.220 Gabi Snead

During a fairly chaotic time, Gabi was the perfect friend who provided her fabulous sense of humor, honest approach and sincere care. For a solid year, we spent late nights and early mornings together as we prepped and helped at our Jumpstart classroom. Gabi was always on her game - kind to everyone, supportive, wildly intelligent, and above all, compassionate.

Over the course of that year, I really came to be inspired by Gabi’s diligence and ability to always find something worth laughing about. That sense of joy and levity really came in handy, and it’s something I’m still grateful for even today. She’s such a hard worker and was overall just a true hoot to be around. I have so many fun memories of us cackling with laughter until we cried, and it’s those moments that really got me through such a challenging but worthwhile experience.

Gabi, thank you so much for being such a sweet and caring human being and for always knowing how to make me laugh. Thank you for your incredible wit and big heart. Thank you for your patience, resilience and strength, and for always being honest and open with me. Thank you for the joy that even just hearing your voice brings about. Thank you, Gabi, for being you.

-BD