Rafael Gneiting, 25

Rafael Gneiting, 25, passed away Aug. 25, 2020.

We have lost a truly wonderful man. We have gained so much from knowing him. A man who was as genuine as his smile; as true to himself as he was to his word. A man who always fought to help the underdog, because he knew what it felt like to be one. He knew how it felt to fight alone. A man righteous as he was generous. A man respectable as he was respectful. Rafael truly made a difference in the lives of anyone who let him, no matter who they were. He was loved by many and forgotten by none.

He is survived by his daughter Arianna Gneiting, his mother Angie Gneiting, grandmother Laurie Gneiting, stepfather Reggie Juitt, stepmother Kirsten Juitt, his brothers RJ Gneiting-Juitt and Jaeven Juitt, and sisters Anjila Gneiting, Jenavae Juitt and Deja Juitt, and will continue to live on in their hearts.

“In Memory”

“It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone. A part of us went with you, the day God took you home.

If tears could build a stairway, and heartaches make a lane, we’d walk our way to heaven, and bring you back again.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still, in our hearts you hold a place no one could ever fill.”