Joey was a “wild” stallion. He had a knack of always finding adventures wherever he went. When he was 20, he ventured off into the woods with nothing more than the shirt on his back – he stayed out the entire night! But in spite of his wild personality, Joey was a kind-hearted and loveable brother.

Anyone who knew Joey knew that he was a very giving person. If a friend needed money for something, he would give it. If someone needed their car fixed, he would help. It’s this kind of selflessness that you can’t find much in the world anymore. There’s no doubt that the world lost somebody very special in Joey.

I stand up here today not to mourn, but to instead celebrate my brother’s life. As most of you know, Joey was attending medical school when he experienced his tragic car accident. He wanted to become a doctor. In the back of my mind, I always knew that he would thrive in the medical industry, mainly because he had such a gifted mind.

Unfortunately, his plan was cut short, and this was an incident that nobody could have predicted. My two sisters and I miss him very much, as do our parents, grandparents, and friends. We understand that he’s in a better place, but it gets hard to think that he won’t be there to wake me up in the mornings with freshly made blueberry pancakes.