My son, Francisco Alfred, or “Paco” as we called him—he died today at 7 and half. He was the light of our family, so full of energy and love for the world. Whether being defiant or bringing the full… he always took it to eleven. My heart will have a hole until I die and see him again.

@lukemperez Oh Luke. I’m so sorry to hear this.

@lukemperez 😢 I’m so sorry. My condolences to you and your family Luke.

@lukemperez Luke, I am so sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and your family. Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.

@lukemperez I’m terribly sorry to hear this. I can hardly imagine the pain you must feel.

@lukemperez Oh, I am terribly sorry to hear that. My condolences.

@lukemperez Brother, our deepest condolences go out to you. I can’t imagine the pain and will pray that you endure with this hole in your heart until the day when you meet again.

@lukemperez My deepest condolences. I can’t even imagine the pain you and your loved ones are in. I’m holding you and your family in my thoughts.

@lukemperez So very, very sorry. Praying.

@lukemperez I am so sorry to hear this. 😞

@lukemperez So sorry to hear about this and I can’t imagine what you’re going through. My sincere condolences.

@lukemperez There are no adequate words. My deepest condolences to you and your family.

@lukemperez I am so very sorry to hear this. My condolences, I am so sorry to hear this.

@lukemperez I’m so sorry.

@lukemperez OMG! So sorry to hear this! Hang in there, Luke! Will pray for him, for you and your family. 😢

@lukemperez oh no, terrible news. You and your family are in my thoughts during this devastating time

@lukemperez I am so, so sorry to hear this.

@lukemperez I’m deeply sorry for your loss. 😢 Hoping the time you did have together continues to burn brightest.

@lukemperez I am very sorry for your loss, Luke. Prayers for you and your family in this darkest time. From your profile, I see that we might be neighbors (I live near Buckeye). If you ever want to talk with another grieving dad, I am 100% here for you.

@lukemperez My heart breaks to hear of your loss. Words won’t help to ease the pain and sorrow, I know. You are in the thoughts, prayers and hearts of many right now.

@lukemperez I’m so sad for you and your family 💔

@lukemperez I am so sorry for what happened. My sincere condolences.

@lukemperez Luke, my heart is just breaking for you all. You’re in my prayers.

I cant thank you all enough. I don’t have the energy right now to get photos up. But here’s a link to the GoFundMe that my wife’s friend set up. (No expectation that any of you donate, it just has photos of my Paco—you’ll get a sense of his personality.) I may have missed someone, but to all of you, thank you: @ablerism @dunn @vaibhav @tracydurnell @jimmitchell @gregmoore @dwalbert @mroutley @rom @jthingelstad @annahavron @Annie @Parag @val @micro.blog/val @ReaderJohn @JohnBrady @heyloura @KyleEssary @lmika @canion @crossingthethreshold @pcora @Miraz @pratik @ericmwalk

@lukemperez ❤️

@lukemperez Such a sweet spirit in that child’s face. My prayers are with you all.

@jean Thank you so much.

@annahavron Thanks. He was amazing.

@jasonekratz Thank you. It was sudden, unexpected, and impossible to comprehend.