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Yeah, Rest in peace to both of you!
 
HelloKittyGal said:
What?! I thought he was killed because the other person was anti-gay. I think it's horrible how someone could kill someone at a university! Now I don't know who is sane at Gally.
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Eric was murdered, too. and so was Ben (I think that was his name. I cant remmy).. they were killed cuz Joesph Jr robbed them... Joesph Jr is in jail for life, no parole.. I'm glad that he is... cuz I dont want a death sentence for him, cuz he'd not suffer so much, U know?
 
Jeez, I made this post last year. :) This September 28 is 4 years since that day. I can't believe how much time went by.
 
May he rest in peace...and wow time flies already...3 years! He is happy with his eternal conicousness in the heaven. :)
 
Actually it was 4 years ago in Oct (he and other guy was murdered in oct 2000). I remember Eric, He was really nice guy. I hung out with him at ValleyFair Deaf Day, at that time I didn't know his name that just he was with some of my friends. Later that fall, I got an e-mail from a ex-friend that I need to watch news, so I did, I was like oh shit, that guy I hung out at V.F. got killed!! I wanted to go to his funeral to pay respect but my mom refuse to drive me, rather to go to her stupid hair appt, I was so MAD!!! I wish Eric was still alive. It was hard on everyone here in MN.

The reason Mr. Mesa killed Eric and other guy because he need money credit cards, and take advantage of them. Mr. Mesa can rot in prison until he die.
 
I heard about the murders of Eric and Ben when the murders occurred. I was horrorified to hear it had happend at Gally...obviously money and greed got the best of Mesa when he robbed the 2 innocent boys of their money and wanted more...killed them instead. :madfawk:

I sure am not happy how this world is turning out to be...and people turning murderous for over little and stupid things.
 
RIP both Ben and Eric... :( Can't believe it has been 4 years already. We held a candlelit vigil for them after their deaths individually at Gally. I did not have the fortune of knowing them personally like a few of you did.

What have we learned from these tragedies?
 
racheleggert said:
Actually it was 4 years ago in Oct (he and other guy was murdered in oct 2000). I remember Eric, He was really nice guy. I hung out with him at ValleyFair Deaf Day, at that time I didn't know his name that just he was with some of my friends. Later that fall, I got an e-mail from a ex-friend that I need to watch news, so I did, I was like oh shit, that guy I hung out at V.F. got killed!! I wanted to go to his funeral to pay respect but my mom refuse to drive me, rather to go to her stupid hair appt, I was so MAD!!! I wish Eric was still alive. It was hard on everyone here in MN.

The reason Mr. Mesa killed Eric and other guy because he need money credit cards, and take advantage of them. Mr. Mesa can rot in prison until he die.
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Eric was killed on Sept 28th... Funeral was on Oct 3. Mesa killed Eric, and stole his checkbook. the other guy Ben... was killed in Feb.... He stole his credit card.
 
sry this is soo long, I wanted to talk abt him.

Yeah I cant believe is gonna be 4 years this year... feel like I talked to him on the day he was murdered Sept 28th, and few hours later he got murdered like a year ago or something. Sept 28th until Oct 3rd, felt like a dream... I was like, they got the wrong guy. they thought it was Eric, it must be somebody else. I kept saying that to myself, cuz it didnt feel real to me. and I couldnt believe some1 killed him, he was the sweetest guy, always smiling no matter what, loves every1, even if they are not smart, or whatever. doesnt matter to him.

