Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Alain and I have been friends for almost 20 years, the minute we met, our friendship blossomed…. While I was 8 months pregnant, AY kept calling me Bobby Blimp… and that’s when I knew he would be one of my dearest friends. Nonetheless, he ended up as not only an uninvited guest at my wedding, with the best gift and tux, but as my youngest daughter’s, Coco’s godfather. He was my neighbors “boyfriend “, he played catch, burned hotdogs, managed to make it to Saturday soccer and football games, cheerleading competitions and movie and board game nights… he always made time even when he had a million things going on. He always made sure everyone had the best time. I swear he loved hosting parties more than I did and I didn’t think that was possible . I’ll never forget Coco’s 10th birthday and his attempt at painting the Eiffel Tower, because that’s what she asked him to do. AY taught me how to have a poker face, but also showed me that life was not about having one. Alain had a way with people and always turned a negative into a positive. When he called and said I was going to be a godmother, I couldn’t have been happier! AY had dreams, for a better future and a better life. He took the single father role by the horns and didn’t let it define him, (although I had to teach him how to braid hair) he didn’t let it define him or his love for Sophia. AY and I have shared laughs, cries, business ideas and punches when he needed it, but we never for 20 years let each other wonder “who was on our team and who wasn’t”. Through arguments and turmoil, he knew I would stand by him. This loss, has been one of the greatest I have ever experienced and life itself will not be the same with out him…. I can hear him now telling me “I’m such a girl and to get my feelings in check.”❤️ but he was always the one to keep my feelings in check. Alain May have been a free spirit to many, but to his closest friends and family he was always the cement that bonded us all. I am proud to have been his best friend and lucky to have known such a beautiful soul.
Love- Roberta