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The Best Man Speech You Have To Hear from Max Gold On His Birthday 11-14-23 · OneLegUpAlex Media

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  Oh, misty eye the mountain below, Keith, careful watch of my brother's
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  souls, and should this guy be filled with fire and small keep watching over
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  June. So not because I'm gonna talk about had that fiery red hair that
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  when he turned the corner you knew it was Max Gold, but because I
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  believe today how it would have been Max Gold's thirty second birthday. I believe
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  that God Heavens are keeping watch over our brother's soul. I will tell you
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  how I memorialize him today on my Instagram, but first I'd be wanting to
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  play this all day long. It's actually footage of Max Gold at his brother
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  Jake's wedding. He gave the best man's speech and it was probably the best
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  speech anyone could have given. Not only that this day for Max was so
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  special because he was in the hospital and for this day he got released to
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  give this best man speech at Jake and Ali's wedding, and it's on Facebook.
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  Max posted it publicly, so I'm not afraid that the posted here on
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  his birthday. And I always love to capture the words of our favorite people
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  and find audio of them and play for you because it's the way we keep
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  their legacy going. So without further ado, Max Gold's best Man's Speech from
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  July twenty fourth, twenty one. Those who don't know me, I'm Max's
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  youngest, growing the nest. I've always done speeches for fund raisers, and
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  now I'm doing my first best man's speech. You quite the hung Most best
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  man's features are known to rose to groom, completely make fun and embarrassed how
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  out of them. I'm not going to do that tonight. Instead, I'm
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  going to focus on all the great and amazing qualities that Jake has, like
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  thank you, no, just kidding. The beginning, Chake and I had
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  a typical friendly relationship, jealously resentment ad fights. For example, we would
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  think her back and forth on what to watch from TV. We would negotiate
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  at times, and sometimes I'd win if and only if there were no sports
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  sports we waited shows on. But typically Jake has always been an opinionated soul,
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  sharing his passion and leaves generals who you and others? For those who
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  don't know, Jake major as an undergrad was history and political science. Who
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  knows we could have had a Gold help instead of a White House, and
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  we still may. Many people here today know that Jake's bin His attributes are
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  his sensitivity, kindness and concern others. He's always He's always vitiate. That
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  to me as a brother, getting involved with freshman activity is like we are
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  to basketball camp Banker and taking me on vacation every year. Over time,
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  Jake realized he can use his unique and personal experiences to his advantage in helping
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  others. As you will know, jac is the nurse. He uses his
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  hard to get the patients one big thing that it needed during some of the
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  hardest moments in life compassion. Not only do they use his knowledge of science
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  and medicine to heal, he had an ability to provide DLSC and instill confidence
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  that they are in good hands and will get better. The combination of being
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  opinionated and compassionate has sometimes resulted and Jake and I are getting into trouble with
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  authority figures in places like airport terminals and the Sodian Museum. What going.
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  We never ended up in jail, but there were several There were several wife
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  lessons that served as a driving force and teaching me and teaching me to stick
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  up for myself and fir and push me to overcome obstacles in life. So,
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  Alie, you couldn't have fallen in love with Jake for his good looks
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  and his personality. I'm thinking you fell in love with Jake for the overflow
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  of beautiful heart as compassionate and caring. His cheek had been with me if
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  patient a work in patience at work and especially without family, who think and
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  then you will always be he will always be this way with you. I
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  see the way he looks at you, and I know that you that you
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  will aways see all that of action and more. You are truly a lucky
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  woman and I couldn't be happier to callte you my sister. Work to jakeing
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  out that was honestly one of the coolest videos and speeches Max ever game and
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  I had seen him on stage at Sports Night delivering lines and having fun up
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  there on the stage, and we just interact every day. Of course,
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  we became more than his classmates. He became like a brother. And on
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  this day I wrote something at eleven fourteen am on November fourteenth, I just
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  wanted to share it with you on the podcast in case do not I didn't
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  see it online. I said, it's eleven fourteen. I'm on November fourteenth,
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  twenty twenty three as I wrote this, and I just want you to
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  know on your thirty second birthday, Max Gold, you will forever be loved
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  personally. In the moments from Cats the Musical to the show was put on
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  by Jojo Starbuck at Sports Night at the Viscardi Center, and just everyday life
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  with you. You always made us laugh and you were always there for us.
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  After we graduated high school, you know, I think there was a
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  whole Hanji. We all split up, but you, Max Gold, continue
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  to stay connected almost every day even when you weren't doing well. And that
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  connectedness and that drive to stay in touch each and every day, it's something
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  I want ever forget. And it was special. And we'd exchange happy birthdays
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  on mine or his, and we finally get together a few times, and
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  then got to hang out with Danny and we all became a little crew.
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  And you were Max Goll the connector and a brother and you weren't afraid to
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  voice your opinion, which I will never forget either, and you were you
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  always gave the best advice. I think we all love you for that.
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  And the moments with Jake and the times I with Jake and Lynn and Roy.
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  That was special to see from Afar as well. And then it's true
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  in January when I saw that vacant powerchair, I was shaken up because it
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  doesn't make sense not having you here. But I know that Got is watching
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  over our brother's soul. On your thirty second birthday, I am fever grateful
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  for you as a person, a confidant, a best friend, and a
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  connector. And I speak of I have my Mom and Vickman, even my
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  Dad who's up there, and we all say we love you, how we
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  miss you on your thirty second birthday. And I've been thinking about Jake and
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  I think about Lynn a lot today and how strong a family unit they were
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  and Max just never let any illnesses or sicknesses stop them from being so frecking
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  funny and so wise and so in tune. I would say, up until
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  the end, and again, we miss you so much and we love you,
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  Max, and happy thirty second birthday in heaven. And I hope that
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  by playing this O audio of your best man speech, we continue your legacy
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  the best we can. I love you, brother, miss you, and
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  just know you are in a lot of hearts and minds, not only today,
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  but each and every day, and for that that means you are an
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  amazing person and will continue to be guiding us inspirit. Talk to you soon
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  on the Alex Garratt podcast