arthur

This is about my best friend Arthur Smith. I feel in order to know a bit about me, you definitely should know about Arthur. I know he would have without a doubt made so much fun of me for this...then secretly love it! To put it simply, he was brilliant.  He taught me many things that are essential to this life and its means to living it. I learned that all you need are a few good friends and some time to be free.

What I love the most was that his presence was infectious. I loved that he embraced so many others. I can't even begin to explain the various people (friends/strangers) he's helped in some way, shape or form. He was a provider and needed nothing in return. I specifically recall a time when we were at BNM (CP) and he bought a kid he didn't know three brand new skate decks because he couldn't afford it. Almost always he would be the one to pick me up from light rail when I was stranded.  I remember the time he made me teach him how to do cartwheels in town center parking lot and the time he made Annie and I dumpster dive with Chris to find carpet rolls for shed two. Which then led to climbing onto rooftops of the buildings high enough to make us pee our pants, but the view was always worth it. He is unlike anyone I will ever come to know. His thoughts and ideas were so far beyond this universe, and sometimes hard to fully grasp. But we connected he and I . I am forever grateful for that. 

He left behind photos, writings, music, art, and shared it all on arthurjys.com. You see his passions through his art, music, and his love for skating. He is what shaped me and is a huge part of who I am. I am truly one of the luckiest girls in the world. 

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