I found out how... Sept 29th, abt after lunch, I was in photography class. Finishing up with project or something, that day I had pager for first time, I was so excited. Motorolla T950. I paged Eric. He was first person I paged.. I didnt page any1 that day.. I tried and tried, I even tease and say, "Stop staring at gay porno and jacking off... talk to me!! im ur best friend. :-P " something like that. few minutes later, different guy paged me and questioning me, like what grade i am at Gally? who I am, which dorm Im in, etc etc. I was mad and confused, cuz I was like why did Eric let him talk to me on his pager. I didnt want any1 I dont know to know my pager address. I answered all his questions. He was like, oh never mind.. and didnt page back. He didnt tell me abt Eric's death. until then my very good friend Dai. came into photography, she wasnt in my class. I start talking to her, being happy and all, I mentioned that I paged Eric and that eric hasnt respond back, but the other guy who had his pager paged me back, I was kinda mad.. cuz I didnt want any1 I dont know to have my pager address. I thought, why did Eric give him his pager and let him talk to me.. Then I finally noticed like 15 minutes later, (since I was very talkative with her, and didnt noticed) that she had grave looks on her face, like she's abt give me bad news. I was like, "What's wrong?" she told me Eric was murdered last night. I didnt believe her, cuz I talked to Eric that day he was murdered. I told her, no no, this is some sick joke u r pulling on me here. Hes not dead. Ur lying. She was like, I am not. He got murdered last night. Im not lying. I swear I wouldnt do that to u. Inside of me knew she wasnt like that, I was in denial.. wouldnt believe her. Then I thought of the guy on pager that paged me. I paged him back at Eric's pager. asked, My friend just told me now that Eric was murdered last night. Is that true? He is really dead?" He replied, "oh my god. you dont know! Im sorry to be the one to tell you that ur friend was murdered last night" it hit me real bad, I was trying not to cry, since I hated to do it in public. My teacher came and say stop talking, I need you to finish the project. What are u doing here, Dai? We were all quiet. He noticed both of us werent ok. Daisy was real sad, and I was trying to cry, I finally burst into tears, and ran out of classroom. Dai chased after me. I didnt know where to go. I knew I didnt want to be at school. and I told Daisy I want you to take me home please. then she was like ok, I will do that, let me ask Lor. to let me take u home and take my sibilings out of school at same time. She gave Dai permission. we got them and left. I wasnt living with mom.. didnt live with her from 16 yrs old until 6 months after Eric died. THat day was my worst... I kept telling myself this is just a dream, or they must have ID the wrong guy... It cant be Eric.. I even kept eye on AIM, to see if he logged on.. I saw one or two time, I was so afraid to im him, cuz it might be osmebody telling me he is really dead. finally Eric's dad who Im really close with, he treat me like his daughter. contact my mom, and my mom found out from him... and from my aunt also. she came to find me, I refused to talk to mom. cuz we werent on good term, we didnt talk much since I was 16. she was crying so bad, and told me to come back home, she misses me and all that. I refused, too... She was like, do u want to go to funeral? I was like yeah. But its in Minnesota. Im thinking of buying ticket tomorrow to go to Funeral on 3rd. She was like, no let me buy u ticket, Im going with you. Ur not gonna be alone. U'll need me. I just let her do that... reality sank in, when I saw Eric in his casket.. I didnt want to go to his casket, cuz I was sooo afraid and didnt want to see him. I force myself not to cry... yet still afraid to go up and say good bye to him and give him my gifts that I was gonna mail to him at gally. cuz his b-day was on Sept 8th. My mom went up and came back, crying much worst, I stayed where I was. maybe 4 or 5 yards away from his casket. I turn to look where his casket was. I saw eric's fast. it was so unreal.. I start crying so bad. Reality sanked in... It hit me so bad. Mom and I was going to sit in back row, since it was almost full. Eric's dad and step mom, and real mom came and said, no no ur coming with us. You r our family. so u walk with us. We walked with them but behind the family. and sat with them. They consider me and my mom as their real family, cuz we grew up with them and stay in contact, and visit with them a lot. funeral was beauitful, I was gonna tell my poem. I couldnt bring myself to go up. I stayed where I was, tho. I kinda regret that. I remember that I was looking at his closed casket with sheet over it. Priest saying prayers. I kept staring at it. and tell Eric in my mind, that to wake up and come out and say, "Gotcha" or something. I kept thinking that. ofc, it didnt happen. I stayed in MN from Oct 2nd to 6th. and came back stayed at my aunt's for a day, to pull myself together, my mom came by and said, that I can stay at my aunt or her home for a week, she even called Lor. and I said, no Im going to school. I told her I was gonna wait until my aunt come home from work and then go with me to school. since I have no car. my car wasnt working. My mom was like no no, I will take you.. I let her, cuz I really want to get out of house. couldnt stay there, do nothing, I wanted to keep busy try to take my mind off what was going on... it didnt work, ofc. I went to school. Everybody was staring at me like Alien. few of them had guts to come up to me, and said Im sorry ur best friend was murdered.... or asked me waht really happened. I didnt answer that. I just nod at people who tell me how great Eric was and they misses him and they r sorry that I lost my best friend. they knew I was very close with him, even tho he moved away to MN. yet we still visit each other whenever he comes over to visit his dad for summer, x mas break or spring break, whatever. I miss Eric a lot. still do. still think abt him, and I even write letter to him in journal. I know it sound dumb. Its a way for me to cope things, my way. My mom tried to get me to go to counseling, and Eric's dad tried to get me to go with him to meeting where people has lost their loved ones. I refused, I told them Im fine.. Im dealing with it my way... I didnt want to miss any more of school, wanted to keep busy... after I graduated in 2001, i went away for the summer, first to DC for a week and then to MN for rest of summer. I told my new friends and my ex bf (who I was still dating during that time he was from MD.) and Eric's family that I wanted to go to prison and meet Mesa myself, ask him why he did this, and make him see what he has done to Eric's family, me and evey1. They tried to changed my mind. The police that i spoke to, questions me, we became friends... He even said no I shouldnt and that its probably would be hard to get in and see him cuz his lawyer and family doesnt want him speaking to any1 or see any1 but them. I dropped. My ex bf thought I was crazy to see him. I was like obviously u dont know me that well enuf. a week in DC, visiting places. I couldnt even go in Cogswell, I just stand outside.. stare at the building. I met with my friend who I met day after Eric was murdered, the one that paged me. it was fun and hard for me to be there. Cuz I see places that ERic tells me abt.. I couldnt help but to remember everything he said to me bat DC, even MN. I went to MN for summer, stayed with his mom and step dad, visit with my friend Jolene that i met at funeral. Even tho I met a lot of MSAD students, ERic's friends. I didnt want to talk to them. i wanted to stay close with ERic's dad and step mom. but yet I still meet them, cuz Eric's dad and mom push me into it. and MSAD teacher met with me, was talking excited. I said to myself, Boy I wish I could be happy or excited abt something at this moment. at the funeral. anyway my plan was to go to his gravesite and to bid farewell, cuz I didnt get to at funeral, and didnt want to let him go. I tried to few times, bailed, anyway. I couldnt let him go... cuz to me if I say good bye, its like letting him go for good. sometime soon I plan to go back to MN and visit his gravesite for good, and say goodbye. cuz I finally able to let him go now. its been too long. Eric loved life.. he loves movies so much. He talk, act, breath movie life. He dreamed to be teacher, or psychologist... he even joke that maybe one day he'd be first to set his foot on moon. first deaf guy. He love to travel... He wanted to travel all around the world, touch every places, visit them all. His dream was actually to go to Gallaudet, 2nd choice was Seattle University.
 
