I've been looking at some pictures posted on HLN that I haven't seen before. As I sit here laughing at pictures of Travis being goofy (as it seemed he often was) and smiling at him sleeping peacefully in a hammock with his mouth wide open
I am overwhelmed with emotion thinking about who he was and what he was about. The same phrase keeps repeating over and over in my mind. HE JUST WANTED TO BE HAPPY.
Everything he did, the people he surrounded himself with, his goals for self improvement, his travels, his humor, his hopes, his dreams. HE JUST WANTED TO BE HAPPY.
I can't help but feel that after all this is said and done (after his murderer is punished to the full extent) that Travis will live on in the people whose lives he has touched. His family, friends, even the people on forums like this following the case. I know I for one will not let his death be in vain. I will take a page from his book and begin to try and better myself.
Everything comes down to the next few days, where justice lies in the hands of a few. His family will return to their lives. Probably not knowing what to do with themselves for awhile without the trial to distract them. My thoughts and prayers go out to them. They will need to deal with the day to day without their Travis a phone call away. I can't imagine their pain.
So, as I'm rambling, I come back to the thought circling my brain. HE JUST WANTED TO BE HAPPY. His happiness was cut short. His short life never knew the happiness of a wife, children, grandchildren. SO much has been lost for him. I can only pray for justice and for the solace his family will find in each other.
Sorry for the random rambling. I won't be listening to the defense's closing and their lies. I'll be on here to keep up and will wait patiently for a verdict. I have faith in the jury that they will do what's right.