When my dad was fighting cancer, him and Lynn made the huge sacrifice of being apart for several months at a time so Lynn could help my dad, along w my mom and i through this difficult time of him being so sick. I didn’t realize it at the time how hard that must’ve been on both of them, yet to me it was just a fun visit from my aunt! He would occasionally come out to visit Lynn and us. He would take me hiking and teach me about random plants or animals we would see.  Intriguing what has become lifelong learning and appreciation for nature for me. Each night we would go outside and he would teach me about the stars and constellations. We lived on a golf course and would just sit out on the greens and take in the sky. I can’t tell you how special that was. I remember being so proud to teach other people what I had learned from him. I remember thinking how I wanted to one day be as smart and as kind as him. My path into medicine as an adult was also influenced by him, as it was so easy to tell how he made such a difference in his patients (let alone his own family’s) lives. I played soccer and often ran on my own to keep in shape. When we would hike, he would  just say “ok Ashley let’s just take a quick little jog up this trail”…it would always be too long for me! But he would tell me to just slow it down and go my own speed. I specifically remember being in Aspen with him at Maroon Bells and him looking at the side of that mountain and asking me to come with him for a “quick jog” up the side of the peak! He was only half kidding! We went a little ways and then stopped to of course admire the beauty of where we were as he would always do, and now I also always do. He had so much family and so much love to spread around, yet he always made you feel so special when you were with him. I will always cherish my time with him and hope that I can make those around me feel as amazing as he did me.