Kyle Krieger Instagram – sundowners 🌙

Kyle Krieger Instagram - sundowners 🌙

Kyle Krieger Instagram – sundowners 🌙 | Posted on 22/Dec/2023 22:35:32

Kyle Krieger Instagram – My dad died this week, and I wanted to share a little about him because he was very special to me. He had been suffering from an Alzheimer’s diagnosis now for a few years. In a way, I have a sense of relief that he is no longer suffering— but I am very much crushed by the weight of the loss. We got the call that he was transitioning to the dying phase of hospice care, and my sister @alikrieger and I drove/flew to see him as soon as we could on Monday. He died while I was en route on my flight, but he was surrounded by my sister and some loving friends and players he coached. 

I am very grateful for my dad (and my mom) — so much of who I am was shaped by who they are. He is the reason why I love so many things about my life. He is the reason why I played soccer my whole life through college. He is the reason why I love being on a team. He is the reason why I love comics and dinosaurs and marine life. He introduced me to sci-fi. He is the reason why I love to explore and go on adventures outdoors. We use to explore the woods as Robin Hood characters or X-Men mutants in my adolescence, and those hikes are some of my most favorite memories. 

Even though he helped shape who I am, we were also extremely different. Like a lot of LGBTQ  children and their families, we got a chance to teach each other many things about the love and tolerance of people who are different than us. I was always grateful for his willingness to listen. I’m smiling now thinking about the first time I remember him asking about my first boyfriend. 

One of my favorite impacts we had on each other was our sobriety. I remember after my first year sober, at 23, he said he was going to stop drinking too. We got sober in different ways, but continued to not drink and share a bond that connected us on a deeper level until his diagnosis. I was grateful that when I was with him, I knew he was present and focused. 

Thanks for reading — Ali and I are planning a service in VA in the coming months, so if you were a student/player/parent/friend of his we would love to have you at the service. 🤍
Kyle Krieger Instagram – I walked inside my first ice cave today on my first glacier walk — it was epic and so beautiful. Then rode home nekked after getting pummeled by an arctic wave on the beach which was the result of few questionable choices!!

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