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for Adrian Amadeus
Kevin Zook
May 8, 2025
It has been over 20 years since Adrian´s passing and I still miss him every day. He was not only my brother but ha was a friend as well. I know I will see him again someday.
The Musician
April 26, 2004
Michelle Eyer-Holland
April 21, 2004
I met Adrian at my daughter's birthday party. My brother introduced him to me. Indeed, he had a huge smile, a beautiful one at that. It was a very short visit and the last. I wish I could have know him longer from what I've read I feel as if I missed out on a good thing. Although, at least my brother was able to be a part of this wonderful man's life and share with him, very precious moments that will always be in memory. To Adrian, where ever you may be, your soul is now running free, now you can be with everyone you love all at the same time. Love, Michelle
Julia Tivona
April 20, 2004
Adrian was the most tender soul I had ever encountered in anyone. We were married for two years: 1988 to 1990; and although we were too young at heart to recognize our divergent callings, he was the most giving and receptive individual.
Kyle Patrick
April 19, 2004
The news of my brother's death came as both a shock and a message to me. He was two years older than I, and from our early teen years, he showed the spark and glow that others write about here. He was the quintessential questioner of life and meaning. He grew deeper with each question he asked, and constantly challenged himself to answer the myriad of questions he posed to himself. He was NEVER happy with a simple yes, no, or because. He always wanted to know more. His death is so very painful, as all of us writing here understand. The light of his personality burned very brightly to all of us. Losing him leaves a gaping hole in my heart. I pray he is in a safe place, with friends, and able to know the pain we are going through with his passing. I dare to say that he would want us to raise the bar in our lives, our thoughts, our questions, to get a better understanding of why we are here in the first place. Then we should remind ourselves every day to act on those thoughts to make sure that we have no regrets when our time to leave this Earth comes.
I love you my brother, always have, always will.
Kyle
Kenna Marie Zook
April 16, 2004
Adrian was my uncle and he was the coolest uncle ever! I loved him very much because he believed that everybody should be able to be who they want and believe what they want. I looked up to my Uncle Adrian because I want to be a musician, a good person and have cool clothes like him when I grow up. I really loved him a lot and I really miss him. Uncle Adrian, you rock!
Kris Zook
April 16, 2004
Technically, I am Adrians sister in law. But truly, and more importantly, I am his friend. Adrian and I had a connection that was outside of a family relationship. His humor, compassion and intellect were beyond this earth. He was a beautiful soul, who likely had more insight in his 47 years than most people do in an entire lifetime. I will miss his emails addressed to "Darling Krissy" and all of the long talks we had about every possible thing under the sun. I know he is around all of us, and I feel his energy each day. I will miss you, Adrian, forever. I love you, my friend.
Frank Holm
April 15, 2004
I have lost a soulmate, but I know he is still around for me.
I have received the shocking news, and I am truely sad, I have had the great pleasure of knowing Adrian for almost 11 years, and it is quite difficult for me to put down in words how much he means to me.
I feel so blessed for having met Adrian, and I will never forget him and what he has done for me.
Adrian...watch out, we will still have long conversations.
Love and best regards for the family and all the friends
Frank
Adrienne B.
April 14, 2004
Hi, I met Adrian through him designing our house and the moment I layed eyes on him I saw life. I am only 14 and when my parents had told me about there first meeting with Adrian I was totally over joyed to here about this great guy. He was everything I wanted to be in life! He acted, as do I at the Village Theater, he played an interment and was in a band, I have played the piano, clananet, french horn and harm (which he was quit excited adbout when he heard) and I sing, which is my biggest one which I have one for years, and most of all he was a deginer! That has always been a dream of mine! So right alway I just had to go to the next meeting with him that they had. He was so amazing and full of life, he serously glowed with his huge smile! After only meeting him once he was my romodel for life. I saw him for a second time to look over house plans and that was it. At the moment our house hasnt been built, but hopfully will be soon, and it is 100% deicated to Adrian our angel, who I am sure watchs over all of us and smiles that great smile of his and makeing sure we live every day like it was our last.
Laurie Ernstrom
April 14, 2004
Adrian or as I called my brother Eric, was one of my best friends growing up. We spent hours together every day playing or coming up with a new adventure as we grew up. When our family went on vacations Eric and I always paired up to go on many wonderful adventures. He was so much fun to be with because he had such a natural, fun loving, curiosity. Eric was a very kind person who took an interest in every one he came across. He could talk with anybody and make them feel like they were the most important person in the world. I am proud to say I am his only sister and I will miss him tremendously. His wonderful smile and sense of humor will be with me always. You are missed tremendously by all of your friends and family. I love you Eric and I know you will be watching over all of us!!
