"Whenever I saw him play, it made me wanna go home and practice."

"I turned around and he was teaching these college kids how to mosh. In just a short amount of time he made an impact on these kids."

"He will tell you every detail there is about Kiss without prompt."

"He told me, 'I dont know where it will take me, but I know that I wanna be in it [music]."

"Through Orion I learned how to love people wholly, with all their flaws."

I am so privileged and grateful to have gotten to know Orion through the memories of all those who loved him.

Of everyone who spoke of their love for Orion, they all shared the same thing: how incredibly talented he was, how everything he approached was with excellence, how big his heart was toward the people he met. Those traits are familiar as I see them in his parents.

Delia, Damian, and Carmen, Mary and Jude, my heart hurts for you and I'm praying for your healing.

There are hardly any words to fully express how beautiful, genuine and lovely Orion was. My heart goes out to you Delia and Damien, thank you for such an amazing night. I know he was there with us and loving every second of it. I hope you both always remember how much he loved you, and how loved he was by everyone who met him. To know him was to truly love him. I’m so grateful and so lucky to have ever met him, you two raised a beautiful man. His impact on this world will never be forgotten, all of us are living in his honor now.

His love, his laugh, his smile changed lives. He personally changed the entire trajectory of my life. I learned so much from him, and it was so heart warming to hear he had this effect on everyone around him. I never stopped loving him and I never will.

One day we will all see him again, and I know until then he would want us to be strong and be our most genuine selves for him. He would want us to think of his light and how we can continue to reflect it. He’s here with us every step of the way❤️

The advice he gave me and the time I had with him was precious. I will always cherish him and those memories with my entire heart.  

I remember one time him and Elijah played a couple songs for my little sisters and we were all just dancing around my bedroom. I remember singing with him in his living room, I remember all the times he made me laugh so hard my ribs hurt, I remember the way his face lit up a room, shooting fireworks with him, and running around town in the middle of the night without a care in the world. 

I remember the first time I ever saw his face across the room at the Irenic in 2019. The first time we ever hung out was so wholesome and cute. We instantly became best friends. I always felt like he was sent to me by my guardian angels and now I know he was. 

He had the kind of love that was so sweet, soft, and forgiving. He was so warm and welcoming. He was the catalyst for my personal and mental growth and the reason I ever got this far. He was the reason I threw my first show, and many more. I started dancing just to be around him. Without Orion I would have never learned how to love myself or others. His light pulled me out of an extremely dark place. Knowing him the past four years was the greatest experience of my life and I wouldn’t change a second of it.  I’m so grateful him.