Eulogy

Sadly we are gathered on this web page to remember Peter Casey. His death was unexpected and unfortunate. He was a teenager on his way to becoming a man and with many prospects for life after high school. He was a football player who would have played in college had he been around for those years of his life.
His early years were spent enamored with comic books, Batman, and the like. Superheroes were his favorite characters. He drew comic books and until around the age of 8 this was his calling. He would be an artist! But sadly his creativity and artistic talent stagnated after this period.
A new activity took over Peter's life and this was the game of football. He started playing flag football and eventually played tackle and was always the biggest player on the field. His father being six feet and seven inches tall Peter was always going to be tall. His love for the game was apparent immediately and his passion kept him moving up the levels of competition and succeeding at every level into high school.
In high school Peter remained close to his grade school friends who, for the most part, went to Northside for high school. Friendship and staying close to those that knew him best was always very important to Peter. Life got harder in high school with more responsibilities, but being a good friend and staying close to his best friends was always a constant in his life.
In high school Peter decided that while football, and basketball as well, were great and would hopefully continue into college, they were not viable career options. Uncertainty became a new source of confusion and anxiety for Peter. Freshman year, as we are told we need to start thinking about college, Peter was unclear on his future. More and more through the year he enjoyed writing and his American Lit. class. The writing journal in that was the tool that helped Peter discover what he thought he might possibly be good at one day and that was writing.
Who knows what he would've become? He might've formed into what he was meant to be by the time of his passing. But the people he knew and the people that knew him, know that he was a good guy who was committed to being a friend and a rock for those people. Consistency and reliability to others were the principles of Peter's personality. He will be missed.

Peter Casey