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Aaron the son  
Aaron was adopted by our parents when he was 2 months old.  His birth mother was unable to care for him and her grandmother assured her that she'd help find him a loving home.  That grandmother was my father's Aunt Vivian and at 80 years old she took him in until all the legalities were worked out.  She knew that my parents had hoped to adopt someday since they were unable to have another child after I was born.  I was only 6 1/2 a the time so it was all kept a secret until the day we went to pick him up. 

Aaron gave my parents more then their share of worry and heart ache in his growing years but he was a very loving son. 
   

From Mom:

One of my favorite memories is being invited to dinner in his first apartment - cleverly furnished and arranged from thrift store sales and donations to look really neat. Dinner was planked steak, baked potatoes, relishes - and Mom provided dessert. He did so well!

We also cherish the memory of his coming to paint our kitchen and bathroom quickly and neatly with promises to do the rest of the house and also scrubbing the kitchen floor on his hands and knees for Mom!


Aaron the singer/actor  
Aaron played the starring role in Amahl and the Night Visitors in the 1986 production at the Salt City Playhouse in Syracuse, New York.  Aaron also played the part of  Von Trapp Brother  in the 1987 production of The Sounds of Music.  He played the lead role of  Toad the 1984 production of Wind in the Willows at TAFY, Theater Arts For Youth at Salt City Playhouse and he played a supporting role in the 1985 North Syracuse Summer Stage production of Oliver. 

Aaron sang in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Children's Choir and was a soloist accompanied by his father George on the organ at St. Mark's Lutheran Church.  Aaron also sang in the Liverpool Elementary and Liverpool Middle School Choruses.

Aaron the grandson  

Aaron loved Bampa Docs chiropractic adjustments and took friends to him for help. He was only 10 months old when Bampa Frank died.  He took it very hard when Grammy Martha died, he was only 4 1/2 years old. He loved to visit Grammy Marie at Sorrel Hill.


Aaron the Uncle  
For as long as I can remember, Aaron always wanted to become Uncle Aaron.  He would tease Michael and I all the time about having a baby so that he could be an uncle. 

He was so excited when I told him that we were going to have a baby.  The day Alanna was born, he drove down to Connecticut to see her in the hospital. He had such a knack for making her smile and laugh.

On October 26, 2001 our son, Logan Aaron was born.  I was so happy to be able to honor my brother by using his name.

The hardest part about loosing him is all he's missing out on with his beloved niece and the nephew he never met.
  Even though Alanna was so young and Logan never met Aaron, they always talk about their Uncle Aaron.  They love to send him balloons after they've smothered them with lots of hugs and kisses.

It's very important to me to keep his memories alive for my children.
Aaron the little brother  

I've written several stories about the day Aaron became my little brother. When I have time I'll copy them to add as a tribute here.

As we became adults we grew quite close and I'll always cherish those memories.

Not a day goes by that I don't think of him in some small way.


Aaron the artist  
Aaron had an exceptional gift as an artist.  As a young child he would begin his drawings with the tiniest detail and build the picture from there. He sketched beautiful landscape pictures but I think his favorite drawings were dark cartoon type creatures.
Aaron the skateboard enthusiast  
Aaron was an avid skater up through his 20's, he even broke his arm while skateboarding when he was a teenager.
Aaron the car enthusiast  

Aaron aquired quite a few different cars in his short lifetime. He worked deals like no one I know.  He also loved to leanr about them and learn to fix them on his own.  No matter what our converstaions were as he got older, the topic would end up being about cars.  He gave Michael and I lots of advice on what to buy.

He was so proud to have acquired his VW Passat; his best car ever. Then devasated when a hale storm put dozens of marble sized dents all over it. He cheered up however when the insurance paid enough to clear his debt for the car!

He would help his friends with their cars too.  In fact he had been the deal maker for Jason when he bought the Toyota truck with the camper attachment.  This was the truck the accident happened in.


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