Today is the day we mark Sam’s passing. It’s been 18 years since we traveled down to Florida to be with him on his last day. 

Not a day has passed since when we don’t think about him, talk about him… feel his presence.   We love our son and brother  and miss him everyday. His smile still brightens our days,,  What a fun and loving kid !
Its a sad day.. but I did more smiling than not.. 

For many of the last 18 years we’ve marked this day with a hike up Bolton and a sometimes with a potluck and samstones making. 

Over the last several years we’ve often been out of Vermont on this day. This year, we’re in Portland with Gabe.  Today we took a hike for Sam  up Powell Butte, a beautiful park on the outskirts of Portland. 

we took a quiet walk in a very beautiful place. We found a good place to drink a redbull and place a samstone.

It felt pretty good 

All through the day we heard from friends letting us know they were thinking of Sam..   We really appreciated that folks were thinking of Sam. 

One quick story about that. My friend Shmul in Israel texted me  about Sam from a Grateful Dead “Wall of Sound” festival put on to push back the darkness a little.  I thanked him and told him that Sam could play China Cat Sunflower on guitar. .. it was his favorit GD song.. Shmul immediately texted back that “China Cat’ was playing at the festival when he got my ttxt on that..   Pretty cool 


Later in the day. the three of us went out for Sushi.. a family tradition that Sam loved too.. 

Sam.. my son .  we love you and miss you every day. You will  always be with us.. I love you !

nite all, nite sam .. we love you
-me