

Miss you: Dylan I Riccio