<i>Editor’s note: This letter was addressed “Dear Erik,” and was marked “In loving memory of Erik Dean Newbury.”</i>

Dear Editor:

Today would have been your 22nd birthday. Even though it’s been awhile, you will never leave our thoughts and, more important, our memories. So on behalf of your friends and former classmates from Basalt High School class of ’04 … happy birthday bud! There’s no doubt that we’ll meet again in a much better place. And when we do, I can’t wait to see that Louie Armstrong impression of yours. Thanks for the laughs and the memories.

Lacey Glatz
Aspen