Try One.

Michael Crump...The young man who valued everyone's life to
the fullest. Everyone's life but his own. A lifeguard, a
volounteer fire fighter, a Father, and a Brother. He stayed
strong when things were going on that he should'nt have to
worry about. As a teenager, he should be allowed to have
fun, to party, to worry about grades and girls, not where he
was supposed to sleep or how he was going to pay for meals.
He should have a stable home to go to, and so should his
brothers and sisters. But He also should have known his
limits. I still wonder what was going through his head when
he got ontop of that car, oblivious to what could happen in
a matter of seconds. We all wonder, and we all regret, but
Michael never had the chance to regret it. Allthough Michael
had the burdens of an adult at such a young age, he never
let that stop him from having fun. Sometimes, the fun you
think you are having in the heat of the moment can turn out
to be much more than you really bargained for. Much more
than you expected. Sometimes, though, in this case. It can
give you wings to soar. 

Try Two.

Michael Crump. He was like a Brother to me. A Role Model. He
was there when he was needed, up untill now. As a teenager,
Michael should've been allowed to have fun and party, to
worry about his grades and girls, not about his son or his
brother, where he would be sleeping that night, or how he
was supposed to pay for things that life throws at you, like
it or not. But...He also should've known his limits. He
should've known not to step foot near a car when drunk,
nevermind to get on top of the car while it was moving. I
first heard what had happened, or in my case, what we werent
sure happened, and thought, "No way. The Michael I know
would'nt have done something that incredibly stupid." But
under the influence, no one knows what can happen. And let
this be a lesson to anyone and everyone. Let it teach you
that things can be blown out of perportion. That bad things
like this CAN happen to you, wether you think differently or
not. In this moment, it does'nt seem real. That we'll never
see him on duty at Magic Springs, or smiling at his son, or
being a smartass again. Michael Crump was a good man. He
valued everyone's life so well, his brothers and sisters and
his son's. And even complete strangers. He was a volounteer
firefighter and a lifeguard. Apparently, he valued
everyone's 





I wrote these about my God Brother who died over the summer.
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