Gaara4president
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Most of you might be ranging anywhere from 10 to 20 years old, but I may be one of, if not the oldest followers of both the manga and anime Naruto. I'm 34 years old and a graduate of Fine Arts, and I'm a professional DJ (20 years and counting). I am currently living and working in China (I'm not Chinese).
In February of 2011 I met this 19 year-old kid at the club named Tylar and he became my best friend, like a brother to me. He's from Florida and he came to China to work as an English teacher for little Chinese kids. He was a huge fan of Naruto. He's always raving about it and one day I decided to download all the episodes, and after watching the first one, I was instantly hooked. He brought out the kid in me.
In August of 2011, he died of meningococcal meningitis and the shipping company asked for $20,000 to ship his body back to Florida, which was insane and we had to hold a couple of fundraisers, and in mid September, we had raised enough money.
Tylar is the reason why I became a fan of this series and up to this day, in my prayers, I talk to him and keep him updated of what's happening in the story. It's something I do because I cherish our friendship, and I love the story too. So I hope you guys don't mind someone as old as your dad in the forums.
If anyone wants to see what my best friend looked like when he was alive, please visit tylardobbinsmemorial.info.
Thank you,
Michael
P.S.
If you google Tylar Dobbins memorial you'll find some stories about him and what we had to go through, and Wink TV news covered the story from beginning to end.
In February of 2011 I met this 19 year-old kid at the club named Tylar and he became my best friend, like a brother to me. He's from Florida and he came to China to work as an English teacher for little Chinese kids. He was a huge fan of Naruto. He's always raving about it and one day I decided to download all the episodes, and after watching the first one, I was instantly hooked. He brought out the kid in me.
In August of 2011, he died of meningococcal meningitis and the shipping company asked for $20,000 to ship his body back to Florida, which was insane and we had to hold a couple of fundraisers, and in mid September, we had raised enough money.
Tylar is the reason why I became a fan of this series and up to this day, in my prayers, I talk to him and keep him updated of what's happening in the story. It's something I do because I cherish our friendship, and I love the story too. So I hope you guys don't mind someone as old as your dad in the forums.
If anyone wants to see what my best friend looked like when he was alive, please visit tylardobbinsmemorial.info.
Thank you,
Michael
P.S.
If you google Tylar Dobbins memorial you'll find some stories about him and what we had to go through, and Wink TV news covered the story from beginning to end.
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