I totally understand your pain Jason.  I new Tristan from the Pteradactyl and man was he just amazing.  His presence always sent chills over me.  He and I hung out for awhile and I still remember every word out of his mouth.  Watching him dance, he was a god to every girl in the club, lol.  Luckily I got to get to know a little more than just his physical appearance.  He was a sincere, polite, intelligent person.  And man he loved his ex at the time, I think her name was Tracy?  I realized he'd never get over her so I settled with the fact that we'd only be friends, lol.  Although we lost touch after I moved to Florida I have always thought of him.  I googled his name only to find that he had passed away.  I will always remember him as a beautiful person.

Nicole

Hi Jason,

I worked with Tristan at scholastic in '97-'98.  He was such a presence at the office and his laugh resounding. I am sad that his life was cut short. My heart goes out to you and to his family for such a large loss.

Loredana

I've recently found out about Tristan's death...and I am beyond devastation.  It's amazing how years have passed and he still crosses the minds of so many individuals.  Not too long ago I tried to find him on Facebook, I would Google his name and an obituary would come up, but I disregarded it because he couldn't possibly be his, he was so so young.  I dated him very briefly when he lived in New Jersey while working for Scholastic.  He made such an impression on me.  I loved his self confidence and his witty sense of humor.  One time he drove me all the way home in a horrible snowstorm after the movies.  I always looked back on him fondly, I never imaged that such a terrible tragedy would befall on him.  This has truly changed me, life is precious and short and we shouldn't take anything for granted.  I am heartbroken.  Thank you Jayon for writing about him.  I'm so glad I stumbled on your site.

Kat

Hi Katrich, thanks so much for your comment. I'm actually amazed at how many people who have found this post over the years that have reached out to me who have very fond memories of Tristan. He was an amazing person, and was like my brother. He spoke very highly of his time at Scholastic and I know he met some great people up there. I recently moved back to CLT after 4 years in the city, and miss it like crazy. Regardless, I appreciate your condolences...he's in a better place (he was in very rough shape towards the end). Cheers.