Today it hit me. It’s been 148 days, but today it hit me. Not to say there haven’t been plenty of days before this where I’ve shed countless tears but today was the day that I realized how not ok I am with what has...
Naomi received an email yesterday from Jacob’s counselor. Miami University is granting Jacob a Business Degree in May! His class will be graduating in 2022 but they are going to honor him this year, along with a moment of silence at graduation. Jacob’s Dean and...
I was thinking about a story I could tell about Jacob from the years I have known him, but to be honest there are so many I couldn’t really pick just one so I think I’d rather talk a little bit about how Jacob’s friendship impacted my...
To say this weekend was difficult is an understatement. Passover has long been Jacob’s favorite holiday. He has always loved its pageantry mixed with the spring renewal. It was very hard to see the empty chair across the table. I truly understood the depth of...
Today, Jacob would have been 21. Today, we as a family (consider his friends family too) cried a lot. We shared stories and squeaked out a little laughter. Today was not a day to thrive. Today was not one of those days I will mark...
The Jacob Butze Memorial Foundation was created to help raise money for a scholarship in honor of Jacob Butze who passed away in December of 2020 after battling ALL.