David Mulkey
April 14, 2004
I still don't know quite how to say what Adrian meant to me. I feel that nothing I could say would be qualified to describe him. He was a person I could talk with for five minutes then have a wonderful feeling for the rest of the day, a person who taught me so much about life and love beyond anything I could have asked for, always so thoughtful and incredible in anything he did. I feel so fortunate to have known him, to have learned from him, to have experienced his remarkable world, spirit and energy first hand. I am deeply saddened by his passing but I can't help the little smile that knows he completed his path with such amazing style.
Joyce Hansen
April 14, 2004
I am stunned. He was such a beautiful man in every way!
Adrian designed our house. Working with him was just fun! No other way to describe it.
We would frequently get into marathon conversations that had nothing to do with house plans. He taught me something that was so wonderful. It was about eliminating clutter from one's life. He said every year he donated half his belongings to a charity. Along with the material baggage goes a lot of emotional baggage too.
How many people live long, long lives and never reach that level of wisdom or generosity!
Judy Craig
April 14, 2004
I only knew Adrian through our exchange of e-mails while both of us were doing a bit of genealogical research and discovered that we were related through our Kansas ancestors. Reading the other messages that have been posted has confirmed for me what I sensed in his correspondence--that he was a warm, funny, caring person. My great regret is that I never had an opportunity to meet and get to know him. My heart goes out to his family and dear friends.
Rick Ehrenberg
April 14, 2004
What a dear friend and how he will be missed. I had the honor of knowing Adrian over the past 11 years. He had taught me so much about life, my work and love for people. I will miss our conversations and our jokes. I know Adrian is up there with God keeping Him entertained! We miss you Adrian and will always cherish our memories of you! Yo Adrian, thank you my firned!
Jill Burdge
April 14, 2004
Adrian is a genuinely kind and loving person. That love will only grow larger now that he's no longer bound by this world. Still, we'll all miss him.
Roger vonDoenhoff
April 14, 2004
I hardly know what to say, it's such a shock, but I feel compelled to say whatever comes. The thing that always amazed me about Adrian, the thing that inspired me and still inspires me, is that every conversation with him was a treasure. I wasn't a "close friend" of his, I suppose, as those definitions go, I hardly ever saw him. But even if I ran into him on the street after not seeing him for months, within 30 seconds we'd be discussing things that were tremendously personal, meaningful, and valuable. I've never met anyone else on this planet with whom it worked that way. That makes me aspire to be a more real person in my daily life, every day. May God and all of us bless him for being so very Adrian-like.
kelly romulok
April 14, 2004
I am truely taken back by the passing of Adrian, as I am sitting here typing I have this enormous smile on my face, Adrian is truely an Angle, I will miss his energy , inspiration , love of life and most of all my friend.
Ben Judge
April 14, 2004
I met Adrian ten years ago when he was over here in London. Although the time we shared together was short the beautiful memories I have will last with me forever. Adrian, thankyou for being there, for listening, for your wonderful words of wisdom and encouragement and for our friendship over the years. I will miss you dearly. Ben xxx
Erika Ginnis
April 14, 2004
I just found out about Adrian's death. I am stunned. I am going to have to go find him on the astral plane and talk to him about this sudden departure! Adrian became one of the loves of my life when we met many many years ago in a meditation class I was teaching at CDM. I was so drawn to him that the evening of the last class, after it was finished, I asked him what he was going to do after the class and he replied with "Why go hang out with you of course!". I was blown away. We immediately became close, and were inseparable from that moment on for over a year. We have always been tightly connected, ever since that time. I have so many memories of him, from watching him playing in "A Mid-summer nights dream" (he of course played Oberon), to being an inspiration for poetry for me, to riding the tram at Sea-Tac with me just for the fun of it. He made everything fresh and new, helped me to see with new eyes, question my assumptions, and helped me to rediscover love over and over again. He will be in my heart always until we meet again, which I know we will, as we have before over and over again, through the veil of time. This poem is one I wrote about/for him in 1992 after one of our long walks around Capitol Hill we used to take late at night.
DARK NIGHT'S WALK
At a light I begin this
it's been so long since pen to paper, my heart
bent
for expression pouring out
let me take this moment and hold it for a while
now the stars
dawn almost upon me
breath the air
feel the coolness
Tonight I will sleep
your kiss still
upon my mouth
Palms against each cheek
head in your hands
at once with a quickness
and gentle depth
that took me
and my breath, unaware
a sudden emergence
into the present moment
summer breaking over me in soft waves
In my minds eye I watch you walk away again
the gait unknowingly observed
I hold the reflection in stillness
feel the day about to begin
and think of your face
with head thrown back in loving
and eyes of brightest blue
1992 Erika Ginnis
Gabrielle Bouliane
April 14, 2004
I just heard today. I was only a very ancillary friend; he came into my work at Hollywood Video on Broadway quite often in Seattle, in a huge red shag jacket, and lit up everything with his smile. When he heard I'm a struggling video artist, trying to believe in what I'm doing, who was about to move home & try new york, he told me that I was right, that it can be done, he described his work, and that the only way to live was to do what you can to make beauty every day. He said we're all going to make it. He made me believe this was the right thing to do, at 37, and I believed him. I work at another video store now while I freelance; I've been having a rough time with the move across contry, I called back today and was told of his death, and I burst into tears at the counter, as I'm crying now. I wish I could have known him more deeply, I could tell he was one of the rare ones. I never even got to see his work or say goodbye. I can tell he was the kind of person who touched everyone he knew, and I just can't believe his fire is gone. To friends and family, especially, I can just say you were blessed with a beautiful person. May his memory continue daily for us all. I think I'm going to have a lot to write about this very brief friendship. I can only hope that I will one day become what he saw in this particular stranger, but now I have a new reason to be better than I could have imagined. I'm so sorry.