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He loved Seattle so much. His favorite movie was Scream.. I remember after that movie came out, whenever he called me on tty, he'd pretend to be the killer, and me to be victim.. at first, I didnt know it was him, I was like what the fk, then realize it was from Scream, cuz I remmy every words. so I played along... and knowing it was Eric. Nobody can remembers words, acts from movie like he can.. he remembers them all. He influence me so much in movie area. I loved movies a lot like he does. but not talk & act like one of scenes in movies. No no, Im not like that. Im more of watching movies and talk abt it, pros and cons abt the movies.

How can I post picture in here? I'd like to... so every1 know what he look like, and remembers him. :ily: :ily: :ily:
 
Not that I'm belitting you, but it was really hard for a lot of people. I saw him about a week or so before he died and I had the best time with him. I was an MSSD student at the time.. I remember the last time I saw him, he was smiling wiiiiiiiiiiiide as usual, and he found me before I found him, at a MSSD football game. I said how did you find me? He said "cant miss your BLONDE hair!"

Later on, MSSD went on their 5 day break, which was during September 28. I was sitting at my friend's house (i couldnt go home due to $$) watching the news, and his picture flashed on the news. I sat there like :shock: I didnt know what to do. I just stared and stared and stared. I think at some point I started to cry and I fell asleep on their couch crying. We returned to school and everyone was talking about it, we had dorm meetings and stuff. Everyone knew I was from MN, at the time there were only 3 people who were from MN. One didnt know him, the other vaguely knew him but didnt. I was the only one who knew him, and I got sick of people asking me about him. Ultimately, I left MSSD, for many other reasons but more because I wanted to go home, I was afraid. I missed his funeral cause my parents couldnt afford to fly me home for it. I want to visit his grave but I dont know where it is, so I cant say good bye. I loved him very much.

I had a class or so with him at MSAD. He always kept his hair cut short, like shaved, you know? I like people who have hair like that, I used to run my hands over his hair and he'd fake moan and laugh and stuff. He was a good guy, he always will be. The deaf community lost a very good man.
 
pinkster said:
Not that I'm belitting you, but it was really hard for a lot of people. I saw him about a week or so before he died and I had the best time with him. I was an MSSD student at the time.. I remember the last time I saw him, he was smiling wiiiiiiiiiiiide as usual, and he found me before I found him, at a MSSD football game. I said how did you find me? He said "cant miss your BLONDE hair!"

