By Charity Barrueta, sister-in-law

It is hard to know where to begin or what to say. Jared’s death has left a giant hole in our hearts. However, instead of attempting to suppress the pain, we will attempt to fill the void with happy memories and laughter of times spent together.

Jared had a quiet, stable presence. Our family is loud and many times it is hard to get a word in edge-wise but Jared would sit and read, watch, and smile. He was great with our kids (Sammy and Isa). He would wrestle with them, show them books, teach them logic puzzles, play games with them on his ipad, and just spend time with them. They knew he loved them and they called him “fun Uncle Jared”. He is greatly missed by us all.