Aaron Marcus Stratz

9/2/2007

Dear Sheri,

Yesterday was Kyle’s 15^th birthday party, and it just wasn’t the same without Aaron.  Nothing is anymore.  I still look to your side gate, expecting to see him bounding out, seeing his beautiful eyes and radiant, mischievous smile.  Your family has been part of Kyle’s celebrations for so long.  Do you remember the time Bo made the special Thomas the Tank bean bag cutout board for his party?  I’ve been looking at photos this week and it reminded me of how Aaron was always at the forefront of the fun at Kyle’s parties; boogie boarding into the pool at the old house, and leading the super soaker wars.  At the HB house, skateboard ramps all over the street, bodies and skateboards flying everywhere!  And last year, when Aaron opened your garage and he and Kyle and Big Kyle did an impromptu concert.  Last night I so wanted to come out to the front mound and find him and Big Kyle sitting there, playing their acoustics, and hanging out with Jessie. 

 

So much of what Kyle has become is because of the role Aaron has played in his life.  Aaron is often on my mind, and always in my heart, as are you, Marc, Ben, and Bo.  Love, Meredith

i cant believe someone so amazing isnt in my life anymore. i will never forget the days in your garage. playing fuse ball. and watching you play guitar with kasey. every memory from talbert just seems so far away and i hate it. if i could rewind time i would go back to natalies birthday when we really hung out for the last time. it was like we were back in middle school. calling eachother "bro" and "sistaa" haha i have that picture of you from my birthday at universal studios city walk next to my bed. maybe if i look at it long enough youll come back. i wish i could have helped you. please visit me in my dreams tonight. i dont know if i can make it another day without talking to you... even if it is only in a dream. i miss you so much aaron. and love you more than anything. you still light up my life.

-"sammmaaay"

On April 23rd, 2007 Aaron Marcus Stratz passed away. He was not only a great friend but one of my best friends' cousin. He was always full of life, and could make you smile just about anytime of the day. He brought energy to the room, and whenever you were with him, you would always have a great time. I am lucky to have known such a great guy and lucky to have made so many wonderful memories with him. I hope he lived his life to the fullest, because i know he changed many other people's lives while he was here, and he still is changing our lives each and every day. We miss him, and we know hes looking down on us and watching over us. We love you Aaron. You will never be forgotten.

His funeral was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to go through. There were over 750 people there, mostly kids that he knew, he was a very popular guy. A lot of people went up and spoke about memories that they had with him. It was hard to listen to knowing that he wasn't going to come back to create more with us, but it was amazing listening to these people talk about him. Even if you didn't know him, you would have known what a great person he was by just listening to these people speak.

Aaron- I remember when we all went to Chronic Taco and you bragged about how great it was the whole way there- even when we were lost too. :] You were right, to this day, I don't think I've had better mexican food. And then we walked around Huntington and walked down underneath the pier and wrote in the sand and took pictures. We got ice cream and then went back to your house to watch movies.

And the time we went bowling. I remember there were so many people there and how much fun it was to be around you. We took so many pictures with Brooklin's camera and I never got them. But i remember it perfectly, I don't even need them. The one i remember the most is Haley and I kissing both of your cheeks. haha It was so much fun. "Hell-uh?" :]

Rest In Peace.

aaron. i miss everyday waking up everyday and making a huge breakfast. of course your job was to cook and mine was to clean. you always said that would be perfect when we moved into together. i rememeber the first night we met. we were at rachaels house and we were flirting all night. we both left and didnt give exchange numbers, but then the next night we saw eachother again and we have been together ever since. it was truly love at first sight. i have so many memories with you aaron. all my memories from the last year and half have to do with you. we were together everday. i miss  you farting in my fan and putting it right next to me. you singing to me, us always eating. you made me gain 10 pounds the first month i was with you. haha. you always put a smile on my face. i miss us crying together and just talking about everything. we did everything to coloring in coloring books, to riding bikes to main street, to even doing community service. remeber when i had to do community service because my mom wanted me to for school, and we went and ditched and went to cronic tacos. and then we went to my hosue and got all the trash and put it in the trash bag and came back and he gave me 5 hours. we were laughing so hard. i could go on and on about all the memories we have, but it would be a whole book. aaron,   you are the best boyfriend any girl could ask for. you really have helped me a lot. i was reading the valentines day card and it really just made me cry. i love you baby more then anything in the world. dont ever forget that. love you always and forever<3

you were a kid who was always spunky. A kid that will hit on any girl. A kid who will eat anything and everything. A leader, a friend and someone that I spent my whole childhood with. Ill miss everything about you, our videos especially and the long beach state basketball games where you would hit on the cheerleaders and we were only 8. All the basketball teams and baseball the family dinner nights with you me and Kasey and you always leading us on some kind of funky adventure or playing some game. collecting cards in 3rd grade. trying to teach me to skate. horse. pick up games out front of your house. when your house got toilet papered at your bday party. truth and dare in the tent in your backyard. you mixing ketchup and mayonnaise and putting it on everything. your bunk bed back in the day when you had your garage band. ditching bball freshman summer to go surf. seeing you in troys garage handle your self so well and mature seeing you make the good and the bad choices. all of the countless memories we shared together all make me sad but happy that I got to spend all of that time with you and I feel honored and respect the life you lived, just wished you coulda been around longer. Love you forever man. Ill be seeing you sooner or later. RIP AARON STRATZ<3