Dear Annie,
Mere words won't be able to convey how devastated our hearts have been. Please know that you have been present in our hearts and souls as we have wanted to desperately cry out our support and love for you and your family.
When I found out Sunday morning I immediately let my mother know, who literally crumbled in tears and disbelief.
She recounted her earliest memories of when she first met Nick as an 8 year old little boy, when she arrived from Italy in 1964, and how sweet and loving he was then, and how he countinued to be so all his life, not only to her but to everyone he met, including me.
When I was a child, I remember him sitting next to me at the piano, as he enjoyed singing along with me on Beatles songs that he so loved. And it would fill my 8 years old boy's heart with immense pleasure.
My favourite times were the holidays when everyone would be together. I would love listening to him and exchanging ideas with him. I admired his great intellect and how articulate and well read he was, which inspired me in my academic and professional career.
This and many other fond memories I will hold dear in my heart for the rest of my life.
The best gift he gave me was the example he set for me with his spirit of kindness and generosity which I promise to keep alive in my soul, not just in the hope of honouring him, but as an example of how to live!
I write this and yet I am still in disbelief for how surreal this is. Please accept our deepest, sincerest sympathies, on behalf of my family, even if these are but mere words.
My hope is that my soul will speak louder than these words, to be able to convey the love we have for you.
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