The nights were always too short. Sitting at the kitchen table, voices filling the quiet, laughter rolling in like waves, music playing softly in the background. Those were the moments that didn’t need pictures to remember. They are etched into time itself—midnight conversations, stories told with that infectious smile, the kind of joy that makes you forget the world outside.

If only those nights could have lasted forever.

Jayden had a heart too big for this world, the kind of soul that didn’t hesitate. If someone needed something, he gave it—without thinking, without expecting anything in return. He didn’t just walk into a room; he took it over, not with noise, but with warmth. With stories that made people lean in closer, with kindness that wrapped around others like a safety net. He felt everything deeply—people, love, life.

And he loved like no other.

His animals were more than pets; they were companions, steady and loyal, mirroring the unconditional love he gave so freely. And now, in the cruelest twist of fate, he has left behind another love—his unborn daughter. A beautiful girl born in a world that will never allow her get to know her father the way it should have. But she will know him. She will grow up wrapped in the love he left behind, carried by the people who will love her endlessly, who will remind her every day that she was her father’s greatest gift.

“We will love her endlessly, son. Thank you for gifting her to us.”

"You are my very best friend in the world, and I love you forever and always. I promise I’ll find happiness again… someday." his family shares

Jayden, you were light. You were laughter in the middle of the night, the kind of love that leaves fingerprints on the soul. You were a son, a father, a friend, a presence too bright to ever truly fade.

You are missed beyond measure. Loved beyond words. And no matter how much time passes, your story will never stop being told.

In the words of his mother, “I love you endlessly and miss you like crazy.”