Salvatore Mauro III
April 13, 2004
i met Adrian only briefly when he visited california; i talked with him only a few times over the phone; i knew him thru a mutual friend...and even more so thru the warm wave of light and love that radiated from him. he was and will remain an inspiration to me... to continually seek the beauty and love within myself and the world around me. thanks Adrian... you have truly made a difference. peace and love be with you always~
Kent Zook
April 13, 2004
I am Adrians youngest brother and had the priviledge of knowing him from the time I was born until his passing. He was not only a great brother but also my friend. We shared many great times together growing up and as a teen I wanted to be like him. He was one of the most gifted people I have ever known. If he was determined to do something, he did it well and made it look easy. He lived his life the way he chose to, not yielding to pressure from anyone or anything. He was always thinking about the greater universe and his place in it. I am still in shock and wish that I had an answer for the great question,"why him?" I will miss my brother for as long as I live but take a little solace in knowing that we will meet again. We have truly lost a great person and I count myself as one of the lucky ones who was able to share some time with him.
Hal McCullough
April 13, 2004
One thing I've realized in trying to make sense of the shock and sadness brought by Adrian's passing is that there are not enough adjectives in the world to describe him fully. There are the obvious ones of course--charismatic, energetic, and infinitely attractive. Those who knew him well also knew him as the intelligent, insightful and incredibly generous Adrian that we all loved. He is missed so much already and the legacy of his extraordinary presence will only continue to grow in our hearts over time. Much, much love to you dear Adrian.
Amy DeBourget
April 13, 2004
I knew Adrian for about 12 years and the news of his death was extremely hard for me. He was so full of love and laughter and light. I can't believe he's not here with us. I miss him dearly. I know he's in heaven.
Bryan Alberts
April 13, 2004
Adrian was one of the most creative, generous, and energetic people I have ever met, and he gave joy to many people's lives, including mine and people I shared his creations with. He always reminded me, and will continue to remind me, to look for beauty and love in my world, and to find myself in all of my world. I'll honor him by passing that lesson on to my daughters and to my friends, and by sharing the loving creations he shared with me. I wish he were here; I wish I could read his "Guest Book" entry to himself - I'm sure it would bubble over with laughter, enthusiasm, creativity, and, above all, love.
Michael Levitz
April 13, 2004
What a complete shock for my wife Inesa and I to hear of Adrian's passing away. We had become such good friends with him. He was one-of-a-kind.
He rescued us when our home needed rebuilding after the Nisqually earthquake of 2001. But our friendship went far beyond architecture. One could talk to Adrian about anything. People could always trust him. And he was always a pleasure to have around.
Adrian was poised for much greater things. Life sometimes takes the very best from us before their time.
Dakotta Alex
April 13, 2004
I’m truly sad. I have never met such a spirited, fun, optimistic, handsome individual. I remember meeting Eric when I was doing a temp job to de-stress from the corporate sector, and other issues with life. He came up smacking on liquorish (offered me one – which I still have) and was like ‘HI, whatcha doin?’ … *smile* he always had the best advice and most insightful views about life. Heck if it weren’t for him, I’m not sure how I would have got through that point in my life. He was so passionate about what he did and creating his music. It’s a shock to me he’s not here any more to share those philosophical life bound questions with me. What a terrific guy he was.
Forever Angel
Jullian Eyer Ambrosio
April 13, 2004
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE...
This is what reminds me most of Adrian. He had so much love to give and will continue to give in the hearts of those who knew him.
Margaret Bouniol
April 12, 2004
I am truly saddened and sorry to hear of Adrian's passing. I only knew Adrian through his work - he was such a pleasure to work with and I wanted his family to know what a great guy he was. He always greated me with a smile and we laughed about stuff surrounding our jobs. I am a planner with the City of Kirkland and worked with Adrian on a small condo project he designed near downtown Kirkland several years ago. If all my customers could be as thoughtful and humourous as Adrian, this job would be a lot easier! Thank you Adrian for being a brief but very bright spot in my job. I'm sure your family, friends, and collegues will miss you immensely.
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