The family of Edgardo Vista can count themselves lucky to be among the families who’ve not been railroaded by media in the midst of tragedy. Ed was killed last week by his partner’s son from a previous marriage. The details of the case are largely irrelevant because the police have arrested the right person; and following a few personal brushes with the aforementioned suspect, as well as the accounts of some of the other neighbors, I could have told you before all of this that it was likely a matter of time before something nefarious happened.
The truth is that although any one of us can change our trajectory at any time in our lives, the path this young person was on was a path of violence and craze and I’m deeply saddened that events transpired the way they did.
I don’t know how or where to file this, but in this moment I believe that Ed was a hero to all of us on that day. Ed was the sacrifice that made our little street a safer place from an ominous and threatening presence and he deserves a parade.
He was a great neighbor and it makes me sad that he’s gone. All he wanted to do was work hard, be a good neighbor, and he took great pride in his little house. If ever you shoveled his walk, he’d be sure to shovel yours to repay the favor.
I guess I’ll just keep shoveling.
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*** Out of character for this site as it may seem, one of the things I strive for (despite the home life I try to keep private) is emotional transparency and openness with struggle. It’s been a strange time and I wasn’t sure I’d have opportunity to speak my piece about Ed in any other forum.
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