i lost my brother evan a few weeks ago. it’s devastating and unfair, the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.
it’s surreal to be posting about it — he honestly hated instagram. but i want to share and remember his life, who he was.
we made a website for him, evanmorganthomas.org
thank you to everyone who has reached out to offer words of empathy and support. it’s been an especially overwhelming time and i see and appreciate all of it.
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Evan was brave, warm, curious – silly, playful, and open. He couldn’t help but tell you who he was and what he cared about in basically every breath.
It’s such a gift that he shared himself so freely, and that we know so deeply what he loved throughout his life.
Frozen Eggo waffles. Playing outside. “I’m On A Boat” by The Lonely Island. His best friends. Our dog Nellie. Extravagant sushi dinners. Watching movies together as a family. Traveling to new places. The reality show, The Amazing Race. We always talked about how we would have made a perfect Amazing Race team because I am addicted to travel logistics and Evan will eat anything.
His passion was so contagious that I see it everywhere, every day, in every choice I make. Whether it’s waking up for a 7am yoga class or snagging last minute tickets to see band I love play at The Greek in LA, it’s not even a question of “what would Evan do?” – because I already know the answer, so immediately and intrinsically. When he loved something, that was it, he loved it fully.
There was a bagel he had while visiting me when I lived in Brooklyn. Seriously, as recently as like, last month he was texting me, reminiscing about how much he loved that bagel.
Evan made me laugh like no one else can. I miss him every day, and I’ll love him fully, with my whole heart, forever.
