Austin had a way of making life feel lighter. Not just for himself, but for everyone lucky enough to be in his orbit. He lived to make people laugh—to pull them out of their heads, out of their worries, and into a moment where nothing mattered but joy. His world was full of pranks, funny videos, inside jokes that lingered long after the laughter had faded. If there was silence, Austin was the first to break it. If there was sadness, he was the first to shake it loose.

But beneath the jokes, the wild humor, the quick wit—he was more. He was a father. A man who looked at his son, Jackson, and saw everything that mattered. And his family? Family was the foundation. The steady, unshakable thing that kept his heart full.

He had always worked for something greater. Immediately after graduating high school, he set his sights on building a life, finding his way in the HVAC industry, carving out a future where love and laughter went hand in hand. He worked hard, but never at the cost of the people he loved. Because for Austin, happiness wasn’t a thing to be chased—it was a thing to be created. And he created it every single day.

If time could bend, if the past could be reached for and held, his family would go back. To any moment, every moment. To the sound of his laughter filling a room. To the way his presence could turn an ordinary day into something worth remembering. And if they had one more chance, they would tell him exactly what has always been true:

"I love you with all my heart."

Because love like his does not leave. It does not fade, it does not break, it does not forget. It lingers in every joke, in every smile, in every person who still carries the warmth of his presence with them.

Austin, you were joy. You were love. And the world will never be as bright without you