These are some comments from Fernando Morales' friends the day he died.
Fernando Morales was a 2013 graduate of Norwood High School in Norwood MA.
I had the great pleasure of photographing his senior high school portraits in the summer of 2012. And I am truly honored that the family chose one of the images for the program at his funeral
He lived his life focused on helping others and inspired everyone he touched.
I remember Fernando's senior session very well. His cancer had been in remission, but had come back and he was weak. I kept thinking that we should make the session as easy as possible for him. But he wanted to go to all the usual spots around my studio's outdoor locations.
He was a very serious person and had a beautiful smile. I thought as we were shooting his pictures "this is such a solid person" - confident, strong, proud and un-shakeable.
This slideshow includes some photos of Fernando from his senior portrait session and comments from his family and friends which were posted to his Facebook and Instagram pages the day he died; January 16, 2015, and for a few days after as well.
