Lego's for Love-In Memory of Chase

On February 7, 2017 our world was shattered when my nephew Chase passed away from the result of a tragic accident.  He was only 13 years old, but in his short time on this earth he was able to bless us with memories to last a life time. 

One thing about Chase was his incredible love for Legos.  This kid didn't need instructions.  He would let his imagination do the building for him, and wow, did he build some great stuff.

  My family and I would like to honor Chase's memory by providing Lego's to children's hospitals and youth shelters around the Charlotte/Concord area.  Your donations will be used for the purchase of brand new lego sets.  We are hoping to get enough donations to purchase 500+ sets.

Thank you in advance for your kindness.   To read more about Chase and the impact he left on us and this world, scroll down below the picture. 


Charles "Chase" Emerson Conrad, 13, our little man with the biggest heart, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

Chase entered our lives one month early, and 3 minutes after his twin sister, Katie, on May 19, 2003, small in size, but never in spirit, love for his family, or curiosity of the world in which he entered at a mere 3 lbs 7oz.


Chase was in 8th grade at Hickory Ridge Middle School in Harrisburg. He played trombone in the school band; confident in his musical abilities, he would remind his twin sister that practice was not needed, as there were only so many notes, and he knew them all already.


He grew his imagination and creativity with his love of Legos; his eyes would light up when he received a new set, and the box would barely be opened before he was assembling and then tinkering with the pieces in a way that his creation outshone any picture on the box.


A lover of animals, and especially his two dogs, Lucy and Jake, Chase was always cuddling with and getting kisses from his pets. Fascinated by the animal world, he would often look for all things creepy-crawly wherever he was outside, eager to explore and learn all about his new found, mostly six-legged, “friends.”


With an infectious giggle, Chase was quick to make us laugh, whether telling jokes and funny stories, showing silly videos on his phone, or playing practical jokes like positioning rubber bands around sink sprayers to splash the next unsuspecting user to turn on the faucet.


First on his agenda during family vacations, and at all other times, Chase could eat his weight (and that of his siblings) in ice cream, always stopping to pose for a picture, with a heaping cone in his hand, and a grin from ear to ear. If ice cream was nowhere to be found, steak would be a fine substitute.


And love…boy, did this kid love. Wholeheartedly. Unabashedly. Genuinely. You never had to ask Chase for hugs and kisses; he gave his family these treasures openly and often, never shying from affection.


Whether playing with his sisters in the pool, cuddling with his pups, spying his next nerf gun target, fishing with his grandpas, cooking with his Mimi, or humming and dancing around the house with no shoes (and likely no shirt), Chase was a bright light in the lives of his family and loved ones; a light that will be terribly missed by all who felt its warmth.