This is a beautifully written letter to a special young man who touched my life as he passed through. Ryan Waltman left too soon. Please reach out to each other and always share kindness as we never know how someone really feels.
Thank you Matthew Bawalan.
Dear Ryan,
I hope you’re doing well.
I got into college at UC Merced for Computer Science Engineering! It’s quite a ways away from San Clemente, but I’ve since gotten used to the drive. It’s about 270 miles, and just about the same distance from San Clemente to Las Vegas! I never knew what you majored in but I wondered if we could make conversation over medical robots and AI…
I changed a lot since your senior year. I’m a lot more outgoing, I crack selfless jokes and dry humor all the time. I see you in so many people in Merced, from all the jokes to simply being awesome. I thought about joining a fraternity, too. I saw you in your feed with FIGI and wanted to ask about it, because I’ve gotten so many different answers.
I really wish I had met you earlier, because you made light…
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