You always were smiling. Even if you had no idea what was going on, you always had a funny little smile. I hope you’ve forgiven me about calling you Timothy the first time I met you… and then calling you Timothy weeks after I knew your real name. And I really only knew you for just a short time, even if it had of been longer I still may have called you that just because work was always boring and you generally made things a little better. Like how you wore your “trainee” name tag months after you worked there, because “this way the customers aren’t as rude.” Clever, I may add. And how we both really just never understood what was going on in the run of a day. I hope you also forgave us for the time we came through the drive through and said we had your date in the trunk. You laughed, so it couldn’t have been that awful (we didn’t really have his date in the trunk).

I went into work today, Brittany and I didn’t expect them to know you were gone yet, it was still so early. But when we saw their face.. I don’t think i was really ready for it. It still didn’t feel real, like i was just going to see you next weekend. None of us had to the chance to know you longer, but it hurts none the less to see you leave like this.

And even though we didn’t know you for years, it was more than enough to know that you were and still are, a pretty great guy. The short while I had with you is nothing but lovely memories, I can only imagine how greatly you’ve impacted everyone else you knew. It hasn’t been long since you’ve left this dumpy planet, but already, you’re so missed. We hope you know that much. We’ll be seeing you soon enough Timothy Tomas.