A poem written by Dylan Woolridge, best friend of Duncan Leichtenberg, and read during Friday's funeral service:

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I turned around and you were gone

A flash and you disappeared

Time was stolen from our friendship

Being gone makes my stomach feel weird

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I have so many questions

It's hard to understand

That you won't be here anymore

A best friend to hold my hand

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I wonder where you are right now

I wonder if you can hear my words

I hope that you are smiling down

It is neat to fly with the birds?

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Being a little kid is hard

It's really hard to be here alone

It's harder than big people think

I just want you to come back home

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I want you to come back to my house

I want to laugh and I want to play

I want to share my toys with you

I want this bad stuff to go away

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You always made me smile

Sitting next to each other in school

We shared our favorite things

Stealing that from us was cruel

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Wrestling season is going to be different now

I wore my pin for you today

I'll win a medal next season just for you

I'll put it on display

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Who will I warm up with at practice?

At tournaments we shared candy until we felt fat

Being in the bleachers together

Was as much fun as wrestling on the mat

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I can see your house from my backyard

Can I talk to you when I'm alone?

Will you watch me play outside?

I want to call you on the phone

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I need to talk to you here

I need to say goodbye today

I need my heart to heal

I need my bad dreams to go away

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Promise to watch down on us

Smile down on your friends and your mom

Make your smile light up the sun

Make huge rainbows come

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I bet your angel wings are neat

How fast can you fly?

Faster than a dog can run?

Why did you have to die?

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Take care of little Jack

Your mommy can't do it right now

I know he's really your very best friend

I know that you know how

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Tell God we said hello

Tell Him we really miss you too

I'll save a seat next to me in class

Come visit me when I'm blue

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I know you won't be coming back

I will forget you never

A best friend lives inside your heart

And you will live in mine forever