I met Austin ten years ago in Juniper pod Village four. He was one of my closest friends and an incredibly smart, talented and kind human being. I will miss him dearly.
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I will always remember Austin Hudson-LaPore for his brilliance and willingness to help me along the way. My prayers are with his family during this time of loss.
Austin Hudson-LaPore, you will be missed. You, with your constant smile and thoughtful nature, were a great part of the Shorey community and a wonderful person to know and have around no matter the circumstances. I cannot imagine reasons that make it just for you to have left us so soon and so suddenly. I only hope that your last hours were filled with the most awesome and inspiring of images nature's forces could muster; those crazy manifestations of otherworldly beauty that you so loved to witness. There'd almost be something beautiful and poetic in that. I'll miss you. Rest in Peace.
Chicago bound- though the trip will be bittersweet as I remember the kindness and brilliance of Austin Hudson-LaPore. He touched so many of us along those 7 years together at the Academy. Rest in peace Austin.
Rest in Peace, Austin. I am thankful I was able to spend my first OAC trip with you and will forever be grateful that you woke me up for the sunrise the night we all slept under the stars on the beach of Lake Superior. You will be greatly missed, and I am so glad I got to know you.
One of my favorite things last year was when I came back to the house late at night, there would almost always be a select few people hanging around, and you were one, hanging around and it was here I really had some of my favorite conversations ever. We'd talk about anything, the house, our lives, movies, Smash Bros, just whatever. Wasting time, as just a few friends putting off things we should be doing.
I remember one time, for some reason we were talking about our respective families, and you were telling a whole bunch of stories and little anecdotes and stuff about yours. But what I remember most of all, was the love that came through, just through you speaking. It was clear that you just absolutely adored your family, that they meant the world to you, and the whole time, knowing full well that I can be pretty distant with my own to say the least, I was sitting there thinking, 'I respect this guy so much, I just wish I could be more like him'. And it wasn't just your family, it was everyone, your friends, Shorey House, whoever. You are one of those few, those very few people who I consider to be a genuinely nice person through and through, and I thank you for always staying true to that One of my regrets from this year was falling out of touch with my friends, and I am so sorry to say you were one of them. I wanted to say I'm sorry for that. I was your RA, but more than that you were my friend. My prayers go out to you, my deepest condolences to your family and friends, and may God be with you. Rest In Piece, Austin Hudson-LaPore I remember taking Calc with Austin Hudson-LaPore at The Academy. I have countless memories of him bouncing from desk to desk eagerly assisting his fellow student with their work. He was the kind of guy you wanted to be jealous of for his amazing intellect, but couldn't find it in you because of how sweet, kind and polite he was. He was beyond brilliant and had a beautiful smile that will forever be engraved in the minds of those who knew him. This terrible news is a loss for humanity. He had such a bright future ahead of him. My thoughts and prayers are with the Hudson-LaPore family. RIP Austin.
As my roommate for my first year of college, Austin Hudson-LaPore shared a tiny Pierce double with me in room 1018. Sleeping 6 feet apart for a whole school year, and the following summer two rooms apart, we became very close friends.
I will always miss his liberal opinions, baseball stats, and our late night discussions about everything from crazy professors to Krugman economics, not to mention the time both of us rushed out of our room at 3 AM to find an exploding toilet. He was the kindest, most caring, and most intelligent person we had in Pierce Hall, I don't know anyone that disliked him for anything. From the page long emails we exchanged before living together to the Scav items we completed to the chemistry Austin taught me. I couldn't imagine my college life without him, and I certainly wouldn't know nearly as much classical music. Without Austin, the Classy Dinner Club will never feel like we have a full table, Shorey House will always be missing strong opinions and a helpful hand, and I will always be missing a friend. The last words I wrote to him, a week before he disappeared, "*not sure, but I'll ttyl" Austin never believed in God or an afterlife, but maybe he'll see this anyway, and know that I wish we could finish our discussion and have many more years of friendship, and I wish I could tell him how much he meant to all of us. “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” For Austin, there will only be stories of the good he did. Hug those you love extra tight tonight, and remember to live each day to the fullest. RIP Austin Hudson-Lapore. Austin was one of the most genuinely kind people I've met in my time at UChicago. It's rare that such clear intense intelligence is matched so evenly by love and compassion in someone. He touched my life and the lives of those around him probably more than he'll ever know. My heart goes out to his family and everyone who was closer to him than I was. It feels so strange to write this, but RIP Austin Hudson-LaPore.
Austin - you are one of the most incredibly brilliant, tolerant, intellectual and kind people I've ever met. I met you my first quarter at UChicago; you were that really smart kid in my honors chemistry class who was always chewing gum. I knew you were much better at chemistry than me and I thought that would make it intimidating to have a conversation with you. I couldn't have been more wrong- you thought everyone’s opinion was worthwhile and were endearingly unaware of your own brilliance.
I am really glad I got to know you a lot better this year, after ending up in the same car as you on the OAC trip to Mammoth Caves. When we returned from that 7-hour drive, during which we repeatedly noted how exhausted we both were, we ended up staying up until 3 AM anyway because I had never seen Pierce before and I asked you to give me a tour. We ended up playing ping pong, playing with nerf guns, talking about physics and our families, and running into dozens of your former housemates. You had an overwhelmingly positive influence in the UChicago community. You inspired me to take adventures, to listen to everybody’s opinions and to respond thoughtfully, and to have several hour conversations with people I run into on the quad. I will miss you every day. |
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