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A year ago today, sitting around our kitchen table my brother in law said something that I desperately wanted to believe: the world needs more Nick Lambros right now.

That maybe the way we make sense of losing him was by taking a piece of him with us — by choosing connection, friendship, family, humor and love. By picking up the phone. Showing up. Bringing the fun. Finding common ground. Dancing when the music comes on.

By Living Like Nick
A year later, I don’t think I could have imagined what that would actually look like.

We watched friends, family — and people far beyond our circle — show up for our family in ways that have completely overwhelmed us.

At the Yankees vs. Mets Subway Series game. At the annual Live Like Nick Golf Classic. In every hug, story, toast, laugh, heckle, photo, donation and person who simply showed up.
And somewhere in all of it, I realized:

Dad is still doing his job.
We used to tease him for always being on his phone, but after he died, we realized he wasn’t just talking and texting. He was working overtime to keep everyone connected.
And somehow, one year later, he still is.

The friendships he built are becoming friendships between other people. The stories keep getting told. People who knew him for decades are standing beside people who barely knew him — or never even got the chance to — and they’re all helping us carry him forward.

That may be the greatest gift anyone could give our family.
Dad always told us we were rich. Not in dollars and cents. Rich in love.

This past year — and especially these past few weeks — you have all reminded us just how right he was.

So today isn’t only about marking one year since we lost him.
It’s about celebrating one year of watching his legacy keep growing.

Keep calling each other.
Keep showing up.
Keep sending the inappropriate texts.
Keep talking to strangers.
Keep heckling your friends.
Keep bringing the fun.
Keep dancing when you hear good music.

We miss you more than words can say, Dad.

But look at what you started.
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