1.10.2010

as of late

friday morning i got some very sad new resulting in the death of a friend on saturday morning. matt bernhisel sadly passed away on saturday morning. my heart goes out to his wife and family. it is so crazy to hear of the passing of another friend. i am only 24 and that is too too young to be going to funerals every other year! i just hope that his family will be comforted in this time. my main memory of matt is from 6th grade. we were learning about mountain men and the boys in all the classes were earning 'beaver pellet's' for the auction. the girls provided baskets with treats for 2 and the boys got to bid for the basket they wanted. mine ended up being the best due to the amount of hostess cupcakes and twinkies. well in the end matt won my basket and we enjoyed the treats together. he was a very happy and loving person. he knew how to make everyone laugh and help everyone have a great day. he was a great friend in high school as we endured medical anatomy and physiology together. i remember making a candy cell at his house. i just hope that he is at peace and happy that he no longer has demons to battle. you will be missed matt.

3 comments:

Jason Bernhisel said...

Thank you Alyson! That made our day. We are still with him as he is about to donate organs to save lives and continue providing smiles even in death. We love you and your family!

Natalie | Make Today Great said...

So sad - what happened? I just can't believe it. We are so young

Justin, Melanie, & Juliet said...

Way sad! I, like you Aly have always thought of Matt as someone who made me laugh. He is one of those people you never forget.