This afternoon was a bit difficult and somewhat bittersweet. My family and I traveled up for my cousin's Celebration of Life gathering at a local firehouse in _, NJ. He grew up with a love for trains, of this much I know. He was an Engineer and from all the stories I heard from his dearest of friends and family, he sure must have been an amazing guy. While my memories of him might be few, I will never forget the ever constant smile on his face that was always present when my family and I were up visiting my Great Grandma _ before her passing back in 2001. ...Whenever he would stop in from my uncles office for a cup of coffee and to catch up with everyone...this is what I will remember most aside from all the photos of trains, different railroads, all his travels taken with and through his work, of his friends, family and most of all his dog that I have had the pleasure of viewing on facebook through out the years. Wish I had the chance to hangout with him more, seems like he is was an awesome and fun guy to be around who will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him. Rest easy cousin _.