Nicholas was the happiest child and never met a stranger. He was a boy who would wear silly hats, played the drums like a pro and was a gifted artist. He also loved to swim and dive and could get from one end of the pool to the other in a flash. He was the kid who shared his toys and loved to make sundaes with all the trimmings at his grandparents.

He loved to read and make chain mail and get hugs. He had a passion for music and concerts from celtic to AC/DC to Weird Al Yankovic. Nick was supposed to grow up and have a fabulous life as an artist or a musician or an architect.

We lost our boy on Thursday afternoon because he made a bad decision to cross a busy road. The hole in our lives will never heal. Living without him seems unimaginable so we mourn his missed full life and we are so sad for our family and his friends.