There are some people that have come into my life that I will never forget no matter how far I move away. Even when we don’t keep touch as I know I should I still make sure they are remembered them even if its just through an annual christmas card that I mail to select friends and family.
I was just 7 years old when my mom moved my brother and I from Northern California we relocated to a Pico Rivera, Ca in Southern California. Some of my earliest memories include our neighbor Sofie who lived across the street. I can still remember her watching my brother and I in her little studio in the back. I can even remember the time she helped me make my 18th birthday cake which i had no clue what i was doing.
Last night I received tragic news that Sophie’s first born Issac passed away in a tragic accident. He was just 21 years old and died way to early. I still can’t believe that someone who is just getting a start in life doing what he loved so much had to have it end so soon. its just not right. His brother was with him at the time of the accident and is still in the hospital. I feel so bad for Sophie and her family. I sometimes wonder if being a mom myself makes my heart ache even more for her. No parent should ever have to loose a child. Life is not supposed to work that way.
I was about 12 years old Isaac was born and I can still remember meeting him for the first time in his grandmothers bedroom in the new house his dad built for her. I don’t know what it was about Isaac but he has always been the newborn that stood out in my mind as i grew up. The first new baby I ever got to see really close up besides my own brother.
Its times like these that I realize how fragile life really is. I wish I didn’t live so far away so that I could stop by and see Sophie and her family and be able to attend the funeral. My heart goes out to them.
Let this be a reminder to you all to tell those you love how you feel about them and do it often. You never know when life will be cut short when you least expect it.
Hugs, Love and Friendship,
Becky Castillo
Becka Lynn Photography
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Deputy Isaac Anthony Zaldivar, 21, of Pico Rivera was killed Saturday night when his motorcycle collided with a car on Rosemead Boulevard and Terradell Street. Zaldivar was off duty at the time of the crash.
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/california/ci_11874393
