To be in Oakley's company was to be lucky in love. He was rooted in love, he radiated it with a disarming clarity of thought, an understanding of what actually matters.

Now, in the enormity of our grief, that love is a lifeline for all of us. We grab it and keep breathing. We draw on it to say what's true. We hold on tight to it and support the center of Oakley's world, his family. Jolene, Avery "Patch", Fischer, and Darwin.

Thank you for being part of that support.