hi. this is the speech i read before we began FTX Downtown 2 on january 24th, 2010 in los angeles. thanks for reading.
shyam
FTX 1
january 24th, 2010
many of you never got to meet Cristina.
and i’m sorry for that.
she is a person filled with the vitality and hope and spirit of life
like a brilliant sunny day at the start of spring.
she is someone who taught me to shout out that i am alive, that i love life!
she is someone who helped me realize i deserved to be loved, as we all do.
i write “is” because although her body passed to breast cancer last year her light has not.
i do not believe that we are ever lost.
i believe that our actions will always carry us on.
i believe unconditional love is the most powerful force on this planet.
and so today, on our 14th ftx, i thank you for your action.
you are here.
and i remind you that being here today is an act of unconditional love.
two gifts you have honored me with time and time again.
i thank you for standing by me as i stand by you.
as more than friends. as more than family. as more than a gang.
as love.
and so please join me as i dedicate this ftx to Cristina. our ftx #68.
this ones for her.
All were touched by this wonderful person.
Nicely done
Cristina was one of those rare people you might have the privilege of meeting once or twice in your life if you are lucky. She celebrated life every day, and I can tell you that her smile was contagious, and she always made me laugh even after working fourteen hour days back to back. She was and always shall be my friend.
thanks andy & jay. your words mean a lot to me.
-shyam.