Today has been such a sad day. Early this morning Ben received a call from our bishop telling us that our friend, Naki Maile, had passed away suddenly and very unexpectedly. My heart is aching so much for my dear friend, Abby, and their six beautiful girls that have lost him too soon. Naki was only 32, Abby is my age, and the girls range from 1-9. It has been such a shock to our entire family. Dads just aren't supposed to die, especially those that are as wonderful as Naki.
The Mailes have been such great friends to us. We have come to love their girls so much through our many years of doing Joy School with them. Those girls just loved their daddy so much and talked about him all of the time. We have enjoyed so many memories watching our kids grow and learn alongside this sweet family. We love them all.
Naki was just an amazing guy. He always had a giant smile on his face and had the biggest heart. He was one of those people that you just instantly loved and respected and you felt his love in return. He was such a wonderful husband and amazing father to all of his girls. Naki, our hearts are breaking as you take your journey to a much better place but we are truly better people for knowing you. God be with you til we meet again.The family has set up a fund for donations, which are greatly needed. If you can donate anything, please do: www.nakisgirls.com
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