To our Jeffrey,
It has been 5 ½ years since you have passed away which is
still so hard to believe. Never a day
goes by when we are not thinking about you and how you made us laugh, cry and amazed
us with the things you did. Your
infectious smile and our memories continues to give strength and hope to your
family, friends and those fighting cancer and all of whom you touched during
your short time. We have continued our promise to you to raise money for
sarcoma research. TBI has proudly held a
silent auction in your honor for the past 6 years and through the generosity of
family and friends, we have raised over $400,000 for research at MGH, Dana
Farber and now MD Anderson. You have
plaques all around! There is one at a
room at the new Linder Building at MGH Cancer Center and also one at the
outpatient sarcoma center at MD Anderson. There is even one at Penn Medical
School. Our favorite one is a dedication
plaque at the bench and tree in the Boston Commons Gardens where we would all
gather on so many wonderful visits. We
are now starting a new endeavor called The Ferrari Kid whose sole purpose is to
give a sick child one day to forget their miseries and put a smile on their
face by giving them rides in Ferraris and spending a fun day just for
them! We know how you loved the Ferraris! Your spirit and effervescent smile never
diminishes as you continue to touch and inspire so many people and we are
constantly amazed by the comments from friends and acquaintances who spontaneously
will tell us wonderful stories about you.
We all continue to celebrate your birthday with a Mexican dinner each
year! We cherish every day we had with
you and know that you are watching over us all the time. We love the “signs”. We love and miss you so much and in the
beautiful words of rising star Charlie Puth, we will “See you Again”.Love, Mom, Dad, Lindsay, Kim, Dan, Samantha, Jessica, Joshua, Autumn and Benson