Arthur Sergio

[val]

a friend wrote:

carol and val, aj's mom also told me she would let me know what arrangements will be made when they've decided. i have been respecting their privacy, but i may call her to follow up this week and offer any assistance i can.
she is trying to find out about her son, and what could possibly have caused this to happen. i understand that he was estranged from his family for the past year or two, and so his mother is reaching out to his phone contacts to see if anyone can offer an explanation. i happened to speak with aj just a day or two before his death, but i did not foresee this happening, and i am still troubled by it. perhaps if we share our knowledge, our insights can help his family lay him to rest.

I wished I could have given his mother insight but this is what i told her: Aj and I were together for 2 years and we have remained friends and in contact this past year after the break up...I spoke to him the day before and I also was unable to detect anything out of the ordinary...he seemed fine...in my opinion i don't know if there is a "trigger" and it may have been an accumulation but in retrospect i found out details of his life that were incorrect based on what he told me for example while we were still together he told me his father had passed away and his mother 6 months after( i didn't tell his mom he said she was dead, but she said his father didn't pass). His mom told me the last time she saw him he seemed fine. Aj also told me he was living in Queens with his girlfriend who he and her were expecting a baby, but his mom said that was only a friend of his and not his baby. idk why he would tell me those things if they weren't true. Maybe he was creating an image to make me believe he was happy and doing well when he wasn't...i don't know. His mother said his car was almost not functional, which may suggest he was living in his car for the past year, again just my speculation bc his p.o. box wasn't active...i realized this after, but i didn't mention it to his mom and i am unsure on if i should: i realized that the day he committed suicide is 2 days after what would have been AJ and I"s 3 year anniversary. We were on good terms and spoke so idk if it is just a coincidence but i have had a hard time thinking what if the date isn't a coincidence. Any feedback or suggestions on if i should mention this to his mother?

[Carol McDonald]

Val,
Send me a e-mail on my private e-mail so the whole world doesn't have to see our conversation [e-mail]

[Andrew B]

I am trying to find out if this is Arthur Sergio that graduated in 1993 from Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida. I fear that it is.

[val]

Andrew B wrote:

I am trying to find out if this is Arthur Sergio that graduated in 1993 from Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida. I fear that it is.

yes.

[Andrew B]

Arthur,
I saw you last 16 years ago, when we graduated from high school.
I will cherish the memories of us goofing off in school and hanging out afterwards.
You were a great friend.
I only wish we had remained as close as were back then. I wish I was there for you in your time of need.
Rest in peace my brother.
You will be missed.
Your friend,
Andrew

[dave daily]

Carol McDonald wrote:

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Who did you hear that from? Is your source reliable?

I'm so sorry to hear this news I was in the army with art and knew him from highschool< i spent 4 years every minute of the day with him he was my brother and I'm just looking for any info on what happened.

[Childhood freind]

I just learned of his death today , I have not seen or heard from Art in yrs, we grew up together in Fla. He was never the type of person I would have thought would do something like this to himself. I havent seen of him in a long time but my mind sometime thinks of him, and even though it has been a long time I find myself very sad about his death. If anyone speaks to his mother tell her Beau sends his sympathy.