When I first met him,
I knew that we would have
Many good memories together.
He was very quiet,
But never afraid to speak his mind.
Compliments from him
Were few and far between,
But we all loved him for that.
I knew him for five days,
And then he left,
Never to return.
His death was a shock to all of us,
Even those of us who barely knew him.

We love you Slagle, Oh yes we do…

I look back on the day
I found out what happened.
It’s been almost half a year;
But it feels like only last week.
I still expect to see him, somewhere.
Walking through the halls,
On the pool deck;
Just somewhere.
But I never will.