A Heartbreaking Loss: Our World Will Never Be the Same

My name is Alexis Keros. Tuesday night, November 26th at around midnight, my younger brother and I lost our father, and my mother lost her soulmate. Our world fell apart. Our foundation crumbled. My father was the glue that held our family together and the rock we all leaned on.

Tuesday morning, my father was on his way to work just as any normal day and ended up in a head-on collision accident. He was transported to Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, spent hours in the operating room where his team of doctors worked tirelessly to save my father, and transferred him to the ICU. He unfortunately passed away due to the severity of his injuries. Later that night, after an immense amount of hope and prayers, he was gone. Our family is faced with our worst nightmare.

My dad was a loving father, son, uncle, brother, grandson, and so much more. He was our sole provider for anything and everything. He was headstrong in providing for our family and making sure we were happy. He always made sure we were happy. If we needed answers for something, he either knew or would find the answer for us. He was everything to us.

My dad was a strong, willful man and was such a good spirit. He brought light into any room he walked into, and fixed things that we couldn’t fix. He became friends with everyone he came across, stranger or not. He was so incredibly kind. At work, he worked maintenance. Of course, he wasn’t just the maintenance man; his coworkers trusted him as did the patients and always made time for everyone. He connected with everyone at work who loved him very much, just as he loved them. He built relationships with the patients that resided in the building. They loved him as well. Any time anyone needed something, he was always there to help no matter the difficulty. Every person was fortunate to know the person my father was. He found joy in anything, and was always learning new skills and things that simply just interested him.

Our family is grieving the loss of my father in ways we never imagined. We need help in this unfortunate transition in our lives, until we can start providing for ourselves. We are so grateful for any support you can offer, no matter how small. Your kindness means more to us than words can express. We learned it is okay to ask for help, so that is what we are doing. We greatly appreciate your prayers and support. Thank you for helping us honor my dad’s memory and begin to find our way forward.