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GH Alexis, voiceover, eulogy of Spencer, Wed., Feb. 7, 2024.
How are we supposed to say goodbye to Spencer? He was so young. He was so vibrant & good. He had his whole life ahead of him & I can't even fathom any of it, really. And yet, here we are, all of us now, having to pick up & go on without him. I don't want to. And I know none of you do either. So I've been trying to think of ways to sum up Spencer. Aptly describe who he was. And as it turns out, that's a very difficult task. Because Spencer was so many things. He was complex, to say the least. As a young boy, Spencer was bewildering, precocious, precious and fun. He was mature beyond his years. Oh, and the antics! I mean, Spencer had a real knack for entertaining & aggravating us all at the same time. But then, right before our eyes, he grew up & he grew into this confident, curious young man. Magnetic, really. Larger than life. And he was able to captivate you with his soulfulness & his depth. And then, at the same time, he could make you laugh so hard you'd cry. But he grew up to be strong & grounded. He took responsibility for his choices. And I was so intensely proud of him. I know that I'm not alone when I say that I will miss him every day. But if we can't hold onto Spencer in the flesh, at least we can hold him in our hearts. Fiercely. Tightly. And, maybe in his honor, get up to a little bit of mischief because I know that's what Spencer would want for all of us.