Birth date: Oct 7, 1983 Death date: Jan 18, 2015
It is with deeply sorrowed hearts that we inform you of the passing of Aaron Nicholas Morrow, age 31, this Sunday, the 18th of Jan 2015 at approx. 08:03PM. An unrelenting cancer has taken him away from us following more than three Read Obituary
Mia, we very much appreciate your kind words. Thank you. Domenico and Jana
I recently moved and went through old photos and found so many nice memories from my time with Aaron in Rome. I wanted to see if I could find Aaron, Jana and Domenico and make contact and was devastated to find that Aaron past away. That is so unfair. He was such a wonderful boy and we had so much fun during my year in Rome. So many memories of him and Kimberly by the pool. Aaron playing with his rabbit Roger and his comments when we watched Siamo Cosi on VHS. I can´t really find any words for you, Jana and Domenico and your loss. I read Donnas words below and I remember Aaron talking about her and the she was the best babysitter ever <3 All my love to you Jana and Domenico <3
Thank You Donna. Your message is very much appreciated.
I know it's been several years but today I thought of Aaron as I have many times other days. I had to search to find the space and the thoughts to share of my beautiful time with Aaron. Jana and Domenico, I hope you are able to see this. I was blessed to know Aaron when he was a little boy, when I traveled to Italy as a young college graduate. I found a notice about a position to care for a young boy outside Rome in a coffee shop and it was divine intervention that brought me to Jana and Aaron's home. At the first moment I met Aaron I fell in love with his contagious smile and laughter. That moment turned into a year of me living with him, being his American "au-pair". The memories were shared truly were the foundation of me later becoming a mother myself. I would take Aaron to his Montessori every day, pick him up, create after-school snacks, go on field trips, hikes, and even train rides to other towns in Italy. I can recall how Aaron would so creatively correct my Italian - imagine a blonde, little boy, shrugging his shoulders up with his hands gestured in "Mama-mia"! We would joke with each other, play pranks and I recall one morning we laughed so hard he completely spit out his breakfast cereal and milk. He was the closest thing to what I envisioned having a son would be and Jana was the dearest friend/mentor I could ever ask for at that time in my life. When I had to leave a year later for a job in Venice, I cried every day for two weeks. The way I missed Aaron was too hard to describe. Time passed and we lost touch but there are few days that I don't think of Aaron. His beautiful spirit back then only makes complete sense with the beautiful way he is described in this memorial. Every act of kindness and talent that is described here makes complete sense based on the beautiful young soul I knew. My heart aches for you both Jana and Domenico, but I know your strength and Aaron's memories push you forward to continue to be amazing humans towards others in need. Sending all my love, Donna Shank
Thank you.
Domenico,I am so incredibly sorry to hear of your loss. Even though much time has passed, my thoughts and sympathies are with you.
Thank you!!!
Happy 35th birthday Aaron!!! You are greatly loved and missed.
Dear friend and author of the message entitled Thank You,We just want to let you know that we have seen your message and very much appreciate everything that you have written. We continue to grieve the loss of Aaron, but messages from kind hearted people like yourself help us a lot.Domenico and Jana
Jana/Dominico,I found out about Aaron shortly after by a mutual friend that I am sure you remember Heath Blanchard. And I have written on this guest book several times the last couple of years and never submitted. The why is something I to this day cannot understand.I can still remember the day I first saw Aaron, and every time I do it makes me smile. It was the first day of school at North and I was already in class, algebra if I recall correctly, and at the time I was a bit of a rocker/rebel/skater type in my dress and back then JNCO jeans were the pinnacle of what skaters would wear. So you could imagine the look on my face when I saw Aaron walk into the room from the hall wearing a grey Nike t shirt and white with neon green accented Nike shoes with JNCO jeans. I was blown away and to top it off the jeans were the correct length but being that JNCOs were baggy by design they looked like he was wearing high waters. So yeah the memory remains incredibly clear and always brings a smile to my day.The class was pretty much full so he had to sit next to me. And that was that. Several weeks passed before we really ever spoke to each other as I do not believe we could have been anymore different. But when the opportunity did present itself and we had our first conversation it was less than spectacular. Short on the details the main topic was how funny it would be if someone were to vomit in the hallway during the time we were switching classes. The chain reaction that it would cause and how within no time at all the entire school would be covered in vomit. The conversation was entertaining and we both had a good laugh. From then we kind of became friends or rather acquaintances with a mutual friend, Stephen. It wasn’t until December of the same year that our friendship became a lasting one. I had my birthday at the embassy suites and had invited Stephen who in turn asked if he could invite Aaron to which I agreed. The day of the sleepover you all came to the house with Aaron and as a gift had a green bottle of Polo cologne with a gold top. Stephen couldn’t come early that Saturday as he had a band function so Aaron and I went alone to the hotel and waited for Stephen. While we had our one funny conversation we really knew nothing of each other and kind of had a crash course intro meeting. And after playing racquet ball, working out, swimming and just acting goofy we had bonded instantly. Later that evening Stephen showed up but by that time Aaron and I had found in eachother a respected equal. Someone who could stimulate my curiosity and mind in a meaningful way. Someone who understood the world as I saw it with all of its complexities and beautiful simplicities. Aaron was a know it all as was I and the best thing was that unlike all other know it alls I had met I could get along with him. If we disagreed we could use a logical flow to arrive at an agreement. No agendas only the desire to know more. While on paper we were both average students our love of academia and knowledge was a driving and unifying bond. So many great times spent combining our talents and using them for absolutely no good, nothing too devious I assure you, or at least nothing too devious where we were actually caught. But the 5 years in which we remained inseparable is a time I hold almost as sacred. It was one hell of a ride.Unfortunately as both Frost and Ponyboy once said nothing gold can stay. And so our friendship had to dissipate. I moved to El Paso fell in love and Aaron stayed and created his own life. And while physically our friendship had drifted apart the times we had to catch up felt as though the time apart was gone in that moment like we had just seen eachother the night before.I had never and to this day have yet to meet someone like Aaron. The tragedy is not for those of us left behind but in the fact that Aaron did seek that special someone. I can’t say I regret anything but I do wish I could have had more time with Aaron the last couple of years, but as with most things there was a reason and I am sure his time was better used in som
