Comments on: Darius Xavier Poteat http://www.amandavs.com/blog/darius-xavier-poteat Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:20:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Caitlin http://www.amandavs.com/blog/darius-xavier-poteat/comment-page-1#comment-462 Caitlin Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:19:48 +0000 http://www.amandavs.com/?p=703#comment-462 Hey.. i just found out.. Darius was my ex boyfriends older brother.. and i'm very lost right now i dont believe this! i just wanted to put out there that i'm so sorry for your loss.. and email me if you get this becuase id like to talk to you if you can, becuase this just seems so unreal. Hey.. i just found out.. Darius was my ex boyfriends older brother.. and i’m very lost right now i dont believe this! i just wanted to put out there that i’m so sorry for your loss.. and email me if you get this becuase id like to talk to you if you can, becuase this just seems so unreal.

]]> By: Tami http://www.amandavs.com/blog/darius-xavier-poteat/comment-page-1#comment-457 Tami Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:19:39 +0000 http://www.amandavs.com/?p=703#comment-457 It warms my heart to know that Darius had such wonderful friends. I did feel that I knew him well, and although I knew he was somewhat fragile, I believed him when he said he was going to be all right. I believed that he would do the little random domestic things he said he had planned for the day, his last one. I believed he would move forward from the setbacks he was experiencing and grow and change along with those of us who loved him. I wish he would have found the key in the wealth of support that he had to give him the strength to seek the help he needed. We were right across the street--I mourn that he didn't walk over and lay his head on my shoulder, just one more time. I will miss his easy smile, his adorable, irresistible pout, his voracious appetite at many a Sunday dinner, his odd, Darius-only accent, his silliness, his warm heart. I loved him like a son and will remember him all my days. I am enjoying discovering pictures and videos of him being just a fun kid with his friends. I am also enjoying meeting or getting to know his friends better, under such awful circumstances. He has enriched many a life and we are all fortunate to have known him. It warms my heart to know that Darius had such wonderful friends. I did feel that I knew him well, and although I knew he was somewhat fragile, I believed him when he said he was going to be all right. I believed that he would do the little random domestic things he said he had planned for the day, his last one. I believed he would move forward from the setbacks he was experiencing and grow and change along with those of us who loved him. I wish he would have found the key in the wealth of support that he had to give him the strength to seek the help he needed. We were right across the street–I mourn that he didn’t walk over and lay his head on my shoulder, just one more time.

I will miss his easy smile, his adorable, irresistible pout, his voracious appetite at many a Sunday dinner, his odd, Darius-only accent, his silliness, his warm heart. I loved him like a son and will remember him all my days. I am enjoying discovering pictures and videos of him being just a fun kid with his friends. I am also enjoying meeting or getting to know his friends better, under such awful circumstances. He has enriched many a life and we are all fortunate to have known him.

]]> By: jake http://www.amandavs.com/blog/darius-xavier-poteat/comment-page-1#comment-456 jake Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:41:17 +0000 http://www.amandavs.com/?p=703#comment-456 I also knew Darius although not too well. We worked together for a while at a restaurant in Durham. His girlfriend also worked there. When I heard about his suicide, I was shocked and I am still trying to process it. He was always upbeat with a great smile and an easy laugh. It breaks my heart to know that someone as sweet an genuine as Darius would feel so desperately alone that this was his only option. This is a very sad day and I know that everyone who came in contact with Darius feels the same way. The world needs more people like him. It makes me sad that now we have one fewer. Darius, I am sorry that I didn't get to know you better and make a difference in your life. But, I am glad I got to know you at least a little bit. I also knew Darius although not too well. We worked together for a while at a restaurant in Durham. His girlfriend also worked there. When I heard about his suicide, I was shocked and I am still trying to process it. He was always upbeat with a great smile and an easy laugh. It breaks my heart to know that someone as sweet an genuine as Darius would feel so desperately alone that this was his only option. This is a very sad day and I know that everyone who came in contact with Darius feels the same way. The world needs more people like him. It makes me sad that now we have one fewer. Darius, I am sorry that I didn’t get to know you better and make a difference in your life. But, I am glad I got to know you at least a little bit.

]]> By: j http://www.amandavs.com/blog/darius-xavier-poteat/comment-page-1#comment-455 j Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:04:38 +0000 http://www.amandavs.com/?p=703#comment-455 Thank you for your honesty and for reminding all of us to pay closer attention to those we love, to those we know a bit, to those who's paths we may cross at just the right moment to listen, to be present and to extend our care. Thank you for your honesty and for reminding all of us to pay closer attention to those we love, to those we know a bit, to those who’s paths we may cross at just the right moment to listen, to be present and to extend our care.

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