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
Rest In Peace Isaac! =[
I’m very good friends with Isaac’s brother Anthony.
Which thank god he is ok, just a broken ankle.
We go back since middle school,
And My brother was good friends with Isaac since 9th Grade.
Isaac was a great man,
Always reached out and helped where he could.
He was just beginning his life,
Doing his dream of a cop,
Life is so fragile Becka,
We have to appreciate everyone we have our lifes,
And always tell them how much they mean to you.
Isaacs’ in my prayers,
I’m going to go see his little brother tommorow, to see how he’s doing.
& to help him in whatever way i can.
- Alfredo
Thanks so much for thinking and for writting about Isaac. As a mom the pain knowing you will never see, talk or hold your child anymore is so heart breaking. It feels like a part of you has also died. I wounder how anyone could be so careless as to not stop at a stop sign ,pull out in front of a motorcycle with 2 brothers on it and stop in the lane they were in which was the number one line. Isaac would drive with his high beams on and in that lane feeling that it would be the safest. What 3 seconds would have done for my sons if that person would of just stopped.. 1. this accident would have never happened. 2. Isaac would still be here with us. 3. Anthony would be able to walk.. 4. Our family would be fine. CAN THAT PERSON SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING WHAT SHE HAS DONE TO A 21 YEAR OLD AND HIS FAMILY???? SHE TOOK A 21 YEAR OLDS LIFE FROM HIM. She took away from him the dream of getting married .. having a family which he could hardly wait to be a dad.. He’s dreams of moving higher in the department in which the loved ..Not only was he a Deputy he was also a drill instructor.. She took away grandkids we will never have, Isaac’s brothers will never be uncles to he’s kids.. Our family will never be the same.. We were a close family always together. She has destroyed our family for the rest of our lives.. We will never be the same.. Anthony has under gone 3 surgerys and may have 2 more to go. He will have to learn how to walk again and we don’t know if he will be the same.. How someone being careless can destroy a faimly.. ISAAC YOU HAVE GONE FROM OUR ARMS BUT NEVER OUR HEARTS WE LOVE WE MISS YOU OUR HERO OUR ANGEL OUR ISAAC…