Later on, MSSD went on their 5 day break, which was during September 28. I was sitting at my friend's house (i couldnt go home due to $$) watching the news, and his picture flashed on the news. I sat there like :shock: I didnt know what to do. I just stared and stared and stared. I think at some point I started to cry and I fell asleep on their couch crying. We returned to school and everyone was talking about it, we had dorm meetings and stuff. Everyone knew I was from MN, at the time there were only 3 people who were from MN. One didnt know him, the other vaguely knew him but didnt. I was the only one who knew him, and I got sick of people asking me about him. Ultimately, I left MSSD, for many other reasons but more because I wanted to go home, I was afraid. I missed his funeral cause my parents couldnt afford to fly me home for it. I want to visit his grave but I dont know where it is, so I cant say good bye. I loved him very much.

I had a class or so with him at MSAD. He always kept his hair cut short, like shaved, you know? I like people who have hair like that, I used to run my hands over his hair and he'd fake moan and laugh and stuff. He was a good guy, he always will be. The deaf community lost a very good man.
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yeah. He always kept his hair short... he even dyed it blonde or orangeish sometimes. yeah, deaf community lost a great guy... Doubt theres anybody like him... I can try find out where his gravesite is at, exact place. I'm gonna talk with his dad or real mom, see where it is. graveyard is near burnsville... I think. Cant remember. :)
 
o0obluemoon0o0 said:
yeah. He always kept his hair short... he even dyed it blonde or orangeish sometimes. yeah, deaf community lost a great guy... Doubt theres anybody like him... I can try find out where his gravesite is at, exact place. I'm gonna talk with his dad or real mom, see where it is. graveyard is near burnsville... I think. Cant remember. :)
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Maybe you can contact Eric's dad? He might know.... I think I have news article somewhere in my room at mom's. My roommates know Eric. Which Jolene was you referring to, Jolene Boreas? I wish that I get to know Eric. If I didn't quit MSAD then I would graduate with Eric (Class of 2000) oh well...
 
racheleggert said:
Maybe you can contact Eric's dad? He might know.... I think I have news article somewhere in my room at mom's. My roommates know Eric. Which Jolene was you referring to, Jolene Boreas? I wish that I get to know Eric. If I didn't quit MSAD then I would graduate with Eric (Class of 2000) oh well...
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Uh, of course his father would know where he's buried.. not "might."
 
o0obluemoon0o0 said:
He loved Seattle so much. His favorite movie was Scream.. I remember after that movie came out, whenever he called me on tty, he'd pretend to be the killer, and me to be victim.. at first, I didnt know it was him, I was like what the fk, then realize it was from Scream, cuz I remmy every words. so I played along... and knowing it was Eric. Nobody can remembers words, acts from movie like he can.. he remembers them all. He influence me so much in movie area. I loved movies a lot like he does. but not talk & act like one of scenes in movies. No no, Im not like that. Im more of watching movies and talk abt it, pros and cons abt the movies.

How can I post picture in here? I'd like to... so every1 know what he look like, and remembers him. :ily: :ily: :ily:
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At the bottom of a new post reply, you can manag attachments. Which means you can add or remove attachments. Mind if I do it for you? :) Eric's senior pic, I actually have one with some stuff he wrote on the back.
 

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racheleggert said:
Maybe you can contact Eric's dad? He might know.... I think I have news article somewhere in my room at mom's. My roommates know Eric. Which Jolene was you referring to, Jolene Boreas? I wish that I get to know Eric. If I didn't quit MSAD then I would graduate with Eric (Class of 2000) oh well...
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ofc, he knows.. That why I said I'd talk to Eric's mom or dad to see where the gravesite. I plan to go back to MN tho. Yeah Jolene Boreas... I havent seen her in long time. talk to her recently on im or msn. just for short time...

~Kiz
 
pinkster said:
At the bottom of a new post reply, you can manag attachments. Which means you can add or remove attachments. Mind if I do it for you? :) Eric's senior pic, I actually have one with some stuff he wrote on the back.
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yeah, thanks. its ok. :) I have at least 2 pics of him. I lost everything I own in Vieques, PR... including pictures, I had some pics of him when we were younger up until the summer b4 he died. I got journal back recently, that contains 2 of his picture... or 3... cant remmy.

~Kiz
 
o0obluemoon0o0 said:
ofc, he knows.. That why I said I'd talk to Eric's mom or dad to see where the gravesite. I plan to go back to MN tho. Yeah Jolene Boreas... I havent seen her in long time. talk to her recently on im or msn. just for short time...

~Kiz
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If you come up here, would you like to meet up? I think that would be cool :) Why dont you send me a pm or something and we can talk on aim/yahoo, whichever you want :)
 
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