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| Sierra Lutheran High School Graduate |
Last weekend, the
Cariaga family congregated in Minden, Nevada, to honor and acknowledge the accomplishments of the
youngest of my six siblings,
Seth Cariaga.
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| Eagle Scout |
In addition to graduating from Sierra Lutheran High
School, Seth is accepted to attend the University of Colorado in
Colorado Springs in the fall (field of study to be determined). And for his
dedication to community and his sense of duty, Seth has been honored by the Boy Scouts of America as an Eagle Scout, the highest honor awarded by that organization.
It's an impressive list for a lad of such tender years. Seth is definitely further along than was I at a similar point in my own life.
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| Seth expresses gratitude to his scout masters |
Although he is 35 years my junior, Seth is my brother and the last child of my father,
Ross Cariaga.
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| Tami beams with pride |
It is a sad fact of his life that Seth had very little opportunity
to know his father. When Dad passed, in 2001, Seth was only 4 years
old.
I asked him once, "Seth, do you remember Dad?"
"No," he replied. But then, when he saw how his answer saddened me, he emended it. "A little bit," he said.
He was and is such a good-natured and upbeat boy. It
has always been a source of heartache for me to watch him growing up
without a dad.
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| Uncle Don honors and loves his brother's youngest son |
It had been several years since I'd seen Seth. In that interim, he's grown from a boy to a fine young man. Much of it is due to the ceaseless and loving efforts of
Tami, his mother and Dad's widow. But much of it is due, as well, to Seth's innate decency and morality.
I couldn't possibly be more proud of this brother of mine.
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| Seth and big brother |
Eagle Scout, graduate, loving and virtuous young man: Seth Ross Cariaga is off to a great start!
I know Dad is proud.
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| Dad, Seth, and Tami, a few weeks before Dad's passing |
