September 23, 2019

To the Parents of my friend, Fotu:

I have spent the past year wanting to speak with you to apologize and be able to share in the
grief for the loss of your son and my friend. I am relieved that I have ?nally been given
permission to tell you that I'm sorry. I am so so very sorry that my drunken decision caused the
death of your child. Nothing I can ever say will undo my mistake and I will live every day of my
life feeling guilt and remorse for what I have done.

It was my privilege to have his friendship and to be able to support him when he needed a friend.
We shared so many good times together from me getting to watch him play to us going to bible
study together to better understand ourselves. I remember always inviting him to eat with me
with his favorite food being pizza. He would have eaten pizza ever day if he could have.

I think of that night and how we were celebrating the end of the school year and. were also sad
about him leaving the University, knowing we would not be able to be roommates like we had
planned for the next school year. I think we both knew that we would probably not see each other
again because he was planning on leaving Eugene. I am so very very sorry. It's hard to put into
words.

otu was and will always be my brother. I wish I could go back and switch places with him. I
don?t know why God kept me here instead of him. I was the driver. It was all my fault. I am not
asking for your forgiveness because you have every right to hate me. But please know that I
promise that I will keep the best of Fotu in my heart and live a life of worthy of what he had to
glve.

Most sincerely,
Pedro Chavarin

Psalm 23: 1-6

Isaiah 43: 1?3