Tuesday was my friend Paula's birthday. I have been in a group video message with her and Jess for a few weeks. We send messages almost daily. Both Jess and I sent Paul good morning happy birthday messages. Not long after, my mom called to let me know, Paul's dad had been found, he committed suicide in the night. So devastating. Her brother Grant's birthday was the next day. Al Oskvig lived just around the section from our family only a few miles away my whole childhood. Paula and I were friends from littles. We were playmates, childhood friends, rode the bus together, did ballet lessons together, played sports together, and had many sleepovers. Al and Gina divorced sometime after Paula graduated. Al had been a huge race fan dedicating much of his life to working in the race pits. Around 14 years ago, he was in a terrible accident. While in the pits, a car wrecked out of control and struck Al. After surgeries and therapy, broken bones and more, he recovered but the health