Andy Walters Memorial Website
Nothing that I could think to write
could really do justice to the person that Andy was. He was such an
extraordinary person. He made a profound impact on every person he
met. Everything I write here will barely scratch the surface of what
a complex and amazing person Andy was.
He was always there to give a helping
hand, some advice if you needed it, or just a big bear hug. He was
creative, kind, considerate, brilliant, and hilarious. Who could
ever forget his sense of humor. He could make you laugh in so many
ways; his dry sarcastic wit, quoting every line from Tommy Boy or Red
VS Blue or any other funny line from a movie, or just doing something
goofy to make people laugh. He was the kind of person that just put
you in a better mood just to be in his presence. He could make you
smile no matter the circumstances.
He had a talent for art and he loved
it. He could rattle off a thousand obscure facts about art history
that you would never have guessed he would know. Through high school
he was very into ceramics, his favorite class. He made some awesome
and hilarious pieces in that class. He was also was taking a drawing
class his first semester in college. He never got a chance to really
show where his potential would take him but he made some great
looking pieces in the class nonetheless. His creative mind was and is
an inspiration.
He loved magic as well. He spent hours
watching and learning from videos, youtube, or trial and error. He
could watch a magician do a magic trick and immediately be able to
tell you how they did it. He dedicated himself to mastering this
hobby just like he did with anything else he did be it art, magic, or
video games.
A lot of us have a lot of great
memories playing video games with Andy. He always knew everything
about what was coming out and all the latest news. He also somehow
always knew every secret about every game he played. He could hang
with the best of us in each of these games as well.
Andy was the kind of friend you meet
once in a lifetime. He was the best of friends to have. He would walk
through anything at your side if you asked him to. If there was
something troubling you he was going to be there for you. If you
needed cheering up he was definitely the person to turn to. He could
always make you smile. I suppose that is part of the reason this is
so hard. He would be the very person so many of us would turn to
first when we deal with something as terrible and difficult as this
but we can't this time.
We have to find a way to go on now,
always asking if the lives we are leading are the lives he would hope
for us. The pain of losing Andy will never go away but he would want
us to live out our own lives to be happy. We will miss him always and
he will always be in our hearts.
Andy, we love you and we miss you.
Here's until we see each other again.
Love,
Tyler Walters
Andy's brother
Share your memories, thoughts, or anything else you might want to say about or to Andy with us. The Tributes page is for that the sharing these things with everyone. I would like to fill it with as many different tributes to Andy as I can. Email me at tyler@tylerwalters.com to send me your tributes so I can add them to the page.