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Leaaetohi Mahe uploaded photo(s)
Thursday, January 12, 2023
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My Azriel,
I knew you were my life partner the moment I met you October 2017. These last 5 years have been a wild rollercoaster but I’m glad we went out with a bang. You gave me memories that’ll last a lifetime. From going to my family’s church events to being in my bestie’s wedding line, you were everything I could’ve wanted. If I had known that Friday night, Christmas Eve Eve, was the last time I was gonna see you, I would’ve never let you leave. Thank you for giving me a story worth telling my future kids one day.
Leaaetohi Mahe
PS I always knew (;
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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I met Azriel back when he used to play football in school. It might’ve been 2014 or around there and we had been friends ever since. He would send me videos of him playing football because he was always so proud of his games and I was always so proud of him. I remember the times we used to spend talking on the phone and would sometimes fall asleep the whole night together just enjoying each other’s presence. We were both young but became very close from the moment I met him.
Despite being thousands of miles away from each other he still managed to make me feel like I was never alone. We would talk about his future, how he wanted to be a police officer and we gave each other countless of advice as be both were going down the same career path. We talked about how he wanted to build a farm out in Texas and have 4 children because that’s the “perfect size to run a farm”. Oh how I wish I could have seen 4 mini Azriel’s running around.
He never failed to make me laugh with his loving/goofy personality. I am so proud of the man he turned out to be. He was driven, focused, caring, humble, ambitious, and the list goes on and on. I would always tell him how his smile was the best thing about him besides his personality from the moment I met him and so he would send me smiling pictures of videos just to cheer me up. Lately we were sharing a lot of country music as he seemed to be channeling his inner cowboy. I’ll miss him sharing songs with me as we both enjoyed almost all of the same songs.
He leaves behind a huge hole in my heart but I know it will be lit up by the love and memories he left behind. I hope God can give him a long and tight hug for me. He deserved more than this world was able to give him. I pray he is happy and free wherever he may be. I’ll miss his smile which could light up the darkest of places, his laugh which now sounds like music to my ears, and so much more. I’ll carry him in my heart forever. I hope he knows just how loved he was not just by myself but everyone who had the opportunity to meet him. Heaven gained one of the most beautiful angels on Christmas Eve of 2022. Rest in peace Hercules, only you and I know how much I’ll miss you. May the lord give strength to all his family and friends during these hard times
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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As I have had more time to process and grieve the loss of my best friend, I hope to be able to convey how truly amazing of a person Azriel was. I only met Azriel about a year and a half ago. I was instantly drawn to his goofy, kind and easy going personality. Although we had just met, we would text each other all day, meet up for dinner after work, or spend nights just talking on the phone for hours. We quickly became best friends. I got to know Azriel on a deeper level. Although we came from very different backgrounds, I had never met anyone that I related to more than I did with Azriel. We would joke that it was like he was the male version of myself. We understood and could relate to each others struggles in life, shared many similar interests, and just knew how to be there for each other. Despite his own problems, he would be there to listen and be there for me without question. He could always make me laugh and would be there to cheer me up when I was down.
We both shared a love for going to the gym and working out. The gym was his escape from the struggles of everyday life, a place where he could improve and work on himself everyday. I really looked up to his ambition and motivation to stay consistent in the gym. He was so strong and he was so proud of himself when he would hit a new personal record. He also loved working on his car. He would spend a lot of his free time making improvements and modifications to his car. He was proud of himself for everything he learned since he could pretty much do all the car maintenance himself and never needed to take it into the shop.
We also both loved fishing. I had gone fishing before I met Azriel, but I didn’t love it until I started going with Azriel. We would go fishing together every weekend to so many different spots around the bay area and also Los Banos when he moved there. Our favorite spot to go together was the pier in Santa Cruz. We would spend the entire day just chatting, laughing, hanging out and occasionally drinking. Tequila of course because that was his favorite. Just getting to spend time with him like that and enjoying his company was some of my absolute favorite memories with him. Whenever we went fishing, so many people would come up to Azriel to just chat. I remember him asking me why so many people always came up to him. Out of all the people there, why did everyone seem to come up to him? And I told him the same thing that so many of you have said when you first met him. You could sense his loving and goofy personality a mile away.
Azriel would tell me about the future he wished to build for himself. He wanted to become and police officer and live somewhere that he could be close by the beach. He loved being near the water because that meant he always had many places to go fishing. He was working really hard to build a better future for himself and also be a better version of himself everyday. And no matter what life threw at him, he would always have a positive attitude and continue working hard. We talked about moving to San Diego because we both loved the weather down there. He also loved Oregon, as he had lived there previously and wanted to move back there one day. He would show me listings of houses for sale that he found in Oregon that he would love to call home one day. That’s where he wanted to settle down and have kids. Azriel really wanted to have kids and would always tell me how excited he was to be a dad. He would have been the most amazing dad.
Like Azriel would always tell me, it's never goodbye. It's see you soon. I will forever cherish the moments I had with Azriel and he will forever be in my heart. He made me a better person and I will miss him dearly. Thank you for everything you did for me Azriel, I love you. I will miss your smile and hugs more than anything in the world. Rest in peace handsome <3
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Zach Nobmann posted a condolence
Thursday, January 12, 2023
I met Azriel in 2017 at Gavilan College through football. We ended up having a class together the following spring semester. Azriel was always fun to talk to, I appreciated is goofy personality, he always had me laughing. One thing I really respect about him was his ability to be confident in himself and be true to who he was. It’s hard to find people who stay true to themselves so I appreciated our connection.
I remember that spring semester we would talk a lot about lifting weights, intermittent fasting and cars.
Azriel had a great spirit about him, his personality and smile would light up the room. I believe that one of the most special things about life are the connections you make with people. I’ve lived in multiple different states and have met a lot of people through my life. I feel blessed to have met Azriel while in California, when i think back to my interactions with him all I can do is smile thinking about him laughing about some quirky joke or motivating me to hit the weights.
I know that our Heavenly Father loves his children and I felt God’s light and love through Azriel. I know Azriel’s light and his presence will never pass because it will live through the memories I have of him. I pray for him and his family and know that one day we’ll all be united with him and we’ll get to see his infectious smile hear him make one of his goofy jokes.
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Phi Phan uploaded photo(s)
Thursday, January 12, 2023
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Hi my name is Phi, a fishing friend. I met him for the first time at Sierra Point(a fishing pier) one night. He was a genuine, soft, kind heart, friendly, easy going, and a bit goofy. We instantly connected and became really close fishing friends. As time pass we would contact each other to meet up and go fishing. We both have a prius and I love his fishing setup, the way he organize his fishing gears to fit in it.
Attached are two of the only photo I have of him. The backstory… we and a couple of our fishing buddy would meet up like almost every Friday night at Sierra Point to fish. I would bring my portable grill and cook for everyone. This special night he caught a striper. He instantly gave it to me. I gutted it, season it, wrap it in foil, and toss it on the grill. I made him steam fish(ginger, scallion, cilantro, fish sauce, salt, and pepper). He said he never really ate stripers before and never know what to do with the fish. (I forgot to mention the first night we met. He gave me the striper that he caught).. When the striper was finish cooking I gave him the honors to eat first and man I remember him vividly enjoying his catch and he killed the whole fish.
The other picture is just us hanging out and having a drink, fishing, and having a good time. He brought me a four loco. That was my nickname for him “four loco”.
I can’t believe he is gone, I’m sadden and I wish I had gone fishing with him more often. It’s hard to find a gem like Azriel now a day. Rest in peace my friend.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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Friday, January 6, 2023
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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Monday, January 2, 2023
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