Isa

Alijaj

"One day we will meet again, but only when the time is right. When you step out of the darkness, I will be standing in the light." For those who knew my dad know he was such a bright character. From the clothes he wore like his favorite neon green pants to other bright colored clothes. To the way he went above and beyond to try to make people happy. He was just a light of his own.

He had a huge family and so many friends. He can make any stranger a friend and every friend, family. He had such a love for music, from freestyle classics like Tina Marie, Stevie B, India and more to soulful like Luther Vandross to Kenny G. Music is a way for the soul to speak and if you ever hear something he might have played, I hope you'll feel a sense of his presence, to remind you of happy memories.

He was always doing what made him happy. He also loved to make others happy and up until the end he did just that. Though his passing was sudden, he was able to leave this world leaving people with so many memories. He loved his family but most importantly, the children. He would always take his nieces and nephew for late night junk food runs, be there for first days of school, random school drop offs and pickups, random trips to places, making each have their own memories with him. He also loved his grandchildren with all of his heart. His grandchildren would call and talk to him everyday and each call he would answer. Even if they called to just say Pop pop and hang up. He would take them on walks or surprise them with visits to see them smile. He loved to be silly, to make them laugh and take them on walks. He enjoyed their conversations; listening to them talk and learn. Ever since I was little, seeing him always made me happy. Going on drives, blasting music, laughing, talking about any and everything. He was so carefree. He didn't let much get to him. He loved to live life and enjoy moments. He was just loving and fun. He did what he wanted to do and on his own terms. He failed a lot but many of those failures turned into him being knowledgeable in just about anything.

He had suffered from addiction in his life and by the end he was 12 years sober. Everyone was so happy to see him turn his life around. But most of all he was proud of himself. He had many career paths throughout his life. He started as a young kid working in a pizzeria, to construction and ending as a successful self taught Day trader.

If we can all take a lesson from my father it should be...that anything you want in this life, just go do it. If you fail, do it again, at some point you will succeed, you just keep trying.

He is survived by his daughter Lynisa; his grandchildren Bailyn and Lovelyn; His Mother Xhemile; His siblings Drita, Mereme, Rrushe, Esat, Mustaf; His nieces and Nephews, Lydia, Bekim, Fayim, Diana, Sejat, Hannah, Benjamin and Ava. He is preceded in death by his father Rexhep.