On Memorial Day I will share a special memory. Ian loved Elvis. He was Elvis for Halloween in Kindergarten. We drew on sideburns and made a white sequin jumpsuit. He was adorable. That same year we visited Graceland. He was in heaven.
This photo was taken years later in Las Vegas. I think Ian was drawn not only to Elvis' music, but also to the charisma and personality. He was good at saying, "Thank you, thank you very much." He had big coffee-table books about Elvis and grandma's original vinyl records. Who was Elvis? was one of the first books he was really excited about reading all on his own.
Ian didn't really care about liking the same things as his peers. How many kindergartners are into Elvis? He was his own man and others could accept him or not. Either way, he wasn't changing for anybody. What a great quality--one of the many.
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