Aaron Marcus Stratz

Jul 14 2007 1:18A

AAron..so this is it. i can finally write out what ive been feeling. since your memorial, ive had so many mixed feelings. why did this have to happen, why to you? ive always admired you. even since we were little. it sucks that we would only see each other when grandma and grandpa would come over. but it was better than never. i remember whenever me and collin knew you guys were coming, we would always be a little nervous.. like was it going to be awkward.. would you even like us.. i mean. you were so "cool" compared to us.. you had eveything. a mom and a dad who loved you with every ounce of them, and i social life like no other.. your cell phone was always riinging. that was so intimidating. but i remember the moment you got there and those inicial awkward moments passed, things were anything but wierd. u were such a nice guy, with so much confidence.. you could make anyone feel comfortable. and wen you would leave.. we would always feel a little bit closer.. you and i were the closest of the cousins on your dads side haha even tho there was only 3.. we were the closest in age and the closest in maturity.. i remember the last time i was at your house you took me to a party.. just the 2 of us.. we had to leave collin at home.. but we went and wen we got there.. there were so many girlls haha and they all were like hey aaron!! and at first i felt super awkward, but you imediatly made me feel comfortable. you introduced me to all your friends. that was one of those moments were i really got to know you.. i my own way. i feel like we barely knew each other, but this has been one of the hardest things ive ever dealt with.. i havent really cried about this very much.. its all built up in me.. i feel like i have no one to cry to.. it sucks.. i miss you..i wish i could jsut hug oyu one more time.. swim with you one more time.. hha style your hair one more time.. i think about you a lot.. and i talk to you alot.. i love you cousin.... always and forever.. <3

 I was in the aiport the other day and had my breath taken away...... this little boy walked by me... he was the spitting image of you as a little boy. The way I truly remember you. He looked up at me, with his big brown eyes and stared as if we knew eachother. No smile just an intense stare...it gave me the chills, as a tear rolled down my cheek. Thinking of you kid.

Hey Aaron, It's Ilenia, your best friends (Alessio) sister. Man you know he misses you a lot. When you to didnt go out to hang with a bunch of girls, you would go in our garage and play video games all day. Me and my mom would be inside doing something - and we could here you guys screaming 4 the game because one of you was losing. Or i remember when you would sleepover, in the morning you would laugh at me with that little famous smile of yours because i was in my pj's and wearing e-your slippers. You know, we didnt talk as much as anyone else - but you were always there. Ever since I heard the knews, litteratly there hasnt been a day gone bye that i havnt thought of you. You know, one night when i was sleeping I had this dream.... I was following Alessio and his friend into these woods, because apperantly they were going to your house for something? I then reached your house, but I couldnt find Alessio. So luckily your mom was outside. I asked her if she had seen Alessio and she said, well sure hes in the cafiteria. i was confused. Then she said - o would you like to say hi to Aaron? I began to worry. I asked her- Aaron? but... So she ran to the front porch and and began to call out Aaron! Aaron! Ilenia's here to see you! She was looking up at the sky as well. Then out of no where you appeared. I was sooo surprised. Then you started to tell me EVERYTHING the answers to all of Bens questions. Why? What happened? What's it like up there? So you talked about how you felt that moment on Monday. All the answers I've ever wanted right there you were telling me. Then all the guys came outside and started to play basketball, you went with them. then your mom gently told me "See, Aaron's still here"... I woke up amazed at what i dreamed. I could tell you what he said, only I cant remember. The answers I had them, i truley thought he was REALLY there. But i just cant remember. gurr that makes me mad. but did you know that people loved you SO much they got your name tatted on their arms!! Aaron, we love you so much - and are FOREVER in our hearts. we love you <3

aaron and i have so many memories. i know hes been tons of girl first kisses but we were eachothers first love.  i remember going to aaron house everyday and we would do absoutly nothing but still have so much fun doing it. we would always eat so much food. i mean i gained 10 pounds when i first starting dating him, and of course he never gained a pound. i remember going up to temecula with you and your family, and i met your cousins, aunt and uncle. you told me so much about all of them so i was so excited to meet them. i also remember when i first met your grandparents. and i was talking to your grandfather how i was russian, and we started talking about your a little bit russian too. there all so sweet. i was remembering when we went shopping with your mom and you wanted to buy a hat. you tried all of them on and kept asking me which one looked the best. but we ended up not buying anything because the line was a hour long.

we would wake up every morning and make a huge breakfast. we could never have cereal we always had to make a egg burrito and if we didnt do that we would go to cronic tacos. you loved that place so much. and even though i was so sick of it i always went with you becuase i knew it would make you happy.

aaron i could go on and on about all our memories. i could even write a huge book. but aaron we all miss you so much. and although i didnt know you as long as everyone else, this last year and a half that we were together was amazing. i wouldnt change anything about it for the world. of course like every couple we had our ups and downs, but thats what made us who we were. we would get in a fight and literally after 10 minutes we would be over it. we both never liked to be wrong. but we had and still have so much in common and so much fun together. aaron not a day goes by that i dont think of you. i miss you so much. you made me who i am today, and i can thankyou enough for being in my life. i love you aaron

Hello, my name is Allison Sepa, I've known Aaron since 5th grade until this year. he was in at least one of my classes every year including the beginning of this year in geometry with mrs coad and history with mr luna. Aaron and i had great memories .. he was my first kiss, being Aaron's girlfriend in middle school was a privlidge and all the girls wanted to be you. I was one of the lucky ons to experience that. Everytime i went to aaron's whether it was for superbowl and his mom made the best food, his huge halloween parties, or his great birthday parties it was always the place to be. Aaron will forever be in my heart and i will cherish the memories i have with him forever, i miss you so much aaron you mean a lot to me and will forever be in my heart. As crew ... thats whet we made up freshman year cause our initails are A.S ... i miss you buddy so much you have no idea, you changed me. i love you

-Allison