Ethel, Larry, Scott, Mike, Kim . . . even though it may be hard, Dino's life song sings. He has touched so many that he will forever be heard in our souls. I remember so much and am lucky to have been blessed with the honor in befriending a boy, teenager, man, named Dino.
Dino was always caring, laughing, and would help with anything. Most of all, he made me laugh even when I was down. I never knew how he could come up with the punch lines that he did, but he did. Just as his father, Dean, used to make the dollar disappear in his thumb, Dino made life magical.
Even though our lives split along the way, we have always been connected. I cherish all of you for coming into my life. Larry was and will remain my very best friend of my entire life. Ethel, I think you and Dean for moving onto the street and into my life. You all have sculpted my life more than you will ever know. Dino and Larry taught me how to swim at the community center. The first time I saw a beach was with you all. Every day I tell my kids, of my life experiences.
I tell them how we used to play outside over the hill, crush cans to recycle to get money for the community center, explore city point, and just have fun. I hate to think of how dull life would have been for me, Kevin, Shawn, Jimmy, Jason, Charlie, Steven, John, and the rest of city point without your family.
36 years is short, but it is also long if we continue to celebrate each and every memory of those 36 years in our lives. If you add all of the lives that he has touched, his 36 years has already lasted an eternity.
Even though I love to write, I could never write enough to completely tell His story. So I will end with this. I will always LOVE you and your family as my own. You helped raise me along with Dino. I will pray for you, Ethel, Larry, Scott, Mike, Kim, and the rest of your family, loved ones, and friends.
I know that no words can ever aid in such a loss, but I would like to honor Dino with these.
I once was lost, but now I am found
so far away, but I'm home now
and now my life song sings...
I once was blind, but know I see
I don't know how, but when he touched me, I see
and now my life song sings...
I once was dead, but now I live
now my life to you I give,
to let my life song sing...
let my life song sing your pain to end,
for I lived and now live again,
beside my father, I sing out loud,
in all of you, I am proud,
and now my life song sings...
hallelujah ... hallelujah
I will miss you Dino [dean williams] with love, michael morriss - forever yours