Oh Ian all the nights us and the boys spent together making unforgettable memories. We had some awesome memories like us running into each other in Missouri so we stayed out till 4am driving my car on any and every farmers back roads, or all the late nights spent out with the boys, and driving electric mopeds on the streets on NYC. We miss you so much, love you man!

Ian's presence could take any social event and turn it into a blast. If you grew up with ian, you would know of the intense Nerf gun battles at his house or the time that we probably shouldn't have been playing with fireworks at that 4th of July party when we were kids. Or the sheer amount of laughter that arises from playing Medal of Honor on his original Xbox. Tons of our childhood memories were made at the Merrill household because of Ian. The adventures that he got us into during high school and beyond are something that I will never forget. There wasn't a day that went by when we weren't sending each other something hilarious we found on the internet or playing CSGO on our laptops and chatting about life

Ian, when I see you next time, we're building that computer for you

-joseph beck

Ian is my best friend, he was the reason I went to school and graduated. He was the one that kicked me in my butt to be successful in life. Ian and I hung out just about every night together and he could always text or call me with a new adventure that generated the best stories I could tell for generations. I love Ian so much and I wouldn’t want anything else but to have him call me with our next adventure. I’ll see you in the next life buddy, to our next adventure!