I put up a post about Alex earlier in November but needed to take it down for a while, Alex collapsed and died suddenly in early November, he was 23 years old. Alex is the son of Bill's cousin Jocelyn and her husband Steve he live in Sydney. They have another son Christopher who is 25. Our families lived near each other when we were in Sydney, and we spent much time together, we can never remember what type of cousins our kids were to each other- 2nd cousins once removed or something, but our kids were as close as any real cousins. After we moved to Canberra we went on many family holidays together over the years, Dubbo Zoo, Kangaroo Valley, Mollymook, Batemans Bay, a road trip to Melbourne just to name a few. Often in the school holidays the kids and I would go up for a visit, Lachlan would often cry when we left! Sometimes we would meet in Bundanoon and do a kid swap, we have many wonderful memories of Alex and so it has been a sad and difficult time for us all. Whenever I think about how sad I feel I think about Jocelyn and Steve and Chris and can only glimpse at the sadness they must feel.
We knew Alex from the day he was born, we knew him as a little boy, and we saw him blossom as a young adult and work out where he was going despite the struggles he had as a young boy and teenager growing up with ADHD, he and Amy were always close and shared a love of animals and were similar in so many ways. He was always comfortable with us and he knew he could be himself with us. We feel privileged to have known him and grateful he was part of our lives even for just a short 23 years. We miss you Alex along with so many others who miss you as well.
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