Cj was my close friend's son, He was hit by a car on May 2nd. All he was doing was walking home with a friend from work and while bending over to tie his shoe a car that was speeding came around the corner and hit him. He never regained consciousness and passed away on 5/3/2016.
The worst part of all was the car never stopped and continued through a stop sign and on their way. The only good thing out of this was that his friend got enough evidence to give the police a description of the car. With this information and evidence recovered on the scene, the police were able to search for the suspect , who in the end turned themselves in. I only suspect they did this out of the massive media coverage this got from the town and people everywhere praying for CJ and to find this suspect.
Now my friend's family is faced with the daunting task of burying thier 18 year old son. Someone taken away from them way too soon, someone who only just started to experience life and his independence. He was such a great kid, no one could say something bad about him. He was always there for his family and friends if they needed ANYTHING!
This leaves his younger 7 year old brother with no more older brother to play with , look up to, and otherwise idolize. His younger brother LOVED CJ so much. Anytime CJ would play with him he would get so excited and the smile on his face was immeasurable... He will never get to experience that love any longer.
I know they will be facing many obstacles in the future, legal expenses and other unforseen expenses.
Please consider to donate to my friend's family to support them in this hard time to make things a little more manageable for them.
Thank you
Steven Houle
The worst part of all was the car never stopped and continued through a stop sign and on their way. The only good thing out of this was that his friend got enough evidence to give the police a description of the car. With this information and evidence recovered on the scene, the police were able to search for the suspect , who in the end turned themselves in. I only suspect they did this out of the massive media coverage this got from the town and people everywhere praying for CJ and to find this suspect.
Now my friend's family is faced with the daunting task of burying thier 18 year old son. Someone taken away from them way too soon, someone who only just started to experience life and his independence. He was such a great kid, no one could say something bad about him. He was always there for his family and friends if they needed ANYTHING!
This leaves his younger 7 year old brother with no more older brother to play with , look up to, and otherwise idolize. His younger brother LOVED CJ so much. Anytime CJ would play with him he would get so excited and the smile on his face was immeasurable... He will never get to experience that love any longer.
I know they will be facing many obstacles in the future, legal expenses and other unforseen expenses.
Please consider to donate to my friend's family to support them in this hard time to make things a little more manageable for them.
Thank you
Steven Houle
Organizer and beneficiary
Steven Houle
Organizer
Lincoln, RI
Brian Berkovitz
Beneficiary