A few months before he passed, Marcus Lynn Snowden wrote a mini autobiography about his life for a school assignment. Reading this now it’s hard to believe that someone who had so much hope for the future is no longer with us. Although brief, an array of emotion, honesty and sensitivity is evident. This is a glimpse of who he was, unafraid to bear his soul and express his love for others.

Genuine in the utmost respect, his light and presence was like no other…