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Dylon Velard
On February 6th, 1995 at 8:06pm, my 14 year old son, Dylon, was in a
car accident, he wasn’t out fooling around, he was at Jazz Band practice. This was not a required
activity. Jazz Band was something he did for fun. He was an accomplished saxophone player. He also
played the sax in the Mahar Marching Band, this was a required class. He played in the Community Band
as a summer project. Dylon was teaching himself to play the oboe, He felt he had a better chance of
getting a music scholarship by knowing the oboe.
Dylon was active in the Drama Club. He enjoyed being around people, he wasn’t an actor, he was into
the props. Dylon was very creative, and loved to use his imagination. During the production of Willie
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Dylon helped make the scenery and candy machines. One of the candy
machines needed someone inside to move a little lever. Dylon was inside to do that and gave quiet
words of encouragement to the actress next to him because she was frightened. I understand he used
rolls of duck tape.
Dylon was not a boy to sit home and watch television as so many do today. He was active in his community
in so many ways. He belonged to Boy Scout Troop *. He enjoyed camping trips, hikes and get togethers.
He would volunteer at the church we were attending for many activities such as church clean-up, yard
work, or even music on Sunday. He would never sing though! He belonged to our
church youth group,
SOS.
A friend of ours had a very difficult pregnancy the summer of 1993. She was bed ridden the last 4 months.
She lost both babies. But during those 4 months, Dylon would go over several days a week. He would
fix her lunch, play games and sometimes just watch TV with her so she wouldn’t be alone. He cared a
great deal about people. He couldn’t stand to see someone sad.
Dylon is such a great loss to our family and the whole community I really can’t express how much of a
loss he is. I hope this gives you an idea of what kind of boy he was. He was a very special person.
His life would have been a good productive one. He would have given more than taken.
Dennis and I will never see him grow up and accomplish all that he would have done. The world is not
a better place without him.
Sincerely,
Barbara Velard
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