Hey Mark,

It’s Des. I’ve been thinking about you a lot today. It still doesn’t feel real that you’re at an address we can’t visit, and I’d give anything to hear your laugh or see your smile again. I hope you somehow know just how loved you were, how much light you brought into every room, and how many hearts you touched without even trying.

Thank you for being the kind of friend people are lucky to meet once in a lifetime. For the laughs, the late-night talks, the memories that still make me smile even through the sadness. Your absence is felt in every corner of our lives, and the space you left behind can never be filled.

You are missed more than words can say, Mark. And you always will be.