Last week, this world lost a gentle soul with the largest heart.
My Hirsch classmate and dear friend, John Paul Ingram, passed away without warning.
Speller.
Self-Advocate.
Loving friend he was to so many.
So many questions.
How is this possible?
Why Lord?
His smile I see.
That laugh - unforgettable.
Someone I looked up to --- literally.
Lily was his love.
His mom, Libby, like so many of our moms...
Working endlessly.
Loving unconditionally.
Fighting.
Fighting for our voices to be heard.
I am heartbroken.
Almost breathless at times.
JP - it helps to think of you smiling and laughing and loving in heaven.
Free and home.
Libby - we love you and your family.
JP's words will live on.
This community holds you so tightly now.
We will forever be friends.
We will forever be family.
Love,
Julia