Goodbye, Troy

Troy Colclasure in 1979 at age 13 This morning, I received the heartbreaking news that my older brother, Troy Colclasure, passed away the previous night. He died in the Desert Regeniol Hospital in Palm Springs, California, a little over three hours after being taken off of the ventilator that had kept him alive. His passing was peaceful and he had family with him. One of my favorite memories of Troy was how he supported me in everything I liked to do. And when I told him one day that I was just somewhere by myself, singing (I was too shy to sing in front of people), he encouraged to sing for him. Well, him and his friend, Chris. Those two were like brothers. They hung out constantly. We all loved Chris’ mom, too. Troy with his buddy, Chris, and his wife, Jamie. They were friends for life. Well, Troy and Chris happened to discover that I had been singing in private, so Troy encouraged me to sing for him and Chris. So I did. I was in the ...